Penny Heyns’ Atlanta 1996 Double Gold Medals Marks SA’s Greatest Moment in Sport in 30 Years of Democracy

Penny Heyns raises her gold medal after winning the 200m breaststroke final at the 1996 Atlanta USA Olympic Games, one of two gold medals won by the popular swim star that have been recognised in a gsport campaign as the greatest moment for South African women’s sport since the advent of democracy in the country, as the nation celebrates 30 years of democracy. File Photo: (c) Imago Images

Legendary South African swim star Penny Heyns’ twin gold medals at the Atlanta USA Olympic Games in 1996 have been recognised as the Greatest Moment in Women’s Sport since the dawn of democracy in South Africa

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