South African Olympic Athletes in Athletics*

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

Olympics
Facts & Information

All-time Medal Table All-time Medal Table Olympic Games

Olympic Sports Database Olympic Sports

Nations in the Olympics
Nations in the Olympics

Future Olympics Future Olympics
 
Copyright & Disclaimer    Sportsencyclo    Privacy policy