South Africa at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

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South Africa at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
Flag of South Africa.svg
IPC code RSA
NPC South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
Website www.sascoc.co.za
in London
Competitors62 in 7 sports
Flag bearer Oscar Pistorius [1]
Officials45
Medals
Ranked 17th
Gold
8
Silver
12
Bronze
9
Total
29
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

South Africa competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London with a team of 62 athletes and finished 18th on the medal table.

Contents

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC), which is the National Paralympic Committee of South Africa, announced a team of 62 competitors for the 2012 Paralympics on 20 June 2012. The team of 45 men and 17 women were accompanied by 45 managers, coaches and other support staff. [2] [3] SASCOC released the team's schedule on 17 August 2012. [4]

In a surprise announcement in London on 8 September the South African Minister of Sport and Recreation Fikile Mbalula said that Paralympic medal winners and their coaches would receive the same performance bonuses that their Olympic counterparts were promised. The amounts initially promised were significantly lower. The minister said the original plan was discriminatory. [5]

Medalists

The following South African competitors won medals at the games.

Athletics

South African track and field athletes won a combined 17 medals at the Games, four gold, seven silver and six bronze. Sprinter Oscar Pistorius, who carried the nation's flag at the opening ceremony, [6] was the most successful South African athlete winning individual gold in the T44 400 metres, gold in the 4 × 100 metres relay T42–46, setting world records in both, [7] [8] and individual silver in the T44 200 metres. In the 200 metres event Pistorius set a new world record in his heat, [9] but he was defeated in the final by Brazilian Alan Oliveira. After the race Pistorius raised an issue about the length of Oliveira's blades, he later apologised for the timing of his remarks, but not the content of his complaint. [10] The IPC confirmed the length of Oliveira's blades were proportional to his body and legal, but expressed willingness to engage with Pistorius about the issue. [11]

Key
Men—track
AthleteEventsHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Tshepo Bhebe 400 m T46 52.245did not advance
Dyan Buis 100 m T38 11.11 AFSilver medal icon.svg
200 m T38 22.57 AF1 Q22.51 AFSilver medal icon.svg
Andrea Dalle Ave 100 m T37 12.18 PB=7did not advance
Pieter du Preez 100 m T51 24.216
Charl du Toit 100 m T37 12.115did not advance
800 m T37 2:06.676
Arnu Fourie 100 m T44 11.291 Q11.08 AFBronze medal icon.svg
200 m T44 22.57 WR2 Q22.49 WR4
Hilton Langenhoven 200 m T12 22.44 SB1 Q22.24 PB1 Q22.294
400 m T12 49.861 Q49.42 =PB1 Q49.04 PBSilver medal icon.svg
Teboho Mokgalagadi 100 m T35 13.072 Q13.10Silver medal icon.svg
200 m T35 27.37 PB2 Q27.02 PB5
Jan Nehro (guide: Duane Fortuin) 5000 m T11 16:09.51 SB6
Jonathan Ntutu 100 m T13 11.00 AF1 Q11.03Bronze medal icon.svg
200 m T13 22.40 AF1 Q22.37 AF6
Oscar Pistorius 100 m T44 11.18 SB1 Q11.174
200 m T44 21.30 WR1 Q21.52Silver medal icon.svg
400 m T44 48.31 SB1 Q46.68 PRGold medal icon.svg
Samkelo Radebe 100 m T46 11.536did not advance
Union Sekailwe 200 m T38 24.01 PB3 Q23.66 PB6
400 m T38 53.283 Q51.97 PBBronze medal icon.svg
Marius Stander 400 m T38 53.521 Q53.626
Fanie van der Merwe 100 m T37 11.52 =WR1 Q11.51 WRGold medal icon.svg
200 m T37 23.832 Q23.796
Oscar Pistorius
Arnu Fourie
Samkelo Radebe
Zivan Smith
4 × 100 m relay T42–46 41.78 WRGold medal icon.svg
Men—field
AthleteEventsResultRank
Dyan Buis Long jump F37–38 6.48 =WRBronze medal icon.svg
Andrea Dalle Ave Long jump F37–38 6.02 AF5
Michael Louwrens Shot put F57–58 13.64Bronze medal icon.svg
Casper Schutte Javelin F42 48.12 AF4
Union Sekailwe Long jump F37–38 5.1010
Duane Strydom Discus F35–36 35.648
Women—track
AthleteEventsHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Anrune Liebenberg 200 m T46 25.79 AF2 Q25.55 AFBronze medal icon.svg
400 m T46 56.65 PBSilver medal icon.svg
Ilse Hayes 100 m T13;12.632 Q12.41Silver medal icon.svg
Anika Pretorius 100 m T13;13.11 SB3 Q13.508
Women—field
AthleteEventsResultRank
Ilse Hayes Long jump F13 5.70Gold medal icon.svg
Zandile Nhlapo Javelin F33–34&52-53 15.43 SB8
Shot put F32–34 6.41 SB12
Anika Pretorius Long jump F13 DNS
Zanele Situ Javelin F54–56 16.224
Chenelle van Zyl Discus F35–36 24.576
Shot put F35–36 7.839
Management Team [2]

Cycling

Key

Road

AthleteEventClassificationFinal
TimeRank
Roxanne Burns Women's time trial C432:39.246
Madre Carinus Mixed road race T1/21:00:0010
Mixed time trial T1/216:54.1612
Stuart McCreadie Men's road race H21:43:518
Men's time trial H229:03.517
Jaco Nel Men's road race C2DNF
Men's time trial C228:12.4414
Ernst van Dyk Men's road race H42:00:33Silver medal icon.svg
Men's time trial H426:35.955
Gerhard Viljoen Mixed road race T1/248:374
Mixed time trial T1/215:26.417

Track

AthleteEventClassificationQualificationFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Roxanne Burns Women's individual pursuit C44:40.8746did not advance
Women's time trial C4/542.62111
Jaco Nel Men's individual pursuit C24:12.79410did not advance
Men's time trial C1/2/31:12.40511
Management team [2]

Equestrian

A team of four represented South Africa in the equestrian competition, one man and three women, [2] although Paralympic equestrian competition is not divided by gender. The competition consists of three dressage events, a championship test, a freestyle test and a team test. There are five competitor classes: Ia, Ib, II, III and IV, with Ia being the most and IV the least impaired.

Individual
AthleteHorseEventFinal
ResultRank
Anthony Dawson Roffelaar Individual championship test grade II 64.57118
Individual freestyle test grade II 63.45016
Philipa Johnson Lord Louis Individual championship test grade IV 65.77410
Individual freestyle test grade IV 67.20012
Marion Milne Shadow Individual championship test grade Ib 62.82613
Individual freestyle test grade Ib 63.55013
Wendy Moller First Lady Van Prins Individual championship test grade II 66.00015
Individual freestyle test grade II 69.9009
Team
AthleteHorseEventIndividual scoreTotal
TTCTTotalScoreRank
Anthony Dawson See above Team 62.14364.571126.714387.97214
Philipa Johnson 63.12565.774128.899*
Marion Milne 65.81862.826128.644*
Wendy Moller 64.42966.000130.429*

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

Management team [2]

Rowing

Qualification Key: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage

Athlete(s)EventHeatsRepechageFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Sandra Khumalo Women's single sculls 6:02.3856:13.234 FB6:18.882 B
Management [2]

Swimming

Natalie du Toit, a veteran of three Paralympics and one Olympics, announced her retirement from competitive swimming after this event. [12] South Africa's first gold medal came from du Toit winning gold in the women's 100 m butterfly S9. [13]

Key
Men
AthleteEventHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Charl Bouwer 50 m freestyle S13 24.36 AF2 Q23.99 AFGold medal icon.svg
100 m freestyle S13 53.28 PB152.97 AFSilver medal icon.svg
400 m freestyle S13 4:17.741 Q4:14.135
100 m butterfly S13 59.03 AF2 Q59.397
100 m backstroke S13 1:01.161 Q59.92 AFSilver medal icon.svg
200 m individual medley SM13 2:15.282 Q2:14.714
Achmat Hassiem [14] 100 m freestyle S10 57.617did not advance
400 m freestyle S10 4:27.866did not advance
100 m butterfly S10 58.46 AF2 Q57.76 AFBronze medal icon.svg
Hendri Herbst 50 m freestyle S11 27.02 AF2 Q27.577
100 m freestyle S11 59.641 Q59.60Bronze medal icon.svg
400 m freestyle S11 5:08.87 AF4 Q4:59.51 AF7
100 m backstroke S11 1:14.765did not advance
Kevin Paul 50 m freestyle S10 25.49 AF4did not advance
100 m freestyle S10 55.55 AF5did not advance
400 m freestyle S10 4:19.64 AF3 Q4:16.46 AF7
100 m breaststrokeSB9 1:06.21 PR1 Q1:05.70 AFSilver medal icon.svg
200 m individual medley SM10 2:14.97 AF1 Q2:15.264
Tadhg Slattery 100 m breaststroke SB5 1:39.553 Q1:39.165
Women
AthleteEventHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Renette Bloem 50 m freestyle S11 38.00 AF7did not advance
100 m freestyle S11 1:25.72 AF6did not advance
100 m breaststroke SB11 1:40.616did not advance
200 m individual medley SM11 3:37.135did not advance
Natalie du Toit 50 m freestyle S9 30.163 Q29.847
100 m freestyle S9 1:02.951 Q1:03.45Silver medal icon.svg
400 m freestyle S9 4:32.591 Q4:30.18Gold medal icon.svg
100 m backstroke S9 1:12.522 Q1:12.564
100 m breaststroke SB8 1:30.244 Q1:30.857
100 m butterfly S9 1:09.941 Q1:09.30Gold medal icon.svg
200 m individual medley SM9 2:36.921 Q2:34.22Gold medal icon.svg
Emily Gray 100 m freestyle S9 1:08.816did not advance
400 m freestyle S9 5:00.445 Q4:59.777
100 m backstroke S9 1:15.594 Q1:16.657
200 m individual medley SM9 2:54.036did not advance
Marike Naudé [15] 50 m freestyle S13 32.077did not advance
100 m freestyle S13 1:11.457did not advance
100 m breaststroke SB13 1:46.577did not advance
Shireen Sapiro 50 m freestyle S10 30.87 AF5did not advance
100 m freestyle S10 1:07.42 AF8did not advance
400 m freestyle S10 4:59.54 AF4 Q5:01.308
100 m backstroke S10 1:09.461 Q1:09.02 AFBronze medal icon.svg
100 m butterfly S10 DNSdid not advance
Management team [2]

Wheelchair basketball

South Africa's men's wheelchair basketball team were in Group A with Australia, Italy, Spain, Turkey and the United States. Competing athletes are given an eight-level-score specific to wheelchair basketball, ranging from 0.5 to 4.5 with lower scores representing a higher degree of disability. The sum score of all players on the court cannot exceed 14. [16]

Men's tournament

Squad list
(classification points)
Group stage [17] Quarter-finalSemi-finalFinal
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
From:Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
L 39–93
6did not advance
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
L 50–74
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
L 29–91
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
L 32–61
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
L 54–79
Group stage
TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 550372259+11310Quarter-finals
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 532331302+298 [a]
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 532330259+718 [a]
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 532322292+308 [a]
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 514260309496Eliminated
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 5052043981945
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 1) Table points, 2) Head-to-head score differential
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Head-to-head score differential: TUR: +6; USA: −1; ESP: −5
30 August 2012
20:45
Australia  Flag of Australia.svg9339Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Scoring by quarter:27–16, 20–4, 26–10, 20–9
Pts: Eveson 21
Rebs: Eveson 7
Asts: Eveson, Norris 5
Pts: Nortje 14
Rebs: Nortje 10
Asts:three players 2
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Saskia Warmerdam (NED)

31 August 2012
15:15
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg5074Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 11–21, 13–20, 9–19, 17–14
Pts: Jellows, Nortje 11
Rebs: Nortje 9
Asts: Papenfus 5
Pts: Zarzuela Beltrán 24
Rebs: Zarzuela Beltrán 6
Asts: Muiño Gámez 7
North Greenwich Arena, London
Referees: Karen Molina (COL)

1 September 2012
13:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg9129Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Scoring by quarter:30–10, 25–4, 17–8, 19–7
Pts: Scott 21
Rebs: Hinze 11
Asts: Lade 5
Pts: Nortje 11
Rebs: Nortje 7
Asts: Papenfus 5
North Greenwich Arena, London
Referees: Mauro Retiz (MEX)

2 September 2012
13:00
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg3261Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Scoring by quarter: 12–13, 2–12, 13–12, 5–24
Pts: Nortje 15
Rebs: Mbande 7
Asts: Mbande 3
Pts: Cavagnini 33
Rebs: Cavagnini 17
Asts: Moukhariq 7
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Eisuke Kanno (JPN)

3 September 2012
19:00
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg7954Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Scoring by quarter:18–10, 16–18, 20–12, 25–14
Pts: Gezinci 21
Rebs: Gezinci 9
Asts: Gümüş 5
Pts: Nortje 24
Rebs: Nortje 9
Asts: Papenfus 9
North Greenwich Arena, London
Referees: Mati Quintana (ARG)
11th/12th place match
5 September 2012
8:30
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg3683Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Scoring by quarter: 11–18, 7–19, 4–22, 14–24
Pts: Nortje 14
Rebs: Nortje 7
Asts: Nortje 4
Pts: Sanz Londoño 30
Rebs: Hawkins 16
Asts: Sanz Londoño 6
North Greenwich Arena, London
Referees: Philip Haines (AUS)
Management team [2]
  • Manager: Willie Riechert
  • Coach: Patrick Fick
  • Assistant coach: Shadrack Moepeng
  • Technical coach: Franck Belen

Wheelchair tennis

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16Quarter-finalSemi-finalFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Evans Maripa Men's singles Flag of Iran.svg  Hamdan  (IRI)W 2–1Flag of France.svg  Cattaneo  (FRA)L 0–2did not advance
Sydwell Mathonsi Men's singles Flag of the United States.svg  Welch  (USA)L 1–2did not advance
Kgothatso Montjane Women's singles Flag of Spain.svg  Ochoa Ribes  (ESP)W 2–1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Griffioen  (NED)L 0–2did not advance
Lucas Sithole Quad singles Flag of the United States.svg  Wagner  (USA)L 0–2did not advance
Evans Maripa
Sydwell Mathonsi
Men's doubles Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Denayer / Gerhard  (BEL)L 0–2did not advance
Management team [2]

General team management

The following people made-up the team's senior management: [2]

See also

References

General
Specific
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