Abe Geldenhuys (20 November 1932 – 17 September 1998) was a South African

wrestler Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves diffe ...

. He competed at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...

and the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

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* 1932 births 1998 deaths South African male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for South Africa Wrestlers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1960 Summer Olympics People from Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality Sportspeople from the Northern Cape Commonwealth Games gold medallists in wrestling Commonwealth Games gold medallists for South Africa Wrestlers at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Wrestlers at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 20th-century South African sportsmen {{SouthAfrica-wrestling-bio-stub