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The 4 x 100m men's relay team win the gold medal for SA at the Olympic Games in Athens

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Date: 15 August, 2004

The South African squad of Roland Schoeman, Lyndon Ferns, Darian Townsend and Ryk Neethling clocked 3 minutes and 13.17 seconds to triumph over the Netherlands (2nd) and the US team (3rd).

The triumph was South Africa's fourth gold medal since re-admission to the Olympics in Barcelona 1992, adding to the two won by swimmer Penny Heyns in Atlanta and the marathon gold by Josia Thugwane at the same Olympics.

Sources:

  1. What a day for SA (2004). Website: www.news24.com
  2. South Africa snatch relay gold and world record (2004). Website: www.abc.net.