| 11th | Johan Cronje | Athletics 1,500 metres, Men (Olympic) |
| 6th | Geraldine Pillay | Athletics 100 metres, Women (Olympic) |
| 6th | Shaun Bownes | Athletics 110 metres Hurdles, Men (Olympic) |
| 47th | Nicolene Cronje | Athletics 20 kilometres Race Walk, Women (Olympic) |
| 6th | Leigh Julius | Athletics 200 metres, Men (Olympic) |
| 5th | Heide Seÿerling | Athletics 200 metres, Women (Olympic) |
| 13th | Ruben Ramolefi | Athletics 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men (Olympic) |
| AC h2 r1/2 | Ockert Cilliers | Athletics 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) |
| - | Llewellyn Herbert | Athletics 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) |
| AC h2 r1/2 | Arnaud Malherbe | Athletics 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) |
| AC h2 r1/2 | Hendrick Mokganyetsi | Athletics 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) |
| - | Leigh Julius | Athletics 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) |
| AC h2 r1/2 | Marcus la Grange | Athletics 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) |
| 6th | Ockert Cilliers | Athletics 400 metres Hurdles, Men (Olympic) |
| 7th | Alwyn Myburgh | Athletics 400 metres Hurdles, Men (Olympic) |
| 5th | Llewellyn Herbert | Athletics 400 metres Hurdles, Men (Olympic) |
| 6th | Surita Febbraio | Athletics 400 metres Hurdles, Women (Olympic) |
| 3rd | Marcus la Grange | Athletics 400 metres, Men (Olympic) |
| 6th | Estie Wittstock | Athletics 400 metres, Women (Olympic) |
| 6th | Hezekiél Sepeng | Athletics 800 metres, Men (Olympic) |
| 2nd | Mbulaeni Mulaudzi | Athletics 800 metres, Men (Olympic) |
| 8th | Hannes Hopley | Athletics Discus Throw, Men (Olympic) |
| 19th | Elizna Naudé | Athletics Discus Throw, Women (Olympic) |
| 19th | Janice Josephs | Athletics Heptathlon, Women (Olympic) |
| =20th | Jacques Freitag | Athletics High Jump, Men (Olympic) |
| 2nd | Hestrie Storbeck-Cloete | Athletics High Jump, Women (Olympic) |
| 14th | Hardus Pienaar | Athletics Javelin Throw, Men (Olympic) |
| 35th | Sunette Viljoen | Athletics Javelin Throw, Women (Olympic) |
| - | Ian Syster | Athletics Marathon, Men (Olympic) |
| 16th | Gert Thys | Athletics Marathon, Men (Olympic) |
| - | Hendrick Ramaala | Athletics Marathon, Men (Olympic) |
| 19th | Okkert Brits | Athletics Pole Vault, Men (Olympic) |
| 21st | Janus Robberts | Athletics Shot Put, Men (Olympic) |
| 34th | Burger Lambrechts | Athletics Shot Put, Men (Olympic) |
| 29th | Khotso Mokoena | Athletics Triple Jump, Men (Olympic) |