What South African competed for Great Britain?

Today’s question: The Los Angeles Olympic Games were responsible for two controversies concerning the same athlete. Born in South Africa the person concerned was given British citizenship in order to compete for Great Britain at the games. Can you remember who it was?

Yesterday’s answer: Baseball. In addition to his victories in the pentathlon and decathlon, Jim Thorpe also competed in the individual high jump and long jump events, placing fourth and seventh respectively. In addition to his two gold medals he also returned to the USA from Stockholm with two special prizes donated by King Gustav V of Sweden and Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. However, he lost both his medals and titles just a year later thanks to his previous career in minor-league baseball.

This story was originally published August 4, 2016 at 12:16 AM with the headline "What South African competed for Great Britain?."