South Africa at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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South Africa at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Flag of South Africa.svg
IOC code RSA
NOC South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
Website www.sascoc.co.za
in Atlanta
Competitors84 (64 men and 20 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer Masibulele Makepula
Medals
Ranked 27th
Gold
3
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

South Africa competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 84 competitors, 64 men and 20 women, and this was the first South African team marched under the new post-Apartheid flag.

Contents

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Penny Heyns Swimming Women's 100 metre breaststroke 21 July
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Penny Heyns Swimming Women's 200 metre breaststroke 23 July
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Josia Thugwane Athletics Men's marathon 4 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Hezekiél Sepeng Athletics Men's 800 metres 31 July
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Marianne Kriel Swimming Women's 100 metre backstroke 22 July

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [1]

SportMenWomenTotal
Archery 033
Athletics 18422
Boxing 55
Canoeing 011
Cycling 426
Field hockey 16016
Judo 101
Modern pentathlon 11
Rowing 628
Sailing 505
Shooting 202
Swimming 257
Tennis 336
Wrestling 11
Total642084

Archery

Women
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Jill Börresen Individual 56762Flag of Turkey.svg  Natalia Nasaridze  (TUR)
L140-168
Did not advance
Leanda Hendricks 60056Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Yoon Hye-Young  (KOR)
L138-165
Did not advance
Kirstin Lewis 63926Flag of Hungary.svg  Judit Kovács  (HUN)
W150-150
Flag of Moldova (3-2).svg  Natalia Valeeva  (MDA)
L143-160
Did not advance
Jill Börresen
Leanda Hendricks
Kirstin Lewis
Team 180615Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
L228-240
Did not advance

Athletics

Men

Track and road events
AthletesEventsHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Alfred Visagie 200 metres 21.1068Did not advance
Arnau Malherbe 400 metres 45.7516 Q45.2618Did not advance
Hendrik Mokganyetsi 400 metres 45.8922 q46.4830Did not advance
Bobang Phiri 400 metres 45.9426 q45.5121Did not advance
Johan Botha 800 metres 1:45.635 qN/A1:48.0619Did not advance
Hezekiel Sepeng 800 metres 1:46.4514 QN/A1:45.167 Q1:42.72 Silver medal icon.svg
Marius van Heerden 800 metres 1:47.4631N/ADid not advance
Shadrack Hoff 5000 metres 14:05.9726 QN/A14:16.1425Did not advance
John Morapedi 5000 metres 13:54.3011 QN/A13:54.4319Did not advance
Hendrick Ramaala 10000 metres 29:07.8129N/ADid not advance
Lawrence Peu Marathon N/A2:18:0927
Josia Thugwane Marathon N/A2:12:36 Gold medal icon.svg
Gert Thys Marathon N/A2:18:5533
Llewellyn Herbert 400 metres hurdles 51.1345N/ADid not advance
Shadrack Mogotsi 3000 metres steeplechase 8:46.2428N/ADid not advance
Arnaud Malherbe
Hendrik Mokganyetsi
Bobang Phiri
Alfred Visagie
4 x 400 metres relay 3:03.7913 qN/A3:02.9610Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Riaan Botha Pole vault 5.701 Q5.6014
Okkert Brits Pole vault NMDid not advance
François Fouché Long jump 7.4438Did not advance

Women

Track and road events
AthletesEventsHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Gwen Griffiths 1500 metres 4:10.8014 QN/A4:11.1212 Q4:06.339
Colleen de Reuck 10000 metres 32:39.1920 QN/A32:14.6913
Elana Meyer Marathon N/ADid not finish
Karen van der Veen 400 metres hurdles 57.0025N/ADid not advance

Boxing

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Masibulele Makepula Light-flyweight Flag of India.svg  Thapa  (IND)
W RSC
Flag of Spain.svg  Lozano  (ESP)
L 14-3
Did not advance
Phillip N'dou Featherweight Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Patton  (CAN)
W RSC
Flag of Thailand.svg  Kamsing  (THA)
L 12-7
Did not advance
Irvin Buhlalu Lightweight Flag of Thailand.svg  Wiangwiset  (THA)
L 21-5
Did not advance
Victor Kunene Light-middleweight Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Polakovič  (CZE)
L 8-1
Did not advance
Sybrand Botes Light-heavyweight Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Hernández  (DOM)
W16-11
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Flores  (PUR)
L 16-7
Did not advance

Canoeing

Sprint

Women
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ruth Nortje K-1 500 m 1:54.6952 QN/A1:53.6115Did not advance

Cycling

Road

Men
AthleteEventTimeRank
Doug Ryder Road race 4:56:4761
Blayne Wikner Road race 4:56:5297
Women
AthleteEventTimeRank
Erica Green Road race 2:37:2135
Jackie Martin Road race 2:53:1243

Track

Sprints
AthleteEventQualifying1/32 finals
(Repechage)
1/16 finals
(Repechage)
1/8 finals
(Repechage)
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals (5th-8th)
Time
Speed (km/h)
RankOpposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Times
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank
Jean-Pierre van Zyl Men's sprint 10.695
67.321
17 QFlag of France.svg  Rousseau  (FRA)
L 11.296
63.739
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Bazálik  (SVK)
L 11.222
64.159
Did not advance
Pursuits
AthleteEventQualifying1st roundSemifinalsFinals
TimeRankOpposition
Time
RankOpposition
Time
RankOpposition
Time
Rank
David George Men's individual pursuit 4:39.53115Did not advance
Time trials
AthleteEventTimeRank
Jean-Pierre van Zyl Men's 1000 metre time trial 1:04.2145
Points races
AthleteEventFinals
PointsRank
David George Men's points race Did not finish

Mountain biking

Women
AthleteEventTimeRank
Erica Green Cross-country 2:03:0617

Field Hockey

Men's tournament

Group B
TeamPointsGWDLGFGADiff
1.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 95410146+8
2.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 75311137+6
3.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 55131880
4.Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 4512212131
5.Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 350327125
6.Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 250237158
Match 6
20:00
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg1 – 1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Greg Nicol 65' Mark Hager 61'
Umpires:
Guillaume Langle (FRA)
Steve Horgan (USA)


Match 11
17:30
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg2 – 2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Mirnawan Nawawi 38' (pc)
Mirnawan Nawawi 61'
Greg Nicol 26' (pc)
Grant Fulton 64' (pc)
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Kiyoshi Sana (JPN)


Match 16
09:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3 – 3Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Park Shin-Heum 27' (pc)
Shin Seo-Jyo 51' (pc)
Kim Young-Kyu 60'
Greg Nicol 55' (pc)
Grant Fulton 67' (ps)
Greg Nicol 68' (pc)
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Richard Wolter (GER)


Match 23
17:30
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg0 – 2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Jon Wyatt 14' (pc)
Calum Giles 28' (pc)
Umpires:
Steve Horgan (USA)
Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)


Match 30
20:00
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg4 – 1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Bram Lomans 10' (pc)
Marc Delissen 13'
Bram Lomans 26' (pc)
Taco van den Honert 54'
Greg Nicol 43'
Umpires:
Ayman Amin (EGY)
Ray O'Connor (IRL)
Classification Matches 9-12
9th/12th place
Match 32
08:30
United States  Flag of the United States.svg0 – 3Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Charles Teversham 34'
Grant Fulton 48' (pc)
Craig Fulton 62'
Umpires:
Floris Idenburg (NED)
Ayman Amin (EGY)
9th place match
Ninth place
Match 38
08:30
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg2 – 3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Greg Nicol 22' (pc)
Matthew Hallowes 38'
Fernando Ferrara 30'
Santiago Capurro 36'
Jorge Lombi 45' (pc)
Umpires:
Craig Madden (GBR)
Guillaume Langle (FRA)

Judo

Men
AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Duncan MacKinnon Men's 65 kg Flag of Uruguay.svg  Steffano  (URU)
W 1000–0000
Flag of Hungary.svg  Csák  (HUN)
L 0000–1000
Did not advance

Modern Pentathlon

Men
AthleteShootingSwimmingFencingRidingRunningTotal pointsRank
ResultPointsResultPointsResultPointsPenaltiesPointsResultPoints
Claud Cloete 18311323:35.25115210-2278030107013:17.3581174530815

Rowing

Men
Athlete(s)EventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Greg Bayne
John Callie
Coxless pair 7:01.0567:11.144N/A7:09.9116
Gareth Costa
Mike Hasselbach
Mark Rowand
Roger Tobler
Lightweight coxless four 6:19.981 QN/A6:16.6546:04.139
Women
Athlete(s)EventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Helen Fleming
Colleen Orsmond
Coxless pair 7:48.6948:11.902 Q7:56.4167:28.3011

Sailing

Mixed
AthleteEventRaceScoreRank
1234567891011
David Hibberd Laser10102020817(31)13(29)182213816
Rick Mayhew
Bruce Savage
Clynton Wade-Lehman
Soling172171111(20)15(23)1118N/A10217

Shooting

Men
AthleteEventsQualificationFinalTotal
ScoreRankScoreRankScoreRank
Mel Hains Skeet 113=45Did not advance113=45
Jaco Henn 50 metre rifle three positions 1162=22Did not advance1162=22
50 metre rifle prone 593=26Did not advance593=26

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatFinal BFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Brendon Dedekind 50 m freestyle 22.604 QADid not advance22.595
100 m freestyle 50.9526Did not advance
Ryk Neethling 400 m freestyle 3:56.1916 Q3:54.3411Did not advance
1500 m freestyle 15:19.986 QADid not advance15:14.635
Women
AthleteEventHeatFinal BFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Marianne Kriel 50 m freestyle 26.4224Did not advance
100 m backstroke 1:02.333 QDid not advance1:02.12 Bronze medal icon.svg
200 m backstroke 2:15.9916 Q2:18.4116Did not advance
Heleen Muller 100 m freestyle 57.9833Did not advance
200 m freestyle 2:05.5930Did not advance
Penny Heyns 100 m breaststroke 1:07.021 QDid not advance1:07.73 Gold medal icon.svg
200 m breaststroke 2:26.631 QDid not advance2:25.41 Gold medal icon.svg
Julia Russell 100 m breaststroke 1:10.8718Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:32.4417 Q2:30.3812Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:20.4027Did not advance
Mandy Loots Taryn Ashton 100 m butterfly 1:03.5330Did not advance
200 m butterfly 2:20.7330Did not advance
Marianne Kriel
Penny Heyns
Mandy Loots
Heleen Muller
4 × 100 m medley relay 4:09.475 Q4:08.164

Tennis

Men
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRank
Wayne Ferreira Singles Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Etlis  (ARG)W6-4 6-3Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Black  (ZIM)W6-3 3-6 6-2Flag of Australia.svg  Woodbridge  (AUS)W77-6377-65Flag of the United States.svg  Agassi  (USA)L 7-56-4 7-5Did not advance
Marcos Ondruska Singles Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Ivanišević  (CRO)W6-2 6-4Flag of Norway.svg  Ruud  (NOR)L 78-66 77-61Did not advance
Ellis Ferreira
Wayne Ferreira
Doubles N/A Flag of Hungary.svg Köves, Markovits (HUN)W6-1 6-1 Flag of the United States.svg Agassi, Washington (USA)W7-5 77-626-0 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eltingh, Haarhuis (NED)L 77-64 77-64Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRank
Amanda Coetzer Singles Flag of Australia.svg  McQuillan  (AUS)W6-4 77-65Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Zvereva  (BLR)L1-6 6-4 '2-6Did not advance
Mariaan de Swardt Singles Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Suková  (CZE)W77-643-6 7-5Flag of Germany.svg  Huber  (GER)L6-3 1-6 4-6Did not advance
Joannette Kruger Singles Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Choi  (KOR)L77-65 2-6 1-6Did not advance
Amanda Coetzer
Mariaan de Swardt
Doubles N/A Flag of South Korea.svg Kim, Park (KOR)W6-1 6-3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lake, Wood (GBR)L 5-7 5-7Did not advance

Wrestling

Men's freestyle
AthleteEventElimination PoolFinal round
Round 1
Result
Round 2
Result
Round 3
Result
Round 4
Result
Round 5
Result
Round 6
Result
RankFinal round
Result
Rank
Tjaart du Plessis −62 kg Flag of Ukraine.svg  Tedieiev  (UKR)
L 1-5
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Parsekian  (CYP)
L 1-3
Did not advance18Did not advance

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