South Africa at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

South Africa at the
2006 Commonwealth Games
South Africa at the; 2006 Commonwealth Games
CGF code	RSA
CGA	South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
Website	sascoc.co.za
in Melbourne, Australia
Flag bearers	Opening: ; Closing:
Medals ; Ranked 5th	Gold12Silver13Bronze13Total38
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
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Last updated November 17, 2025

South Africa was represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by an unknown member strong contingent, consisting of athletes and various officials.

Medals

				Total
South Africa	12	13	13	38

Gold

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay: Lyndon Ferns, Ryk Neethling, Roland Schoeman and Gerhard Zandberg sets up a Games record of 3:14.97, beating Australia (silver) and Canada (bronze).
Women's 50 m EAD Freestyle: Natalie du Toit bettered the existing record twice (during Heat 2 and Final A) to 29.27 seconds.
Men's 50 m Butterfly: Roland Schoeman
Women's 100 m EAD Freestyle: Natalie du Toit
Women's Javelin: Sunette Viljoen
Men's Shot put: Janus Robberts
Men's 50 m Freestyle: Roland Schoeman
Women's Discus: Elizna Naude
Women's Trap: Diane Swanton
Men's 400 m Hurdles: Louis van Zyl
Women's High Jump: Anika Smith
Welterweight 69 kg: Bongani Mwelase

Bronze

Men's 50 m Backstroke: Gerhard Zandberg
Women's 50 m Butterfly: Lize-Mari Retief ties with Alice Mills of Australia
Women's 200 m Breaststroke: Suzaan van Biljon
Men's 25 m Standard Pistol Pairs: Allan Stuart McDonald and Daniel Francois van Tonder obtain a total of 1106, just behind Australia's 1112 and India's 1139.
Men's 100 m Freestyle: Roland Schoeman
Men's Lawn Bowls Triples: South Africa
Men's 25 m Centre Fire Pistol Pairs: Allan Stuart McDonald and Daniel Francois van Tonder obtain a total of 1135, just behind England's 1138 and India's 1150.
Men's 1500 m Freestyle: Troyden Prinsloo
Women's Floor: Francki van Rooyen
Women's 75 kg Weightlifting: Babalwa Ndleleni, becoming the first black woman to win a medal for the country at the Games.
Women's 200 m: Geraldine Pillay
Men's Hammer Throw: Christiaan Harmse
Women's Lawn Bowls Singles: Lorna Trigwell

South Africa's Team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Athletics

Men's Competition

Sherwin Vries (100 m, 4 × 100 m)
Leigh Julius (200 m, 4 × 100 m)
Snyman Prinsloo (200 m, 4 × 100 m)
Paul Gorries (400 m, 4 × 400 m)
Jan van der Merwe (400 m, 4 × 400 m)
Ofentse Mogawane (400 m, 4 × 400 m)
Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (800 m)
Tshamano Setone (5000 m)
Boy Soke (5000 m)
Ruben Ramolefi (3000 m steeplechase)
Emmanuel Mkhabela (3000 m steeplechase
Shaun Bownes (110 m hurdles)
Ruan de Vries (110 m hurdles)
Hennie Kotze (110 m hurdles)
LJ van Zyl (4 × 400 m, 400 m hurdles)
Pieter de Villiers (4 × 400 m, 400 m hurdles)
Alwyn Myburgh (400 m hurdles, 4 × 400 m)
Tseko Mpolokeng (marathon)
Neo Molema (marathon)
Okkert Brits (pole vault)
Khotso Mokoena (long jump, triple jump)
Martin McClintock (long jump)
Yaw Fosu Amoah (long jump)
Hardus Pienaar (javelin)
Robert Oosthuizen (javelin)
Lohan Rautenbach (javelin)
Chris Harmse (hammer throw)
Hannes Hopley (discus)
Janus Robberts (shot put)
Ramsay Carelse (high jump)
Lee Roy Newton (4 × 100 m)
Ruben Majola (4 × 400 m)
Hilton Langenhoven (T12 100 m)
Joseph van Nel (T12 100 m)
David Roos (T46 200 m)

Women's Competition

Geraldine Pillay (100 m, 200 m)
Adri Schoeman (400 m, 4 × 400 m)
Estie Wittstock (400 m, 4 × 400 m)
Surita Febbraio (400 m hurdles, 4 × 400 m)
Lebogang Phalula (800 m, 1500 m)
Dina Lebo Phalula (800 m, 1500 m)
Marlene Breytenbach (1500 m)
Nolene Conrad (3000 m steeplechase)
Tebogo Masehla (3000 m steeplechase)
Nicolene Cronje (20 km walk)
Suzanne Erasmus (20 km walk)
Tanith Maxwell (marathon)
Charne Rademeyer (marathon)
Elizna Naudé (discus)
Anika Smit (high jump)
Marli Knoetze (shot put)
Simone du Toit (shot put)
Sunette Viljoen (javelin)
Samantha Dodd (pole vault)
Janice Josephs (heptathlon)
Tsholofelo Selemela (4 × 400 m)
Amanda Kotze (4 × 400 m)
Dominique Vogel (T38 100 m)
Thuliswa Mlinganiso (T38 100 m)

Basketball

Men's team competition

Team roster

Quintin Denyssen
Vusi Dlamini
Pat Engelbrecht
Thabang Kgwedi
Emmanuel Madondo
Nakedi Maputla
Brendan Mettler
Kenneth Motaung
Neo Mothiba
Sipho Ngcobo
Nyakallo Nthuping
Chris Treurnicht

Cycling

Mountain Bike

Road/Time Trial

Track

Gymnastics

Maureen van Rooyen
Christian Brezeanu
Steven Friedman
Troy Sender
Gerhard Swiegers
Candice Cronje
Chanel Moonsammy
Francki van Rooyen
Rinette Whelpton
Shalene Arnold
Odette Richard
Stephanie Sandler
Mirriam Letsele

Field Hockey

Men's team competition

Team roster

Head coach: Paul Revington

Women's team competition

Team roster

Head coach: Jenny King

Netball

With a team captained by Charlene Hertzog and coached by Marlene Wagner, South Africa finished 7th in the netball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. In the 7th/8th playoff, they defeated Wales 46–43.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Pool 1

Saturday 18 March 20:30 (UTC+11)	Report Stats	Malawi	57–56	South Africa	Umpires: Anne Abraitis Marion Johnson-Hurley Reserve umpire: Bill Alexander
		Scoring by quarter: 15-19, 12-16, 14-9, 16-12
		Linda Magombo 30/36 (83%) Mary Waya 27/31 (87%)		Sindisiwe Gumede 43/55 (78%) Lizanne Helmand 13/18 (72%)

Sunday 19 March 15:00 (UTC+11)	Stats	South Africa	80–34	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Umpires: Sharon Kelly Chris Campbell Reserve umpire: Pauline Sciascia
		Scoring by quarter:15-10, 23-8, 19-8, 23-8
		Sindisiwe Gumede 41/49 (84%) Christine Markgraaff 31/41 (76%) Lizanne Helmand 6/8 (75%) Nthabiseng Moabi 2/2 (100%)		Galeine Gordon 18/20 (90%) Nicole Sandy 9/13 (69%) Samathea Christopher 7/10 (70%)

Tuesday 21 March 18:30 (UTC+11)	Report Stats	New Zealand	74–37	South Africa	Umpires: Carolene Logan Chris Campbell Reserve umpire: Marion Johnson-Hurley
		Scoring by quarter:23-11, 23-5, 14-11, 14-10
		Irene van Dyk 44/48 (92%) Belinda Colling 16/21 (76%) Maria Tutaia 14/19 (74%)		Sindisiwe Gumede 30/35 (86%) Christine Markgraaff 6/8 (75%) Lizanne Helmand 1/3 (33%)

Wednesday 22 March 15:00 (UTC+11)	Stats	South Africa	56–51	Fiji	Umpires: Michelle Phippard Marion Johnson-Hurley Reserve umpire: Anne Abraitis
		Scoring by quarter:14-7, 15-14, 12-12, 15-18
		Sindisiwe Gumede 40/46 (87%) Lizanne Helmand 10/13 (77%) Christine Markgraaff 6/6 (100%)		Matelita Shaw 29/35 (83%) Taraima Rara 20/23 (87%) Maria Bereso 2/4 (50%)

Thursday 23 March 19:00 (UTC+11)	Report Stats	South Africa	35–67	England	Umpires: Pauline Sciascia Michelle Phippard Reserve umpire: Stacey Campton
		Scoring by quarter: 8-17, 13-12, 8-18, 6-20
		Sindisiwe Gumede 27/33 (82%) Christine Markgraaff 6/9 (67%) Lizanne Helmand 2/7 (29%)		Louisa Brownfield 47/53 (89%) Abby Teare 12/17 (71%) Pamela Cookey 8/10 (80%)

Table

Pos	Team	P	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	New Zealand	5	5	0	374	173	+201	10
2	England	5	4	1	308	196	+112	8
3	Malawi	5	3	2	262	282	-20	6
4	South Africa	5	2	3	264	283	-19	4
5	Fiji	5	1	4	228	293	-65	2
6	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	5	0	5	171	380	-209	0

Qualified for Semi-finals
Qualified for Classification

Sources:^[2]

7th/8th playoff

Friday 24 March 15:00 (UTC+11)	Report Stats	South Africa	46–43	Wales	Umpires: Chris Campbell Bobbi Brown Reserve umpire: Anne Abraitis
		Scoring by quarter: 11-15, 11-10, 12-9, 12-9
		Christine Markgraaff 28/38 (74%) Sindisiwe Gumede 11/11 (100%) Lizanne Helmand 6/12 (50%) Nthabiseng Moabi 1/1 (100%)		Rebecca James 31/41 (76%) Rhiannon Ace 12/19 (63%)

Squad

South Africa roster

Players

Coaches

Name	Pos	DOB	Height	Club
Sindisiwe Gumede	GS, GA	(1980-03-10)10 March 1980 (aged 26)	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	Zululand
Nontle Gwavu	GK	(1984-09-25)25 September 1984 (aged 21)	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	Eastern Province
Lizanne Helmand	GS, GA	(1979-08-17)17 August 1979 (aged 26)	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Northwest South
Charlene Hertzog (c)	C, WA, WD	(1980-01-17)17 January 1980 (aged 26)	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	Free State
Simnikiwe Malusi	C	(1982-09-17)17 September 1982 (aged 23)	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	Eastern Province
Christine Markgraaff	GS, GA	(1982-03-16)16 March 1982 (aged 24)	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	Boland
Zanele Mdodana	GD, WD	(1984-02-18)18 February 1984 (aged 22)	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Eastern Province
Nthabiseng Moabi	WA, C, WD	(1982-06-07)7 June 1982 (aged 23)	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)	Gauteng Central
Martha Mosoahle	WA	(1979-06-02)2 June 1979 (aged 26)	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)	Gauteng Central
Adele Niemand	GK, GD, WD	(1984-10-15)15 October 1984 (aged 21)	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	Free State
Karin Venter	GK, GD	(1979-02-24)24 February 1979 (aged 27)	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	Free State
Leigh-Ann Zackey	GD	(1982-08-14)14 August 1982 (aged 23)	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	Central Gauteng

Head coach

Marlene Wagner

Notes

(c)– Captain
(cc)– Co-captain
(vc)– Vice-captain
– Injury / maternity leave
(TRP)– Temporary Replacement Player

Sources:^[4]^[5]

Rugby Sevens

Men's team competition

Team roster

Schalk van der Merwe (Golden Lions)
Ryan Kankowski (Natal Sharks)
Tobela Mdaka (Griffons)
Jonathan Mokuena (Leopards)
Zolani Mofu (Border)
Stefan Basson (Vodacom Blue Bulls)
Phillip Burger (Vodacom Cheetahs)
Mzwandile Stick (Natal Sharks)
Gio Aplon (Vodacom Western Province)
Jaco Pretorius (Falcons)
Antonius Verhoeven (Boland)
Fabian Juries (Eastern Province)

Shooting

Neels Bornman
Etienne Cilliers
Georgios Eleftheriou
Byron Swanton
Diane Swanton
Nicolaas Swart
Johan du Toit
Robert Hayter
Mohyedien Begg
Allan McDonald
Daniel van Tonder
Martin Senore
Esmari van Reenen
Gavin van Rhyn
Marli Vlok

Squash

Triathlon

Weightlifting

Alphonso Adonis
Darryn Anthony
Ricardo Fitzpatrick (EAD)
Greg Gerts
Babalwa Ndeleni
Evgeni Popov (EAD)
Mona Pretorius
Portia Vries

References

↑ "(2006) Commonwealth Games – Results – Netball". news.bbc.co.uk. 26 March 2006. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
1 2 "Women Netball Commonwealth Games Melbourne (AUS) 2006". www.todor66.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
↑ "Netball places decided". www.melbourne2006.com.au. 24 March 2006. Archived from the original on 21 August 2006. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
1 2 "South Africa 56–51 Fiji". m2006.thecgf.com. 22 March 2006. Archived from the original on 28 August 2006. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
↑ "South Africa names Commonwealth Team". www.netball.org. 21 February 2006. Archived from the original on 15 September 2006. Retrieved 1 October 2012.

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[bbc260306-1] "(2006) Commonwealth Games – Results – Netball". news.bbc.co.uk. 26 March 2006. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

[2006todor66-2] 1 2 "Women Netball Commonwealth Games Melbourne (AUS) 2006". www.todor66.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[240306mel2006-3] "Netball places decided". www.melbourne2006.com.au. 24 March 2006. Archived from the original on 21 August 2006. Retrieved 9 September 2025.

[cgf220306a1-4] 1 2 "South Africa 56–51 Fiji". m2006.thecgf.com. 22 March 2006. Archived from the original on 28 August 2006. Retrieved 2 September 2025.

[ifna210206-5] "South Africa names Commonwealth Team". www.netball.org. 21 February 2006. Archived from the original on 15 September 2006. Retrieved 1 October 2012.

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South Africa at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Contents

Gold

Silver

Bronze

South Africa's Team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Men's Competition

Women's Competition

Men's team competition

Men's team competition

Women's team competition

Men's Competition

Women's Competition

Netball

Men's team competition

References

External links