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 medal.svg silver

Surname sport competition
Hestrie Cloete athletics Women, high jump
Terence Parkin swim Men, 200 meters chest

Bronze medal.svg bronze

Surname sport competition
Llewellyn Herbert athletics Men, 400 meter hurdles
Frantz Kruger athletics Men, discus throw
Penny Heyns swim Women, 100 meters chest

Participants by sport

baseball baseball

  • Men's tournament
    8th place

Archery Archery

Boxing Boxing

Soccer Soccer

  • Men's tournament
    Preliminary round

hockey hockey

  • Women's tournament
    10th place

Judo Judo

canoe canoe

  • Alan van Coller
    Men, single kayak, 500 meters: 8th place
    Men, single kayak, 1000 meters: semi-finals
  • Ruth Nortje
    Women, single kayak, 500 meters: 7th place

athletics athletics

  • Werner Botha
    Men, 800 meters: semi-finals
    Men, 4 × 400 meters: semi-finals (only used in the heats)
  • Arnaud Malherbe
    Men, 400 meters: quarter-finals
    Men, 4 × 400 meters: semi-finals
  • Hendrik Mokganyetsi
    Men, 400 meters: 6th place
    Men, 4 × 400 meters: semi-finals (only used in the heats)
  • Alwyn Myburgh
    Men, 400 meters: semi-finals
    Men, 4 × 400 meters: semi-finals

Modern pentathlon Modern pentathlon

Cycling Cycling

  • Erica Green
    Women, mountain bikes, cross-country: 25th place

Wrestling Wrestling

rowing rowing

shoot shoot

  • Corne Basson
    Men, small caliber, three-position fight: 44th place
    Men, small caliber, lying: 47th place
  • Jaco Henn
    Men, small caliber, three-position fight: 36th place
    Men, small caliber, lying: 44th place

swim swim

  • Brendon Dedekind
    Men, 50 meters freestyle: 9th place
    Men, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: 11th place
  • Nick Folker
    Men, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: 11th place
    Men, 4 × 100 meter medley: 13th place
  • Penny Heyns
    Women, 100 meters chest: bronze bronze
    Women, 200 meters chest: 20th place
  • Mandy Loots
    Women, 100 meter butterfly: 12th place
    Women, 200 meters butterfly: 12th place
    Women, 4 × 100 meter medley: 5th place
  • 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
  • Ryk Neethling
    Men, 400 meters freestyle: 8th place
    Men, 1500 meters freestyle: 5th place
  • Terence Parkin
    Men, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: 11th place
    Men, 100 meters chest: 28th place
    Men, 200 meters chest: silver silver
    Men, 200 meter medley: 17th place
    Men, 400 meter medley: 5th place
  • Brett Petersen
    Men, 100 meters chest: 7th place
    Men, 4 × 100 meter medley: 13th place
  • Sarah Poewe
    Women, 100 meters chest: 4th place
    Women, 200 meters chest: 6th place
    Women, 4 × 100 meter medley: 5th place
  • Roland Schoeman
    Men, 50 meters freestyle: 11th place
    Men, 100 meters freestyle: 15th place
    Men, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: 11th place
  • Simon Thirsk
    Men, 100 meters back: 30th place
    Men, 4 × 100 meter medley: 13th place
  • 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
  • Charlene Wittstock
    Women, 100 meters back: 17th place
    Women, 200 meters back: 14th place
    Women, 4 × 100 meter medley: 5th place

sailing sailing

tennis tennis

Triathlon Triathlon

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