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South African Athletes in Athletics*

   Facts about Olympic Athletics
Event Athletes
 Athletics 1997
400 m hurdles M RSA Llewelyn Herbert
Javelin throw M RSA Marius Corbett
 Athletics 1999
4x400 m M RSA Hendrik Mokganyetsi
Jopie van Oudtshoorn
Adriaan Botha
Arnaud Malherbe
800 m M RSA Hezekiel Sepeng
 Athletics 2001
4x100 m M RSA Morne Nagel
Lee Roy Newton
Mathew Quinn
Corne du Plessis
High jump W RSA Hestrie Cloete
 Athletics 2003
3000 m steeplechase M RSA Alexandra Motone
4x400 m M RSA Ockert Cilliers
Paul Gorries
Alwyn Myburgh
Marcus la Grange
200 m M RSA Sherwin Vries
400 m hurdles M RSA Ockert Cilliers
Llewelyn Herbert
Alwyn Myburgh
400 m hurdles W RSA Surita Febbraio
110 m hurdles M RSA Shaun Bownes
Javelin throw W RSA Sunette Viljoen
High jump W RSA Hestrie Cloete
High jump M RSA Jacques Freitag
Pole vault M RSA Okkert Brits
Shot put M RSA Janus Robberts
Discus throw M RSA Frantz Kruger
100 m W RSA Geraldine Pillay
200 m W RSA Geraldine Pillay
400 m W RSA Heide Seyerling
400 m M RSA Paul Gorries
Marcus la Grange
800 m M RSA Hezekiel Sepeng
Graham Davidson
Mbulaeni Mulaudzi
Marathon M RSA Josia Thugwane
Ian Syster
Gert Thys
Ezael Thlobo
Hendrick Ramaala
 Athletics 2005
3000 m steeplechase M RSA Ruben Ramolefi
4x400 m M RSA Jan Van Der Merwe
Louis Jacobus van Zyl
Pieter de Villiers
Ockert Cilliers
200 m M RSA Leigh Julius
400 m hurdles M RSA Llewelyn Herbert
Pieter de Villiers
Louis Jacobus van Zyl
400 m hurdles W RSA Surita Febbraio
100 m M RSA Leigh Julius
Discus throw W RSA Elizna Naude
Heptathlon W RSA Janice Josephs
4x400 m W RSA Estie Wittstock
Amanda Kotze
Surita Febbraio
Dominique Koster
High jump M RSA Jacques Freitag
Long jump M RSA Godfrey Khotso Mokoena
Shot put M RSA Janus Robberts
Discus throw M RSA Frantz Kruger
Hammer throw M RSA Chris Harmse
Javelin throw M RSA Lohan Rautenbach
100 m W RSA Geraldine Pillay
200 m W RSA Geraldine Pillay
400 m W RSA Estie Wittstock
400 m M RSA Ofentse Mogawane
800 m M RSA Mbulaeni Mulaudzi
1500 m M RSA Johan Cronje
Marathon M RSA Shadrack Hoff
Hendrick Ramaala
Collin Khoza
Makhosonke Fika
Gert Thys
 Athletics 2007
3000 m steeplechase M RSA Ruben Ramolefi
200 m M RSA Morne Nagel
Christian Krone
400 m hurdles M RSA Pieter de Villiers
Alwyn Myburgh
Louis Jacobus van Zyl
4x100 m M RSA Christian Krone
Snyman Prinsloo
Leigh Julius
Sherwin Vries
110 m hurdles M RSA Shaun Bownes
100 m M RSA Sherwin Vries
3000 m steeplechase W RSA Tebogo Masehla
Long jump W RSA Janice Josephs
Long jump M RSA Godfrey Khotso Mokoena
Hammer throw M RSA Chris Harmse
Javelin throw M RSA Gerhardus Pienaar
John Robert Oosthuizen
100 m W RSA Nombulelo Constance Mkenku
200 m W RSA Geraldine Pillay
Marathon W RSA Tanith Maxwell
Poppy Mlambo
800 m M RSA Mbulaeni Mulaudzi
Marathon M RSA George Mofokeng
Zongamele Dyubeni
Bethuel Netshifhefhe
Hendrick Ramaala
Norman Dlomo
 Athletics 2009
3000 m steeplechase M RSA Ruben Ramolefi
4x400 m M RSA Jacob Mothsodi Ramokoka
Sibusiso Sishi
Ofentse Mogawane
Pieter Smith
200 m M RSA Thuso Mpuang
400 m hurdles M RSA Louis Jacobus van Zyl
4x100 m M RSA Louis Jacobus van Zyl
Leigh Julius
Hannes Dreyer
Thuso Mpuang
110 m hurdles M RSA Lehann Fourie
100 m M RSA Simon Magakwe
Discus throw W RSA Elizna Naude
Javelin throw W RSA Sunette Viljoen
Long jump W RSA Janice Josephs
Long jump M RSA Godfrey Khotso Mokoena
Discus throw M RSA Frantz Kruger
Hammer throw M RSA Chris Harmse
Javelin throw M RSA John Robert Oosthuizen
Decathlon M RSA Willem Coertzen
200 m W RSA Isabel Le Roux
800 m W RSA Caster Semenya
Marathon W RSA Tanith Maxwell
400 m M RSA Pieter Smith
800 m M RSA Mbulaeni Mulaudzi
Samson Ngoepe
1500 m M RSA Peter Van Der Westhuizen
Johan Cronje
Marathon M RSA Johannes Kekana
Coolboy Ngamole
Norman Dlomo
 Athletics 2011
3000 m steeplechase M RSA Ruben Ramolefi
4x400 m M RSA Louis Jacobus van Zyl
Ofentse Mogawane
Willem de Beer
Oscar Pistorius
Shane Victor
200 m M RSA Thuso Mpuang
Lebogang Moeng
400 m hurdles M RSA Louis Jacobus van Zyl
Cornel Fredericks
400 m hurdles W RSA Wenda Theron
4x100 m M RSA Thuso Mpuang
Hannes Dreyer
Ofentse Mogawane
Roscoe Engel
110 m hurdles M RSA Lehann Fourie
100 m M RSA Simon Magakwe
Shot put W RSA Simoné Du Toit
Javelin throw W RSA Justine Robbeson
Sunette Viljoen
Long jump M RSA Godfrey Khotso Mokoena
Luvo Manyonga
Triple jump M RSA Tumelo Thagane
Javelin throw M RSA John Robert Oosthuizen
Decathlon M RSA Willem Coertzen
800 m W RSA Caster Semenya
Marathon W RSA Rene Kalmer
Tanith Maxwell
Annerien Van Schalkwyk
400 m M RSA Oscar Pistorius
5000 m M RSA Elroy Gelant
10000 m M RSA Stephen Mokoka
Marathon M RSA Modike Lucky Mohale
David Ngakane
Coolboy Ngamole
 Athletics 2013
200 m M RSA Anaso Jobodwana
20 km walk M RSA Lebogang Shange
400 m hurdles M RSA Louis Jacobus van Zyl
Cornel Fredericks
Pieter Beneke
400 m hurdles W RSA Anneri Ebersohn
100 m M RSA Akani Simbine
Anaso Jobodwana
Javelin throw W RSA Sunette Viljoen
Long jump W RSA Lynique Prinsloo
50 km walk M RSA Marc Mundell
Long jump M RSA Godfrey Khotso Mokoena
Zack Visser
Shot put M RSA Orazio Cremona
Discus throw M RSA Victor Hogan
Hammer throw M RSA Chris Harmse
Javelin throw M RSA John Robert Oosthuizen
Decathlon M RSA Willem Coertzen
200 m W RSA Justine Palframan
Marathon W RSA Tanith Maxwell
400 m M RSA Wayde van Niekerk
800 m M RSA Andre Olivier
1500 m M RSA Johan Cronje
5000 m M RSA Elroy Gelant
10000 m M RSA Stephen Mokoka
Marathon M RSA Sibusiso Nzima
Hendrick Ramaala
 Athletics 2015
3000 m steeplechase M RSA Tumisang Monnatlala
Dikotsi Lekopa
200 m M RSA Akani Simbine
Anaso Jobodwana
20 km walk M RSA Lebogang Shange
400 m hurdles M RSA Louis Jacobus van Zyl
Cornel Fredericks
400 m hurdles W RSA Wenda Nel
4x100 m M RSA Akani Simbine
Henricho Bruintjies
Antonio Alkana
Anaso Jobodwana
110 m hurdles M RSA Antonio Alkana
100 m M RSA Anaso Jobodwana
Henricho Bruintjies
Akani Simbine
Javelin throw W RSA Sunette Viljoen
50 km walk M RSA Marc Mundell
Long jump M RSA Godfrey Khotso Mokoena
Zarck Visser
Rushwal Samaai
Triple jump M RSA Godfrey Khotso Mokoena
Shot put M RSA Jaco Engelbrecht
Orazio Cremona
Discus throw M RSA Victor Hogan
Javelin throw M RSA Rocco van Rooyen
Decathlon M RSA Willem Coertzen
100 m W RSA Carina Horn
200 m W RSA Justine Palframan
400 m W RSA Justine Palframan
800 m W RSA Caster Semenya
Marathon W RSA Tanith Maxwell
400 m M RSA Wayde van Niekerk
Berend Koekemoer
800 m M RSA Reinhardt Van Rensburg
1500 m M RSA Dumisane Hlaselo
Johan Cronje
10000 m M RSA Stephen Mokoka
Marathon M RSA Thabiso Moeng
Sibusiso Nzima
Desmond Mokgobu
 Athletics 2017
200 m M RSA Clarence Munyai
Akani Simbine
Wayde van Niekerk
20 km walk M RSA Lebogang Shange
400 m hurdles W RSA Wenda Nel
110 m hurdles M RSA Antonio Alkana
100 m M RSA Thando Roto
Akani Simbine
4x400 m W RSA Wenda Nel
Ariane Nel
Justine Palframan
Gena Löfstrand
Long jump M RSA Ruswahl Samaai
Zarck Visser
Luvo Manyonga
Shot put M RSA Orazio Cremona
Jaco Engelbrecht
Discus throw M RSA Victor Hogan
Javelin throw M RSA Rocco van Rooyen
100 m W RSA Carina Horn
200 m W RSA Justine Palframan
800 m W RSA Gena Löfstrand
Caster Semenya
1500 m W RSA Caster Semenya
Marathon W RSA Mapaseka Makhanya
Jenna Challenor
400 m M RSA Pieter Conradie
Wayde van Niekerk
10000 m M RSA Stephen Mokoka
Marathon M RSA Desmond Mokgobu
Sibusiso Nzima
 Athletics 2019
3000 m steeplechase M RSA Rantso Mokopane
4x400 m M RSA Derrick Mokaleng
Ranti Marvin Dikgale
Thapelo Phora
Gardeoi Saacs
200 m M RSA Clarence Munyai
Anaso Jobodwana
20 km walk M RSA Wayne Snyman
100 m hurdles W RSA Rikenette Steenkamp
400 m hurdles M RSA Lindsay Hanekom
400 m hurdles W RSA Zeney Van Der Walt
4x100 m M RSA Thando Dlodlo
Akani Simbine
Simon Magakwe
Clarence Munyai
110 m hurdles M RSA Antonio Alkana
Ruan De Vries
100 m M RSA Akani Simbine
Simon Magakwe
Thando Dlodlo
Javelin throw W RSA Sunette Viljoen
50 km walk M RSA Marc Mundell
Long jump M RSA Ruswahl Samaai
Luvo Manyonga
Shot put M RSA Orazio Cremona
100 m W RSA Tebogo Mamathu
5000 m W RSA Dominique Scott
400 m M RSA Thapelo Phora
Derrick Mokaleng
800 m M RSA Tshepo Tshite
Marathon M RSA Thabiso Moeng
Desmond Mokgobu
Stephen Mokoka
 Athletics 2022
200 m M RSA Luxolo Adams
Sinesipho Dambile
Shaun Maswanganyi
20 km walk M RSA Wayne Snyman
100 m hurdles W RSA Marione Fourie
400 m hurdles M RSA Sokwakhana Zazini
400 m hurdles W RSA Taylon Bieldt
Zeney Van Der Walt
4x100 m M RSA Emile Erasmus
Gift Leotlela
Clarence Munyai
Akani Simbine
110 m hurdles M RSA Antonio Alkana
100 m M RSA Clarence Munyai
Akani Simbine
Gift Leotlela
Shot put W RSA Ischke Senekal
Javelin throw W RSA Jo-Ane Van Dyk
4x400 m W RSA Miranda Coetzee
Gontse Martha Morake
Zeney Van Der Walt
Marlie Viljoen
Long jump M RSA Cheswill Johnson
Ruswahl Samaai
Jovan Van Vuuren
Discus throw M RSA Victor Hogan
Werner Visser
Javelin throw M RSA Johan Grobler
100 m W RSA Carina Horn
200 m W RSA Shirley Nekhubui
400 m W RSA Miranda Coetzee
800 m W RSA Prudence Sekgodiso
5000 m W RSA Caster Semenya
10000 m W RSA Dominique Scott
400 m M RSA Wayde van Niekerk
Zakithi Nene
800 m M RSA Tshepo Tshite
1500 m M RSA Mafori Ryan Mphahlele
5000 m M RSA Adriaan Wildschutt
Lesiba Mashele
Marathon M RSA Tumelo Motlagale
Melikhaya Frans
35 km walk M RSA Wayne Snyman
 Athletics 2023
4x100 m M RSA Clarence Munyai
Akani Simbine
Benjamin Richardson
Shaun Maswanganyi
100 m hurdles W RSA Taylon Bieldt
Marione Fourie
400 m hurdles W RSA Zeney Van Der Walt
10000 m M RSA Adriaan Wildschutt
Discus throw M RSA Victor Hogan
Javelin throw W RSA Jo-Ane Van Dyk
110 m hurdles M RSA Antonio Alkana
100 m M RSA Benjamin Richardson
Shaun Maswanganyi
Akani Simbine
Shot put W RSA Ischke Senekal
Discus throw W RSA Yolandi Stander
Long jump M RSA Cheswill Johnson
Pole vault W RSA Mirè Reinstorf
200 m M RSA Shaun Maswanganyi
Luxolo Adams
Sinesipho Dambile
400 m M RSA Zakithi Nene
Wayde van Niekerk
Lythe Pillay
1500 m W RSA Carina Viljoen
Marathon M RSA Simon Sibeko
Melikhaya Frans
Tumelo Motlagale
800 m W RSA Prudence Sekgodiso
Pole vault M RSA Kyle Rademeyer
1500 m M RSA Tshepo Tshite
Mafori Ryan Mphahlele
Marathon W RSA Irvette Van Zyl
400 m W RSA Zeney Van Der Walt
Miranda Coetzee
Marlie Viljoen
Javelin throw M RSA Douw Smit
Shot put M RSA Burger Lambrechts Jr.
Kyle Blignaut
35 km walk M RSA Wayne Snyman
* The list above only shows a selection of South African athletics athletes - All possible medalists are included in the list.

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