List of flag bearers for South Africa at the Olympics

South Africa at the Olympics
IOC code	RSA
NOC	South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
Website	www.sascoc.co.za
Medals	Gold 27 Silver 33 Bronze 29 Total 89
Summer appearances
1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964–1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winter appearances
1960 1964–1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022

This is a list of flag bearers who have represented South Africa at the Olympics. ^{[1] [2]}

Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

#	Event year	Season	Flag bearer	Sport
26	2020	Summer	Chad le Clos	Swimming
			Phumelela Mbande	Field hockey
25	2018	Winter	Connor Wilson	Alpine skiing
24	2016	Summer	Wayde van Niekerk	Athletics
23	2012	Summer	Caster Semenya	Athletics
22	2010	Winter	Oliver Kraas	Cross-Country Skiing
21	2008	Summer	Natalie du Toit	Swimming
20	2006	Winter	Alexander Heath	Alpine Skiing
19	2004	Summer	Mbulaeni Mulaudzi	Athletics
18	2002	Winter	Alexander Heath	Alpine Skiing
17	2000	Summer	Hezekiel Sepeng	Athletics
16	1998	Winter	Shirene Human	Figure Skating
15	1996	Summer	Masibulele Makepula	Boxing
14	1994	Winter	Dino Quattrocecere	Figure Skating
13	1992	Summer	Jan Tau [lower-alpha 1]	Athletics
12	1960	Summer	Manie van Zyl	Wrestling
11	1960	Winter
10	1956	Summer
9	1952	Summer	Schalk Booysen	Athletics
8	1948	Summer
7	1936	Summer	Clarke Scholtz	Athletics
6	1932	Summer	Harry Hart	Athletics
5	1928	Summer
4	1924	Summer
3	1920	Summer
2	1912	Summer
1	1908	Summer	Doug Stupart	Athletics

See also

• South Africa at the Olympics

Notes

1. Tau carried a special sporting flag for South Africa, rather than an official national flag.

References

1. South Africa. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
2. "Flagbearers for South Africa". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen . Retrieved 7 January 2024.