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South African Olympic Athletes in Athletics*

   Facts about Olympic Athletics
Event Athletes
 Athletics 2024
Marathon M RSA Elroy Gelant
Stephen Mokoka
10000 m M RSA Adriaan Wildschutt
1500 m M RSA Mafori Ryan Mphahlele
Tshepo Tshite
800 m M RSA Edmund Du Plessis
400 m M RSA Lythe Pillay
Zakithi Nene
Marathon W RSA Gerda Steyn
Irvette Van Zyl
Cian Oldknow
800 m W RSA Prudence Sekgodiso
400 m W RSA Miranda Coetzee
Discus throw M RSA Francois Prinsloo
Victor Hogan
Shot put M RSA Kyle Blignaut
Long jump M RSA Cheswill Johnson
Van Jovan Vuuren
High jump M RSA Brian Raats
Javelin throw W RSA Jo-Ane Van Dyk
Shot put W RSA Mine De Klerk
100 m M RSA Benjamin Richardson
Shaun Maswanganyi
Akani Simbine
4x100 m M RSA Bayanda Walaza
Shaun Maswanganyi
Bradley Nkoana
Akani Simbine
400 m hurdles W RSA Zeney Geldenhuys
Rogail Joseph
100 m hurdles W RSA Marione Fourie
200 m M RSA Shaun Maswanganyi
Benjamin Richardson
Wayde van Niekerk
4x400 m M RSA Antonie Matthys Nortje
Gardeo Isaacs
Lythe Pillay
Zakithi Nene
 Athletics 2020
Javelin throw W RSA Ane Van Dyk Jo
400 m hurdles W RSA Wenda Nel
Marathon W RSA Irvette Van Zyl
Gerda Steyn
10000 m W RSA Dominique Scott
5000 m W RSA Dominique Scott
Javelin throw M RSA Rocco van Rooyen
Shot put M RSA Kyle Blignaut
Jason Van Rooyen
Long jump M RSA Cheswill Johnson
Ruswahl Samaai
50 km walk M RSA Marc Mundell
20 km walk M RSA Wayne Snyman
4x400 m M RSA Zakithi Nene
Lythe Pillay
Ranti Marvin Dikgale
Thapelo Phora
4x100 m M RSA Akani Simbine
Chederick Van Wyk
Clarence Munyai
Shaun Maswanganyi
400 m hurdles M RSA Sokwakhana Zazini
110 m hurdles M RSA Antonio Alkana
Marathon M RSA Stephen Mokoka
Pheeha Mokgobo
Elroy Gelant
5000 m M RSA Lesiba Mashele
400 m M RSA Wayde van Niekerk
Zakithi Nene
Thapelo Phora
200 m M RSA Anaso Jobodwana
Shaun Maswanganyi
Clarence Munyai
100 m M RSA Akani Simbine
Gift Leotlela
Shaun Maswanganyi
 Athletics 2016
Javelin throw W RSA Sunette Viljoen
Long jump W RSA Lynique Prinsloo
20 km walk W RSA Anel Oosthuizen
400 m hurdles W RSA Wenda Nel
Marathon W RSA Irvette Van Zyl
Dina Lebo Phalula
Christine Kalmer
10000 m W RSA Dominique Scott
800 m W RSA Caster Semenya
400 m W RSA Tsholofelo Thipe
Justine Palframan
200 m W RSA Alyssa Conley
Justine Palframan
100 m W RSA Carina Horn
Alyssa Conley
Decathlon M RSA Willem Coertzen
Javelin throw M RSA Rocco van Rooyen
Triple jump M RSA Godfrey Khotso Mokoena
Long jump M RSA Luvo Manyonga
Rushwal Samaai
Stefan Brits
50 km walk M RSA Marc Mundell
20 km walk M RSA Lebogang Shange
Wayne Snyman
400 m hurdles M RSA Le Roux Hamman
Lindsay Hanekom
Louis Jacobus van Zyl
110 m hurdles M RSA Antonio Alkana
Marathon M RSA Lungile Gongqa
Lusapho April
Sibusiso Nzima
10000 m M RSA Stephen Mokoka
5000 m M RSA Elroy Gelant
800 m M RSA Rynardt Van Rensburg
Jacob Rozani
400 m M RSA Wayde van Niekerk
200 m M RSA Anaso Jobodwana
Tlotliso Leotlela
Clarence Munyai
100 m M RSA Henricho Bruintjies
Akani Simbine
 Athletics 2012
Javelin throw W RSA Sunette Viljoen
Marathon W RSA Rene Kalmer
Tanith Maxwell
Irvette van Blerk
800 m W RSA Caster Semenya
Decathlon M RSA Willem Coertzen
Long jump M RSA Godfrey Khotso Mokoena
50 km walk M RSA Marc Mundell
4x400 m M RSA Ofentse Mogawane
Shaun de Jager
Oscar Pistorius
Louis Jacobus van Zyl
Willem de Beer
Shaun de Jager
Oscar Pistorius
Willem de Beer
400 m hurdles M RSA Cornel Fredericks
Louis Jacobus van Zyl
110 m hurdles M RSA Lehann Fourie
Marathon M RSA Lusapho April
Stephen Mokoka
Coolboy Ngamole
800 m M RSA Andre Olivier
400 m M RSA Oscar Pistorius
200 m M RSA Anaso Jobodwana
 Athletics 2008
Javelin throw W RSA Justine Robbeson
Sunette Viljoen
Discus throw W RSA Elizna Naude
1500 m W RSA Rene Kalmer
400 m W RSA Tsholofelo Thipe
200 m W RSA Isabel Le Roux
Javelin throw M RSA Robert Oosthuizen
Discus throw M RSA Frantz Kruger
Long jump M RSA Godfrey Khotso Mokoena
4x400 m M RSA Louis Jacobus van Zyl
Alwyn Myburgh
Ofentse Mogawane
Pieter Smith
4x100 m M RSA Hannes Dreyer
Ishmael Kumbane
Leigh Julius
Thuso Mpuang
3000 m steeplechase M RSA Ruben Ramolefi
400 m hurdles M RSA Louis Jacobus van Zyl
Pieter de Villiers
Alwyn Myburgh
Marathon M RSA Hendrick Ramaala
Norman Dlomo
1500 m M RSA Juan van Deventer
800 m M RSA Mbulaeni Mulaudzi
Samson Ngoepe
200 m M RSA Thuso Mpuang
 Athletics 2004
Heptathlon W RSA Janice Josephs
Javelin throw W RSA Sunette Viljoen
Discus throw W RSA Elizna Naude
High jump W RSA Hestrie Cloete
20 km walk W RSA Nicoleen Cronje
400 m hurdles W RSA Surita Febbraio
400 m W RSA Estie Wittstock
200 m W RSA Heide Seyerling
100 m W RSA Geraldine Pillay
Javelin throw M RSA Gerhardus Pienaar
Discus throw M RSA Frantz Kruger
Hannes Hopley
Shot put M RSA Burger Lambrechts
Janus Robberts
Triple jump M RSA Godfrey Khotso Mokoena
Pole vault M RSA Okkert Brits
High jump M RSA Jacques Freitag
4x400 m M RSA Arnaud Malherbe
Ockert Cilliers
Hendrik Mokganyetsi
Marcus la Grange
3000 m steeplechase M RSA Ruben Ramolefi
400 m hurdles M RSA Alwyn Myburgh
Ockert Cilliers
Llewelyn Herbert
110 m hurdles M RSA Shaun Bownes
Marathon M RSA Gert Thys
Hendrick Ramaala
Ian Syster
1500 m M RSA Johan Cronje
800 m M RSA Mbulaeni Mulaudzi
Hezekiel Sepeng
400 m M RSA Marcus la Grange
200 m M RSA Leigh Julius
 Athletics 2000
Pole vault W RSA Elmarie Gerryts
High jump W RSA Hestrie Cloete
Marathon W RSA Colleen de Reuck
10000 m W RSA Elana Meyer
400 m W RSA Heide Seyerling
Discus throw M RSA Frits Potgieter
Frantz Kruger
Shot put M RSA Burger Lambrechts
Karel Potgieter
Janus Robberts
Pole vault M RSA Okkert Brits
4x400 m M RSA Arnaud Malherbe
Werner Botha
Alwyn Myburgh
Arnaud Malherbe
Llewelyn Herbert
Hezekiel Sepeng
Alwyn Myburgh
Hendrik Mokganyetsi
400 m hurdles M RSA Llewelyn Herbert
Alwyn Myburgh
110 m hurdles M RSA Shaun Bownes
Marathon M RSA Hendrick Ramaala
Josia Thugwane
Johannes Maremane
800 m M RSA Hezekiel Sepeng
Johan Botha
Werner Botha
400 m M RSA Arnaud Malherbe
Hendrick Moganyetsi
100 m M RSA Mathew Quinn
 Athletics 1996
400 m hurdles W RSA Karen van der Veen
Marathon W RSA Elana Meyer
10000 m W RSA Colleen de Reuck
5000 m W RSA Gwen Griffiths
1500 m W RSA Gwen Griffiths
Long jump M RSA Francois Fouche
Pole vault M RSA Riaan Botha
Okkert Brits
4x400 m M RSA Alfred Visagie
Arnaud Malherbe
Hendrik Mokganyetsi
Bobang Phiri
3000 m steeplechase M RSA Shadrack Mogotsi
400 m hurdles M RSA Llewelyn Herbert
Marathon M RSA Gert Thys
Lawrence Peu
Josia Thugwane
10000 m M RSA Hendrick Ramaala
5000 m M RSA Shadrack Hoff
John Morapedi
800 m M RSA Hezekiel Sepeng
Marius van Heerden
Johan Botha
400 m M RSA Hendrik Mokganyetsi
Arnaud Malherbe
Bobang Phiri
200 m M RSA Alfred Visagie
 Athletics 1992
Long jump W RSA Karen Botha
High jump W RSA Charmaine Weavers
400 m hurdles W RSA Myrtle Bothma
Marathon W RSA Colleen de Reuck
10000 m W RSA Elana Meyer
3000 m W RSA Zola Budd
200 m W RSA Elinda Vorster
100 m W RSA Marcel Winkler
Elinda Vorster
3000 m steeplechase M RSA Whaddon Niewoudt
400 m hurdles M RSA Andries Vorster
Marathon M RSA Zithulele Sinqe
Abel Mokibe
Jan Tau
10000 m M RSA Xolile Yawa
400 m M RSA Bobang Phiri
200 m M RSA Tshakile Nzimande
 Athletics 1960
Discus throw M RSA Fanie Du Plessis
50 km walk M RSA George Hazle
20 km walk M RSA George Hazle
4x400 m M RSA Edward Jefferys
Malcolm Spence
Gordon Day
Edgar Davis
Marathon M RSA Keith James
400 m M RSA Edgar Davis
Malcolm Spence
Gordon Day
200 m M RSA Edward Jefferys
100 m M RSA Edward Jefferys
 Athletics 1956
High jump W RSA Hermina Geyser
80 m hurdles W RSA Elaine Winter
100 m W RSA Elaine Winter
Discus throw M RSA Stephanus du Plessis
Long jump M RSA Neville Price
400 m hurdles M RSA Gerhardus Potgieter
110 m hurdles M RSA Mechiel Burger
Marathon M RSA Jan Barnard
Mercer Davies
400 m M RSA Malcolm Spence
 Athletics 1952
Discus throw W RSA Esther Brand
High jump W RSA Esther Brand
80 m hurdles W RSA Edna Maskell
200 m W RSA Daphne Hasenjäger
100 m W RSA Edna Maskell
Daphne Hasenjäger
Long jump M RSA Neville Price
4x400 m M RSA Ron Wilkie
William Chivell
John Anderton
Louis van Biljoen
400 m hurdles M RSA Ron Wilkie
Marathon M RSA William Keith
Wally Hayward
Thomas Sidney Luyt
10000 m M RSA William Keith
1500 m M RSA Athol Jennings
400 m M RSA Louis van Biljoen
John Anderton
Schalk Booysen
200 m M RSA Schalk Booysen
 Athletics 1948
200 m W RSA Daphne Robb
100 m W RSA Daphne Robb
10 km walk M RSA Jacobus Reyneke
Marathon M RSA Thomas Sidney Luyt
Johannes Coleman
400 m M RSA Dennis Shore
200 m M RSA Dennis Shore
Abram van Heerden
100 m M RSA Abram van Heerden
 Athletics 1936
Pole vault M RSA Andries du Plessis
High jump M RSA Edwin Thacker
4x400 m M RSA Dennis Shore
William Lindeque
Frank Rushton
Willem Botha
4x100 m M RSA Marthinus Theunissen
Thomas Lavery
Eric Grimbeek
Patrick Dannaher
400 m hurdles M RSA Frank Rushton
110 m hurdles M RSA Thomas Lavery
Marathon M RSA Johannes Coleman
Tommy Lalande
Henry Gibson
1500 m M RSA Clarke Scholtz
800 m M RSA Clarke Scholtz
William Lindeque
Willem Botha
400 m M RSA Dennis Shore
200 m M RSA Patrick Dannaher
Marthinus Theunissen
Eric Grimbeek
100 m M RSA Eric Grimbeek
Marthinus Theunissen
Patrick Dannaher
 Athletics 1932
High jump W RSA Marjorie Clark
80 m hurdles W RSA Marjorie Clark
100 m W RSA Marjorie Clark
Decathlon M RSA Harry Hart
Discus throw M RSA Harry Hart
Shot put M RSA Harry Hart
400 m M RSA William Walters
200 m M RSA Daniel Joubert
William Walters
100 m M RSA Daniel Joubert
 Athletics 1928
High jump W RSA Marjorie Clark
100 m W RSA Marjorie Clark
Decathlon M RSA George Weightman-Smith
Johannes Viljoen
Javelin throw M RSA George Weightman-Smith
Triple jump M RSA Johannes Viljoen
Long jump M RSA Johannes Viljoen
110 m hurdles M RSA Johannes Viljoen
George Weightman-Smith
Sydney Atkinson
Marathon M RSA Matthew Steytler
10000 m M RSA Daniel Jacobs
1500 m M RSA Daniel Jacobs
200 m M RSA Aubrey Burton-Durham
Howard Kinsman
Wilfred Legg
100 m M RSA Wilfred Legg
Aubrey Burton-Durham
Johannes Viljoen
Sydney Atkinson
 Athletics 1924
Decathlon M RSA Edward Sutherland
High jump M RSA Lawrence Roberts
10 km walk M RSA Cecil McMaster
4x100 m M RSA Howard Kinsman
Christiaan Steyn
Lawrence Betts
George Dunston
Cross country individual M RSA Leonard Richardson
3000 m steeplechase M RSA Leonard Richardson
110 m hurdles M RSA Sydney Atkinson
Marathon M RSA Henry Phillips
1500 m M RSA Charles Davis
800 m M RSA Charles Davis
Clarence Oldfield
400 m M RSA Lawrence Betts
Clarence Oldfield
200 m M RSA George Dunston
Howard Kinsman
100 m M RSA George Dunston
Lawrence Betts
 Athletics 1920
10 km walk M RSA Cecil McMaster
3 km walk M RSA Cecil McMaster
4x400 m M RSA Bevil Rudd
Jack Oosterlaak
Clarence Oldfield
Henning Dafel
4x100 m M RSA Francis Irvine
Jacobus Bukes
Jack Oosterlaak
Henning Dafel
Cross country individual M RSA Leonard Richardson
400 m hurdles M RSA Adriaan van Heerden
110 m hurdles M RSA Harold Jeppe
Marathon M RSA Christopher Gitsham
800 m M RSA Bevil Rudd
James Doig
Henning Dafel
400 m M RSA Francis Irvine
Bevil Rudd
Henning Dafel
Clarence Oldfield
200 m M RSA Jack Oosterlaak
Jacobus Bukes
Francis Irvine
100 m M RSA Leonard Dixon
Jack Oosterlaak
Francis Irvine
Jacobus Bukes
 Athletics 1912
10 km walk M RSA Arthur St. Norman
Cross country individual M RSA Leonard Richardson
Marathon M RSA Kenneth McArthur
Christopher Gitsham
Arthur St. Norman
10000 m M RSA Leonard Richardson
1500 m M RSA John Victor
800 m M RSA John Victor
400 m M RSA George Patching
200 m M RSA George Patching
Reuben Povey
100 m M RSA Reuben Povey
George Patching
 Athletics 1908
Triple jump M RSA Douglas Stupart
110 m hurdles M RSA Douglas Stupart
Marathon M RSA James Baker
Charles Hefferon
5 miles M RSA Charles Hefferon
200 m M RSA Edward Duffy
100 m M RSA Herbert Phillips
Edward Duffy
Reginald Walker
 Athletics 1904
Marathon M RSA Robert Harris
Jan Mashiani
Len Taunyane
* The list above only shows a selection of South African athletics athletes - All possible medalists are included in the list.
This information about South African athletics athletes at the Olympic Games is based on the official olympic reports and the Olympian Database
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