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South Africa at the 1908 Summer Olympics

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Jenkins, R. (2011). The First London Olympics: 1908. United Kingdom: Little, Brown Book Group.
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was the 100 metres champion, setting a new Olympic record in the semifinals and matching it in the final.
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in 1910. At the 1908 Olympics, the South African team competed under a flag described as "the
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in athletics, taking the gold medal in the short sprint.
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