2015 World Athletics Championships / Participant (South Africa)

RSA

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The South African Athletics Association nominated 33 athletes for the 2015 World Athletics Championships in the Chinese capital Beijing .

Medals

With a won gold and two bronze medals the South African team was ranked No. 13 in the medal count .

Medalist

gold

• Wayde van Niekerk : 400 m

bronze

• Anaso Jobodwana : 200 m
• Sunette Viljoen : Javelin throw

Results

Men

Running disciplines

athlete	discipline	leader		Semifinals		final
		time	space	time	space	time	space
Henricho Bruintjies	100 m	10.07 s	16	10.21 s	23	eliminated
Anaso Jobodwana	100 m	DSQ		eliminated
Akani Simbine	100 m	10.09 s	17th	10.02 s	11	eliminated
Anaso Jobodwana	200 m	20.22 s SB	8th	20.01 s PB	3	19.87 s NO	bronze
Akani Simbine	200 m	20.23 s PB	10	20.37 s	17th	eliminated
Berend Koekemoer	400 m	46.52 s	44	eliminated
Wayde van Niekerk	400 m	44.42 s	4th	44.31 s	4th	43.48 WL	gold
Reinhardt van Rensburg	800 m	1: 48.61 min	33	eliminated
Johan Cronje	1500 m	3: 43.29 min	28	3: 36.59 min	8th	eliminated
Dumisane Hlaselo	1500 m	3: 40.25 min	21st	eliminated
Stephen Mokoka	10,000					28: 47.40 min	20th
Thabiso Benedict Moeng	marathon					DNF
Desmond Mokgobu	marathon					2:34:11 h	42
Sibusiso Nzima	marathon					DNF
Antonio Alkana	110 m hurdles	13.63 s	25th	eliminated
Cornel Fredericks	400 m hurdles	DNS		eliminated
LJ van Zyl	400 m hurdles	49.12 s	15th	48.09 s	15th	eliminated
Dikotsi Lekopa	3000 m obstacle	8: 37.43 min	13			eliminated
Tumisang Monnatlala	3000 m obstacle	8: 55.25 min	33			eliminated
Henricho Bruintjies Anaso Jobodwana Antonio Alkana Akani Simbine	4 × 100 m	DNF				eliminated
Lebogang Shange	20 km walking					1:21:43 h NR	11
Teodorico Caporaso	50 km of walking					4:02:41 h	33

Jump / throw

athlete	discipline	qualification		final
		Width / height	space	Width / height	space
Godfrey Khotso Mokoena	Long jump	7.98 m	13	eliminated
Rush election Samaai	Long jump	7.79 m	20th	eliminated
Zarck Visser	Long jump	7.79 m	19th	eliminated
Godfrey Khotso Mokoena	Triple jump	16.78 m	10	16.81 m	9
Orazio Cremona	Shot put	18.63 m	27	eliminated
Jaco Engelbrecht	Shot put	19.04 m	25th	eliminated
Victor Hogan	Discus throw	62.41 m	13	eliminated
Rocco van Rooyen	Javelin throw	75.55 m	28	eliminated

Decathlon

athlete	discipline	100 m	Long jump	Bullet poking	High jump	400 m	110 m hurdles	Discus throw	Pole vault	Javelin	1500 m	Points	space
Willem Coertzen	Result	10.98 s SB	7.25 m	13.75 m	1.95 m	DNS						DNF	-
	Points	865	874	713	758	-

Women

Running disciplines

athlete	discipline	leader		Semifinals		final
		time	space	time	space	time	space
Carina Horn	100 m	11.08 s	8th	11.15 s	17th	eliminated
Justine Palframan	200 m	23.09 s	21st	23.04 s	19th	eliminated
Justine Palframan	400 m	52.45 s	34	eliminated
Caster Semenya	800 m	1: 59.59 min SB	3	2: 03.18 min	24	eliminated
Tanith Maxwell	marathon					DNF
Wenda Nel	400 m hurdles	54.45 s	2	54.63 s	5	54.94 s	7th

Jump / throw

Athlete	discipline	qualification		final
		Width / height	space	Width / height	space
Sunette Viljoen	Javelin throw	663.93 m	7th	65.79 m	bronze

Web links

• List of all athletes with discipline (English)