South Africa at the 2025 World Athletics Championships

South Africa at the 2025 World Athletics Championships
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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)
World Athletics Championships appearances
1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023
← 2023 2027 →

South Africa will compete 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
Retshidisitswe Mlenga
Akani Simbine
Bayanda Walaza
Sinesipho Dambile	200 metres
Naeem Jack
Shaun Maswanganyi
Wayde van Niekerk
Zakithi Nene	400 metres
Lythe Pillay
Ryan Mphahlele	1500 metres
Tshepo Tshite
Adriaan Wildschutt	10,000 metres	—
Elroy Gelant	Marathon	—
John Adesola	110 metres hurdles
Antonio Alkana
Mondray Barnard
Sabelo Dhlamini	400 metres hurdles
Abduraghmaan Karriem Gift Leotlela Shaun Maswanganyi Retshidisitswe Mlenga Bradley Nkoana Akani Simbine	4 × 100 metres relay			—
Gardeo Isaacs Leendert Koekemoer Zakithi Nene Udeme Okon Lythe Pillay Wayde van Niekerk	4 × 400 metres relay			—
Wayne Snyman	20 kilometres walk

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Brian Raats	High jump
Kyle Rademeyer	Pole vault
Cheswill Johnson	Long jump
Aiden Smith	Shot put
Chris van Niekerk
Victor Hogan	Discus
Douw Smit	Javelin

Women

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Miranda Charlene Coetzee	400 metres
Shirley Nekhubui
Charné du Plessis	800 metres
Prudence Sekgodiso
Marione Fourie	100 metres hurdles
Rogail Joseph	400 metres hurdles
Zeney van der Walt
Miranda Charlene Coetzee Precious Molepo Shirley Nekhubui Zeney van der Walt Hannah van Niekerk Marlie Viljoen  [ de ]	4 × 400 metres relay			—
Jessica Groenewalt	35 kilometres walk	—

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Miré Reinstorf	Pole vault
Danielle Nolte	Long jump
Miné de Klerk	Shot put
Ashley Erasmus
Colette Uys
Jo-Ané du Plessis	Javelin

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Miranda Charlene Coetzee (W) Gardeo Isaacs (M) Leendert Koekemoer (M) Mthi Mthimkulu (M) Zeney van der Walt (W) Marlie Viljoen  [ de ] (W)	4 × 400 metres relay

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.