South Africa at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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South Africa at the
2000 Summer Olympics
Flag of South Africa.svg
IOC code RSA
NOC South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
Website www.sascoc.co.za
in Sydney
Competitors127 (89 men and 38 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearer Hezekiél Sepeng
Medals
Ranked 55th
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
3
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

South Africa competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Contents

The South African Airways had one of their Boeing 747-300s specially painted in rainbow colours to transport the South African Olympic team to Sydney. The aircraft was fondly dubbed the Ndizani.

The SAA Boeing 747-300 Ndizani that had flown the athletes to Sydney. South African Airways B747-300 (ZS-SAJ) at Perth Airport (1).jpg
The SAA Boeing 747-300 Ndizani that had flown the athletes to Sydney.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Hestrie Cloete Athletics Women's high jump
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Terence Parkin Swimming Men's 200m breaststroke
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Llewellyn Herbert Athletics Men's 400m hurdles
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Frantz Kruger Athletics Men's discus throw
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Penelope Heyns Swimming Women's 100m breaststroke

Archery

South Africa returned two of the archers that had competed four years earlier. Again, Lewis had the nation's only victory.

Women
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
ScoreSeedScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreRank
Jill Borresen Individual 63518Flag of Australia.svg  Michelle Tremelling  (AUS)
L 147-162
Did not advance
Kirstin Lewis 61548Flag of Turkey.svg  Natalia Nasaridze  (TUR)
W 154-153
Flag of Italy.svg  Cristina Ioriatti  (ITA)
L 154-145
Did not advance

Athletics

Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Johan Botha 800 m 01:46.9113 q01:45.4911Did not advance
Werner Botha 01:47.8322 Q01:46.5316Did not advance
Shaun Bownes 100 m hurdles 13.535 Q13.547 Q13.419Did not advance
Llewellyn Herbert 400 m hurdles 49.253 Q48.382 Q47.81 Bronze medal.svg
Arnaud Malherbe 400 m 45.7321 q45.5921Did not advance
Johannes Maremane Marathon 2:21:2543
Hendrick Mokganyetsi 400 m 45.222 Q45.155 Q45.528 Q45.526
Alwyn Myburgh 400 m hurdles 49.5710 q49.2513Did not advance
Hendrick Ramaala Marathon 2:16:1912
Hezekiél Sepeng 800 m 01:47.4619 Q01:44.858 q01:45.294
Josia Thugwane Marathon 2:16:5920
Mathew Quinn 100 m 10.4437 Q10.2717Did not advance
Werner Botha
Llewellyn Herbert
Arnaud Malherbe
Hendrick Mokganyetsi
Alwyn Myburgh
Hezekiél Sepeng
4 × 400 m relay 03:04.082 Q03:01.256Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Okkert Brits Pole vault 5.657 q5.807
Frantz Kruger Discus Throw 67.542 Q68.19 Bronze medal.svg
Burger Lambrechts Shot put 19.7514Did not advance
Frits Potgieter Discus Throw 61.5618Did not advance
Karel Potgieter Shot put 19.0222Did not advance
Janus Robberts 19.7912 q20.327
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Elana Meyer 10,000 m 32:35.327 Q31:14.708
Colleen De Reuck Marathon 2:36:4831
Heide Seyerling 400 m 51.9216 Q50.877 Q51.067 Q50.056
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Hestrie Cloete High Jump 1.941 Q2.01 Silver medal.svg
Elmarie Gerryts Pole vault 4.307 qNM

Baseball

South Africa's first appearance in the Olympic baseball tournament resulted in a last-place finish. The baseball team finished the preliminary round with a 1–6 record, having lost by 10 runs or more four times. The only team that South Africa defeated was the Netherlands.

Men

Preliminary round

PosTeamPldWLRFRARDPCTGBQualification
1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 7615017+33.857 [lower-alpha 1] Advance to knockout round
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7614214+28.857 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 7434026+14.571 [lower-alpha 2] 2
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 7434123+18.571 [lower-alpha 2] 2
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 734192910.4293
6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 725334310.286 [lower-alpha 3] 4
7Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (H)725304111.286 [lower-alpha 3] 4
8Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 716117362.1435
Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Cuba defeated the United States 6–1.
  2. 1 2 South Korea defeated Japan 7–6.
  3. 1 2 Italy defeated Australia 8–7.
17 September Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg16–0 (F/7) Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Blacktown Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,082
Boxscore

18 September United States  Flag of the United States.svg11–1 (F/7) Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Blacktown Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,474
Boxscore

19 September South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg0–13 (F/7) Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Blacktown Olympic Park
Attendance: 2,511
Boxscore

20 September South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg4–10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Blacktown Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,459
Boxscore

22 September South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg0–8 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Blacktown Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,512
Boxscore

23 September Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg2–3 (F/10) Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Blacktown Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,484
Boxscore

24 September South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg13–3 (F/8) Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Sydney Baseball Stadium
Attendance: 13,864
Boxscore

Team Roster

Boxing

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Phumzile Matyhila Flyweight Flag of Kenya.svg  Suleiman Wanjau Bilali  (KEN)
L RSC
Did not advance
Jeffrey Mathebula Featherweight Flag of Algeria.svg  Nouzeddine Medjehoud  (ALG)
W 10-5
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Bekzat Sattarkhanov  (KAZ)
L 5-16
Did not advance
Danie Venter Light heavyweight Flag of Syria.svg  Ihab Al-Youssef  (SYR)
W 12-9
Flag of India.svg  Gurcharan Singh  (IND)
L RSC
Did not advance

Canoeing

Sprint

Men
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Alan van Coller K-1 500 m 01:41.8055 Q1:40.6563 Q02:04.9818
K-1 1000 m 03:39.5734 Q03:41.7274Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ruth Nortje K-1 500 m 01:51.0473 QBYE02:20.2747

Cycling

Road Cycling

AthleteEventTimeRank
David George Men's road race 5:45:5186
Robert Owen Hunter DNF

Track

AthleteEventTimeRank
Garen Bloch Men's 1000m time trial 01:04.4788

Mountain biking

AthleteEventTimeRank
Erica Lynn Green Women's cross-country 2:03:32.3725

Football

Men's Team Competition

Team Roster
Group D
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 320154+16
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 320143+16
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 31025503
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 31024623
Source: [ citation needed ]
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg1–2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Nomvethe Soccerball shade.svg31' Report Takahara Soccerball shade.svg45+1', 79'
Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 17,500
Referee: Stéphane Bré (France)

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1–3Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Edu Soccerball shade.svg11' Report Fortune Soccerball shade.svg10'
Nomvethe Soccerball shade.svg74'
Lekoelea Soccerball shade.svg90'

Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg2–1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Czinege Soccerball shade.svg64'
Šlahor Soccerball shade.svg72'
Report McCarthy Soccerball shade.svg75'
Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 14,562
Referee: Mario Sánchez Yantén (Chile)

Hockey

Women's Competition

Pool D

TeamPldWDLGFGAPts
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4211757
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4202456
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4121995
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4121665
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4112451

  Advanced to medal round

17 September 2000
20:30
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg2–1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Rinne Field hockey ball.svg 28'
Becker Field hockey ball.svg 50'
Report Agliotti Field hockey ball.svg 7'
Umpires:
Lee Mi-Ok (KOR)
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)

19 September 2000
13:30
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg2–2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Boomgaardt Field hockey ball.svg 12'
Smabers Field hockey ball.svg 16'
Report Coetzee Field hockey ball.svg 52'
Dare Field hockey ball.svg 61'
Umpires:
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Gill Clarke (GBR)

21 September 2000
18:30
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg1–0Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Smith Field hockey ball.svg 54' Report
Umpires:
Judith Barnesby (AUS)
Lee Mi-Ok (KOR)

22 September 2000
18:30
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg0–1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Report Geyser Field hockey ball.svg 52'
Umpires:
Angela Lario (ESP)
Gill Clarke (GBR)

Seventh to tenth place classification

Crossover

25 September 2000
10:30
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg3–2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Simpson Field hockey ball.svg 3'
Clewlow Field hockey ball.svg 12'
Smith Field hockey ball.svg 38'
Report Dare Field hockey ball.svg 6'
Coetzee Field hockey ball.svg 31'
Umpires:
Renee Chatas (USA)
Angela Lario (ESP)

Ninth and tenth place

27 September 2000
08:30
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg0–3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Report Kim Eun-Jin Field hockey ball.svg 23', 26'
Yoo Hee-Joo Field hockey ball.svg 35+'
Umpires:
Michele Arnold (AUS)
Renee Cohen (NED)

Team Roster

Judo

Women
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Tania Tallie −48 kg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhao  (CHN)
L
Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

One female pentathlete represented South Africa in 2000.

Women
AthleteEventShooting
(10 m air pistol)
Fencing
(épée one touch)
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(show jumping)
Running
(3000 m)
Total pointsFinal rank
PointsPointsPointsPointsPoints
Karina Gerber Women's 92872011091040820461718

Rowing

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ramon di Clemente
Donovan Cech
Men's coxless pair 6:43.232 SA/B6:33.153 FA6:43.106
Mark Rowand
Ross Hawkins
Roger Tobler
Mike Hasselbach
Men's lightweight coxless four 6:17.883 'SA/B6:02.093 FA6:07.675
Helen Fleming
Colleen Orsmond
Women's coxless pair 7:17.831 FA7:16.845

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; R=Repechage

Sailing

Men
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910M
Ian Richard Ainslie Finn 7171719221577129119914
Open
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910M
Gareth Blanckenberg Laser 241032611142119128929

Shooting

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankTotalRank
Corne Basson 50m rifle three positions 112544Did not advance
50m rifle prone 58347Did not advance
Jaco Henn 50m rifle three positions 114536Did not advance
50m rifle prone 58544Did not advance
Frans Swart Trap 10923Did not advance

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemi finalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Brendon Dedekind 50 m freestyle 22.468 Q22.399Did not advance
Ryk Neethling 200 m freestyle DNSDid not advance
400 m freestyle 03:48.083 Q03:48.528
1500 m freestyle 15:09.124 Q15:00.485
Terence Parkin 100 m breaststroke 01:03.2028Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 02:15.0610 Q02:13.576 Q02:12.50 Silver medal.svg
200 m individual medley 02:03.3317Did not advance
400 m individual medley 04:18.14Q04:16.925
Brett Petersen 100 m breaststroke 01:02.2011 Q01:01.425 Q01:01.637
Roland Schoeman 50 m freestyle 22.5310 Q22.4110Did not advance
100 m freestyle 49.7410 Q49.8415Did not advance
Simon Thirsk 100 m backstroke 57.0630Did not advance
200 m backstroke DNSDid not advance
Theo Verster 100 m butterfly 53.9518Did not advance
200 m butterfly 02:00.9026Did not advance
200 m individual medley 02:03.6420Did not advance
Roland Schoeman
Brendon Dedekind
Nicholas Folker
Terence Parkin
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 03:21.2811Did not advance
Simon Thirsk
Brett Petersen
Theo Verster
Nicholas Folker
4 × 100 m medley relay 03:42.4413Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatFinal BFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Penny Heyns 100 m breaststroke 01:07.852 Q01:08.335 Q01:07.55 Bronze medal.svg
200 m breaststroke 02:30.1720Did not advance
Mandy Loots 100 m butterfly 59.9416 Q59.6312Did not advance
200 m butterfly 02:11.3814 Q02:10.5812Did not advance
Heleen Muller 50 m freestyle 26.0725Did not advance
100 m freestyle 55.455 Q55.243 Q55.196
200 m freestyle 01:59.892 Q02:00.049Did not advance
Renate du Plessis 100 m butterfly 01:01.3228Did not advance
Sarah Poewe 100 m breaststroke 01:08.064 Q01:07.481 Q01:07.854
200 m breaststroke 02:27.849 Q02:25.545 Q02:25.726
Charlene Wittstock 100 m backstroke 01:03.1817Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:15.1016 Q2:14.9514Did not advance
Mandy Loots
Heleen Muller
Sarah Poewe
Charlene Wittstock
4 × 100 m medley relay 04:07.195 Q04:05.155

Taekwondo

South Africa has qualified a single taekwondo jin.

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Donald Ravenscroft Men's +80 kg Flag of Greece.svg  Nikolaidis  (GRE)
L WO
Did not advance

Tennis

Men
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Wayne Ferreira Singles Flag of Germany.svg  Haas  (GER)
L 2–6, 5–7
Did not advance=33
David Adams
John-Laffnie de Jager
Doubles Flag of Mexico.svg  Abaroa /
Hernández  (MEX)
W 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Flag of Russia.svg  Kafelnikov /
Safin  (RUS)
W 6–3, 3–6, 9–7
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Knowles /
Merklein  (BAH)
W 4–6, 6–2, 14–12
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Lareau /
Nestor  (CAN)
L 1–6, 2–6
Flag of Spain.svg  Corretja /
Costa  (ESP)
L 6–2, 4–6, 3–6
4
Women
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Amanda Coetzer Singles Flag of Hungary.svg  Kis  (HUN)
W 6–1, 6–1
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Kremer  (LUX)
W 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Appelmans  (BEL)
W 6–3, 6–1
Flag of Australia.svg  Dokic  (AUS)
L 1–6, 6–1, 1–6
Did not advance=5
Amanda Coetzer
Liezel Horn
Doubles Flag of Hungary.svg  Mandula /
Marosi-Aracama  (HUN)
L 4–6, 3–6
Did not advance=17

Triathlon

AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total TimeRank
Conrad Stoltz Men's 18:47.394157:38.60133:58.401:50:24.3920
Lizel Moore Women's 21:01.48411:08:32.902838:43.812:08:18.1930

Wrestling

Freestyle
AthleteEventElimination PoolQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Jannie du Toit −76 kg Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Khinchagov  (UZB)
L 1–11
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Allahverdiyev  (AZE)
L 5–8
3Did not advance14

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