SA is the only African country with medals so far! #Olympics2012

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Cameron van der Burghand and Chad le Clos.....3 Gold Medals for the African continent.....and still counting! 

 1st Olympic GOLD-July 29,2012 - Swimming
The swimmer Cameron van der Burgh won the country's first medal at the 2012 London Olympics, taking not only the final of the 100m breaststroke, but also set a new world record of 58.83 . He is also South Africa's first male swimming Olympic gold medalist and has resulted in him being nicknamed ‘Golden Boy' and trending on Twitter.
2nd Olympic GOLD-July 31,2012 - Swimming
South African swimmer Chad le Clos has won the London 2012 Olympic gold medal for 200 meter men’s butterfly, beating iconic American swimmer Michael Phelps.

A clearly shocked, tearful, le Clos told the BBC immediately after his win: “I was dreaming about this since I was a little boy. Michael is my hero I just cannot believe it.”
Le Clos beat Phelps to gold by two one-hundredths of a second, clinching his win in his final stroke.

Swimmer Cameron van der Burgh, who won South Africa's first London Olympic gold medal on Sunday night, tweeted: “CHAD LE CLOS!!!!!!! WHAT A FINISH!!”  
Clos in the middle,200 metre men’s butterfly champion.

3rd Olympic GOLD-August 2, 2012 - Rowing
Ndlovu led the South African lightweight men's four to victory after sprinting through the field in the final 300 meters of a dramatic race to win gold ahead of the two favorites for the title, Britain and Denmark.

The stunning come-from-behind win for Ndlovu, John Smith, Matthew Britain and James Thompson was also the first Olympic rowing gold to be won by a South African crew.
South Africa's John Smith (R) and Sizwe Ndlovu celebrate after winning the gold medal in the men's lightweight four final rowing event event during the London 2012 Olympic Games at Eton Dorney August 2, 2012. REUTERS/Pool
South Africa's John Smith (R) and Sizwe Ndlovu celebrate after winning the gold medal in the men's lightweight four final rowing.


Well done! Van der Burgh and Clos ,Congrats to SA....We're soooo proud of you!! #moremedalsforAfrica

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