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BLAST FROM THE PAST | Hestrie Cloete wins high jump at Golden League in Zurich

Timeslive · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · · 656 words · By David Isaacson
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What to know about BLAST FROM THE PAST

The article provides a chronological list of sporting achievements and events involving South African athletes and national teams from 1920 to 2024. It covers various disciplines including athletics, cricket, equestrianism, rugby, and football.

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What happened

1920 — Bevil Rudd lands the first of his three Olympic medals at the Antwerp Games, taking bronze in the 800m.

Why it matters

He had gone out hard to take an early lead which he held into the second lap, but was unable to hold off his rivals, Albert Hill of Britain and American Earl Eby.

Common ground

1935 — Opening batsman Bruce Mitchell scores 128 on the opening day of the fifth and final Test against England at the Oval.

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The article provides a chronological list of sporting achievements and events involving South African athletes and national teams from 1920 to 2024. It covers various disciplines including athletics, cricket, equestrianism, rugby, and football.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-08-17-blast-from-the-past-hestrie-cloete-wins…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 25 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “2024 — Hooker Malcolm Marx comes on to score two tries to help the Springboks beat Australia 30-12 in their Rugby Championship encounter in Perth.”
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Claim 2: “1920 — Bevil Rudd lands the first of his three Olympic medals at the Antwerp Games, taking bronze in the 800m.”
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Wikipedia and web search results explicitly confirm that Bevil Rudd won the bronze medal in the 800m at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — At the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, 29 athletics events were contested, all for men only. The competitions were held from August 15, 1920, to August 23, 1920.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1920_Summer_O…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The men's 800 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held from Sunday, August 15, 1920, to Tuesday, August 17, 1920. Forty ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1920_Summer_O…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bevil Gordon D'Urban Rudd (5 October 1894 – 2 February 1948) was a South African athlete, the 1920 Olympic Champion in the 400 metres.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bevil_Rudd
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Claim 3: “1958 — Cape Town show-jumper Gonda Butters, the day before her 15th birthday, wins the Brighton Horse Show”
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The claim is found in one specific web result ('Blast from the past: SA cricketers clinch first Test series win in England'), but no other independent source corroborates the specific detail of the Brighton Horse Show win the day before her 15th birthday.
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web search NEUTRAL — 1958 — Cape Town show-jumper Gonda Butters, the day before her 15th birthday, wins the Brighton Horse Show to underline her potential and push her winnings during three months of competition in Englan…
https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times-daily/sport/2022-08…
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web search NEUTRAL — How strong can I get in 30 days ? Maybe that's a question you've already asked yourself. Well today, I followed a strength training program for 30 days to see the results I could get. In a previous vi…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GB-r5P57Vo8
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web search NEUTRAL — Jacqueline Durand poses for a picture before her attack.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/17973234/dogsitter-bitten-in-v…
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Claim 4: “2001 — Hestrie Cloete flies to 2.01m to win the high jump at the Golden League meet in Zurich.”
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Claim 5: “2005 — Delron Buckley scores the solitary goal as Bafana Bafana are swept aside 1-4 by Iceland in a friendly in Reykjavik.”
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Claim 6: “2014 — Opener Hashim Amla scores an unbeaten 122 to guide South Africa to a 93-run victory over Zimbabwe in the first ODI in Bulawayo.”
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Claim 7: “2002 — Fullback Werner Greeff scores an injury-time try, which he also converts, to give the Springboks a 33-31 win over Australia in a Tri-Nations contest at Ellis Park.”
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Claim 8: “2003 — Captain Alison Hodgkinson scores an unbeaten 52 as the South African women, bowled out for 147, lose the third and final ODI against England in Cardiff by nine wickets, and with it the series 1-2.”
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Claim 9: “2022 — Kagiso Rabada finishes with 5/52 as South Africa bowl out England for 165 in the first Test at Lord’s.”
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Claim 10: “South Africa won the try count 5-3, with winger Breyton Paulse dotting down twice and flyhalf Brent Russell and flank Joe van Niekerk also going over.”
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Claim 11: “Winger Sbu Nkosi scored both of South Africa’s tries.”
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Claim 12: “2024 — Kagiso Rabada and Keshav Maharaj take three wickets each as South Africa bowl out West Indies for 222 to win the second and final Test in Providence by 40 runs, and with it the series 1-0.”
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Claim 13: “2019 — Captain Siya Kolisi returns to the Springbok line-up after a lengthy injury lay-off as South Africa beat Argentina 24-18 in a friendly in Pretoria.”
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Claim 14: “2003 — Shaun Pollock finishes with 6/39 as the Proteas bowl out England for 118, setting up a 202-run target to win the third Test in Nottingham.”
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Claim 15: “2013 — The Springboks run in nine tries to smash Argentina 73-13 in a Rugby Championship match at Soccer City on the outskirts of Soweto.”
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Claim 16: “Fullback Aphelele Fassi and flank Marco van Staden also dotted down, with flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu adding one conversion and two penalties.”
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Claim 17: “1997 — Linda Olivier scores 60 and Denise Reid 56 as the South African women, chasing 254 to win, beat England in the second ODI in Bristol to level the five-match series at 1-1.”
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Claim 18: “1935 — Opening batsman Bruce Mitchell scores 128 on the opening day of the fifth and final Test against England at the Oval.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant results about NCAA football, Billy Mitchell, and Fred Trueman. No evidence regarding Bruce Mitchell's 1935 score was found.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Lendrum Mitchell (December 29, 1879 – February 19, 1936) was a United States Army officer who had a major role in the creation of the United States Air Force. Mitchell served in France during …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Mitchell
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Frederick Sewards Trueman, (6 February 1931 – 1 July 2006) was an English cricketer who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club and the England cricket team. He had professional status and later bec…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of England Test cricketers. A Test match is an international two-innings per team cricket match between two of the leading cricketing nations. The list is arranged in the order in which…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_England_Test_cricketer…
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Claim 19: “The teenaged Butters eventually became a household name as Gonda Beatrix.”
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Both Wikipedia and a web search result confirm that Gonda Butters became Gonda Betrix (née Butters).
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web search NEUTRAL — Gonda Betrix on Watchfire SA Derby 1991. Born. Gonda Joyce Butters.Gonda Betrix (née. Butters) is a South African Equestrian Coach and a retired equestrian athlete.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonda_Betrix
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web search NEUTRAL — Known as the Butcher of Poland, Hans Frank warped the law to encourage persecution, enslavement, starvation, and genocide, and James wants to know more.
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web search NEUTRAL — The teenaged Butters eventually became a household name as Gonda Beatrix. 1996 — The All Blacks score three tries as they down the Springboks 23-19 in the first Test of the three-match series at Kings…
https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times-daily/sport/2022-08…
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Claim 20: “1955 — Hugh Tayfield ends with five wickets as South Africa bowl out England for 204 in the fifth and final Test at the Oval, but the visiting batsmen are dismissed for 151 to lose by 92 runs and with it the series 2-3.”
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Wikipedia confirms that South Africa toured England in 1955 and lost the series 3-2. While the specific match details (Tayfield's 5 wickets, scores of 204 and 151) are not detailed in the snippets, the series result is verified. However, the provided 'web_search' results are completely irrelevant (ZzzQuil), meaning the specific match stats are not corroborated by the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hugh Joseph Tayfield (30 January 1929 – 24 February 1994) was a South African international cricketer. He played 37 Test matches for South Africa between 1949 and 1960 and was one of the best off spin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Tayfield
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In cricket, a hat-trick occurs when a bowler takes a wicket with each of three consecutive deliveries. Although hat-tricks can carry over between innings, meaning a batter can be dismissed twice as pa…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The South African cricket team toured England in the 1955 season to play a five-match Test series against England. England won the series 3–2 with no matches drawn.
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Claim 21: “Centre Theunis van Schalkwyk was the only Bok to score a try, with flyhalf Joel Stransky kicking the conversion and four penalties.”
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The specific details about Theunis van Schalkwyk's try and Joel Stransky's kicking in that specific match are found in one web result ('BLAST FROM THE PAST'). Other results discuss Stransky's general career or a boxer of the same name.
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web search NEUTRAL — Theunis van Schalkwyk va ser un boxejador sud-africà que va competir durant la dècada de 1950.
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web search NEUTRAL — Centre Theunis van Schalkwyk was the only Bok to score a try, with flyhalf Joel Stransky kicking the conversion and four penalties.South Africa won the try count 5-3, with winger Breyton Paulse dottin…
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web search NEUTRAL — Joel Stransky kicked South Africa into rugby immortality in the 1995 World Cup final.Stransky’s Test career would be limited to 22 matches, in which he scored 240 points. Those points came from six tr…
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Claim 22: “1996 — The All Blacks score three tries as they down the Springboks 23-19 in the first Test of the three-match series at King’s Park in Durban.”
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The claim appears in one web result ('Blast from the past'), but the other search results for 'ALL' are dictionary definitions and hotel ads. No other independent sports source is provided to corroborate the 23-19 score.
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago · The meaning of ALL is the whole amount, quantity, or extent of. How to use all in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of All.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all
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web search NEUTRAL — Discover the ultimate hotel experience with ALL Accor. Explore our global portfolio of exceptional hotels and resorts, enjoy exclusive member benefits, and earn rewards with every stay.
https://all.accor.com/a/en.html
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web search NEUTRAL — ALL definition: 1. every one (of), or the complete amount or number (of), or the whole (of): 2. the only thing…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/all
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Claim 23: “South Africa posted 309/3 in their 50 overs before bowling out the home side.”
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Claim 24: “push her winnings during three months of competition in England to £1,500.”
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This detail is mentioned in the same single source as claim 3. No other independent sources confirm the £1,500 winnings.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gonda Betrix (née. Butters) is a South African Equestrian Coach and a retired equestrian athlete. She is renowned for representing South Africa at the 1992 Summer Olympics in individual show jumping a…
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Claim 25: “Try-scorers included captain Jean de Villiers, wing Bryan Habana and eighthman Duane Vermeulen.”
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