South Africa at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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South Africa at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
Flag of South Africa.svg
IPC code RSA
NPC South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
Website www.sascoc.co.za
in Beijing
Competitors61 in 9 sports
Flag bearer Natalie du Toit
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
21
Silver
3
Bronze
6
Total
30
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

South Africa sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China and finished 6th on the medal table. [1]

Contents

Natalie du Toit, five time gold medallist at the Athens Paralympics in 2004, competed in six swimming events. [2] She also represented South Africa at the Beijing Olympics. [3] [4] [5] Other members of the swim team included Charl Bouwer, Kevin Paul, Tadgh Slattery, Achmat Hassiem, Shireen Sapiro, Emily Gray, Sarah Shannon, Adri Visser and Beth Nothling. South Africa also sent a swimming official, Sharief Gamiet, to the games. [6]

Oscar Pistorius represented South Africa in athletics. [7]

South African representatives also competed in wheelchair basketball. [8]

Medalists

The following South African athletes won medals at the games: [9]

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Natalie du Toit Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle - S9
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Natalie du Toit Swimming Women's 400 m freestyle - S9
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Oscar Pistorius Athletics Men's 400 m - T44
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ernst van Dyk Cycling Men's individual road race HC C
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Shireen Sapiro Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke - S9
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Hilton Langenhoven Athletics Men's long jump - F12
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Natalie du Toit Swimming Women's 100 m butterfly - S9
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Fanie Lombard Athletics Men's discus throw - F42
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Charl Bouwer Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle - S13
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Natalie du Toit Swimming Women's 200 m individual medley - SM9
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Hilton Langenhoven Athletics Men's pentathlon - P12
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Philippa Johnson Equestrian Individual championship test - grade IV
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Philippa Johnson Equestrian Individual freestyle test - grade IV
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Kevin Paul Swimming Men's 100 m breaststroke - S9
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Fanie van der Merwe Athletics Men's 100 m - T37
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Oscar Pistorius Athletics Men's 100 m - T44
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Hilton Langenhoven Athletics Men's 200 m - T12
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Fanie van der Merwe Athletics Men's 200 m - T37
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Oscar Pistorius Athletics Men's 200 m - T44
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Natalie du Toit Swimming Women's 50 m freestyle - S9
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ilse Hayes Athletics Women's long jump - F13
Silver medal icon.svg Silver David Roos Athletics Men's long jump - F46
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Riaan Nel Cycling Mixed Individual Road race CP 1/CP 2
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Ilse Hayes Athletics Women's 100 m - T13
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ernst van Dyk Athletics Men's marathon - T54
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Gavin Kilpatrick
Michael Thomson
Cycling Men's sprint (B&VI 1-3)
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Fanie Lombard Athletics Men's shot put - F42
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Nicholas Newman Athletics Men's javelin throw - F35/36
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Tadhg Slattery Swimming Men's 100 m breaststroke - S5
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Teboho Mokgalagadi Athletics Men's 100 m - T35

Sports

Athletics

Men's track

AthleteClassEventHeatsSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Arnu Fourie T44 100m 12.058 q11.654
Hilton Langenhoven T12 200m 22.201 Q22.061 Q21.94Gold medal icon.svg
Teboho Mokgalagadi T35 100m 12.82Bronze medal icon.svg
Jonathan Ntutu T13 100m 11.325 q11.065
200m 22.718 Q22.858
Oscar Pistorius T44 100m 11.16 =PR1 Q11.17Gold medal icon.svg
200m 22.711 Q21.67 PRGold medal icon.svg
400m 47.49 WRGold medal icon.svg
David Roos T46 100m 11.7316did not advance
200m 23.5415did not advance
Marius Stander T38 200m 24.358 Q24.238
400m 52.564
Fanie van der Merwe T37 100m 11.97 PR1 Q11.83 PRGold medal icon.svg
200m 24.04 PR1 Q23.84 WRGold medal icon.svg
Ernst van Dyk T54 Marathon 1:23:18Bronze medal icon.svg

Men's field

AthleteClassEventFinal
ResultPointsRank
Hilton Langenhoven F12 Long jump 7.31 PR-Gold medal icon.svg
P12 Pentathlon 3403Gold medal icon.svg
Fanie Lombaard F42 Discus throw 46.75-Gold medal icon.svg
Shot put 13.87-Bronze medal icon.svg
Nicholas Newman F35-36 Javelin throw 42.48 SB1147Bronze medal icon.svg
David Roos F44/46 High jump 1.849208
F46 Long jump 6.64 SB-Silver medal icon.svg
Duane Strydom F35-36 Discus throw 36.4710444

Women's track

AthleteClassEventHeatsSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Ilse Hayes T13 100m 12.582 Q12.45Silver medal icon.svg
200m 26.465 Q26.225
Sarisa Marais T44 100m 15.1911did not advance
200m 30.417

Women's field

AthleteClassEventFinal
ResultPointsRank
Ilse Hayes F13 Long jump 5.68-Gold medal icon.svg
Zanele Situ F54-56 Discus throw 13.83 SB8209
Javelin throw 14.8210127
Shot put 5.0781712
Chenelle van Zyl F35-36 Discus throw 22.169236
Shot put 7.427955
F35-38 Javelin throw 17.86 SB81014

Cycling

Men's road

AthleteEventTimeRank
Riaan Nel Mixed road race 48:32Silver medal icon.svg
Mixed road time trial 24:23.265
Janos Plekker Men's road race CP4 2:01:2323
Men's road time trial CP4 38:43.178
Ernst van Dyk Men's road race HC C 1:21:40Gold medal icon.svg
Men's road time trial HC C 21:01.594
Gavin Kilpatrick
Michael Thomson (pilot)
Men's individual road race B&VI 1-3 2:29:1812
Men's individual time trial B&VI 1-3 36:24.9117

Women's road

AthleteEventTimeRank
Roxy Burns Women's road time trial LC1/2/CP4 53:07.1410
Susan van Staden Women's road time trial LC3/4/CP3 50:15.349

Men's track

AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankOpposition
Time
Rank
Janos Plekker Men's 1km time trial CP4 1:15.555
Men's individual pursuit CP4 3:55.9338did not advance
Gavin Kilpatrick
Michael Thomson
Men's 1km time trial B&VI 1-3 1:04.1304
Men's individual pursuit B&VI 1-3 4:32.1916did not advance
Men's sprint 10.6413 QFlag of Ireland.svg  Delaney  (IRL) /
Flag of Ireland.svg  Peelo  (IRL)
W 11.529
W 11.728
QFlag of Australia.svg  Demery  (AUS) /
Flag of Australia.svg  Hopkins  (AUS)
L
qFlag of Japan.svg  Oshiro  (JPN) /
Flag of Japan.svg  Takahashi  (JPN)
W 11.517
Bronze medal icon.svg

Women's track

AthleteEventQualification1st roundFinal
TimeRankTimeRankOpposition
Time
Rank
Roxy Burns Women's individual pursuit LC1-2/CP4 4:07.3689did not advance
Women's time trial LC1-2/CP4 38.96
Susan van Staden Women's individual pursuit LC3-4/CP3 4:44.7929did not advance
Women's time trial LC3-4/CP3 47.17

Equestrian

Individual events

AthleteHorseEventTotal
ScoreRank
Mark Frenzel Waldfee 697 Mixed individual championship test grade Ia 52.10012
Mixed individual freestyle test grade Ia 49.16613
Philippa Johnson Benedict Mixed individual championship test grade IV 69.290Gold medal icon.svg
Mixed individual freestyle test grade IV 77.272Gold medal icon.svg
Marion Milne Waldfee 697 Mixed individual championship test grade Ib 58.09513
Mixed individual freestyle test grade Ib 62.33310
Kerry Noble De Vito Mixed individual championship test grade II 51.90917
Mixed individual freestyle test grade II 55.05317

Team

AthleteHorseEventIndividual scoreTotal
TTCTTotalScoreRank
Mark Frenzel See above Team 48.70652.100100.806*352.94812
Philippa Johnson 70.28669.290139.576*
Marion Milne 54.47158.095112.566*
Kerry Noble 48.66751.909100.576

* Indicated the three best individual scores that count towards the team total.

Powerlifting

Women

AthleteEventResultRank
Moekie Grobbelaar 52kg 80.08

Rowing

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Jarred Clarke
Gordon Eddey
Kevin du Toit
Kim Robinson
Masego Mokhine
Mixed coxed four 3:42.407 R3:55.036 FB3:51.912

Swimming

Men

AthleteClassEventHeatsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Charl Bouwer S13 100m backstroke 1:03.763 Q1:03.864
100m butterfly 1:02.376 Q1:01.726
50m freestyle 25.4110did not advance
100m freestyle 55.145 Q54.996
400m freestyle 4:21.581 Q4:14.02 WRGold medal icon.svg
Achmat Hassiem S10 100m butterfly 1:01.619did not advance
Kevin Paul S10 400m freestyle 4:27.577 Q4:27.687
SB9 100m breaststroke 1:08.70 WR1 Q1:08.58 WRGold medal icon.svg
SM10 200m individual medley 2:22.159did not advance
Tadhg Slattery SB5 100m breaststroke 1:37.443 Q1:36.11Bronze medal icon.svg
SM6 200m individual medley 3:12.499did not advance

Women

AthleteClassEventHeatsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Natalie du Toit S9 100m butterfly 1:07.08 PR1 Q1:06.74 WRGold medal icon.svg
50m freestyle 29.45 PR1 Q29.20 PRGold medal icon.svg
100m freestyle 1:02.19 PR1 Q1:01.44 PRGold medal icon.svg
400m freestyle 4:24.75 PR1 Q4:23.81 WRGold medal icon.svg
SM9 200m individual medley 2:30.131 Q2:27.83 WRGold medal icon.svg
Emily Gray S9 100m backstroke 1:20.0113did not advance
Beth Nothling S5 50m backstroke 55.888 Q54.297
Shireen Sapiro S10 100m backstroke 1:13.042 Q1:10.57 WRGold medal icon.svg
100m butterfly 1:16.028 Q1:17.077
50m freestyle 31.8513did not advance
100m freestyle 1:08.5013did not advance
Sarah Shannon S3 50m backstroke 1:14.246 Q1:13.836
50m freestyle 1:15.598 Q1:13.397
Adri Visser S5 100m freestyle 1:49.6111did not advance
200m freestyle 3:52.7213did not advance

Table Tennis

Men

AthleteEventPreliminariesRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Johan du Plooy Men's singles C7 Flag of the United States.svg  Seidenfeld  (USA)
L 0-3
Flag of France.svg  Messi  (FRA)
L 0-3
Flag of Poland.svg  Jurasz  (POL)
L 1-3
4did not advance
Pieter du Plooy Men's singles C6 Flag of Denmark.svg  Rosenmeier  (DEN)
L 0–3
Flag of Russia.svg  Buzin  (RUS)
L 0–3
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Arguello Garcia  (CRC)
W 3–0
3did not advance
Johan du Plooy
Pieter du Plooy
Men's team C6-8 No preliminariesFlag of Israel.svg  Israel  (ISR)
L 0-3
did not advance

Women

AthleteEventPreliminariesRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Alisha Almeida Women's singles C4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhou Y  (CHN)
L 0–3
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Gilroy  (GBR)
L 0–3
Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Matic  (SRB)
L 0–3
4did not advance
Alet Moll Women's singles C3 Flag of Italy.svg  Brunelli  (ITA)
L 0-3
Flag of Sweden.svg  Ahlquist  (SWE)
L 1-3
Flag of France.svg  Fillou  (FRA)
L 0-3
4did not advance
Alisha Almeida
Alet Moll
Women's team C4-5 No preliminariesFlag of Jordan.svg  Jordan  (JOR)
L 0-3
did not advance

Wheelchair Basketball

Players

Tournament

Group A Matches

7 September 2008
09:00
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRI)7362Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)
Scoring by quarter:13 - 10, 20 - 18, 23 - 15, 17 - 19
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11500
Referees: Max Kindervater (GER)


8 September 2008
17:45
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)5580Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)
Scoring by quarter: 12 - 25, 12 - 21, 24 - 16, 7 - 18
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 1376
Referees: Matias Quintana (ARG)


9 September 2008
12:15
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)9643Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)
Scoring by quarter:21 - 8, 25 - 8, 26 - 10, 24 - 17
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 1095
Referees: Andre Bosveld (NED)


10 September 2008
11:15
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)6458Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)
Scoring by quarter: 11 - 15, 16 - 4, 11 - 13, 26 - 16
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 7262
Referees: Sergio Giordano (CAN)


11 September 2008
12:15
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)6058Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)
Scoring by quarter: 15 - 17, 11 - 10, 14 - 16, 20 - 15
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 1302
Referees: Bill Kuerzi (USA)

Classification 9-12

12 September 2008
11:15
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)6760Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)
Scoring by quarter: 13 - 14, 19 - 15, 19 - 27, 16 - 4
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 8854
Referees: Jonathon Blake Burford (USA)

Ninth place

16 September 2008
11:15
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)6846Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)
Scoring by quarter:19 - 17, 18 - 11, 19 - 9, 12 - 9
National Indoor Station, Beijing
Attendance: 11204
Referees: Bill Kuerzi (USA)

Wheelchair Tennis

Men

AthleteClassEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Sydwell Mathonsi Open Men's singles Flag of Poland.svg  Batycki  (POL)
L 2-6, 1-6
did not advance

Women

AthleteClassEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Kgothatso Montjane Open Women's singles Flag of the United States.svg  Verfuerth  (USA)
L 4-6, 0-6
did not advance

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