South Africa at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Africa at the Olympic Games

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At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London

Competitors

125 in 17 sports

Flag bearer

Caster Semenya (opening)^[1]
Oscar Pistorius (closing)

Medals
Rank: 23

Gold
3

Silver
2

Bronze
1

Total
6

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South Africa competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's eighteenth participation overall and sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-apartheid era. The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) sent a total of 125 athletes to the Games, 67 men and 58 women, to compete in 17 sports. Field hockey and women's football were the only team-based sports in which South Africa were representation at these Olympic games. There was only a single competitor in archery, BMX cycling, judo, shooting and weightlifting.

Notable South African athletes included track stars Oscar Pistorius and Caster Semenya. Pistorius, a four-time Paralympic champion, set South Africa's historical record as the first double-leg amputee to compete at the Olympics. Semenya, a middle-distance runner and a world champion who had been subjected to gender testing in 2009,^[2] became the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. The South African team also featured past Olympic medalists, including swimmer Roland Mark Schoeman, who won a full set of medals in Athens, and long jumper Godfrey Khotso Mokoena, who took silver in Beijing.

After suffering a major setback in Beijing, South Africa recaptured its previous successes in London with a total of six Olympic medals (three gold, two silver, and one bronze). Among the nation's medalists were swimmers Cameron van der Burgh and Chad le Clos, who each won gold in their events, with Le Clos also winning a silver. Van der Burgh broke both an Olympic record and a world record in men's breaststroke swimming. Meanwhile, le Clos surpassed the defending champion Michael Phelps to claim the title in one of the men's butterfly events. For the first time in its history, South Africa won Olympic medals in rowing and in sprint canoeing.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
01 ! Gold	van der Burgh, CameronCameron van der Burgh	Swimming	Men's 100 m breaststroke	000000002016-07-29-000029 July
01 ! Gold	le Clos, ChadChad le Clos	Swimming	Men's 200 m butterfly	000000002016-07-31-000031 July
01 ! Gold	James Thompson Matthew Brittain John Smith Sizwe Ndlovu	Rowing	Men's lightweight coxless four	000000002016-08-02-00002 August
02 ! Silver	Chad le Clos	Swimming	Men's 100 m butterfly	000000002016-08-03-00003 August
02 ! Silver	Caster Semenya	Athletics	Women's 800 m	000000002016-08-11-000011 August
03 ! Bronze	Bridgitte Hartley	Canoeing	Women's K-1 500 m	000000002016-08-09-00009 August

Medals by sport
Sport	01 !	02 !	03 !	Total
Swimming	2	1	0	3
Rowing	1	0	0	1
Canoeing	0	0	1	1
Athletics	0	1	0	1
Total	3	2	1	6

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Karen Hultzer	Women's individual	631	46	Lionetti (ITA) (19) L 2–6	Did not advance

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South African athletes have entered the following events:

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

Ofentse Mogawane was injured in a crash during the first heat of the 4 × 400 m relay. On appeal, South Africa was entered into the final with Louis van Zyl replacing Mogawane.^[3] Oscar Pistorius made Olympic history, becoming the first double leg amputee ever to participate in the Olympic Games.^[4]

Lusapho April in men's marathon

Oscar Pistorius becomes the first double leg amputee to compete at the Olympics.

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Lusapho April	Marathon	N/A				2:19:00	43
Lehann Fourie	110 m hurdles	13.49	2 Q	13.28	3 q	13.53	7
Cornel Fredericks	400 m hurdles	52.29	8	Did not advance
Anaso Jobodwana	200 m	20.46	2 Q	20.27	2 Q	20.69	8
Stephen Mokoka	Marathon	N/A				2:19:52	49
Marc Mundell	50 km walk	N/A				3:55:32 AF	32
Coolboy Ngamole	Marathon	N/A				DNF
Andre Olivier	800 m	1:46.42	3 Q	1:45.44	5	Did not advance
Oscar Pistorius	400 m	45.44	2 Q	46.54	8	Did not advance
Louis van Zyl	400 m hurdles	50.31	6	Did not advance
Willem de Beer Shaun de Jager Ofentse Mogawane Oscar Pistorius Louis van Zyl	4 × 400 m relay	DNF*		N/A		3:03.46 SB	8

* Allowed into final on appeal

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Godfrey Khotso Mokoena	Long jump	8.02	7 q	7.93	8

Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete	Event	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m	Final	Rank
Willem Coertzen	Result	11.09	7.17	13.79	2.05	48.56	14.15	43.58	4.50	64.79	4:26.52	8173	9
Willem Coertzen	Points	841	854	715	850	882	955	738	760	810	768	8173	9

Women
Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Rene Kalmer	Marathon	N/A				2:30:51	35
Tanith Maxwell	Marathon	N/A				2:40:27	81
Caster Semenya	800 m	2:00.71	2 Q	1:57.67 SB	1 Q	1:57.23	02 !
Irvette van Blerk	Marathon	N/A				DNF

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Sunette Viljoen	Javelin throw	65.92	3 Q	64.53	4

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Group Stage				Elimination	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Dorian James Willem Viljoen	Men's doubles	Boe / Mogensen (DEN) L 6–21, 12–21	Chai B / Guo Zd (CHN) L 8–21, 13–21	Ivanov / Sozonov (RUS) L 13–21, 15–21	4	Did not advance
Michelle Edwards Annari Viljoen	Women's doubles	Choo / Veeran (AUS) L 9–21, 7–21	Ha J-e / Kim M-j (KOR) L 8–21, 7–21	Jauhari / Polii (INA) L 18–21, 10–21	2 Q	Sorokina / Vislova (RUS) L 9–21, 7–21	Did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Africa has entered boxers for the following events^[5]

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Ayabonga Sonjica	Bantamweight	Dalakliev (BUL) L 6–15	Did not advance
Siphiwe Lusizi	Welterweight	Abdul-Karim (IRQ) W 17–13	Maestre (VEN) L 13–18	Did not advance

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Sprint

South Africa has entered canoeists for the following events

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Bridgitte Hartley	Women's K-1 500 m	1:53.051	2 Q	1:51.286	1 FA	1:52.923	03 !
Tiffany Kruger	Women's K-1 200 m	46.122	7	Did not advance

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Africa has entered nine cyclists.

Road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Daryl Impey	Men's road race	5:46:37	40
Robyn de Groot	Women's road race	OTL
Ashleigh Moolman	Women's road race	3:35:56	16
Ashleigh Moolman	Women's time trial	42:23.57	24
Joanna van de Winkel	Women's road race	3:35:56	28

Track

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Round 1	Repechage 1	Round 2	Repechage 2	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Time Speed (km/h)	Rank	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Rank
Bernard Esterhuizen	Men's sprint	10.350 69.565	15	Förstemann (GER) L	Mazquiarán (ESP) Zhang M (CHN) W 10.762 66.902	Kenny (GBR) L	Förstemann (GER) Kelemen (CZE) L	Did not advance		9th place final Nakagawa (JPN) Kelemen (CZE) Canelón (VEN) L	11

Mountain biking

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Phillip Buys	Men's cross-country^[6]	1:40:11	35
Burry Stander	Men's cross-country^[6]	1:29:37	5
Candice Neethling	Women's cross-country^[7]	1:45:03	28

BMX

Athlete	Event	Seeding		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Result	Rank
Sifiso Nhlapo	Men's BMX	40.788	30	27	8	Did not advance

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Eventing

Athlete	Horse	Event	Dressage		Cross-country			Jumping						Total
			Dressage		Cross-country			Qualifier			Final			Total
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Alexander Peternell^[8]	Asih	Individual	70.40	72	46.00	116.40	56	7.00	123.40	=27	Did not advance			123.40	49

Field hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Africa has qualified for both the men's and the women's event.

Men's team event – 1 team of 16 players
Women's team event – 1 team of 16 players

Men's tournament

Main article: Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the South African roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[9]

Head Coach: Gregg Clark

Reserves:

Jacques Le Roux (GK)

Group play

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Australia	5	3	2	0	23	5	+18	11
Great Britain	5	2	3	0	14	8	+6	9
Spain	5	2	2	1	8	10	−2	8
Pakistan	5	2	1	2	9	16	−7	7
Argentina	5	1	1	3	10	14	−4	4
South Africa	5	0	1	4	11	22	−11	1

Advanced to semifinals

30 July 2012
10:45

Australia	6 – 0	South Africa
Dywer 16', 48', 58' Butturini 33' Ciriello 46' Turner 62'	Report

Umpires:
Roel van Eert (NED)
Marcin Grochal (POL)

1 August 2012
16:00

South Africa	2 – 2	Great Britain
Smith 60' Robinson 64'	Report	Jackson 14', 68'

Umpires:
Nigel Iggo (NZL)
Roelvan Eert (NED)

3 August 2012
19:00

South Africa	2 – 3	Spain
Reid-Ross 26' Norris-Jones 63'	Report	Salles 30' Quemada 42' Delas 55'

Umpires:
German Montes de Oca (ARG)
Tim Pullman (AUS)

5 August 2012
10:45

Pakistan	5 – 4	South Africa
Khan 20', 26' Rasool 23' Abbas 64' Ahmad 67'	Report	McDade 2' Reid-Ross 22', 35' Paton 48'

Umpires:
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)

7 August 2012
13:45

Argentina	6 – 3	South Africa
Peillat 25', 39', 65' Rossi 33' Callioni 45', 50'	Report	Reid-Ross 7' Norris-Jones 8' Robinson 64'

Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Nathan Stagno (GIB)

11th/12th place

11 August 2012
08:30

South Africa	3 – 2	India
Cronje 8' Drummond 34' Norris-Jones 65'	Report	San. Singh 14' D. Singh 67'

Umpires:
Kim Hong Lae (KOR)
German Montes de Oca (ARG)

Women's tournament

Main article: Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the South Africa roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[10]

Head Coach: Giles Bonnet

Reserves:

Vuyisanani Mangisa (GK)
Lauren Penny

Group play

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	5	3	1	1	12	4	+8	10
New Zealand	5	3	1	1	9	5	+4	10
Australia	5	3	1	1	5	2	+3	10
Germany	5	2	1	2	6	7	−1	7
South Africa	5	1	0	4	9	14	−5	3
United States	5	1	0	4	4	13	−9	3

Advanced to semifinals

29 July 2012
16:00

Argentina	7 – 1	South Africa
Aymar 8', 29' J. Sruoga 20' Cavallero 25' Rebecchi 31' Barrionuevo 62' D'Elía 68'	Report	Chamberlain 23'

Umpires:
Miao Lin (CHN)
Lisa Roach (AUS)

31 July 2012
10:45

South Africa	1 – 4	New Zealand
Coetzee 52'	Report	C. Harrison 2' Eshuis 22' Sharland 29', 61'

Umpires:
Chieko Soma (JPN)
Amy Hassick (USA)

2 August 2012
16:00

South Africa	0 – 2	Germany
	Report	Mavers 25' Rinne 44'

Umpires:
Elena Eskina (RUS)
Kang Hyun-Young (KOR)

4 August 2012
08:30

Australia	1 – 0	South Africa
Close 8'	Report

Umpires:
Miao Lin (CHN)
Amy Hassick (USA)

6 August 2012
10:45

United States	0 – 7	South Africa
	Report	Bright 14', 44' George 20' Wilson 25' Coetzee 33', 62' Chamberlain 54'

Umpires:
Frances Block (GBR)
Claire Adenot (FRA)

9th/10th place

8 August 2012
08:30

Japan	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	South Africa
Murakami 63', 80'	Report	Deetlefs 27'

Umpires:
Stella Bartlema (NED)
Amy Hassick (USA)

Football

Main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Africa is qualified for the women's event.

Women's team event – 1 team of 18 players

Women's tournament

Main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Team roster

The following is the South African roster in the women's football tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[11]

Coach: Joseph Mkhonza

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	2012 club
1	1GK	Barker, RoxanneRoxanne Barker	(1991-05-06)6 May 1991 (aged 21)	6	0	Pepperdine University
2	3MF	Moodaly, RobynRobyn Moodaly	(1994-06-16)16 June 1994 (aged 18)	12	1	High Performance Centre
3	2DF	Vilakazi, NothandoNothando Vilakazi	(1988-10-28)28 October 1988 (aged 23)	30	6	Palace Super Falcons
4	2DF	Sister, AmandaAmanda Sister	(1990-03-01)1 March 1990 (aged 22)	33	1	Liverpool
5	2DF	Wyk, JanineJanine van Wyk	(1987-04-17)17 April 1987 (aged 25)	76	8	Palace Super Falcons
6	2DF	Cele, ZamandosiZamandosi Cele	(1990-12-26)26 December 1990 (aged 21)	18	0	Durban
7	3MF	Smeda, LeandraLeandra Smeda	(1989-07-22)22 July 1989 (aged 23)	19	3	Cape Town Roses
8	3MF	Louw, KylieKylie Louw	(1989-01-15)15 January 1989 (aged 23)	72	7	Stephen F. Austin State University
9	3MF	Dlamini, AmandaAmanda Dlamini (c)	(1988-07-22)22 July 1988 (aged 24)	49	16	University of Johannesburg
10	3MF	Ntsweng, MarryMarry Ntsweng	(1989-12-19)19 December 1989 (aged 22)	41	1	Tshwane University
11	4FW	Matlou, NokoNoko Matlou	(1985-09-30)30 September 1985 (aged 26)	74	55	University of Johannesburg
12	4FW	Modise, PortiaPortia Modise	(1983-06-20)20 June 1983 (aged 29)	92	71	Palace Super Falcons
13	3MF	Hlumbane, GabisileGabisile Hlumbane	(1986-12-20)20 December 1986 (aged 25)	33	0	Kovsies
14	4FW	Mollo, SanahSanah Mollo	(1987-01-30)30 January 1987 (aged 25)	26	8	Bloemfontein Celtic
15	2DF	Jane, RefiloeRefiloe Jane	(1992-08-04)4 August 1992 (aged 19)	5	0	Mamelodi Sundowns
16	3MF	Nyandeni, MpumiMpumi Nyandeni	(1987-08-19)19 August 1987 (aged 24)	93	7	WFC Rossiyanka
17	4FW	Mgcoyi, AndisiweAndisiwe Mgcoyi	(1988-07-03)3 July 1988 (aged 24)	21	4	Mamelodi Sundowns
18	1GK	Mndaweni, ThokozileThokozile Mndaweni	(1981-08-08)8 August 1981 (aged 30)	57	1	University of Johannesburg

Group play


Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sweden	3	1	2	0	6	3	+3	5
Japan	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
Canada	3	1	1	1	6	4	+2	4
South Africa	3	0	1	2	1	7	−6	1

Green indicates qualified for the quarter-finals

Sweden v South Africa

25 July 2012
19:45

Sweden	4–1	South Africa
Fischer 7' Dahlkvist 20' Schelin 21', 63'	Report	Modise 60'

City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Attendance: 18,290^[12]
Referee: Salomé di Iorio (Argentina)

Canada v South Africa

28 July 2012
14:45

Canada	3–0	South Africa
Tancredi 7' Sinclair 58', 86'	Report

City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Attendance: 14,753^[13]
Referee: Christina Pedersen (Norway)

Japan v South Africa

31 July 2012
14:30

Japan	0–0	South Africa
	Report

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 24,202^[14]
Referee: Efthalia Mitsi (Greece)

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Gideon van Zyl	Men's −73 kg	BYE	Orujov (AZE) L 0101–0100	Did not advance

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Africa has entered the following events.

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Finals
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Matthew Brittain Sizwe Ndlovu John Smith James Thompson	Lightweight four	5:54.62	2 SA/B	BYE		6:04.21	2 FA	6:02.84	01 !

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Finals
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Lee-Ann Persse Naydene Smith	Pair	7:14.31	4 R	7:18.96	5 FB	7:56.40	7

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

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Africa has entered one boat for the following event.

Men

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*	Net points	Final rank
Jim Asenathi Roger Hudson	470	18	27	27	20	26	26	13	15	25	24	EL	194	26

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Africa has entered one competitor in shooting;^[15]

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Alistair Davis	Double trap	132	15	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Twenty South African swimmers have entered the following events:

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Charl Crous	100 m backstroke	55.37	33	Did not advance
Heerden Herman	400 m freestyle	3:57.28	25	N/A		Did not advance
Heerden Herman	1500 m freestyle	15:25.71	21	N/A		Did not advance
Chad le Clos	100 m butterfly	51.54	1 Q	51.42	2 Q	51.44	02 !
	200 m butterfly	1:55.23	4 Q	1:54.34 AF	3 Q	1:52.96 AF	01 !
	200 m individual medley	1:59.45	11 Q	1:58.49	=7 Q	Withdrew
	400 m individual medley	4:12.24	2 Q	N/A		4:12.42	5
Gideon Louw	50 m freestyle	22.12	11 Q	21.92	9	Did not advance
Gideon Louw	100 m freestyle	48.29	2 Q	48.44	=9	Did not advance
Graeme Moore	100 m freestyle	49.29	21	Did not advance
Darren Murray	200 m backstroke	2:00.01	25	Did not advance
Troyden Prinsloo	10 km open water	N/A				1:50:52.9	12
Riaan Schoeman	400 m individual medley	4:17.22	19	N/A		Did not advance
Roland Mark Schoeman	50 m freestyle	21.92	5 Q	21.88	=7 Q	21.80	6
Darian Townsend	200 m individual medley	2:00.67	21	Did not advance
Cameron van der Burgh	100 m breaststroke	59.79	6 Q	58.83 OR	1 Q	58.46 WR	01 !
Gideon Louw Graeme Moore Roland Mark Schoeman Darian Townsend	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:13.93	7 Q	N/A		3:13.45	5
Jean Basson Chad le Clos Sebastien Rousseau Darian Townsend	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	7:11.51	7 Q	N/A		7:09.65	7
Charl Crous Chad le Clos Gideon Louw Leith Shankland Darian Townsend Cameron van der Burgh	4 × 100 m medley relay	3:35.23	13	N/A		Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Trudi Maree	50 m freestyle	25.78	36	Did not advance
Kathryn Meaklim	200 m individual medley	2:15.25	24	Did not advance
Kathryn Meaklim	400 m individual medley	4:43.46	16	N/A		Did not advance
Karin Prinsloo	200 m freestyle	1:59.24	20	Did not advance
Karin Prinsloo	200 m backstroke	2:10.34	13 Q	2:11.42	16	Did not advance
Jessica Roux	10 km open water	N/A				DNF
Wendy Trott	400 m freestyle	4:11.63	22	N/A		Did not advance
Wendy Trott	800 m freestyle	8:28.98	12	N/A		Did not advance
Suzaan van Biljon	100 m breaststroke	1:07.54	12 Q	1:07.68	11	Did not advance
Suzaan van Biljon	200 m breaststroke	2:25.94	9 Q	2:23.21 AF	5 Q	2:23.72	7

Triathlon

Main article: Triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Africa has entered one man and two women.

Athlete	Event	Swim (1.5 km)	Trans 1	Bike (40 km)	Trans 2	Run (10 km)	Total Time	Rank
Richard Murray	Men's	18:11	0:35	59:38	0:26	30:25	1:49:15	17
Kate Roberts	Women's	19:23	0:40	1:07:21	0:34	34:48	2:02:46	22
Gillian Sanders	Women's	19:29	0:38	1:05:31	0:32	36:18	2:02:28	19

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Beach

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Standing	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Standing	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Freedom Chiya Grant Goldschmidt	Men's	Pool D Gibb – Rosenthal (USA) L 0 – 2 (10–21, 11–21) Samoilovs – Sorokins (LAT) L 0 – 2 (13–21, 10–21) Fijałek – Prudel (POL) L 0 – 2 (19–21, 13–21)	4	Did not advance				19

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Africa has entered one weightlifter.

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Jean Greeff	Men's −94 kg	137	20	176	20	313	20

References

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↑ Slot, Owen (19 August 2009). "Caster Semenya faces sex test before she can claim victory". London: The Times. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
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Nations at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom

Africa	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo DR Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

Americas	Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Aruba Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda Bolivia Brazil British Virgin Islands Canada Cayman Islands Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Trinidad and Tobago United States Uruguay Venezuela Virgin Islands

Asia	Afghanistan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal North Korea Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Syria Chinese Taipei Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen

Europe	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine

Oceania	American Samoa Australia Cook Islands Fiji Guam Kiribati Marshall Islands Federated States of Micronesia Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu

Others	Independent Olympic Athletes

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South Africa at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Medalists

Archery

Athletics

Badminton

Boxing

Canoeing

Sprint

Cycling

Road

Track

Mountain biking

BMX

Equestrian

Eventing

Field hockey

Men's tournament

Women's tournament

Football

Women's tournament

Judo

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Triathlon

Volleyball

Beach

Weightlifting

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