South Africa The Next Sprint Factory ???

South Africa's first Olympic Gold in the sprints came in the fourth (4th) edition of the games when Reggie Walker won the 100 meters defeating Pre-event favourite Robert Kerr of Canada. The first female medal winner from south Africa came in 1952 , when Daphne Hasenjager won silver behind Marjorie Jackson who ran a new World record to win gold, this just six editions after females were allowed to compete at the games.

The sprint culture continued to grow in popularity with South African Natives, however due to racial segregation for most parts of the country's history, participation were not as much as they could be. However as time went on everyone was eligible to compete for the country.

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