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South Africa at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | RSA |
NOC | South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Paris, France 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024 | |
Competitors | 149 in 21 sports |
Flag bearer (opening) | Akani Simbine & Caitlin Rooskrantz |
Flag bearer (closing) | Tatjana Smith |
Officials | Leon Fleiser, chef de mission |
Medals Ranked 44th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
South Africa competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Games in the post-apartheid era and twenty-first overall in Summer Olympic history. South Africa won six medals (one gold, three silver and two bronze), good for 44th overall in the standings.
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Leon Fleiser will be South Africa's chef de mission at the Games.[1]
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Archery | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Athletics | 27 | 11 | 38 |
Badminton | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Canoeing | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Cycling | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Diving | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Equestrian | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Fencing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Field hockey | 16 | 16 | 32 |
Golf | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Gymnastics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Rowing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Rugby sevens | 12 | 12 | 24 |
Skateboarding | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Sport climbing | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Surfing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Swimming | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Triathlon | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 80 | 63 | 143 |
One South African archer qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics men's individual recurve competitions by virtue of his result at the 2023 African Continental Qualification Tournament in Nabeul, Tunisia. Werner Potgieter of the Western Cape ranked No. 1 with a score of 652 and went on to secure the spot for South Africa by winning the silver medal. He was the first male archer to secure a spot for his country in archery since 2008.[2]
Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
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Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
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Wian Roux | Men's individual | 601 | 63 | Kim J-d (KOR) L 0–6 |
Did not advance |
South African track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[3]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Akani Simbine | Men's 100 m | 10.03 | 1 Q | - | 9.87 | 1 Q | 9.82 NR | 4 | |
Shaun Maswanganyi | 10.06 | 3 Q | 10.02 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
Benjamin Richardson | 10.06 | 4 Q | 9.95 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
Shaun Maswanganyi | Men's 200 m | 20.20 | 3 Q | Bye | 20.42 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
Wayde van Niekerk | 20.42 | 3 Q | Bye | 20.72 (.717) | 7 | Did not advance | |||
Benjamin Richardson | 51.86 | 7 | DNS | Did not advance | |||||
Zakithi Nene | Men's 400 m | 45.01 | 4 | 44.81 | 1 Q | 45.06 | 6 | Did not advance | |
Lythe Pillay | 45.60 | 7 | 45.40 | 1 Q | 45.24 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
Edmund du Plessis | Men's 800 m | 1:45.73 | 2 Q | Bye | 1:45.34 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
Tshepo Tshite | Men's 1500 m | 3:36.87 | 13 | 3:35.35 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
Ryan Mphahlele | 3:38.48 | 12 | 3:36.64 | 11 | Did not advance | ||||
Adriaan Wildschutt | Men's 10000 m | — | 26:50.64 NR | 10 | |||||
Shaun Maswanganyi Akani Simbine Bayanda Walaza Bradley Nkoana Sinesipho Dambile (reserve) |
Men's 4 × 100 m relay | 37.94 SB | 2 Q | — | 37.57 | ||||
Wayde van Niekerk Lythe Pillay Zakithi Nene Gardeo Isaacs Antonie Nortje Adrian Swart (reserve) |
Men's 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.19 | 7 qR | — | 2:58.12 NR | 5 | |||
Stephen Mokoka | Men's marathon | — | 2:10:59 | 27 | |||||
Elroy Gelant | — | 2:09:07 | 11 | ||||||
Miranda Coetzee | Women's 400 m | 51.58 | 4 | 50.66 | 2 q | 51.60 | 8 | Did not advance | |
Prudence Sekgodiso | Women's 800 m | 1:59.84 | 2 Q | Bye | 1:57.57 | 2 Q | 1:58.79 | 8 | |
Marione Fourie | Women's 100 m hurdles | 12.91 | 4 | 12.79 Q | 1 | 13.01 | 6 | Did not advance | |
Zenéy Geldenhuys | Women's 400 m hurdles | 54.73 | 3 Q | Bye | 53.90 | 3 | Did not advance | ||
Rogail Joseph | 54.56 | 2 Q | Bye | 54.12 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
Irvette van Zyl | Women's marathon | — | 2:31:14 | 37 | |||||
Gerda Steyn | 2:32:51 | 45 | |||||||
Cian Oldknow | 2:30:29 | 32 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Brian Raats | Men's high jump | 2.24 | 6 q | 2.17 | 12 |
Jovan van Vuuren | Men's long jump | 7.70 | 11 | Did not advance | |
Cheswill Johnson | 4.49 | 15 | Did not advance | ||
Kyle Blignaut | Men's shot put | 20.78 | 7 | Did not advance | |
Francois Prinsloo | Men's discus throw | 61.35 | 23 | Did not advance | |
Victor Hogan | 60.78 | 27 | Did not advance | ||
Miné de Klerk | Women's shot put | 15.63 | 31 | Did not advance | |
Jo-Ané van Dyk | Women's javelin throw | 64.22 | 4 Q | 63.93 |
For the first time since the nation's last participated at Rio 2016, South Africa entered one badminton player into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Paris Rankings.
Athlete | Event | Group stage | Elimination | Quarter-final | Semi-final | Final / BM | ||||
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Johanita Scholtz | Women's singles | Kim G-e (KOR) L (12–21, 6–21) |
Goh JW (MAS) L (21–23, 11–21) |
3 | Did not advance |
For the first time since 2016, South African canoeists qualified two boats for the following distances through the gold medal result at the 2023 African Olympic in Abuja, Nigeria.
Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Hamish Lovemore | Men's K-1 1000 m | 3:28.19 | 3 QF | 3:36.64 | 2 SF | 3:33.89 | 8 FB | 3:27.94 | 9 |
Andrew Birkett | 3:53.31 | 5 QF | 3:38.11 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
Hamish Lovemore Andrew Birkett |
Men's K-2 500 m | 1:33.25 | 4 QF | 1:29.75 | 2 SF | 1:29.70 | 6 FB | 1:31.79 | 12 |
Tiffany Koch | Women's K-1 500 m | 2:02.76 | 6 QF | 1:56.81 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
Esti Olivier | 1:55.98 | 5 QF | 1:53.21 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
Tiffany Koch Esti Olivier |
Women's K-2 500 m | 1:52.14 | 5 QF | 1:46.40 | 6 | Did not advance |
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
South Africa entered one male and two female riders to compete in the road race events at the Olympics. South Africa secured those quotas through the UCI Nation Ranking.[4]
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Ryan Gibbons | Men's road race | 6:39:27 | 69 |
Ashleigh Moolman Pasio | Women's road race | 4:04:23 | 33 |
Tiffany Keep | DNF |
South Africa entered one rider for men's sprint and keirin events, based on the allocations of continental spots, through the final UCI Olympic rankings.
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Round 3 | Repechage 3 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals / BM | ||
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Time Speed (km/h) |
Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
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Jean Spies | Men's sprint | 9.962 72.275 |
29 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
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Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | ||
Jean Spies | Men's keirin | 6 | 5 | Did not advance |
South African mountain bikers secured a men's and women's quota place each in the Olympic cross-country race through the release of the final Olympic mountain biking rankings.
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Alan Hatherly | Men's cross-country | 1:26:33 | |
Candice Lill | Women's cross-country | 1:35:33 | 20 |
South African rider received a single quota spot in the men's BMX freestyle for Paris 2024, finishing among the top three eligible nations, not yet qualified, at the 2023 UCI BMX Freestyle World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.[5]
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||||
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Run 1 | Run 2 | Average | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Rank | ||
Vincent Leygonie | Men's freestyle | 73.20 | 78.50 | 75.85 | 12 | Did not advance |
South African riders secured a single quota place in the women's BMX race for Paris 2024 by reallocation quota from 2023 African Championships.[6]
Athlete | Event | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Miyanda Maseti | Women's race | 23 | 8 | Did not advance |
South African divers secured a quota place for Paris 2024 by advancing to the top twelve final of the women's individual springboard at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Julia Vincent | Women's 3 m springboard | 283.50 | 13 Q | 297.30 | 6 Q | 271.25 | 11 |
South Africa entered one rider in the eventing event through the establishment of final Olympics ranking for Group F (Africa & Middle East).[7]
Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | Total | |||||||||
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Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
Alexander Peternell | Figaro Des Premices | Individual | 39.0 | 56 | 33.2 | 72.2 | 51 | 5.6 | 77.8 | 43 | Did not advance |
For the first time since 2008, South Africa entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Harry Saner qualified for the games by winning the gold medal in the men's individual épée events at the 2024 African Zonal Qualifying Tournament in Algiers, Algeria.[8]
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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Harry Saner | Men's épée | Sharlaimov (KAZ) L 9–15 |
Did not advance |
Key:
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South Africa men's | Men's tournament | Netherlands L 3–5 |
Great Britain D 2–2 |
Germany L 1–5 |
Spain L 0–3 |
France W 5–2 |
5 | Did not advance | |||
South Africa women's | Women's tournament | Australia L 1–2 |
Argentina L 2–4 |
Great Britain L 1–2 |
Spain L 0–1 |
United States L 0–1 |
11 | Did not advance |
South Africa men's national field hockey team qualified by winning the 2023 Men's African Olympic Qualifier.[9]
South Africa announced their squad on 19 June 2024.[10][11]
Head coach: Cheslyn Gie[12]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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2 | MF | Mustapha Cassiem | 19 March 2002 (aged 22) | 54 | HDM |
3 | DF | Andrew Hobson | 20 March 1998 (aged 26) | 31 | Central |
5 | DF | Jacques van Tonder | 11 April 2000 (aged 24) | 27 | WPCC Badgers |
7 | FW | Dayaan Cassiem (Captain) | 1 December 1998 (aged 25) | 77 | HDM |
9 | FW | Bradley Sherwood | 28 May 1999 (aged 25) | 42 | Oxted |
10 | FW | Keenan Horne | 17 June 1992 (aged 32) | 119 | Paris Jean-Bouin |
11 | FW | Tevin Kok | 20 October 1996 (aged 27) | 69 | Pembroke Wanderers |
13 | DF | Matthew Guise-Brown | 13 September 1991 (aged 32) | 67 | Hampstead & Westminster |
19 | MF | Ryan Julius | 19 June 1995 (aged 29) | 81 | Central |
22 | DF | Daniel Bell | 28 September 1994 (aged 29) | 106 | Daring |
23 | MF | Nicholas Spooner | 28 August 1991 (aged 32) | 71 | Harvestehuder THC |
24 | MF | Zenani Kraai | 5 November 2000 (aged 23) | 18 | Langa |
27 | FW | Nqobile Ntuli | 15 January 1996 (aged 28) | 103 | Harvestehuder THC |
29 | MF | Samkelo Mvimbi | 23 January 1999 (aged 25) | 58 | WPCC Badgers |
32 | GK | Gowan Jones | 24 June 1989 (aged 35) | 90 | Riverside |
46 | DF | Calvin Davis | 22 November 2003 (aged 20) | 1 | Tuks |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Germany | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 12 | Advance to quarter-finals |
2 | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 10 | |
3 | Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 8 | |
4 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 7 | |
5 | South Africa | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 4 | |
6 | France (H) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 1 |
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South Africa women's national field hockey team qualified by winning the 2023 Women's African Olympic Qualifier.[13]
The squad was announced on 19 June 2024.[14][11]
Head coach: Giles Bonnet[15]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Anelle Lloyd | 6 December 1993 (aged 30) | 48 | 0 | Mpumalanga |
3 | FW | Celia Seerane | 18 June 1990 (aged 34) | 185 | 48 | Tuks |
4 | DF | Stephanie Botha | 30 December 1998 (aged 25) | 30 | 2 | Somerset West |
5 | MF | Edith Molikoe | 23 May 2000 (aged 24) | 34 | 0 | Tuks |
8 | FW | Kristen Paton | 21 December 1996 (aged 27) | 72 | 8 | HGC |
10 | MF | Onthatile Zulu | 14 March 2000 (aged 24) | 56 | 0 | WPCC beavers |
12 | FW | Dirkie Chamberlain | 3 November 1986 (aged 37) | 243 | 130 | North West |
13 | DF | Paris-Gail Isaacs | 25 August 2006 (aged 17) | 7 | 1 | Beaulieu |
14 | MF | Taheera Augousti | 23 September 2005 (aged 18) | 26 | 2 | Central |
16 | DF | Erin Christie (Captain) | 20 March 1992 (aged 32) | 105 | 9 | WPCC beavers |
17 | FW | Ntsopa Mokoena | 17 August 2004 (aged 19) | 26 | 7 | Central |
18 | DF | Hannah Pearce | 17 November 1998 (aged 25) | 41 | 0 | Birmingham |
21 | FW | Ongeziwe Mali | 21 May 1999 (aged 25) | 30 | 3 | Maties |
25 | DF | Marié Louw | 9 February 1996 (aged 28) | 26 | 3 | Bohemian |
27 | FW | Kayla de Waal | 11 June 2000 (aged 24) | 20 | 2 | WPCC beavers |
28 | FW | Quanita Bobbs (Captain) | 3 September 1993 (aged 30) | 184 | 37 | Central |
30 | MF | Kayla Swarts | 24 May 2003 (aged 21) | 24 | 0 | Central |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Australia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 13 | Quarter-finals |
2 | Argentina | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 13 | |
3 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 7 | |
4 | Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 | |
5 | United States | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 4 | |
6 | South Africa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 |
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South Africa entered four golfers into the Olympic tournament. Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Erik van Rooyen, Ashleigh Buhai, and Paula Reto; all qualified directly for the games in the individual competitions, based on their world ranking performance, on the IGF World Rankings.
Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | ||
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Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Par | Rank | ||
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | Men's | 70 | 71 | 64 | 69 | 274 | −10 | 16 |
Erik van Rooyen | 67 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 275 | −9 | 17 | |
Ashleigh Buhai | Women's | 68 | 73 | 74 | 70 | 285 | −3 | T13 |
Paula Reto | 78 | 73 | 76 | 72 | 299 | +11 | T44 |
South Africa entered one female gymnast into the games. Caitlin Rooskrantz qualified for the games by virtue of her individual results through all-around event at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.[16]
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
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Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | F | ||||||
Caitlin Rooskrantz | All-around | DNS | 13.733 | 11.333 | 10.866 | DNF | Did not advance |
South Africa qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Geronay Whitebooi (women's extra-lightweight, 48 kg) qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
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Geronay Whitebooi | Women's –48 kg | Solís (GUA) W 10–01 |
Tsunoda (JPN) L 00–11 |
Did not advance |
South African rowers qualified boats in each of the following classes through the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia and 2023 African Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia.[17]
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
John Smith Christopher Baxter |
Men's coxless pair | 6:36.71 | 2 Q | Bye | — | 6:40.35 | 4 FB | 6:27.11 | 9 | ||
Paige Badenhorst | Women's single sculls | 7:39.19 | 3 QF | Bye | 7:44.03 | 4 SC/D | 7:55.91 | 1 FC | 7:27.76 | 14 |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Team | Event | Pool round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal/Classification | Final / BM | ||||
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South Africa men's | Men's tournament | Ireland L 5–10 |
New Zealand L 5–17 |
Japan W 49–5 |
3 Q | New Zealand W 14–7 |
France L 7–19 |
Australia W 26–19 |
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South Africa women's | Women's tournament | Australia L 5–34 |
Ireland L 0–38 |
Great Britain L 17–26 |
4 | — | Japan L 12–15 |
Fiji W 21–15 |
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South Africa national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2024 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament in Monaco.
South Africa's squad of 12 players was named on 10 July 2024. Additionally, Ronald Brown and Katlego Letebele were named as traveling reserves.[18][19]
Head coach: Philip Snyman
No. | Player | Date of birth (age) |
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1 | Christie Grobbelaar | 25 May 2000 (aged 24) |
2 | Ryan Oosthuizen | 22 May 1995 (aged 29) |
3 | Impi Visser | 30 May 1995 (aged 29) |
4 | Zain Davids | 4 May 1997 (aged 27) |
5 | Quewin Nortje | 14 January 2003 (aged 21) |
6 | Tiaan Pretorius | 19 February 2001 (aged 23) |
7 | Tristan Leyds | 24 May 1997 (aged 27) |
8 | Selvyn Davids (c) | 26 March 1994 (aged 30) |
9 | Shaun Williams | 13 April 1998 (aged 26) |
10 | Rosko Specman | 28 April 1989 (aged 35) |
11 | Siviwe Soyizwapi | 7 December 1992 (aged 31) |
12 | Shilton van Wyk | 22 December 1999 (aged 24) |
13 | Ronald Brown | 2 September 1995 (aged 28) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 29 | +42 | 9 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
2 | Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 24 | +38 | 7 | |
3 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 32 | +27 | 5 | |
4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 129 | −107 | 3 |
24 July 2024 17:30 |
Ireland | 10–5 | South Africa |
Try: Conroy 8' m Kennedy 12' m | World Rugby | Try: S. Davids 14' m |
Stade de France, Paris Attendance: 69,000[20][21] Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy) |
24 July 2024 21:30 |
New Zealand | 17–5 | South Africa |
Try: Leo (2) 2' m, 11' c McGarvey-Black 7' m Con: Rokolisoa (1/1) 12' | World Rugby | Try: S. Davids 4' m |
Stade de France, Paris Attendance: 69,000[20][21] Referee: Reuben Keane (Australia) |
25 July 2024 16:00 |
South Africa | 49–5 | Japan |
Try: Z. Davids 1' c Visser 3' c van Wyk (2) 4' c, 14' c Oosthuizen (2) 6' c, 7' c Specman 11' c Con: Leyds (5/5) 2', 3', 4', 6', 8' Brown (2/2) 12', 14' | World Rugby | Try: Ueda 10' m |
Stade de France, Paris Attendance: 70,000[22] Referee: Nick Hogan (New Zealand) |
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | C | United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 67 | −10 | 6 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
2 | A | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 32 | +27 | 5 | |
3 | B | Samoa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 5 |
25 July 2024 21:00 |
New Zealand | 7–14 | South Africa |
Try: Leo 10' c Con: Knewstubb (1/1) 10' | World Rugby | Try: S. Davids 3' c Leyds 7' c Con: Leyds (2/2) 4', 7' |
Stade de France, Paris Attendance: 70,000[22] Referee: Adam Leal (England/Great Britain) |
27 July 2024 15:30 |
South Africa | 5–19 | France |
Try: Leyds 10' m | World Rugby | Try: Rebbadj (2) 11' c, 14' c Sepho 15' m Con: Rebbadj (2/3) 12', 14' |
Stade de France, Paris Referee: Rueben Keane (Australia) |
27 July 2024 19:00 |
South Africa | 26–19 | Australia |
Try: S. Davids 6' m Z. Davids (2) 10' c, 11' c Williams 15' c Con: Leyds (2/3) 10', 11' Soyizwapi (1/1) 15' | World Rugby | Try: Lawson 5' c Toole 12' c Paterson 14' m Con: Roache (2/3) 5', 13' |
Stade de France, Paris Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France) |
South Africa women's national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2023 Africa Women's Sevens in Monastir, Tunisia.
South Africa's squad of 12 players was named on 29 June 2024. Additionally, Shiniqwa Lamprecht and Shona-Leah Weston were named as traveling reserves.[23][24]
Head coach: Renfred Dazel
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 24 | +65 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
2 | Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 65 | −13 | 7 | |
3 | Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 40 | +24 | 5 | |
4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 98 | −76 | 3 |
28 July 2024 16:00 |
Australia | 34–5 | South Africa |
Try: M. Levi (4) 1' c, 6' c, 8' m, 10' m Nathan 4' m T. Levi 8' m Con: Hinds (2/6) 2', 7' | World Rugby | Try: Roos 16' m |
Stade de France, Paris Referee: Lavenia Rawaca (Fiji) |
28 July 2024 19:00 |
Ireland | 38–0 | South Africa |
Try: Parsons (2) 6' c, 12' c Murphy Crowe 8' c Flood 10' c Elmes Kinlan 14' m Higgins 15' m Con: Mulhall (1/1) 6' Flood (3/5) 9', 11', 12' | World Rugby |
Stade de France, Paris Referee: Talal Chaudhry (Canada) |
29 July 2024 14:00 |
Great Britain | 26–17 | South Africa |
Try: Crompton 8' c Norman-Bell 8' c Joyce (2) 11' m, 14' c Con: Norman-Bell (3/3) 8', 8', 15' | World Rugby | Try: Janse van Rensburg 1' c Roos 6' m Malinga 10' m Con: Roos (1/3) 1' |
Stade de France, Paris Referee: Tyler Miller (Australia) |
29 July 2024 20:00 |
Japan | 15–12 | South Africa |
Try: Hara 4' m Kajiki (2) 12' m, 14' m | World Rugby | Try: Janse van Rensburg 1' m Roos 7' Con: Roos (1/2) 8' |
Stade de France, Paris Referee: Cisco Lopez (United States) |
30 July 2024 16:30 |
South Africa | 21–15 | Fiji |
Try: Roos (2) 1' c, 4' c Mpupha 9' c Con: Roos (3/3) 2', 4', 9' | World Rugby | Try: Lomani 11' m Ditavutu 12' m Wilson 15' m |
Stade de France, Paris Referee: Ano Kuwai (Japan) |
South Africa entered three skateboarders (two males and one female) to compete in each of the following events at the Games.
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
Dallas Oberholzer | Men's park | 33.83 | 22 | Did not advance | |
Brandon Valjalo | Men's street | 197.17 | 12 | Did not advance | |
Boipelo Awuah | Women's street | 159.34 | 18 | Did not advance |
South Africa qualified four climbers for Paris. All of them qualified directly for the combined and speed events by winning the gold medal at the 2023 Africa Olympic Qualifier in Pretoria.
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||
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Boulder | Lead | Total | Rank | Boulder | Lead | Total | Rank | ||||||||
Result | Place | Hold | Time | Place | Result | Place | Hold | Time | Place | ||||||
Mel Janse van Rensburg | Men's | 9.4 | 19 | 7.1 | 20 | 16.5 | 20 | Did not advance | |||||||
Lauren Mukheibir | Women's | 0.0 | 20 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Rank | ||
Joshua Bruyns | Men's | 6.18 | 13 | Maimuratov (KAZ) L 5.84–4.94 |
Did not advance | 13 | ||
Aniya Holder | Women's | 9.12 | 14 | Miroslaw (POL) L 9.36–6.10 |
Did not advance | 14 |
South African surfers confirmed three shortboard quota places for Tahiti. Jordy Smith and Sarah Baum topped the list of eligible surfers from Africa to secure the lone available berth in their respective shortboard races at the 2023 ISA World Surfing Games in Surf City, El Salvador.[25]
Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Score | Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Jordy Smith | Men's shortboard | 7.60 | 2 R2 | Waida (INA) W 9.50–5.40 |
Correa (PER) L 12.20–15.00 |
Did not advance | |||
Matthew McGillivray | 5.26 | 3 R2 | Vaast (FRA) L 10.67–14.03 |
Did not advance | |||||
Sarah Baum | Women's shortboard | 8.47 | 2 R2 | Kemp (GER) W 10.50–4.94 |
Moore (USA) L 3.87–8.16 |
Did not advance |
Qualification legend: R3 - Qualifies to elimination rounds; R2 - Qualifies to repechage round
South African swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)):[26]
Athlete | Event | Entry | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Pieter Coetze | Men's 100 m backstroke | 52.78 | 52.90 | 2 Q | 52.63 AF NR | 3 Q | 52.58 AF NR | 5 |
Pieter Coetze | Men's 200 m backstroke | 1:55.85 | 1:56.92 | 3 Q | 1:56.09 | 3 Q | 1:55.60 AF NR | 7 |
Chad le Clos | Men's 100 m butterfly | 51.48 | 52.24 | 24 | Did not advance | |||
Matthew Sates | 51.66 | 54.53 | 35 | Did not advance | ||||
Matthew Sates | Men's 200 m butterfly | 1:55.25 | 1:57.04 | 20 | Did not advance | |||
Matthew Sates | Men's 200 m medley | 1:57.72 | 2:04.01 | 21 | Did not advance | |||
Tatjana Smith | Women's 100 m breaststroke | 1:05.41 | 1:05.00 | 1 Q | 1:05.00 | 1 Q | 1:05.28 | |
Tatjana Smith | Women's 200 m breaststroke | 2:19.01 | 2:21.57 | 1 Q | 2:19.94 | 2 Q | 2:19.60 | |
Kaylene Corbett | 2:23.71 | 2:23.85 | 6 Q | 2:22.87 | 4 Q | 2:24.46 | 7 | |
Erin Gallagher | Women's 100 m butterfly | 57.32 | 57.80 | 13 Q | 57.90 | 14 | Did not advance | |
Aimee Canny | Women's 200 m freestyle | 1:56.80 | 1:57.81 | 14 Q | 1:57.34 | 12 | Did not advance | |
Rebecca Meder | Women's 200 m medley | 2:10.95 | 2:11.96 | 16 Q | 2:10.67 NR | 11 | Did not advance |
AF = Africa Record. NR = National Record / South African Record
South Africa entered three triathletes (two men and one woman) in the triathlon events for Paris following the release of the final individual Olympic qualification ranking.[27]
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total | |||
Henri Schoeman | Men's | 20:11 | 0:51 | 52:24 | 0:25 | 32:02 | 1:45:53 | 20 |
Jamie Riddle | 20:29 | 0:55 | 52:02 | 0:33 | 33:16 | 1:47:15 | 25 | |
Vicky van der Merwe | Women's | 26:09 | 0:57 | 1:02:07 | 0:30 | 35:33 | 2:05:16 | 46 |
For the first time since 2008, South Africa qualified one wrestler for the Olympic competition. Nicolaas de Lange qualified for the games following the triumph of winning the semifinal round at the 2024 African & Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament in Alexandria, Egypt.[28]
Key:
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Nicolaas de Lange | Men's −97 kg | Matcharashvili (GEO) L 2-12 |
— | McHedlidze (UKR) L 5–3PP |
Did not advance |