South Africa at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South Africa at the
2016 Summer Olympics
IOC code RSA
NOC South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
Website www.sascoc.co.za
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 137 in 15 sports
Flag bearer Wayde van Niekerk (opening)[1]
Caster Semenya (closing)
Medals
Ranked 30th
Gold Silver Bronze Total
2 6 2 10
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

South Africa competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Games in the post-apartheid era, and nineteenth overall in Summer Olympic history.

To ensure only world class athletes compete for South Africa, South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) decided to decline all qualification slots earned through continental qualifiers, except for some sports where continental qualification was the only available path.[2]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Wayde van Niekerk Athletics Men's 400 m 14 August
 Gold Caster Semenya Athletics Women's 800 m 20 August
 Silver Cameron van der Burgh Swimming Men's 100 m breaststroke 7 August
 Silver Chad le Clos Swimming Men's 200 m freestyle 8 August
 Silver Lawrence Brittain
Shaun Keeling
Rowing Men's coxless pair 11 August
 Silver Chad le Clos Swimming Men's 100 m butterfly 12 August
 Silver Luvo Manyonga Athletics Men's long jump 13 August
 Silver Sunette Viljoen Athletics Women's javelin throw 18 August
 Bronze South Africa national rugby sevens team
Sage, DylanDylan Sage Kolbe, CheslinCheslin Kolbe
Snyman, PhilipPhilip Snyman Speckman, RosckoRoscko Speckman
Agaba, TimTim Agaba Geduld, JustinJustin Geduld
Smith, KwaggaKwagga Smith Afrika, CecilCecil Afrika
Kok, WernerWerner Kok Senatla, SeabeloSeabelo Senatla
Brown, KyleKyle Brown de Jongh, JuanJuan de Jongh
 Hougaard, FrancoisFrancois Hougaard
Rugby sevens Men’s tournament 11 August
 Bronze Henri Schoeman Triathlon Men's triathlon 18 August
Medals by sport
Sport Total
Athletics 2 2 0 4
Swimming 0 3 0 3
Rowing 0 1 0 1
Rugby sevens 0 0 1 1
Triathlon 0 0 1 1
Total 2 6 2 10
Medals by date
Date Total
7 August 0 1 0 1
8 August 0 1 0 1
11 August 0 1 1 2
12 August 0 1 0 1
13 August 0 1 0 1
14 August 1 0 0 1
18 August 0 1 1 2
20 August 1 0 0 1
Total 2 6 2 10
Medals by gender
Gender 1st, gold medalist(s) 2nd, silver medalist(s) 3rd, bronze medalist(s) Total
Male 1 5 2 8
Female 1 1 0 2
Mixed 0 0 0 0
Total 2 6 2 10
Multiple medalists
Name Sport 1st, gold medalist(s) 2nd, silver medalist(s) 3rd, bronze medalist(s) Total
Chad le Clos Swimming 0 2 0 2

Athletics (track and field)

South African athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[3][4]

On May 25, 2016, six marathon runners (three per gender) were named as part of the initial batch of nominated athletes to the Olympic roster for Rio 2016, including London 2012 Olympians Lusapho April and Irvette van Zyl.[5] Following the end of the qualifying period on July 11, thirty-three further athletes (21 men and 12 women) rounded out the nation's track and field roster for the Games three days later, with triple jumper and Beijing 2008 silver medalist Godfrey Khotso Mokoena leading the team for his fourth straight Olympics.[6]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
  • NM = No mark
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Antonio Alkana 110 m hurdles 13.64 5 q N/A 13.55 7 Did not advance
Lusapho April Marathon N/A 2:15:24 24
Henricho Bruintjies 100 m Bye 10.33 6 Did not advance
Elroy Gelant 5000 m 13:22.00 7 q N/A 13:17.47 14
Lungile Gongqa Marathon N/A DNF
Le Roux Hamman 400 m hurdles 49.72 7 N/A Did not advance
Lindsay Hanekom 50.22 7 N/A Did not advance
Tlotliso Leotlela 200 m 20.59 4 N/A Did not advance
Anaso Jobodwana 200 m 20.53 4 N/A Did not advance
Stephen Mokoka 10000 m N/A 27:54.57 18
Marc Mundell 50 km walk N/A 4:11:03 38
Clarence Munyai 200 m 20.66 3 N/A Did not advance
Sibusiso Nzima Marathon N/A 2:25:33 97
Jacob Rozani 800 m 1:49.79 5 N/A Did not advance
Lebogang Shange 20 km walk N/A 1:25:07 44
Akani Simbine 100 m Bye 10.14 1 Q 9.98 3 q 9.94 5
Wayne Snyman 20 km walk N/A 1:29:20 58
Wayde van Niekerk 400 m 45.26 1 Q N/A 44.45 2 Q 43.03 WR 1st, gold medalist(s)
Reinhardt van Rensburg 800 m 1:45.67 2 Q N/A 1:45.33 5 Did not advance
Louis van Zyl 400 m hurdles 49.12 2 Q N/A 49.00 5 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Stefan Brits Long jump 7.71 22 Did not advance
Luvo Manyonga 8.12 4 q 8.37 2nd, silver medalist(s)
Godfrey Khotso Mokoena Triple jump 16.51 21 Did not advance
Rushwahl Samaai Long jump 8.03 5 q 7.97 9
Rocco van Rooyen Javelin throw 78.48 24 Did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Willem Coertzen Result 11.12 6.98 14.00 DNS DNF
Points 834 809 728 0
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Alyssa Conley 100 m Bye 11.57 6 Did not advance
200 m 23.17 4 N/A Did not advance
Carina Horn 100 m Bye 11.32 2 Q 11.20 6 Did not advance
Christine Kalmer Marathon N/A 2:48:24 96
Wenda Nel 400 m hurdles 55.55 2 Q N/A 55.83 6 Did not advance
Justine Palframan 200 m 23.33 5 N/A Did not advance
400 m 53.96 7 N/A Did not advance
Anél Oosthuizen 20 km walk N/A 1:45:06 63
Dina Lebo Phalula Marathon N/A 2:41:46 63
Dominique Scott 10000 m N/A 31:51.47 21
Caster Semenya 800 m 1:59.31 1 Q N/A 1:58.15 1 Q 1:55.28 NR 1st, gold medalist(s)
Tsholofelo Thipe 400 m 52.80 4 N/A Did not advance
Irvette van Zyl Marathon N/A DNS
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Lynique Prinsloo Long jump 6.10 33 Did not advance
Sunette Viljoen Javelin throw 63.54 6 Q 64.92 2nd, silver medalist(s)

Badminton

Jacob Maliekal qualified for the men's singles into the Olympic tournament. He picked up a continental berth as Africa's top shuttler based on his performance in the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016.[7]

Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Jacob Maliekal Men's singles  Son W-h (KOR)
L (10–21, 10–21)
 Pochtarev (UKR)
W (21–18, 21–19)
2 Did not advance

Canoeing

Sprint

Bridgitte Hartley qualified for the Women's K-1 500 metres through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.[8]

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Bridgitte Hartley Women's K-1 200 m 41.698 3 Q 41.478 3 FB 42.066 13
Women's K-1 500 m 1:55.737 3 Q 1:58.397 5 FB 2:01.890 16

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Road

Four South African riders qualified for the following places in the men's and women's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 4 national ranking in the 2015 UCI Africa Tour (for men) and top 22 in the UCI World Ranking (for women).[9][10][11] The men's road cycling team, Daryl Impey and Louis Meintjes, were named as part of the initial batch of nominated athletes to the Olympic roster on 25 May 2016, with the women, Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio and An-Li Kachelhoffer joining them on July 14. Moolman-Pasio also qualified for the time trial.[5]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Daryl Impey Men's road race 6:19:43 28
Louis Meintjes 6:10:27 7
Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio Women's road race 3:52:41 10
Women's time trial 46:29.11 12
An-Li Kachelhoffer Women's road race 4:01:29 39

Mountain biking

South African mountain bikers, Alan Hatherly and James Reid qualified for the Olympic cross-country race, as a result of the nation's twelfth-place finish in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of May 25, 2016.

Athlete Event Time Rank
Alan Hatherly Men's cross-country 1:42:03 26
James Reid LAP (3 laps) 42

BMX

Kyle Dodd qualified for one men's quota place in BMX at the Olympics, as a result of his top three placement for men, not yet qualified, at the 2016 UCI BMX World Championships.

Athlete Event Seeding Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Points Rank Points Rank Result Rank
Kyle Dodd Men's BMX 36.45 26 14 6 Did not advance

Diving

Julia Vincent qualified by virtue of her top national finish from Africa at the 2015 FINA World Championships.[5][12]

Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Julia Vincent 3 m springboard 220.30 29 Did not advance

Equestrian

Dressage rider, Tanya Seymour, qualified for the equestrian competition by virtue of her top national finish from Africa and the Middle East at the FEI qualification event in Perl, Germany.[13]

Dressage

Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Score Rank Technical Artistic Score Rank
Tanya Seymour Ramoneur Individual 63.929 56 Did not advance

Football

Summary

Key:

Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
South Africa men's Men's tournament  Brazil
D 0–0
 Denmark
L 0–1
 Iraq
D 1–1
4 Did not advance 13
South Africa women's Women's tournament  Sweden
L 0–1
 China PR
L 0–2
 Brazil
D 0–0
4 Did not advance 10

Men's tournament

South Africa men's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the third-place playoff of the 2015 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations.[14]

Team roster

The following is the South Africa squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team of 18 players was officially named on 14 July.[15]

Head coach: Owen Da Gama

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Jody February (1996-05-12)12 May 1996 (aged 20) 0 0 South Africa Ajax Cape Town
2 2DF Eric Mathoho* (1990-03-01)1 March 1990 (aged 26) 0 0 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
3 2DF Repo Malepe (1997-02-18)18 February 1997 (aged 19) 0 0 South Africa Orlando Pirates
4 4FW Mothobi Mvala (1994-06-14)14 June 1994 (aged 22) 0 0 South Africa Highlands Park
5 2DF Rivaldo Coetzee (1996-10-16)16 October 1996 (aged 19) 0 0 South Africa Ajax Cape Town
6 2DF Kwandakwensizwa Mngonyama (1993-09-25)25 September 1993 (aged 22) 0 0 South Africa Maritzburg United
7 3MF Menzi Masuku (1993-04-15)15 April 1993 (aged 23) 0 0 South Africa Orlando Pirates
8 3MF Tyroane Sandows (1995-02-12)12 February 1995 (aged 21) 0 0 Brazil Grêmio
9 4FW Tashreeq Morris (1994-05-13)13 May 1994 (aged 22) 0 0 South Africa Ajax Cape Town
10 4FW Keagan Dolly (c) (1993-01-22)22 January 1993 (aged 23) 0 0 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
11 3MF Maphosa Modiba (1995-07-22)22 July 1995 (aged 21) 0 0 South Africa Mpumalanga Black Aces
12 4FW Lebo Mothiba (1996-01-28)28 January 1996 (aged 20) 0 0 France Lille
13 2DF Abbubaker Mobara (1994-02-18)18 February 1994 (aged 22) 0 0 South Africa Orlando Pirates
14 3MF Gift Motupa (1994-09-23)23 September 1994 (aged 21) 0 0 South Africa Orlando Pirates
15 3MF Phumlani Ntshangase (1994-12-24)24 December 1994 (aged 21) 0 0 South Africa Bidvest Wits
16 1GK Itumeleng Khune* (1987-06-20)20 June 1987 (aged 29) 0 0 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
17 2DF Tebogo Moerane (1995-04-07)7 April 1995 (aged 21) 0 0 South Africa Bidvest Wits
18 3MF Deolin Mekoa (1993-08-10)10 August 1993 (aged 22) 0 0 South Africa Maritzburg United
19 4FW Andile Fikizolo (1994-05-13)13 May 1994 (aged 22) 0 0 South Africa Lamontville Golden Arrows
21 4FW Thabiso Kutumela (1993-07-03)3 July 1993 (aged 23) 0 0 South Africa Baroka

* Over-aged player.

Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil (H) 3 1 2 0 4 0 +4 5 Quarter-finals
2  Denmark 3 1 1 1 1 4 3 4
3  Iraq 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 3
4  South Africa 3 0 2 1 1 2 1 2
Source: Rio2016 & FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.

4 August 2016 (2016-08-04)
16:00

Brazil  0–0  South Africa
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)

7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
19:00

Denmark  1–0  South Africa
Skov  69' Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)

10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
22:00

South Africa  1–1  Iraq
Motupa  6' Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Abdul-Amir  14'

Women's tournament

South Africa women's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the fourth round play-off of the 2015 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[19]

Team roster

The following is the South Africa squad in the women's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team of 18 athletes was officially named on 14 July 2016.[20] Thembi Kgatlana replaced the injured Shiwe Nongwanya after the first group stage match.[21]

Head coach: Vera Pauw

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals 2016 club
1 1GK Roxanne Barker (1991-05-06)6 May 1991 (aged 25) 28 0 Iceland Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar
2 2DF Lebogang Ramalepe (1991-12-03)3 December 1991 (aged 24) 27 1 South Africa MaIndies
3 2DF Nothando Vilakazi (1988-10-28)28 October 1988 (aged 27) 86 5 South Africa Palace Super Falcons
4 2DF Noko Matlou (1985-09-30)30 September 1985 (aged 30) 124 63 South Africa MaIndies
5 2DF Janine van Wyk (c) (1987-04-17)17 April 1987 (aged 29) 131 11 South Africa JVW
6 3MF Mamello Makhabane (1988-02-24)24 February 1988 (aged 28) 71 18 South Africa JVW
7 3MF Stephanie Malherbe (1996-04-05)5 April 1996 (aged 20) 7 0 United States Texas A&M University
8 3MF Robyn Moodaly (1994-06-16)16 June 1994 (aged 22) 14 2 United States University of Northwestern Ohio
9 3MF Amanda Dlamini (1988-07-22)22 July 1988 (aged 28) 100 24 South Africa University of Johannesburg
10 3MF Linda Motlhalo (1998-07-01)1 July 1998 (aged 18) 8 3 Slovakia FKM Nové Zámky
11 4FW Shiwe Nongwanya (1994-03-07)7 March 1994 (aged 22) 28 4 South Africa Bloemfontein Celtic
12 4FW Jermaine Seoposenwe (1993-10-12)12 October 1993 (aged 22) 41 10 United States Samford University
13 2DF Bambanani Mbane (1990-03-12)12 March 1990 (aged 26) 2 0 South Africa Bloemfontein Celtic
14 4FW Sanah Mollo (1987-01-30)30 January 1987 (aged 29) 69 21 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
15 3MF Refiloe Jane (1992-08-04)4 August 1992 (aged 23) 62 5 South Africa Vaal University of Technology
16 1GK Andile Dlamini (1992-09-02)2 September 1992 (aged 23) 19 0 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
17 3MF Leandra Smeda (1989-07-22)22 July 1989 (aged 27) 60 13 South Africa University of the Western Cape
18 3MF Nompumelelo Nyandeni (1987-08-19)19 August 1987 (aged 28) 125 38 South Africa JVW
20 4FW Thembi Kgatlana (1996-05-02)2 May 1996 (aged 20) 0 0 South Africa University of the Western Cape
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil (H) 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 7 Quarter-finals
2  China PR 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 4
3  Sweden 3 1 1 1 2 5 3 4
4  South Africa 3 0 1 2 0 3 3 1
Source: Rio2016 & FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.

3 August 2016 (2016-08-03)
13:00

Sweden  1–0  South Africa
Fischer  76' Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)


9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
22:00 (21:00 UTC–4)

South Africa  0–0  Brazil
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)

Golf

South Africa has entered four golfers (two per gender) into the Olympic tournament. Brandon Stone (world no. 92), Jaco van Zyl (world no. 67), Paula Reto (world no. 122) and Ashleigh Simon (world no. 214) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for their respective individual events based on the IGF World Rankings as of 11 July 2016.[25][26]

Former major winners Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel, ranked twelfth and twentieth in the men's world rankings respectively, announced in April 2016 that they would not compete in Rio.[27][28]

Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Score Score Score Score Score Par Rank
Brandon Stone Men's 75 72 71 75 293 + 9 =55
Jaco van Zyl 71 74 70 71 286 +2 =43
Paula Reto Women's 74 67 68 71 280 −4 =16
Ashleigh Simon 75 69 77 75 296 +12 50

Gymnastics

Artistic

South Africa has entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition for the first time since 2004. Ryan Patterson had claimed his Olympic spot in the men's apparatus and all-around events at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[5] Patterson is the first male South African gymnast to compete at the Olympics since 1956.[29]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Ryan Patterson All-around 14.300 13.033 13.333 13.733 13.000 13.291 80.690 46 Did not advance

Judo

South Africa has qualified one judoka for the men's middleweight category (90 kg) at the Games. Zack Piontek was directly ranked among the top 22 eligible judokas for men in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016.[30]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Zack Piontek Men's −90 kg Bye  Camilo (BRA)
L 000–101
Did not advance

Rowing

South Africa has qualified a total of five boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta. Four rowing crews had confirmed Olympic places for their boats each in the coxless pair and lightweight double sculls (both men and women) at the 2015 FISA World Championships in Lac d'Aiguebelette, France, while the men's four rowers were further added to the South African roster as a result of their top two finish at the 2016 European & Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.

The rowing team, led by London 2012 gold medalists John Smith and James Thompson, was named as part of the full nomination of South African athletes for the Games on July 14, 2016.[31]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Lawrence Brittain
Shaun Keeling
Pair 6:41.42 2 SA/B Bye 6:27.59 3 FA 7:02.51 2nd, silver medalist(s)
John Smith
James Thompson
Lightweight double sculls 6:23.10 1 SA/B Bye 6:38.01 1 FA 6:33.29 4
Vincent Breet
Jake Green
David Hunt
Jonty Smith
Four 6:01.64 4 R 6:34.97 1 SA/B 6:15.22 2 FA 6:05.80 4
Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kate Christowitz
Lee-Ann Persse
Pair 7:11.29 2 SA/B Bye 7:24.03 3 FA 7:28.50 5
Ursula Grobler
Kirsten McCann
Lightweight double sculls 7:07.37 1 SA/B Bye 7:19.09 1 FA 7:11.26 5

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

Rugby sevens

Men's tournament

The South Africa men's rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by having achieved one of the top four places at the 2014–15 Sevens World Series.[32]

Team roster

The following is the South Africa roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[33]

Head coach: Neil Powell

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Events Points Union
1 BK Dylan Sage (1992-01-24)January 24, 1992 (aged 24) 7 40 South Africa SARU
2 FW Philip Snyman (1987-04-26)April 26, 1987 (aged 29) 37 211 South Africa SARU
3 FW Tim Agaba (1989-07-23)July 23, 1989 (aged 27) 7 25 South Africa SARU
4 FW Kwagga Smith (1993-06-11)June 11, 1993 (aged 23) 24 250 South Africa SARU
5 FW Werner Kok (1993-01-17)January 17, 1993 (aged 23) 19 210 South Africa SARU
6 FW Kyle Brown (c) (1987-02-06)February 06, 1987 (aged 29) 56 385 South Africa SARU
7 BK Cheslin Kolbe (1993-10-28)October 28, 1993 (aged 22) 12 192 South Africa Stormers
8 BK Roscko Speckman (1989-04-28)April 28, 1989 (aged 27) 13 169 South Africa SARU
9 BK Justin Geduld (1993-10-01)October 01, 1993 (aged 22) 25 558 South Africa SARU
10 BK Cecil Afrika (1988-03-03)March 03, 1988 (aged 28) 45 1,123 South Africa SARU
11 BK Seabelo Senatla (1993-03-10)March 10, 1993 (aged 23) 29 785 South Africa Stormers
12 BK Juan de Jongh (1988-04-15)April 15, 1988 (aged 28) 6 40 South Africa Stormers
13 BK Francois Hougaard (1988-04-06)April 06, 1988 (aged 28) 6 25 England Worcester Warriors
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa 3 2 0 1 55 12 +43 7 Quarter-finals
2  France 3 2 0 1 57 45 +12 7
3  Australia 3 2 0 1 52 48 +4 7
4  Spain 3 0 0 3 17 76 59 3
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
9 August 2016
11:30
South Africa  24–0  Spain
Try: Afrika (2) 1' c, 7' c
Senatla 8' m
Snyman 12' m
Con: Afrika (2/4)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)

9 August 2016
16:30
South Africa  26–0  France
Try: Geduld 1' c
Smith 4' c
Brown 6' m
Sage 12' c
Con: Afrika (3/4)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

10 August 2016
11:30
South Africa  5–12  Australia
Try: Senatla 11' m
Con: Kolbe (0/1)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Parahi 3' c
Cusack 6' m
Con: Stannard (1/2)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)

Quarterfinal
10 August 2016
18:30
South Africa  22–5  Australia
Try: Speckman 3' m
Senatla 5' m, 12' m
Brown 10' c
Con: Afrika (1/4)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Cusack 7' m
Con: Clark (0/1)

Semifinal
11 August 2016
15:00
Great Britain  7–5  South Africa
Try: Norton 8' c
Con: Mitchell (1/1)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Brown 2' m
Con: Afrika (0/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

Bronze medal match
11 August 2016
18:30
Japan  14–54  South Africa 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Try: Kuwazuru 8' c
Goya 11' c
Con: Goya (2/2)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: De Jongh 1' c
Speckman (3) 3' c, 10' c, 19' c
Afrika (2) 12' c, 15' c
Geduld 17' m
Kolbe 20' c
Con: Afrika (5/6)
Geduld (2/2)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)

Sailing

South African sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the individual fleet World Championships.[34][35] The sailing crew was announced as part of the first batch being nominated to the Olympic roster on 25 May 2016.[5][36]

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Stefano Marcia Laser 30 25 42 38 43 38 44 36 39 40 EL 331 40
Jim Asenathi
Roger Hudson
470 18 24 15 14 11 18 11 20 18 23 EL 148 20

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Swimming

A total of 11 male swimmers, led by London 2012 champions Chad le Clos and Cameron van der Burgh, had been selected to the South African roster for the Olympics. One woman, Michelle Weber, entered the 10 km open water race while no women qualified for pool events for the second time at the Olympics since the post-apartheid era (the first being done in 2004).[37]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Myles Brown 200 m freestyle 1:46.78 13 Q 1:46.57 12 Did not advance
400 m freestyle 3:45.92 12 N/A Did not advance
Jarred Crous 200 m breaststroke 2:12.64 25 Did not advance
Douglas Erasmus 50 m freestyle 22.37 29 Did not advance
Chad Ho 10 km open water N/A 1:53:04.8 10
Chad le Clos 200 m freestyle 1:45.89 3 Q 1:45.94 7 Q 1:45.20 2nd, silver medalist(s)
100 m butterfly 51.75 7 Q 51.43 2 Q 51.14 2nd, silver medalist(s)
200 m butterfly 1:55.57 3 Q 1:55.19 4 Q 1:54.06 4
Matthew Meyer 1500 m freestyle 15:36.22 41 N/A Did not advance
Michael Meyer 400 m individual medley 4:18.13 17 N/A Did not advance
Christopher Reid 100 m backstroke 53.68 12 Q 53.70 10 Did not advance
Sebastien Rousseau 400 m individual medley 4:18.72 21 N/A Did not advance
Brad Tandy 50 m freestyle 21.94 12 Q 21.80 8 Q 21.79 6
Cameron van der Burgh 100 m breaststroke 59.35 7 Q 59.21 3 Q 58.69 2nd, silver medalist(s)
200 m breaststroke 2:12.67 26 Did not advance
Dylan Bosch
Myles Brown
Calvyn Justus
Sebastien Rousseau
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:12.61 11 N/A Did not advance
Christopher Reid
Cameron van der Burgh
Dylan Bosch
Myles Brown
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:35.50 13 N/A Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Michelle Weber 10 km open water 1:59:05.0 18

Triathlon

South Africa has qualified a total of four triathletes for the Olympics. London 2012 Olympian Richard Murray secured the men's triathlon spot with a top three finish at the ITU World Qualification Event in Rio de Janeiro.[38] Meanwhile, Henri Schoeman, Mari Rabie, and Gillian Sanders were ranked among the top 40 eligible triathletes each in the men's and women's event, respectively, based on the ITU Olympic Qualification List as of May 15, 2016.[39]

Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
Richard Murray Men's 18:20 0:46 55:35 0:35 30:34 1:45:50 4
Henri Schoeman 17:25 0:53 55:32 0:34 32:30 1:45:43 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Mari Rabie Women's 19:04 0:52 1:01:32 0:35 37:10 1:59:13 11
Gillian Sanders 19:50 0:56 1:03:59 0:39 36:05 2:01:29 23

See also

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