South_Africa_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics
South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
South Africa competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The team included 136 athletes, as of 10 July 2008.[3] South Africa had its worst medals performance at an Olympics since 1994 (winter games), and tied its performance in the 1936 Games.
Quick Facts South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics, IOC code ...
| South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | RSA |
| NOC | South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 136[1] in 19 sports |
| Flag bearers | Natalie du Toit (opening) Sifiso Nhlapo (closing)[2] |
| Medals Ranked 70th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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More information Medal, Name ...
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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 Silver | Godfrey Khotso Mokoena | Athletics | Men's long jump |
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Main article: Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics
South Africa sent archers to the Olympics for the fifth time, seeking the nation's first Olympic medal in the sport. Calvin Hartley earned the country its only qualifying spot, in the men's competition, by placing first in the 2008 African championship.[4]
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
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| Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
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| Calvin Hartley | Men's individual | 654 | 37 |  Stevens (CUB) (28)L 107 (18)–107 (19) |
Did not advance | |||||
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Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
- Track & road events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Pieter de Villiers | 400 m hurdles | 49.24 | 2 Q | — | 49.44 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
| Norman Dlomo | Marathon | — | 2:24:28 | 53 | |||||
| Thuso Mpuang | 200 m | 20.87 | 6 Q | 21.04 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Mbulaeni Mulaudzi | 800 m | 1:47.64 | 2 Q | — | 1:46.24 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Alwyn Myburgh | 400 m hurdles | 48.92 SB | 3 Q | — | 49.16 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Samson Ngoepe | 800 m | 1:47.42 | 5 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Hendrick Ramaala | Marathon | — | 2:22:43 | 44 | |||||
| Ruben Ramolefi | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:19.86 PB | 1 Q | — | 8:34.58 | 14 | |||
| Juan van Deventer | 1500 m | 3:36.32 | 1 Q | — | 3:37.75 | 6 Q | 3:34.77 | 6 | |
| Louis van Zyl | 400 m hurdles | 48.86 | 2 Q | — | 48.57 | 3 Q | 48.42 | 5 | |
| Hannes Dreyer Gert du Plessis Leigh Julius Ishmael Kumbane Thuso Mpuang Sergio Mullins Sibusiso Sishi |
4 × 100 m relay | DNF | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Ofentse Mogawane Alwyn Myburgh Pieter Smith Louis van Zyl |
4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.26 SB | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||||
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- Field events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Godfrey Khotso Mokoena | Long jump | 8.14 | 4 Q | 8.24 | |
| John Robert Oosthuizen | Javelin throw | 76.16 | 19 | Did not advance | |
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- Women
- Track & road events
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| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| René Kalmer | 1500 m | 4:08.41 | 7 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Isabel Le Roux | 200 m | 23.67 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
| Tsholofelo Thipe | 400 m | 54.11 | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||||
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- Field events
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| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Elizna Naudé | Discus throw | 58.75 | 20 | Did not advance | |
| Justine Robbeson | Javelin throw | 59.63 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| Sunette Viljoen | 55.58 | 33 | Did not advance | ||
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Main article: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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| Opposition Score |
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| Chris Dednam Roelof Dednam |
Men's doubles | — |  Bach / Malaythong (USA) L 10–21, 16–21 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Kerry-Lee Harrington | Women's singles | Bye |  Wong M C (MAS)L 4–21, 4–21 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Chantal Botts Michelle Edwards |
Women's doubles | — |  Chien Y-C / Cheng W-H (TPE) L 6–21, 12–21 |
Did not advance | ||||
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Main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
South Africa qualified one boxer for the Olympic boxing tournament. Jackson Chauke earned a spot in the flyweight competition at the second African continental qualifying tournament.[5]
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| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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| Opposition Result |
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| Jackson Chauke | Flyweight |  Yunusov (TJK)L 1–9 |
Did not advance | ||||
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Main article: Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Slalom
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| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||
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| Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Siboniso Cele | Men's C-1 | 162.51 | 16 | 100.42 | 16 | 262.93 | 16 | Did not advance | |||||
| Cameron McIntosh Cyprian Ngidi |
Men's C-2 | 119.83 | 12 | 157.37 | 12 | 277.20 | 12 | Did not advance | |||||
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Sprint
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More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Calvin Mokoto | C-1 500 m | 2:03.372 | 7 QS | 2:12.226 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| C-1 1000 m | 4:33.887 | 7 QS | 4:26.650 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
| Shaun Rubenstein | K-1 500 m | 1:37.686 | 5 QS | 1:44.154 | 4 | Did not advance | |
| K-1 1000 m | 3:36.134 | 5 QS | 3:36.969 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jennifer Hodson | K-1 500 m | 1:51.655 | 3 QS | 1:53.209 | 3 Q | 1:53.353 | 8 |
| Michele Eray Bridgitte Hartley |
K-2 500 m | 1:43.341 | 8 QS | 1:47.018 | 8 | Did not advance | |
| Michele Eray Jennifer Hodson Carol Joyce Nicola Mocke |
K-4 500 m | 1:37.399 | 3 QF | Bye | 1:36.724 | 7 | |
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Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Road
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| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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| John-Lee Augustyn | Men's road race | 6:26:17 | 27 |
| David George | Men's road race | 6:39:42 | 80 |
| Men's time trial | 1:07:55 | 31 | |
| Robert Hunter | Men's road race | Did not finish | |
| Cherise Taylor | Women's road race | 3:48:33 | 59 |
| Marissa van der Merwe | 3:33:17 | 34 | |
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Mountain biking
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| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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| Burry Stander | Men's cross-country | 2:01:58 | 15 |
| Yolande Speedy | Women's cross-country | LAP (2 laps) | 22 |
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BMX
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| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Sifiso Nhlapo | Men's BMX | 36.428 | 13 | 6 | 1 Q | 8 | 2 Q | DNF | 7 |
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Main article: Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Women
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| Athlete | Events | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
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| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Jenna Dreyer | 3 m springboard | 210.90 | 28 | Did not advance | |||
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Main article: Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Men
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| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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| Opposition Score |
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| Sello Maduma | Individual épée |  Kim S-G (KOR)L 12–15 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Dario Torrente |  Videira (POR)L 10–15 |
Did not advance | ||||||
| Mike Wood |  Nikishyn (UKR)L 7–15 |
Did not advance | ||||||
| Sello Maduma Dario Torrente Mike Wood George Harrop-Allin |
Team épée | — |  China (CHN)L 28–45 |
Did not advance | ||||
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- Women
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| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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| Opposition Score |
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| Jyoti Chetty | Individual sabre |  Besbes (TUN)L 2–15 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Adele du Plooy | Pundyk (UKR) L 7–15 |
Did not advance | ||||||
| Elvira Wood |  Sassine (CAN)L 2–15 |
Did not advance | ||||||
| Jyoti Chetty Adele du Plooy Shelley Gosher Elvira Wood |
Team sabre | — | United States (USA) L 8–45 |
Classification semi-final Russia (RUS)L 13–45 |
7th place final Canada (CAN) L 16–45 |
8 | ||
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Main article: Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men's tournament
- Team roster
The following is the South African roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[6]
Head Coach: Gregg Clark
Reserve:
- Shanyl Balwanth
- Erasmus Pieterse (GK)
- Group play
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Netherlands |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 13 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Australia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 11 | |
| 3 |  Great Britain |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 8 | Fifth place game |
| 4 |  Pakistan |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 6 | Seventh place game |
| 5 |  Canada |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 4 | Ninth place game |
| 6 |  South Africa |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 25 | −21 | 0 | Eleventh place game |
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Source: FIH
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- Classification match for 11th/12th place
Women's tournament
- Team roster
The following is the South African roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[7]
Head Coach: Jennifer King
Reserve:
- Henriette du Buisson
- Farrah Fredericks
- Group play
More information Pld, W ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| Netherlands |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 15 | Advanced to semifinals |
 China |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 10 | |
| Australia |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 10 | |
 Spain |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 6 | |
 South Korea |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 3 | |
| South Africa |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 |
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- Classification match for 11th/12th place
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Main article: Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Rhythmic
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rope | Hoop | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | Rope | Hoop | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | ||
| Odette Richard | Individual | 13.975 | 13.950 | 13.800 | 13.775 | 55.500 | 23 | Did not advance | |||||
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Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
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| Opposition Result |
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| Marlon August | Men's −73 kg | — |  Al Qubaisi (UAE)W 1000–0000 |
 Guilheiro (BRA)L 0000–1001 |
Did not advance | ||||||
| Matthew Jago | Men's −81 kg | Bye |  Krawczyk (POL)L 0000–0120 |
Did not advance | |||||||
| Patrick Trezise | Men's −90 kg | — | Pershin (RUS) L 0000–1000 |
Did not advance |  Rosati (ARG)L 0000–1000 |
Did not advance | |||||
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Main article: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Men
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| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ramon di Clemente Shaun Keeling |
Pair | 6:45.26 | 3 SA/B | Bye | 6:37.18 | 3 FA | 6:47.83 | 5 | |
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- Women
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| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Hendrika Geyser | Single sculls | 8:20.26 | 4 QF | — | 7:44.14 | 4 SC/D | 7:59.67 | 1 FC | 7:35.06 | 13 | |
| Kirsten McCann Alexandra White |
Lightweight double sculls | 7:20.51 | 6 R | 7:48.04 | 4 FC | — | Bye | 7:20.49 | 14 | ||
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Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Women
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| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Penny Alison Dominique Provoyeur Kim Rew |
Yngling | 10 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 7 | CAN | CAN | EL | 63 | 12 | |
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M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled
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| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Dallyn McLean |
DuelRace Class | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | EL | 36 | 5th | |
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M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – advanced into the medal race; CAN = Final Race cancelled
Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Women
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| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Esmari van Reenen | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 578 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Diane Swanton | Trap | 57 | 17 | Did not advance | |
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Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Men
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- Women
Natalie du Toit, five time gold medallist at the Athens Paralympics in 2004, has qualified to compete, becoming the first amputee ever to qualify for the Olympic Games in the 10 kilometre open water race.[8][9] She finished in 16th place.
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| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Melissa Corfe | 200 m freestyle | 2:00.95 | 33 | Did not advance | |||
| 400 m freestyle | 4:10.54 | 17 | — | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m backstroke | 2:12.64 | 22 | Did not advance | ||||
| Natalie du Toit | 10 km open water | — | 2:00:49.9 | 16 | |||
| Mandy Loots | 100 m butterfly | 58.61 AF | 18 | Did not advance | |||
| Kathryn Meaklim | 200 m butterfly | 2:09.41 | 16 Q | 2:11.74 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| 400 m individual medley | 4:37.11 | 10 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Jessica Pengelly | 200 m individual medley | 2:15.80 | 26 | Did not advance | |||
| 400 m individual medley | 4:41.04 | 21 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Lize-Mari Retief | 50 m freestyle | 25.44 | 26 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 m freestyle | 55.17 | 21 | Did not advance | ||||
| 100 m butterfly | 58.20 AF | 8 Q | 58.63 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
| Wendy Trott | 400 m freestyle | 4:08.38 AF | 12 | — | Did not advance | ||
| 800 m freestyle | 8:26.21 AF | 9 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Suzaan van Biljon | 100 m breaststroke | 1:07.55 | 5 Q | 1:09.56 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:25.51 | 9 Q | 2:28.45 | 15 | Did not advance | ||
| Melissa Corfe Mandy Loots Kathryn Meaklim Wendy Trott |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:51.14 | 15 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Melissa Corfe Mandy Loots Lize-Mari Retief Suzaan van Biljon |
4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:04.20 | 12 | — | Did not advance | ||
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Main article: Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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| Opposition Score |
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| Kevin Anderson | Men's singles |  Loglo (TOG)W 6–3, 6–2 |
 Kiefer (GER)L 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 4–6 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Kevin Anderson Jeff Coetzee |
Men's doubles | — |  Almagro / Ferrer (ESP) L 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
Did not advance | ||||
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Main article: Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
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| Mari Rabie | Women's | 19:54 | 0:29 | 1:06:30 | 0:34 | 42:01 | 2:09:28.02 | 43 |
| Kate Roberts | 19:58 | 0:30 | 1:06:26 | 0:37 | 38:02 | 2:05:33.24 | 32 |
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Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Beach
Main article: Beach volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
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Rank | |||
| Judith Augoustides Vita Nel |
Women's | Pool D Goller – Ludwig (GER) L 0 – 2 (12–21, 14–21)  Koutroumanidou – Tsiartsiani (GRE)L 0 – 2 (12–21, 8–21) Chen X – Zhang X (CHN)L 0 – 2 (13–21, 9–21) |
4 | Did not advance | ||||
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Main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Darryn Anthony | Men's −77 kg | 135 | 24 | 160 | 22 | 295 | 22 |
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Main article: Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Key:
- VT - Victory by Fall.
- PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
- PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
- Men's freestyle
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| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
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Rank | ||
| Heinrich Barnes | −66 kg |  Buyanjav (MGL)L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance | 19 | |||||
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- South Africa athletes index, Yahoo! Sports
- "Dreams carry Natalie Du Toit to Beijing", The Telegraph, 4 May 2008.
- "Du Toit, who lost leg in scooter accident, will swim in Beijing Games", Reuters, 3 May 2008.