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South African Olympic Athletes in Athletics*
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Athletes
Athletics 1904
Marathon M
RSA
Robert Harris
Jan Mashiani
Len Taunyane
Athletics 1908
100 m M
RSA
Edward Duffy
Herbert Phillips
Reginald Walker
200 m M
RSA
Edward Duffy
5 miles M
RSA
Charles Hefferon
Marathon M
RSA
Charles Hefferon
James Baker
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
Reuben Povey
George Patching
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
Christian Gitsham
Arthur St. Norman
Kenneth McArthur
Cross country individual M
RSA
Leonard Richardson
10 km walk M
RSA
Arthur St. Norman
Athletics 1920
100 m M
RSA
Leonard Dixon
Jacobus Bukes
Jack Oosterlaak
Francis Irvine
200 m M
RSA
Francis Irvine
Jacobus Bukes
Jack Oosterlaak
400 m M
RSA
Bevil Rudd
Francis Irvine
Henning Dafel
Clarence Oldfield
800 m M
RSA
Henning Dafel
James Doig
Bevil Rudd
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
Jack Oosterlaak
Jacobus Bukes
Francis Irvine
Henning Dafel
4x400 m M
RSA
Clarence Oldfield
Bevil Rudd
Henning Dafel
Jack Oosterlaak
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
Clarence Oldfield
Lawrence Betts
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
Lawrence Betts
George Dunston
Howard Kinsman
Christiaan Steyn
10 km walk M
RSA
Cecil McMaster
High jump M
RSA
Lawrence Roberts
Decathlon M
RSA
Edward Sutherland
Athletics 1928
100 m M
RSA
Wilfred Legg
Aubrey Burton-Durham
Sydney Atkinson
Johannes Viljoen
200 m M
RSA
Howard Kinsman
Wilfred Legg
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
George Weightman-Smith
Sydney Atkinson
Johannes Viljoen
Long jump M
RSA
Johannes Viljoen
Triple jump M
RSA
Johannes Viljoen
Javelin throw M
RSA
George Weightman-Smith
Decathlon M
RSA
George Weightman-Smith
Johannes Viljoen
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
Patrick Dannaher
Eric Grimbeek
200 m M
RSA
Eric Grimbeek
Patrick Dannaher
Marthinus Theunissen
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
Tommy Lalande
Johannes Coleman
Henry Gibson
110 m hurdles M
RSA
Thomas Lavery
400 m hurdles M
RSA
Frank Rushton
4x100 m M
RSA
Patrick Dannaher
Marthinus Theunissen
Eric Grimbeek
Thomas Lavery
4x400 m M
RSA
Dennis Shore
Willem Botha
Frank Rushton
William Lindeque
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
Abram van Heerden
Dennis Shore
400 m M
RSA
Dennis Shore
Marathon M
RSA
Thomas Sidney Luyt
Johannes Coleman
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
John Anderton
Louis van Biljoen
Schalk Booysen
1500 m M
RSA
Athol Jennings
10000 m M
RSA
William Keith
Marathon M
RSA
Thomas Sidney Luyt
William Keith
Wally Hayward
400 m hurdles M
RSA
Ron Wilkie
4x400 m M
RSA
William Chivell
Louis van Biljoen
John Anderton
Ron Wilkie
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
Edgar Davis
Malcolm Spence
Gordon Day
Marathon M
RSA
Keith James
4x400 m M
RSA
Gordon Day
Edward Jefferys
Edgar Davis
Malcolm Spence
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
Zithulele Sinqe
Jan Tau
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
Hendrik Mokganyetsi
Arnaud Malherbe
Bobang Phiri
800 m M
RSA
Marius van Heerden
Johan Botha
Hezekiel Sepeng
5000 m M
RSA
John Morapedi
Shadrack Hoff
10000 m M
RSA
Hendrick Ramaala
Marathon M
RSA
Gert Thys
Josia Thugwane
Lawrence Peu
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
Okkert Brits
Riaan Botha
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
Hezekiel Sepeng
Johan Botha
Werner Botha
Marathon M
RSA
Johannes Maremane
Josia Thugwane
Hendrick Ramaala
110 m hurdles M
RSA
Shaun Bownes
400 m hurdles M
RSA
Alwyn Myburgh
Llewelyn Herbert
4x400 m M
RSA
Hendrik Mokganyetsi
Llewelyn Herbert
Werner Botha
Arnaud Malherbe
Alwyn Myburgh
Hezekiel Sepeng
Pole vault M
RSA
Okkert Brits
Shot put M
RSA
Karel Potgieter
Janus Robberts
Burger Lambrechts
Discus throw M
RSA
Frits Potgieter
Frantz Kruger
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
Hendrick Ramaala
Ian Syster
Gert Thys
110 m hurdles M
RSA
Shaun Bownes
400 m hurdles M
RSA
Ockert Cilliers
Alwyn Myburgh
Llewelyn Herbert
3000 m steeplechase M
RSA
Ruben Ramolefi
4x400 m M
RSA
Marcus la Grange
Arnaud Malherbe
Ockert Cilliers
Hendrik Mokganyetsi
High jump M
RSA
Jacques Freitag
Pole vault M
RSA
Okkert Brits
Triple jump M
RSA
Godfrey Khotso Mokoena
Shot put M
RSA
Burger Lambrechts
Janus Robberts
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
Mbulaeni Mulaudzi
Samson Ngoepe
1500 m M
RSA
Juan van Deventer
Marathon M
RSA
Norman Dlomo
Hendrick Ramaala
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
Ishmael Kumbane
Hannes Dreyer
Leigh Julius
Thuso Mpuang
4x400 m M
RSA
Pieter Smith
Ofentse Mogawane
Louis Jacobus van Zyl
Alwyn Myburgh
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
Sunette Viljoen
Justine Robbeson
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
Coolboy Ngamole
Lusapho April
110 m hurdles M
RSA
Lehann Fourie
400 m hurdles M
RSA
Louis Jacobus van Zyl
Cornel Fredericks
4x400 m M
RSA
Shaun de Jager
Louis Jacobus van Zyl
Willem de Beer
Ofentse Mogawane
Oscar Pistorius
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
Rene Kalmer
Tanith Maxwell
Irvette van Blerk
Javelin throw W
RSA
Sunette Viljoen
Athletics 2016
100 m M
RSA
Henricho Bruintjies
Akani Simbine
200 m M
RSA
Tlotliso Leotlela
Clarence Munyai
Anaso Jobodwana
400 m M
RSA
Wayde van Niekerk
800 m M
RSA
Jacob Rozani
Rynardt Van Rensburg
5000 m M
RSA
Elroy Gelant
10000 m M
RSA
Stephen Mokoka
Marathon M
RSA
Sibusiso Nzima
Lungile Gongqa
Lusapho April
110 m hurdles M
RSA
Antonio Alkana
400 m hurdles M
RSA
Louis Jacobus van Zyl
Lindsay Hanekom
Le Roux Hamman
20 km walk M
RSA
Lebogang Shange
Wayne Snyman
50 km walk M
RSA
Marc Mundell
Long jump M
RSA
Stefan Brits
Luvo Manyonga
Rushwal Samaai
Triple jump M
RSA
Godfrey Khotso Mokoena
Javelin throw M
RSA
Rocco van Rooyen
Decathlon M
RSA
Willem Coertzen
100 m W
RSA
Carina Horn
Alyssa Conley
200 m W
RSA
Justine Palframan
Alyssa Conley
400 m W
RSA
Tsholofelo Thipe
Justine Palframan
800 m W
RSA
Caster Semenya
10000 m W
RSA
Dominique Scott
Marathon W
RSA
Dina Lebo Phalula
Irvette Van Zyl
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
Gift Leotlela
Shaun Maswanganyi
Akani Simbine
200 m M
RSA
Shaun Maswanganyi
Clarence Munyai
Anaso Jobodwana
400 m M
RSA
Zakithi Nene
Wayde van Niekerk
Thapelo Phora
5000 m M
RSA
Lesiba Mashele
Marathon M
RSA
Elroy Gelant
Stephen Mokoka
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
Lythe Pillay
Thapelo Phora
Ranti Marvin Dikgale
Zakithi Nene
20 km walk M
RSA
Wayne Snyman
50 km walk M
RSA
Marc Mundell
Long jump M
RSA
Cheswill Johnson
Ruswahl Samaai
Shot put M
RSA
Kyle Blignaut
Jason Van Rooyen
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
Athletics 2024
200 m M
RSA
Wayde van Niekerk
Shaun Maswanganyi
Benjamin Richardson
100 m hurdles W
RSA
Marione Fourie
400 m hurdles W
RSA
Zeney Geldenhuys
Rogail Joseph
4x100 m M
RSA
Akani Simbine
Bradley Nkoana
Bayanda Wakaza
Shaun Maswanganyi
100 m M
RSA
Benjamin Richardson
Shaun Maswanganyi
Akani Simbine
Shot put W
RSA
Mine De Klerk
Javelin throw W
RSA
Jo-Ane Van Dyk
High jump M
RSA
Brian Raats
Long jump M
RSA
Van Jovan Vuuren
Cheswill Johnson
Shot put M
RSA
Kyle Blignaut
Discus throw M
RSA
Francois Prinsloo
Victor Hogan
400 m W
RSA
Miranda Coetzee
800 m W
RSA
Prudence Sekgodiso
Marathon W
RSA
Cian Oldknow
Gerda Steyn
Irvette Van Zyl
400 m M
RSA
Zakithi Nene
Lythe Pillay
800 m M
RSA
Edmund Du Plessis
1500 m M
RSA
Tshepo Tshite
Mafori Ryan Mphahlele
10000 m M
RSA
Adriaan Wildschutt
Marathon M
RSA
Stephen Mokoka
Elroy Gelant
* 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
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