South Africa at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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South Africa is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It will be the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Games in the post-apartheid era and twenty-first overall in Summer Olympic history.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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| Archery | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Artistic swimming | — | 2 | 2 |
| Athletics | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Canoeing | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Cycling | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Diving | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Equestrian
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TBD | TBD | 1 |
| Fencing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Field hockey | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Gymnastics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rowing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Rugby sevens | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Sport climbing | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Surfing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Swimming | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 43 | 53 | 97 |
Archery
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.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
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Artistic swimming
South Africa fielded a pair of artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet as the highest-ranked African nation eligible for qualification at the 2023 FINA World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
| Athlete | Event | Technical routine | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (final) | |||||
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| Points | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | ||
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Duet
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Athletics
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):[2]
- 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
- Track and road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Akani Simbine | Men's 100 m
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| Luxolo Adams | Men's 200 m
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| Zakithi Nene | Men's 400 m
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| Adriaan Wildschutt | Men's 5000 m
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Men's 10000 m
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| Stephen Mokoka | Men's marathon
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| Prudence Sekgodiso | Women's 800 m
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| Marione Fourie | Women's 100 m hurdles
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| Irvette van Zyl | Women's marathon
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| Cian Oldknow | |||||||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Jovan van Vuuren | Men's long jump
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Canoeing
Slalom
South African canoeists confirmed a boat in the women's K-1 for the Games, following their results as the highest ranked eligible nation's, through the 2024 African Qualification Tournament in Sainte-Suzanne, Réunion, France.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||||||
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| Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Women's K-1
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Sprint
South African canoeists qualified two boat 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 | ||
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Men's K-2 500 m
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Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Cycling
Road
South Africa entered one male and two female rider to compete in the road race events at the Olympic. South Africa secured those quota through the UCI Nation Ranking.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Women's time trial
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Track
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.
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Round 3 | Repechage 3 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals / BM | ||
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Men's sprint
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- Keirin
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
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| Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | ||
Men's keirin
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Mountain biking
South African mountain bikers secured a men's and women's quota place each in the Olympic cross-country race by topping the field of nations vying for qualification at the 2023 African Championships in Johannesburg.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Men's cross-country
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Women's cross-country
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Diving
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 | ||
Women's 3 m springboard
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Equestrian
South Africa entered one riders in the eventing event, through the establishments of final olympics ranking for Group F (Africa & Middle East).[4]
Eventing
| 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 | |||
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Fencing
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.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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| Opposition Score |
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| Harry Saner | Men's épée
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Field hockey
- Summary
Key:
- FT – After full-time.
- P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| Team | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||||
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| South Africa men's | Men's tournament | ||||||||||
| South Africa women's | Women's tournament | ||||||||||
Men's tournament
South Africa men's national field hockey team qualified by winning the 2023 Men's African Olympic Qualifier.[5]
- Team roster
- Men's team event – 1 team of 16 players
- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Netherlands
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  Germany
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Great Britain
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Spain
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 |  France (H)
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 |  South Africa
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
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Women's tournament
South Africa women's national field hockey team qualified by winning the 2023 Women's African Olympic Qualifier.[6]
- Team roster
- Women's team event – 1 team of 16 players
- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Australia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  Argentina
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Great Britain
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Spain
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 |  United States
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | South Africa
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
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Gymnastics
Artistic
South Africa entered one female gymnasts 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.[7]
- Women
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| V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | F | ||||||
| Caitlin Rooskrantz | All-around
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Rowing
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.[8]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
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Men's coxless pair
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Women's single sculls
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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
- Summary
| Team | Event | Pool round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
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| South Africa women's | Women's tournament
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Women's tournament
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.
- Squad
- Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players
Sport climbing
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.
- Boulder & lead combined
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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
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| Lauren Mukheibir | Women's
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- Speed
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
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| Time | Rank | Opposition Time |
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| Joshua Bruyns | Men's
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| Aniya Holder | Women's
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Surfing
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.[9]
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||
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| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Opposition Result |
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| Jordy Smith | Men's shortboard
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| Sarah Baum | Women's shortboard
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Swimming
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)):[10]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Men's 100 m freestyle
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Men's 100 m backstroke
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Men's 200 m backstroke
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Men's 100 m butterfly
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Men's 200 m medley
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Women's 100 m breaststroke
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Women's 200 m breaststroke
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Women's 100 m butterfly
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Women's 200 m medley
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| Amica de Jager | Women's 10 km open water
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Wrestling
For the first time since 2008, South Africa qualified one wrestler into 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.[11]
Key:
- VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
- VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
- PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
- PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
- ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
- SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
- Freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | |
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| Opposition Result |
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| Nicolaas de Lange | Men's −97 kg
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See also
References
- World Archery. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Athletics at Paris 2024: The entry standards". International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Road cycling at París 2024: Quota distribution for next Olympic Games decided following publication of UCI World Ranking by Nations". International Olympic Committee. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "FEI publishes Olympic and Paralympic Rankings for Paris 2024". International Federation for Equestrian Sports. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ "South Africa seal Olympic Games Paris 2024 Qualification". fih.hockey. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "SA women's hockey team cruise into Paris Olympics in style". timeslive.co.za. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "What we learned from the 2023 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships and Paris 2024 Olympic qualifier in Antwerp". International Olympic Committee. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- World Rowing. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Five Paris 2024 Olympians Confirmed on Day 6 of the 2023 Surf City El Salvador ISA World Surfing Games". International Surfing Association. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Paris 2024 – Swimming Qualification". World Aquatics. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Samoa, Australia, South Africa end Olympic drought with Paris spots in Alexandria". United World Wrestling. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.