South Africa

History

South Africa made its first Summer Olympic appearance in 1904 and competed until the 1960 Olympics where afterwards the nation was banned from competing due to apartheid. After apartheid ended the nation returned to the Olympics in 1992 and has competed ever since. The nation sends a large delegation with over 100 athletes competing at each Olympics since 2000. The athletes compete in a variety of sports including, athletics, boxing, canoeing, cycling, rowing, sailing and swimming.

South Africa won its first medal in 1908 and has won at least one medal in all subsequent games it has competed in. In total, the nation has won 86 medals across 10 sports. The most successful sports include athletics (29), boxing (19) and swimming (18). The most successful athlete is swimmer Chad le Clos where in the men’s 100m butterfly he won two silver (2012, 2016) medals and in the 200m butterfly he won one gold (2012) and one silver (2016) medal. In 2016 South Africa won 10 medals, a tie for its best ever medal count.

Qualified Quotas

Artistic Swimming

Event Qualifying Athletes Selected Athletes
Women’s Duet Emma Manners-Wood
Laura Strugnell

Athletics

Men’s Events

Event Qualifying Athletes Selected Athletes
Men’s 100m Akani Simbine
Men’s 200m Clarence Munyai
Men’s 110m Hurdles Antonio Alkana
Men’s 400m Hurdles Zazini Sokwakhana
Men’s 4x100m Relay Thando Dlodlo
Simon Magakwe
Clarence Munyai
Akani Simbine
Men’s 20km Walk Wayne Snyman
Men’s Marathon Stephen Mokoka
Elroy Gelant
Desmond Mokgobu
Men’s Long Jump Luvo Manyonga
Ruswahl Samaai

Women’s Events

Event Qualifying Athletes Selected Athletes
Women’s 100m Tebogo Mamathu
Carina Horn
Women’s 800m Caster Semenya
Women’s 5000m Dominique Scott
Women’s Marathon Gerda Steyn

Canoeing

Event Qualifying Athletes Selected Athletes
Men’s K1 200m Chrisjan Coetzee Declined By NOC
Women’s K2 500m Bridgitte Hartley
Donna Hutton		 Declined By NOC

Cycling

Event Qualifying Athletes Selected Athletes
Men’s Cross-Country Alan Hatherly
Women’s Cross-Country Mariske Strauss
Men’s Road Race Qualified Via Rankings
Women’s Road Race Qualified Via Rankings
Men’s Time Trial Qualified Via Rankings
Women’s Time Trial Qualified Via Rankings
Men’s Individual Sprint Qualified Via Rankings
Women’s Individual Sprint Qualified Via Rankings
Men’s Keirin Eligible to Compete
Women’s Keirin Eligible to Compete
Men’s Omnium Qualified Via Rankings

Diving

Event Qualifying Athletes Selected Athletes
Women’s 3m Springboard Micaela Bouter

Equestrian

Event Qualifying Athletes Selected Athletes
Individual Dressage From Team Quota
Team Dressage Laurienne Dittmann
Horse: Don Weltino K
Tanya Seymour
Horse: Ramoneur 6
Gretha Ferreira
Horse: Lertevangs Lavinia
Nicole Smith
Horse: Chi La Rou		 Failed to Reach MER
Individual Eventing Victoria Scott-Legendre
Horse: Song Du Magay

Field Hockey

Event Qualifying Athletes Selected Athletes
Men’s Tournament Siyavuya Nolutshungu
Andrew Hobson
Austin Smith
Alex Stewart
Tim Drummond
Nduduza Lembethe
Keenan Horne
Dayaan Cassiem
Tevin Kok
Taine Paton
Mohamed Mea
Ryan Julius
Jethro Eustice
Daniel Bell
Rassie Pieterse
Nicholas Spooner
Nqobile Ntuli
Clinton Panther
Women’s Tournament Tegan Fourie
Celia Evans
Izelle Verster
Kristen Paton
Robyn Johnson
Dirkie Chamberlain
Lisa-Marie Deetlefs
Nomnikelo Veto
Erin Hunter
Hannah Pearce
Lilian du Plessis
Ongeziwe Mali
Phumelela Mbande
Quanita Bobbs
Tarryn Glasby
Mmatshepo Modipane
Sylvia van Jaarsveldt
Onthatile Zulu

Football

Event Qualifying Athletes Selected Athletes
Men’s Tournament Andile Mbanjwa
Itumeleng Shopane
Katlego Mohamme
Teboho Mokoena
Athenkhosi Dlala
Kamohelo Mahlatsi
Kegan Johannes
Grant Margeman
Lyle Foster
Matlala Makgalwa
Luther Singh
Sipho Mbule
Happy Mashiane
Siyabonga Ngezana
Repo Malepe
Darren Johnson
Thabiso Monyane
Thendo Mukumela
Kobamelo Kodisang
Mondli Mpoto
Keanu Cupido

Gymnastics

Event Qualifying Athletes Selected Athletes
Women’s Artistic Individual Events Caitlin Rooskrantz

Rowing

Event Qualifying Athletes Selected Athletes
Men’s Coxless Pair John Smith
Lawrence Brittain

Rugby Sevens

Event Qualifying Athletes Selected Athletes
Men’s Tournament Qualified Via Rankings
Women’s Tournament Rights Mkhari
Catha Jacobs
Buhle Sonomzi
Zinhle Ndawonde
Sizophila Solontsi
Zintle Mpupha
Mathrin Simmers
Zenay Jordaan
Nadine Roos
Eloise Webb
Liske Lategan
Meghan Phillips		 Declined By NOC

Sailing

Event Qualifying Athletes Selected Athletes
Men’s 49er Benjamin Talbot
Alex Burger

Sport Climbing

Event Qualifying Athletes Selected Athletes
Men’s Combined Christopher Cosser
Women’s Combined Erin Sterkenberg

Surfing

Event Qualifying Athletes Selected Athletes
Men’s Shortboard Jordy Smith
Women’s Shortboard Bianca Buitendag

Swimming

Men’s Events

Event Qualifying Athletes Selected Athletes
Men’s 50m Freestyle Bradley Tandy
Men’s 200m Backstroke Chris Reid
Men’s 100m Breaststroke Michael Houlie
Men’s 100m Butterfly Chad le Clos
Ryan Coetzee
Men’s 200m Butterfly Chad le Clos

Women’s Events

Event Qualifying Athletes Selected Athletes
Women’s 100m Freestyle Erin Gallagher
Women’s 100m Breaststroke Tatjana Schoenmaker
Women’s 200m Breaststroke Tatjana Schoenmaker
Kaylene Corbett
Women’s 100m Butterfly Erin Gallagher

Water Polo

Event Qualifying Athletes Selected Athletes
Men’s Tournament Selected to Compete
Women’s Tournament Selected to Compete