South Africa at the 2025 World Athletics Championships

South Africa at the 2025 World Athletics Championships
Flag of South Africa
WA code	RSA
in Tokyo, Japan 13 September 2025 (2025-09-13) – 21 September 2025 (2025-09-21)
Competitors	49 (32 men and 17 women)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
World Athletics Championships appearances
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South Africa competed at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, from 13 to 21 September 2025.

Results

South Africa entered 49 athletes to the championships: 31 men ^{[1] [2] [3]} .

Key

• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• PB = Personal best
• SB = Season best
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event

Men

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Gift Leotlela	100 metres	9.87 PB	1 Q	9.97	3 q	9.95	5
Retshidisitswe Mlenga		10.42	7	Did not advance
Akani Simbine		10.02	1 Q	9.96	3 q	10.04	7
Sinesipho Dambile	200 metres	20.27	3 Q	19.97 PB	3 q	20.23	8
Naeem Jack		20.65	5	Did not advance
Wayde van Niekerk		20.19	2 Q	20.12	4	Did not advance
Zakithi Nene	400 metres	44.34	1 Q	44.20	1 Q	44.55	5
Lythe Pillay		44.73 SB	2 Q	44.82	6	Did not advance
Ryan Mphahlele	1500 metres	3:45.22	13	Did not advance
Tshepo Tshite		3:36.36	6 Q	3:36.93	6 Q	3:35.50	9
Adriaan Wildschutt	10,000 metres	—	28:59.47	10
Elroy Gelant	Marathon	—	2:16:32	33
John Adesola	110 metres hurdles	13.57	6	Did not advance
Antonio Alkana		13.64	7	Did not advance
Mondray Barnard		13.57	6	Did not advance
Sabelo Dhlamini	400 metres hurdles	49.50	5	Did not advance
Sinesipho Dambile Shaun Maswanganyi Bradley Nkoana Akani Simbine	4 × 100 metres relay	38.64	1 [4]	—	Did not advance
Gardeo Isaacs Leendert Koekemoer Zakithi Nene Udeme Okon Lythe Pillay Wayde van Niekerk	4 × 400 metres relay			—	2:57.83
Wayne Snyman	20 kilometres walk	—	1:30:12 SB	43

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Brian Raats	High jump	NM		Did not advance
Kyle Rademeyer	Pole vault	NM		Did not advance
Cheswill Johnson	Long jump	7.55	32	Did not advance
Aiden Smith	Shot put	19.32	26	Did not advance
Chris van Niekerk		18.81	30	Did not advance
Victor Hogan	Discus throw	61.51	24	Did not advance
Douw Smit	Javelin throw	81.23	18	Did not advance

Women

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Miranda Charlene Coetzee	400 metres	57.78	8	Did not advance
Shirley Nekhubui		51.82	6	Did not advance
Charné du Plessis	800 metres	Did not finish		Did not advance
Prudence Sekgodiso		Did not finish		Did not advance
Marione Fourie	100 metres hurdles	12.86	2 Q	DQ		Did not advance
Rogail Joseph	400 metres hurdles	56.20	7	Did not advance
Zeney van der Walt		55.32	4 Q	55.06	7	Did not advance
Shirley Nekhubui Zeney van der Walt Hannah van Niekerk Marlie Viljoen	4 × 400 metres relay	3:28.14	7	—	Did not advance
Jessica Groenewalt	35 kilometres walk	—	3:16:03	34

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Miré Reinstorf	Pole vault	NM		Did not advance
Danielle Nolte	Long jump	5.79	34	Did not advance
Miné de Klerk	Shot put	17.39	24	Did not advance
Ashley Erasmus		16.90	30	Did not advance
Colette Uys		16.68	32	Did not advance
Jo-Ané du Plessis	Javelin throw	61.38	10 q	63.06 SB	4

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Miranda Coetzee* (W) Gardeo Isaacs (M) Leendert Koekemoer (M) Shirley Nekhubui (W) Zeney van der Walt (W)	4 × 400 metres relay	3:11.16 AR	3 Q	3:11.89	6

References

1. "ATHLETES by FEDERATION and EVENT" (PDF). assets.aws.worldathletics.org. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
2. "ATHLETES by EVENT and FEDERATION" (PDF). assets.aws.worldathletics.org. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
3. "ATHLETES by EVENT and SEASON BEST" (PDF). assets.aws.worldathletics.org. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
4. THE VALID TIME FOR BIB RSA IS FROM HEAT 3 (RE-RUN)