South Africa at the
2024 Summer Olympics
IOC codeRSA
NOCSouth African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sascoc.co.za
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors112 in 15 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

South Africa is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It will be the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Games in the post-apartheid era and twenty-first overall in Summer Olympic history.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 101
Artistic swimming —22
Athletics 639
Canoeing 224
Cycling 235
Diving 011
Equestrian TBDTBD1
Field hockey 161632
Gymnastics 011
Rowing 213
Rugby sevens 01212
Sport climbing 224
Surfing 213
Swimming 5510
Water polo 121224
Total5061112

Archery

One South African archer qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics men's individual recurve competitions by virtue of his result at the 2023 African Continental Qualification Tournament in Nabeul, Tunisia.[1]

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
  Men's individual

Artistic swimming

South Africa fielded a pair of artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet as the highest-ranked African nation eligible for qualification at the 2023 FINA World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

Athlete Event Technical routine Free routine (preliminary) Free routine (final)
Points Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank
 
 		 Duet

Athletics

South African track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[2]

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
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Repechage Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Akani Simbine Men's 100 m
Luxolo Adams Men's 200 m
Zakithi Nene Men's 400 m
Wayde van Niekerk
Adriaan Wildschutt Men's 5000 m —
Stephen Mokoka Men's marathon —
Marione Fourie Women's 100 m hurdles
Irvette van Zyl Women's marathon —
Gerda Steyn

Canoeing

Sprint

South African canoeists qualified two boat for the following distances, through the gold medal result at the 2023 African Olympic in Abuja, Nigeria.

Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
 
 		 Men's K-2 500 m
 
 		 Women's K-2 500 m

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

Cycling

Road

South Africa entered one male and two female rider to compete in the road race events at the Olympic. South Africa secured those quota through the UCI Nation Ranking.[3]

Athlete Event Time Rank
  Men's road race
  Women's road race
 
  Women's time trial

Mountain biking

South African mountain bikers secured a men's and women's quota place each in the Olympic cross-country race by topping the field of nations vying for qualification at the 2023 African Championships in Johannesburg.

Athlete Event Time Rank
  Men's cross-country
  Women's cross-country

Diving

South African divers secured a quota place for Paris 2024 by advancing to the top twelve final of the women's individual springboard at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
  Women's 3 m springboard

Equestrian

South Africa entered one riders in the eventing event, through the establishments of final olympics ranking for Group F (Africa & Middle East).[4]

Eventing

Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
  Individual

Field hockey

Summary

Key:

Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
South Africa men's Men's tournament
South Africa women's Women's tournament

Men's tournament

South Africa men's national field hockey team qualified by winning the 2023 Men's African Olympic Qualifier.[5]

Team roster
  • Men's team event – 1 team of 16 players

Women's tournament

South Africa women's national field hockey team qualified by winning the 2023 Women's African Olympic Qualifier.[6]

Team roster
  • Women's team event – 1 team of 16 players

Gymnastics

Artistic

South Africa entered one female gymnasts into the games. Caitlin Rooskrantz qualified for the games by virtue of her individual results, through all-around event at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.[7]

Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Caitlin Rooskrantz All-around

Rowing

South African rowers qualified boats in each of the following classes through the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia and 2023 African Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia.[8]

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
 
 		 Men's coxless pair
  Women's single sculls

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

Rugby sevens

Summary
Team Event Pool round Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
South Africa women's Women's tournament

Women's tournament

South Africa women's national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2023 Africa Women's Sevens in Monastir, Tunisia.

Squad
  • Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players

Sport climbing

South Africa qualified four climbers for Paris. All of them qualified directly for the combined and speed events, by winning the gold medal at the 2023 Africa Olympic Qualifier in Pretoria.

Boulder & lead combined
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Boulder Lead Total Rank Boulder Lead Total Rank
ResultPlaceHoldTimePlace ResultPlaceHoldTimePlace
Mel Janse van Rensburg Men's
Lauren Mukheibir Women's
Speed
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Time Rank Opposition
Time		 Opposition
Time		 Opposition
Time		 Opposition
Time		 Rank
Joshua Bruyns Men's
Aniya Holder Women's

Surfing

South African surfers confirmed three shortboard quota places for Tahiti. Jordy Smith and Sarah Baum topped the list of eligible surfers from Africa to secure the lone available berth in their respective shortboard races at the 2023 ISA World Surfing Games in Surf City, El Salvador.[9]

Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Score Rank Score Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Jordy Smith Men's shortboard
Matthew McGillivray
Sarah Baum Women's shortboard

Swimming

South African swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)):[10]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
  Men's 100 m backstroke
  Men's 200 m backstroke
  Men's 100 m butterfly
 
  Men's 200 m medley
  Women's 100 m breaststroke
 
  Women's 200 m breaststroke
  Women's 100 m butterfly
  Women's 200 m medley

Water polo

Summary
Key:
Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
South Africa men's Men's tournament
South Africa women's Women's tournament

Men's tournament

South Africa men's national water polo team qualified for the Olympics by being the only African team at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships.[11]

Team roster
  • Men's team event – one team of 12 players

Women's tournament

South Africa women's national water polo team qualified for the Olympics by being the only African team at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships.[11]

Team roster
  • Women's team event – one team of 12 players

See also

References

  1. ↑ "African Championships 2023: Egypt grab two spots as title showdown beckons". World Archery. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Athletics at Paris 2024: The entry standards". International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Road cycling at París 2024: Quota distribution for next Olympic Games decided following publication of UCI World Ranking by Nations". International Olympic Committee. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "FEI publishes Olympic and Paralympic Rankings for Paris 2024". International Federation for Equestrian Sports. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "South Africa seal Olympic Games Paris 2024 Qualification". fih.hockey. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "SA women's hockey team cruise into Paris Olympics in style". timeslive.co.za. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "What we learned from the 2023 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships and Paris 2024 Olympic qualifier in Antwerp". International Olympic Committee. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "African rowers secure their spots for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games". World Rowing. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "Five Paris 2024 Olympians Confirmed on Day 6 of the 2023 Surf City El Salvador ISA World Surfing Games". International Surfing Association. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "Paris 2024 – Swimming Qualification". World Aquatics. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  11. 1 2 "Clash between reigning Olympic and world champions opens World Championships in Doha". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
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