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1. Which South African athelete won the 100 metres at the Olympic Games in London in 1908?
2. Who won the Comrades marathon in 1981?
3. The Molokai Challenge is considered the world championship of solo ocean paddling. How many successive times did Oscar Chalupsky win in the 1980s?
4. Graeme Pollock is considered to be one of the greatest batsmen of all-time. What was his test batting average when he retired?
5. Gary player, one of the worlds golfing greats, won a particular major tournament over three different decades, during the '50s, '60s, and the 1970s. Which tournament was it?
6. Sally Little became golf's 12th LPGA millionaire in 1985. She first made her mark by being name the LPGA Rookie of the Year in what year?
7. Who was the first non-white rugby player to start a test match for South Africa?
8. He was the first black South African to play professional football in Europe. By 1959, he was rated one of the best soccer players in Europe. Who is he?
9. She was voted into the Swimming Hall of Fame in 1980, having set 15 world records. Who was it?
10. Which South African won the surfing world title in 1977?
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