| South Africa at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| WA code | RSA |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 33 |
| Medals Ranked 13th |
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| World Championships in Athletics appearances | |
South Africa competed at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, from 22 to 30 August 2015. [1]
The following South African competitors won medals at the Championships
| Medal | Athlete | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Wayde van Niekerk | 400 metres | 26 August |
 Bronze | Anaso Jobodwana | 200 metres | 27 August |
| Bronze | Sunette Viljoen | Javelin throw | 30 August |
(q – qualified, NM – no mark, SB – season best)
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Rushwahl Samaai | Long jump | 7.79 | 20 | Did not advance | |
| Zarck Visser | 7.79 | 19 | Did not advance | ||
| Godfrey Khotso Mokoena | 7.98 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
| Triple jump | 16.78 | 10 q | 16.81 | 9 | |
| Orazio Cremona | Shot put | 18.63 | 27 | Did not advance | |
| Jaco Engelbrecht | 19.04 | 25 | Did not advance | ||
| Victor Hogan | Discus throw | 62.41 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| Rocco van Rooyen | Javelin throw | 75.55 | 28 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willem Coertzen | Result | 10.98 SB | 7.25 | 13.75 | 1.95 | DNS | − | − | − | − | − | DNF | − |
| Points | 865 | 874 | 713 | 758 | 0 | − | − | − | − | − |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Carina Horn | 100 metres | 11.08 | 3 Q | 11.15 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Justine Palframan | 200 metres | 23.09 | 3 Q | 23.04 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| 400 metres | 52.45 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Caster Semenya | 800 metres | 1:59.59 SB | 3 Q | 2:03.18 | 8 | Did not advance | |
| Tanith Maxwell | Marathon | — | DNF | ||||
| Wenda Nel | 400 metres hurdles | 54.45 | 2 Q | 54.63 | 2 Q | 54.94 | 7 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Sunette Viljoen | Javelin throw | 63.93 | 7 Q | 65.79 | |
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