2000 Summer Olympics / Participant (South Africa)
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South Africa took part in the 2000 Summer Olympics in the Australian metropolis of Sydney with 127 athletes, 38 women and 89 men, in 68 competitions in 17 sports.
Since 1904 it was the fifteenth participation of the African state in the Summer Olympic Games .
Flag bearer
Athlete Hezekiél Sepeng carried the flag of South Africa during the opening ceremony at Stadium Australia .
Medalist
With two won silver and three bronze, the South African team finished 55th in the medals table .
silver
Surname | sport | competition |
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Hestrie Cloete | athletics | Women, high jump |
Terence Parkin | swim | Men, 200 meters chest |
bronze
Surname | sport | competition |
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Llewellyn Herbert | athletics | Men, 400 meter hurdles |
Frantz Kruger | athletics | Men, discus throw |
Penny Heyns | swim | Women, 100 meters chest |
Participants by sport
baseball
- Men's tournament
- 8th place
- Squad
- Neil Adonis
- Clint Alfino
- Francisco Alfino
- Paul Bell
- Vaughn Berriman
- Jason Cook
- Errol Davis
- Nick Dempsey
- Ashley Dove
- Darryl Gonsalves
- Brian Harrell
- Richard Harrell
- Tim Harrell
- Ian Holness
- Kevin Johnson
- Willem Kemp
- Morne MacKay
- Liall Mauritz
- Carl Michaels
- Glen Morris
- Russell van Niekerk
- Alan Philipps
- Simon de la Rey
- Darryn Smith
Archery
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Jill Börresen
- Women, singles: 56th place
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Kirstin Lewis
- Women, singles: 32nd place
Boxing
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Jeffrey Mathebula
- Men, featherweight: 9th place
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Phumzile Matyhila
- Men, light flyweight: 9th place
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Danie Venter
- Men, light heavyweight: 9th place
Soccer
- Men's tournament
- Preliminary round
- Squad
- goal
- 1 Emille Baron
- 18 Brian Baloyi
- 22 Rowen Fernandez (reserve)
- Defense
- 2 Fabian McCarthy
- 3 David Kannemeyer
- 4 Nkhiphitheni Matombo
- 5 Matthew Booth
- 14 Aaron Mokoena
- midfield
- 6 Quinton Fortune
- 7 Stanton Fredericks
- 10 Steve Lekoelea
- 11 Jabu Pule
- 12 Dumisa Ngobe
- 13 Abram Nteo
- 16 Delron Buckley
- 20 Mzunani Mgwigwi (reserve)
- 21 Patrick Mbuthu (reserve)
- Storm
- 8 Daniel Matsau
- 9 Toni Nhleko
- 15 Siyabonga Nomvethe
- 17 Benni McCarthy
- 19 Lebohang Kukane (reserve)
- Trainer
hockey
- Women's tournament
- 10th place
- Squad
Judo
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Tania Tallie
- Women, ultralight: 1st round
canoe
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Alan van Coller
- Men, single kayak, 500 meters: 8th place
- Men, single kayak, 1000 meters: semi-finals
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Ruth Nortje
- Women, single kayak, 500 meters: 7th place
athletics
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Johan Botha
- Men, 800 meters: semi-finals
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Werner Botha
- Men, 800 meters: semi-finals
- Men, 4 × 400 meters: semi-finals (only used in the heats)
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Shaun Bownes
- Men, 110 meter hurdles: semi-finals
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Occert Brits
- Men, pole vault: 7th place
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Elmarie Gerryts
- Women, pole vault: no valid attempt in the final
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Burger Lambrechts
- Men, shot put: 14th place in qualification
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Arnaud Malherbe
- Men, 400 meters: quarter-finals
- Men, 4 × 400 meters: semi-finals
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Johannes Maremane
- Men, marathon: 43rd place
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Elana Meyer
- Women, 10,000 meters: 8th place
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Hendrik Mokganyetsi
- Men, 400 meters: 6th place
- Men, 4 × 400 meters: semi-finals (only used in the heats)
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Alwyn Myburgh
- Men, 400 meters: semi-finals
- Men, 4 × 400 meters: semi-finals
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Frits Potgieter
- Men, discus throw: 18th place in qualification
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Karel Potgieter
- Men, shot put: 22nd place in qualification
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Mathew Quinn
- Men, 100 meters: quarter-finals
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Hendrick Ramaala
- Men, marathon: 12th place
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Colleen de Reuck
- Women, marathon: 31st place
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Janus Robberts
- Men, shot put: 7th place
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Hezekiél Sepeng
- Men, 800 meters: 4th place
- Men, 4 × 400 meters: semi-finals
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Heide Seÿerling
- Women, 400 meters: 6th place
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Josiah Thugwane
- Men, marathon: 20th place
Modern pentathlon
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Karina Gerber
- Women, singles: 18th place
Cycling
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Garen Bloch
- Men, 1000 meters time trial: 8th place
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David George
- Men, road racing: 85th place
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Erica Green
- Women, mountain bikes, cross-country: 25th place
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Robert Hunter
- Men, road racing: DNF
Wrestling
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Jannie you Toit
- Men, middleweight, freestyle: 14th place
rowing
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Donovan Cech & Ramon di Clemente
- Men, twos without a helmsman: 6th place
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Mike Hasselbach , Ross Hawkins , Mark Rowand & Roger Tobler
- Men, lightweight foursome: 5th place
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Helen Fleming & Colleen Orsmond
- Women, twos without helmsman: 5th place
shoot
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Corne Basson
- Men, small caliber, three-position fight: 44th place
- Men, small caliber, lying: 47th place
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Jaco Henn
- Men, small caliber, three-position fight: 36th place
- Men, small caliber, lying: 44th place
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Frans Swart
- Men, Trap: 23rd place
swim
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Brendon Dedekind
- Men, 50 meters freestyle: 9th place
- Men, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: 11th place
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Nick Folker
- Men, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: 11th place
- Men, 4 × 100 meter medley: 13th place
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Mandy Loots
- Women, 100 meter butterfly: 12th place
- Women, 200 meters butterfly: 12th place
- Women, 4 × 100 meter medley: 5th place
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Heleen Muller
- Women, 50 meters freestyle: 25th place
- Women, 100 meters freestyle: 6th place
- Women, 200 meters freestyle: 9th place
- Women, 4 × 100 meter medley: 5th place
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Ryk Neethling
- Men, 400 meters freestyle: 8th place
- Men, 1500 meters freestyle: 5th place
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Brett Petersen
- Men, 100 meters chest: 7th place
- Men, 4 × 100 meter medley: 13th place
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Renate du Plessis
- Women, 100 meters butterfly: 28th place
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Sarah Poewe
- Women, 100 meters chest: 4th place
- Women, 200 meters chest: 6th place
- Women, 4 × 100 meter medley: 5th place
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Roland Schoeman
- Men, 50 meters freestyle: 11th place
- Men, 100 meters freestyle: 15th place
- Men, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: 11th place
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Simon Thirsk
- Men, 100 meters back: 30th place
- Men, 4 × 100 meter medley: 13th place
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Theo Verster
- Men, 100 meters butterfly: 18th place
- Men, 200 meters butterfly: 26th place
- Men, 200 meter medley: 20th place
- Men, 4 × 100 meter medley: 13th place
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Charlene Wittstock
- Women, 100 meters back: 17th place
- Women, 200 meters back: 14th place
- Women, 4 × 100 meter medley: 5th place
sailing
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Ian Ainslie
- Men, Finn dinghy: 14th place
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Gareth Blanckenberg
- Laser: 9th place
tennis
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David Adams
- Men, doubles: 4th place
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Amanda Coetzer
- Women, singles: 5th place
- Women: doubles: 17th place
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Wayne Ferreira
- Men, singles: 33rd place
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Liezel Huber
- Women: doubles: 17th place
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John-Laffnie de Jager
- Men, doubles: 4th place
Triathlon
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Lizel Moore
- Women, singles: 30th place
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Conrad Stoltz
- Men, singles: 20th place
Web links
- South African Olympic team from 2000 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )