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🇿🇦South Africa at Atlanta 1996

summer Games

82
Athletes
3
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
5
Total Medals

Medalists

AthleteEventSport
Josia ThugwaneAthletics Marathon, Men (Olympic)Athletics
Penny HeynsSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Breaststroke, Women (Olympic)Swimming (Aquatics)
Penny HeynsSwimming (Aquatics) 200 metres Breaststroke, Women (Olympic)Swimming (Aquatics)
Hezekiél SepengAthletics 800 metres, Men (Olympic)Athletics
Marianne KrielSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Backstroke, Women (Olympic)Swimming (Aquatics)

All Results by Sport

Archery

59thJill BörresenArchery Individual, Women (Olympic)
30thKirstin LewisArchery Individual, Women (Olympic)
61stLeanda HendricksArchery Individual, Women (Olympic)
11thJill BörresenArchery Team, Women (Olympic)
11thKirstin LewisArchery Team, Women (Olympic)
11thLeanda HendricksArchery Team, Women (Olympic)

Athletics

9thGwen GriffithsAthletics 1,500 metres, Women (Olympic)
15thHendrick RamaalaAthletics 10,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
5thAlfred VisagieAthletics 200 metres, Men (Olympic)
10thShadrack MogotsiAthletics 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men (Olympic)
5thBobang PhiriAthletics 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
5thAlfred VisagieAthletics 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
5thHendrick MokganyetsiAthletics 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
5thArnaud MalherbeAthletics 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
7thLlewellyn HerbertAthletics 400 metres Hurdles, Men (Olympic)
6thKaren van der VeenAthletics 400 metres Hurdles, Women (Olympic)
5thArnaud MalherbeAthletics 400 metres, Men (Olympic)
6thBobang PhiriAthletics 400 metres, Men (Olympic)
6thHendrick MokganyetsiAthletics 400 metres, Men (Olympic)
11thShadrack HoffAthletics 5,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
13thJohn MorapediAthletics 5,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
-Gwen GriffithsAthletics 5,000 metres, Women (Olympic)
7thJohan BothaAthletics 800 metres, Men (Olympic)
2ndHezekiél SepengAthletics 800 metres, Men (Olympic)
3rdMarius van HeerdenAthletics 800 metres, Men (Olympic)
38thFrançois FouchéAthletics Long Jump, Men (Olympic)
27thLawrence PeuAthletics Marathon, Men (Olympic)
33rdGert ThysAthletics Marathon, Men (Olympic)
1stJosia ThugwaneAthletics Marathon, Men (Olympic)
-Elana MeyerAthletics Marathon, Women (Olympic)
AC r1/2Okkert BritsAthletics Pole Vault, Men (Olympic)
14thRiaan BothaAthletics Pole Vault, Men (Olympic)

Boxing

=9thPhilip NdouBoxing Featherweight, Men (Olympic)
=9thMasibulele MakepulaBoxing Light-Flyweight, Men (Olympic)
=9thSybrand BotesBoxing Light-Heavyweight, Men (Olympic)
=17thVictor KuneneBoxing Light-Middleweight, Men (Olympic)
=17thIrvin BuhlaluBoxing Lightweight, Men (Olympic)

Canoe Sprint (Canoeing)

5thRuth NortjeCanoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Singles, 500 metres, Women (Olympic)

Cycling Road (Cycling)

17thErica GreenCycling Road (Cycling) Cross-Country, Women (Olympic)
-Erica GreenCycling Road (Cycling) Cycling Mountain Bike (Cycling)
97thBlayne WiknerCycling Road (Cycling) Road Race, Individual, Men (Olympic)
61stDoug RyderCycling Road (Cycling) Road Race, Individual, Men (Olympic)
35thErica GreenCycling Road (Cycling) Road Race, Individual, Women (Olympic)
42ndJackie MartinCycling Road (Cycling) Road Race, Individual, Women (Olympic)

Cycling Track (Cycling)

5thJean-Pierre van ZylCycling Track (Cycling) 1,000 metres Time Trial, Men (Olympic)
15thDavid GeorgeCycling Track (Cycling) Individual Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
-David GeorgeCycling Track (Cycling) Points Race, Men (Olympic)
2ndJean-Pierre van ZylCycling Track (Cycling) Sprint, Men (Olympic)

Hockey

10thCharles TevershamHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
10thGreg NicolHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
10thBrian MyburghHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
10thBrad MilneHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
10thBrad MichalaroHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
10thCraig JacksonHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
10thMatthew HallowesHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
10thWayne GrahamHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
10thMurray AndersonHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
10thGary BoddingtonHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
10thKevin ChreeHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
10thGregg ClarkHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
10thShaun CookeHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
10thGrant FultonHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
10thAlistair FredericksHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)

Judo

=9thDuncan MacKinnonJudo Half-Lightweight, Men (Olympic)

Modern Pentathlon

15thClaud CloeteModern Pentathlon Individual, Men (Olympic)

Rowing

16thJohn CallieRowing Coxless Pairs, Men (Olympic)
16thGreg BayneRowing Coxless Pairs, Men (Olympic)
11thColleen OrsmondRowing Coxless Pairs, Women (Olympic)
11thHelen FlemingRowing Coxless Pairs, Women (Olympic)
9thGareth CostaRowing Lightweight Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic)
9thRoger ToblerRowing Lightweight Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic)
9thMark RowandRowing Lightweight Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic)
9thMike HasselbachRowing Lightweight Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic)

Sailing

8thIan AinslieSailing One Person Dinghy, Men (Olympic)
16thDave HibberdSailing One Person Dinghy, Open (Olympic)
17thDick MayhewSailing Three Person Keelboat, Open (Olympic)
17thClynton Wade-LehmanSailing Three Person Keelboat, Open (Olympic)
17thBruce SavageSailing Three Person Keelboat, Open (Olympic)

Shooting

=45thMel HainsShooting Skeet, Men (Olympic)
=26thJaco HennShooting Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, Men (Olympic)
=22ndJaco HennShooting Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Men (Olympic)

Swimming (Aquatics)

5thRyk NeethlingSwimming (Aquatics) 1,500 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
3rdMarianne KrielSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Backstroke, Women (Olympic)
18thJulia RussellSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Breaststroke, Women (Olympic)
1stPenny HeynsSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Breaststroke, Women (Olympic)
30thMandy LootsSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Butterfly, Women (Olympic)
26thBrendon DedekindSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
33rdHeleen MullerSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic)
16thMarianne KrielSwimming (Aquatics) 200 metres Backstroke, Women (Olympic)
1stPenny HeynsSwimming (Aquatics) 200 metres Breaststroke, Women (Olympic)
12thJulia RussellSwimming (Aquatics) 200 metres Breaststroke, Women (Olympic)
30thMandy LootsSwimming (Aquatics) 200 metres Butterfly, Women (Olympic)
30thHeleen MullerSwimming (Aquatics) 200 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic)
27thJulia RussellSwimming (Aquatics) 200 metres Individual Medley, Women (Olympic)
4thMarianne KrielSwimming (Aquatics) 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women (Olympic)
4thHeleen MullerSwimming (Aquatics) 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women (Olympic)
4thMandy LootsSwimming (Aquatics) 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women (Olympic)
4thPenny HeynsSwimming (Aquatics) 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women (Olympic)
11thRyk NeethlingSwimming (Aquatics) 400 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
5thBrendon DedekindSwimming (Aquatics) 50 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
24thMarianne KrielSwimming (Aquatics) 50 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic)

Tennis

=5thWayne FerreiraTennis Doubles, Men (Olympic)
=5thEllis FerreiraTennis Doubles, Men (Olympic)
=9thAmanda CoetzerTennis Doubles, Women (Olympic)
=9thMariaan de SwardtTennis Doubles, Women (Olympic)
=17thMarcos OndruskaTennis Singles, Men (Olympic)
=5thWayne FerreiraTennis Singles, Men (Olympic)
=33rdJoannette KrugerTennis Singles, Women (Olympic)
=17thMariaan de SwardtTennis Singles, Women (Olympic)
=17thAmanda CoetzerTennis Singles, Women (Olympic)

Wrestling

18thTjaart du PlessisWrestling Featherweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic)