2012 Summer Olympics / Participant (South Africa)

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South Africa took part inthe 2012 Olympic Games in London . It was the 18th participation in the Summer Olympics. The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee nominated a total of 125 athletes in 17 sports.

The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the athlete Caster Semenya .

Medals

Medal table

Medal table South Africa
space	sport				total
	swim	2	1	-	3
	rowing	1	-	-	1
	athletics	-	1	-	1
	canoe	-	-	1	1

Medalist

gold

Surname	sport	competition
Chad le Clos	swim	200 meter butterfly men
Cameron van der Burgh	swim	100 meter chest men
Matthew Brittain Lawrence Ndlovu John Smith James Thompson	rowing	Lightweight foursome men

silver

Surname	sport	competition
Chad le Clos	swim	100 meter butterfly men
Caster Semenya	athletics	800 meters women

bronze

Surname	sport	competition
Bridgitte Hartley	canoe	K 1,500 meters, women

Participants by sport

badminton

Athletes	competition	Group stage				Quarter finals		Semifinals		final		rank
		opponent	Result	Points	rank	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Women
Michelle Edwards Annari Viljoen	Double	Ha JE Kim MJ L. Choo R. Veeran Greysia Polii Meiliana Jauhari	2: 0 * (21: 0, 21: 0) * 0: 2 (9:21, 7:21) 2: 0 * (21: 0, 21: 0) *	2 (100: 42) *	2	V. Sorokina N. Vislova	0: 2 (9:21, 7:21)	eliminated				5
Men
Dorian James Willem Viljoen	Double	M. Boe C. Mogensen C. Biao G. Zhendong I. Sozonov V. Ivanov	0: 2 (6:21, 12:21) 0: 2 (8:21, 13:21) 0: 2 (13:21, 15:21)	0 (67: 126)	4th	eliminated						13

beach volleyball

Athletes	Group stage				Round of 16		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final		rank
	opponent	Result	Points	rank	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Men
Grant Goldschmidt Freedom Chiya	J. Gibb / S. Rosenthal A. Samoilovs / R. Sorokins G. Fijalek / M. Prudel	0: 2 (10:21, 11:21) 0: 2 (12:21, 10:21) 0: 2 (19:21, 13:21)	3	4th	eliminated								19th

Archery

Athletes	competition	qualification		1 round		2nd round		Round of 16		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final		rank
		Rings	rank	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Women
Karen Hultzer	singles	631	46	Pia Lionetta Italy	2: 6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	33

Boxing

Athletes	competition	1 round		Round of 16		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final		rank
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Men
Ayabonga Sonjica	Bantam weight up to 56 kg	Detelin Dalakliev	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17th
Siphiwe Lusizi	Welter weight up to 69 kg	Ahmed Abdulkareem Ahmed	17:13	Gabriel Maestre Perez	13:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	9

Soccer

competition	Women
Athletes	Roxanne Barker Zamandosi Cele Amanda Dlamini Judith Hlumbane Refiloe Jane Kylie Ann Louw Noko Matlou Andisiwe Mgcoyi Philadelphia Mndaweni Portia Modise Sanah Mollo Robyn Moodaly Marry Ntsweng Nompumelelo Nyandeni Amanda Sister Leandra Smeda Janine van Wyk Nothando Vilakazi
Trainer	Joseph Mkhonza
Group stage	Sweden 1: 4 (0: 3) Canada 0: 3 (0: 1) Japan 0: 0

Weightlifting

Athletes	competition	Tear		Bump		Duel		rank
		Weight	rank	Weight	rank	Weight	rank
Men
Jean Greeff	Class up to 94 kg	137 kg	20th	176 kg	20th	313 kg	20th	20th

hockey

competition	Women	Men
Athletes	Tarryn Bright Dirkie Chamberlain Pietie Coetzee Bernadette Coston Sulette Damons Illse Davids Lisa-Marie Deetlefs Lesle-Ann George Lenise Marais Marsha Marescia Mariette Rix Shelley Russell Kathleen Taylor Nicolene Terblanche Jennifer Wilson Kate Woods	Andrew Cronje Timothy Drummond Ian Haley Rhett Halkett Marvin Harper Julian Hykes Lance Louw Lloyd Madsen Thornton McDade Lloyd Norris-Jones Taine Paton Wade Paton Erasmus Pieterse Justin Reid-Ross Jonathan Robinson Austin Smith
Trainer	Fabian Gregory	Gregg Clark
Group stage	Argentina 1: 7 (1: 5) New Zealand 1: 4 (0: 3) Germany 0: 2 (0: 1) Australia 0: 1 (0: 1) USA 7: 0 (4: 0)	Australia 0: 6 (0: 2) Great Britain 2: 2 (0: 1) Spain 2: 3 (1: 1) Pakistan 4: 5 (3: 3) Argentina 3: 6 (2: 2)
Placement game	Game for 9th place: Japan 1: 2 a.d. (1: 0, 1: 1)	Game for 11th place: India 3: 2 (2: 1)
Semifinals	eliminated	eliminated
final
placement	10	11

Judo

Athletes	competition	1 round		Round of 16		Quarter finals		Hope round semifinals		Semifinals		Hope round final		final		rank
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Men
Gideon van Zyl	Class up to 73 kg	BYE	BYE	Rustam Orujov	0101: 100 UNN	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17th

canoe

Canoe racing

Athletes	competition	leader		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Women
Tiffany Kruger	K-1 200 m	46.122 s	7th	-	-	-	-	28
Bridgitte Hartley	K-1 500 m	1: 53.051 min	2	1: 51.286 min	1	1: 52.923 min	3	bronze

athletics

Running and walking

Athletes	competition	leader		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Women
Caster Semenya	800 m	2: 00.71 min	2	1: 57.67 min	1	1: 57.23 min	2	silver
René Kalmer	marathon	-		-		2:30:51 h	35	35
Tanith Maxwell	marathon	-		-		2:40:27 h	81	81
Irvette van Blerk	marathon	-		-		DNF	DNF	DNF
Men
Anaso Jobodwana	200 m	20.46 s	2	20.27 s	2	20.69 s	8th	8th
Willie de Beer	400 m	DNS	DNS	-	-	-	-	DNS
Oscar Pistorius	400 m	45.44 s	2	46.54 s	8th	-	-	23
André Olivier	800 m	1: 46.42 min	3	1: 45.44 min	5	-	-	13
Lusapho April	marathon	-		-		2:19:00 h	43	43
Stephen Mokoka	marathon	-		-		2:19:52 h	49	49
Coolboy Ngamole	marathon	-		-		DNF	DNF	DNF
Lehann Fourie	110 m hurdles	13.49 s	2	13.28 s	3	13.53 s	7th	7th
Cornel Fredericks	400 m hurdles	52.29 s	8th	-	-	-	-	44
LJ van Zyl	400 m hurdles	50.31 s	6th	-	-	-	-	34
Oscar Pistorius Willie de Beer Shaun de Jager Ofentse Mogawane	4 × 400 m relay	DNF	DNF	-		3: 03.46	8th	8th
Marc Mundell	50 km of walking	-		-		3:55:32 h	32	32

Jumping and throwing

Athletes	competition	qualification		final		rank
		Width / height	rank	Width / height	rank
Women
Sunette Viljoen	Javelin	65.92 m	1	64.53 m	4th	4th
Men
Godfrey Khotso Mokoena	Long jump	8.02 m	7th	7.93 m	7th	7th

All-around

Athletes	100 m		Long jump		Shot put		high jump		400 m		110 m hurdles		Discus throwing		Pole vault		Javelin		1500 m		Points	rank
	time	Points	Expanse	Points	Expanse	Points	height	Points	time	Points	time	Points	Expanse	Points	height	Points	Expanse	Points	time	Points
Decathlon men
Willem Coertzen	11.09 s	841	7.17 m	1695	13.79 m	2410	2.05 m	3260	48.56 s	4142	14.15 s	5097	43.58 m	5835	4.50 m	6595	64.79 m	7405	4: 26.52 min	8173	8173	9

Cycling

train

Athletes	competition	qualification		Finals		rank
		time	rank	time	rank
Men
Bernard Esterhuizen	sprint	10.350 s	15th	Eliminated in the 1/16 final against Robert Förstemann , reintroduced in the run-off, and eliminated in the round of 16 against Jason Kenny .	11	11
Bernard Esterhuizen	Keirin	DNS	DNS	-	-	DNS

Street

Athletes	competition	time	rank
Women
Robyn de Groot	Road racing	OTL under time limit	OTL
Ashleigh Moolman	Road racing	3:35:56 h	16
Joanna van de Winkel	Road racing	3:35:56 h	28
Robyn de Groot	Individual time trial	42:23:57 h	24
Men
Daryl Impey	Road racing	5:46:37 h	40

Mountain bike

Athletes	competition	time	rank
Women
Candice Neethling	Cross country	1:45:03 h	28
Men
Phillip Buys	Cross country	1:40:11 h	35
Burry Stander	Cross country	1:29:37 h	5

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BMX

Athletes	competition	qualification		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	Points	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Men
Sifiso Nhlapo	Race	40.788 s	30th	27	8th	-	-	-	-	28

horse riding

Athletes	competition	Penalty points	rank
versatility
Paul Hart	singles	123.40	51

rowing

Athletes	competition	leader		Reunion		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Women
Lee-Ann Persse Naydene Smith	two	7: 14.31 min	4th	7: 18.96 min	4th	-		-		7: 56.40 min	2	8th
Men
Matthew Brittain Lawrence Ndlovu John Smith James Thompson	Lightweight foursome	5: 54.62 min	2	-	-	-		6: 04.21 min	2	6: 02.84 min	1	gold

shoot

Athletes	competition	qualification		final		Rings	rank
		Rings	rank	Rings	rank
Men
Alistair Davis	Double trap	132	15th	-	-	132	15th

swim

Athletes	competition	leader		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Women
Trudi Maree	50 m freestyle	25.78 s	8th	-	-	-	-	36
Wendy Trott	800 m freestyle	8: 28.98 min	4th	-		-	-	12
Suzaan van Biljon	200 m chest	2: 25.94 min	4th	2: 23.21 min (African record)	3	2: 23.72 min	7th	7th
Karin Prinsloo	200 m back	2: 10.34 min	5	2: 11.42 min	8th	-	-	16
Kathryn Meaklim	200 m layers	2: 15.25 min	7th	-	-	-	-	24
Kathryn Meaklim	400 m layers	4: 43.46 min	6th	-		-	-	16
Jessica Roux	10 km of open water	-		-		DNF	DNF	DNF
Men
Gideon Louw	50 m freestyle	22.12 s	4th	21.92 s	5	-	-	9
Roland Schoeman	50 m freestyle	21.92 s	1	21.88 s	4th	21.80 s	6th	6th
Gideon Louw	100 m freestyle	48.29 s	2	48.44 s	4th	-	-	9
Graeme Moore	100 m freestyle	49.29 s	7th	-	-	-	-	21st
Heerden Herman	400 m freestyle	3: 57.28 min	8th	-		-	-	25th
Heerden Herman	1500 m freestyle	15: 25.71 min	6th	-		-	-	21st
Chad le Clos	100 m butterfly	51.54 s	1	51.42 s	1	51.44 s	2	silver
Chad le Clos	200 m butterfly	1: 55.23 min	2	1: 54.34 min (African record)	2	1: 52.96 min (African record)	1	gold
Cameron van der Burgh	100 m chest	59.79 s	2	58.83 s (Olympic record)	1	58.46 s (world record)	1	gold
Charl Crous	100 m back	55.37 s	8th	-	-	-	-	32
Darren Murray	200 m back	2:00:01 min	3	-	-	-	-	25th
Chad le Clos	200 m layers	1: 59.45 min	3	1: 58.49 min	5	-	-	9
Darian Townsend	200 m layers	2: 00.67 min	7th	-	-	-	-	21st
Chad le Clos	400 m layers	4: 12.24 min	1	-		4: 12.42 min	5	5
Riaan Schoeman	400 m layers	4: 17.22 min	6th	-		-	-	19th
Graeme Moore Leith Shankland Gideon Louw Roland Schoeman	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3: 13.93 min	2	-		3: 13.45 min	5	5
Jean Basson Heerden Herman Sebastien Rousseau Graeme Moore	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	7: 11.51 min	3	-		7: 09.65 min	7th	7th
Chad le Clos Cameron van der Burgh Gideon Louw Charl Crous	4 × 100 m individual medley relay	3: 35.23 min	7th	-		-	-	13
Hercules Prinsloo	10 km of open water	-		-		1: 50: 52.9 h	12	12

sailing

Fleet Race

Athletes	competition	qualification		Medal Race		Points	rank
		Points	rank	Points	rank
Men
Asenathi Jim Roger Hudson	470s	221	26th	221	26th	221	26th

Triathlon

Athletes	competition	time	rank
Women
Kate Roberts	singles	2:02:46 h	22nd
Gillian Sanders	singles	2:02:28 h	19th
Men
Richard Murray	singles	1:49:15 h	17th

Web links

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Individual evidence

1. ^ Final line-up for Team SA at 2012 Olympics. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on July 11, 2012 ; accessed on June 5, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.