South Africa competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's eighteenth participation overall and sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-apartheid era. The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) sent a total of 125 athletes to the Games, 67 men and 58 women, to compete in 17 sports. Field hockey and women's football were the only team-based sports in which South Africa were representation at these Olympic Games. There was only a single competitor in archery, BMX cycling, judo, shooting and weightlifting.
South Africa at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | RSA |
NOC | South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
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Competitors | 125 in 17 sports |
Flag bearers | Caster Semenya (opening)[1] Oscar Pistorius (closing) |
Medals Ranked 20th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Notable South African athletes included track stars Oscar Pistorius and Caster Semenya. Pistorius, a four-time Paralympic champion, set South Africa's historical record as the first double-leg amputee to compete at the Olympics. Semenya, a middle-distance runner and a world champion who had been subjected to gender testing in 2009,[2] became the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. The South African team also featured past Olympic medalists, including swimmer Roland Mark Schoeman, who won a full set of medals in Athens, and long jumper Godfrey Khotso Mokoena, who took silver in Beijing.
After suffering a major setback in Beijing, South Africa recaptured its previous successes in London with a total of six Olympic medals (four gold, one silver, and one bronze). Among the nation's medalists were swimmers Cameron van der Burgh and Chad le Clos, who each won gold in their events, with Le Clos also winning a silver. Van der Burgh broke both an Olympic record and a world record in men's breaststroke swimming. Meanwhile, le Clos surpassed the defending champion Michael Phelps to claim the title in one of the men's butterfly events. For the first time in its history, South Africa won Olympic medals in rowing and in sprint canoeing.
Medalists
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Archery
editAthlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
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Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Karen Hultzer | Women's individual | 631 | 46 | Lionetti (ITA) (19) L 2–6 |
Did not advance |
Athletics
editSouth African athletes have entered the following events:
- Key
- Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- 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
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
Ofentse Mogawane was injured in a crash during the first heat of the 4 × 400 m relay. On appeal, South Africa was entered into the final with Louis van Zyl replacing Mogawane.[3] Oscar Pistorius made Olympic history, becoming the first double leg amputee ever to participate in the Olympic Games.[4]
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Lusapho April | Marathon | — | 2:19:00 | 43 | |||
Lehann Fourie | 110 m hurdles | 13.49 | 2 Q | 13.28 | 3 q | 13.53 | 7 |
Cornel Fredericks | 400 m hurdles | 52.29 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
Anaso Jobodwana | 200 m | 20.46 | 2 Q | 20.27 | 2 Q | 20.69 | 8 |
Stephen Mokoka | Marathon | — | 2:19:52 | 49 | |||
Marc Mundell | 50 km walk | — | 3:55:32 AF | 32 | |||
Coolboy Ngamole | Marathon | — | DNF | ||||
André Olivier | 800 m | 1:46.42 | 3 Q | 1:45.44 | 5 | Did not advance | |
Oscar Pistorius | 400 m | 45.44 | 2 Q | 46.54 | 8 | Did not advance | |
Louis van Zyl | 400 m hurdles | 50.31 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
Willem de Beer Shaun de Jager Ofentse Mogawane Oscar Pistorius Louis van Zyl |
4 × 400 m relay | DNF* | — | 3:03.46 SB | 8 |
* Allowed into final on appeal
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Godfrey Khotso Mokoena | Long jump | 8.02 | 7 q | 7.93 | 8 |
- Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
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Willem Coertzen | Result | 11.09 | 7.17 | 13.79 | 2.05 | 48.56 | 14.15 | 43.58 | 4.50 | 64.79 | 4:26.52 | 8173 | 9 |
Points | 841 | 854 | 715 | 850 | 882 | 955 | 738 | 760 | 810 | 768 |
- Women
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Rene Kalmer | Marathon | — | 2:30:51 | 35 | |||
Tanith Maxwell | — | 2:40:27 | 81 | ||||
Caster Semenya | 800 m | 2:00.71 | 2 Q | 1:57.67 SB | 1 Q | 1:57.23 | |
Irvette van Blerk | Marathon | — | DNF |
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Sunette Viljoen | Javelin throw | 65.92 | 3 Q | 64.53 | 4 |
Badminton
editAthlete | Event | Group Stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
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Opposition Score |
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Rank | Opposition Score |
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Dorian James Willem Viljoen |
Men's doubles | Boe / Mogensen (DEN) L 6–21, 12–21 |
Chai B / Guo Zd (CHN) L 8–21, 13–21 |
Ivanov / Sozonov (RUS) L 13–21, 15–21 |
4 | Did not advance | ||||
Michelle Edwards Annari Viljoen |
Women's doubles | Choo / Veeran (AUS) L 9–21, 7–21 |
Ha J-e / Kim M-j (KOR) L 8–21, 7–21 |
Jauhari / Polii (INA) L 18–21, 10–21 |
2 Q | Sorokina / Vislova (RUS) L 9–21, 7–21 |
Did not advance |
Boxing
editSouth Africa has entered boxers for the following events[5]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
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Rank | ||
Ayabonga Sonjica | Bantamweight | Dalakliev (BUL) L 6–15 |
Did not advance | ||||
Siphiwe Lusizi | Welterweight | Abdul-Karim (IRQ) W 17–13 |
Maestre (VEN) L 13–18 |
Did not advance |
Canoeing
editSprint
editSouth Africa has entered canoeists for the following events
Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Bridgitte Hartley | Women's K-1 500 m | 1:53.051 | 2 Q | 1:51.286 | 1 FA | 1:52.923 | |
Tiffany Kruger | Women's K-1 200 m | 46.122 | 7 | Did not advance |
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Cycling
editSouth Africa has entered nine cyclists.
Road
editAthlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Daryl Impey | Men's road race | 5:46:37 | 40 |
Robyn de Groot | Women's road race | OTL | |
Ashleigh Moolman | Women's road race | 3:35:56 | 16 |
Women's time trial | 42:23.57 | 24 | |
Joanna van de Winkel | Women's road race | 3:35:56 | 28 |
Track
edit- Sprint
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
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Time Speed (km/h) |
Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
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Bernard Esterhuizen | Men's sprint | 10.350 69.565 |
15 | Förstemann (GER) L |
Mazquiarán (ESP) Zhang M (CHN) W 10.762 66.902 |
Kenny (GBR) L |
Förstemann (GER) Kelemen (CZE) L |
Did not advance | 9th place final Nakagawa (JPN) Kelemen (CZE) Canelón (VEN) L |
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Mountain biking
editAthlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Phillip Buys | Men's cross-country[6] | 1:40:11 | 35 |
Burry Stander | 1:29:37 | 5 | |
Candice Neethling | Women's cross-country[7] | 1:45:03 | 28 |
BMX
editAthlete | Event | Seeding | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Sifiso Nhlapo | Men's BMX | 40.788 | 30 | 27 | 8 | Did not advance |
Equestrian
editEventing
editAthlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | Total | |||||||||
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Qualifier | Final | ||||||||||||||
Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
Alexander Peternell[8] | Asih | Individual | 70.40 | 72 | 46.00 | 116.40 | 56 | 7.00 | 123.40 | =27 | Did not advance | 123.40 | 49 |
Field hockey
editSouth Africa has qualified for both the men's and the women's event.
- Men's team event – 1 team of 16 players
- Women's team event – 1 team of 16 players
Men's tournament
edit- Roster
The following is the South African roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[9]
Head Coach: Gregg Clark
Reserves:
- Jacques Le Roux (GK)
- Group play
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 11 | Semi-finals |
2 | Great Britain (H) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 9 | |
3 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 8 | Fifth place game |
4 | Pakistan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 7 | Seventh place game |
5 | Argentina | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 4 | Ninth place game |
6 | South Africa | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 1 | Eleventh place game |
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Women's tournament
edit- Roster
The following is the South Africa roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[10]
Head Coach: Giles Bonnet
Reserves:
- Group play
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Argentina | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 10 | Semi-finals |
2 | New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 | |
3 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 10 | |
4 | Germany | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 7 | |
5 | South Africa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 3 | |
6 | United States | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.
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Football
editSouth Africa is qualified for the women's event.
- Women's team event – 1 team of 18 players
Women's tournament
edit- Team roster
Head coach: Joseph Mkhonza
South Africa named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.[11]
- Group play
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 | Qualified for the quarter-finals |
2 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 |
Canada | 3–0 | South Africa |
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Japan | 0–0 | South Africa |
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Judo
editAthlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Gideon van Zyl | Men's −73 kg | Bye | Orujov (AZE) L 0101–0100 |
Did not advance |
Rowing
editSouth Africa has entered the following events.
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Finals | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Matthew Brittain Sizwe Ndlovu John Smith James Thompson |
Lightweight four | 5:54.62 | 2 SA/B | Bye | 6:04.21 | 2 FA | 6:02.84 |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Finals | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Lee-Ann Persse Naydene Smith |
Pair | 7:14.31 | 4 R | 7:18.96 | 5 FB | 7:56.40 | 7 |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Sailing
editSouth Africa has entered one boat for the following event.
- Men
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
Asenathi Jim Roger Hudson |
470 | 18 | 27 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 15 | 25 | 24 | EL | 194 | 26 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;
Shooting
editSouth Africa has entered one competitor in shooting;[15]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Alistair Davis | Double trap | 132 | 15 | Did not advance |
Swimming
editTwenty South African swimmers have entered the following events:
- Men
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Trudi Maree | 50 m freestyle | 25.78 | 36 | Did not advance | |||
Kathryn Meaklim | 200 m individual medley | 2:15.25 | 24 | Did not advance | |||
400 m individual medley | 4:43.46 | 16 | — | Did not advance | |||
Karin Prinsloo | 200 m freestyle | 1:59.24 | 20 | Did not advance | |||
200 m backstroke | 2:10.34 | 13 Q | 2:11.42 | 16 | Did not advance | ||
Jessica Roux | 10 km open water | — | DNF | ||||
Wendy Trott | 400 m freestyle | 4:11.63 | 22 | — | Did not advance | ||
800 m freestyle | 8:28.98 | 12 | — | Did not advance | |||
Suzaan van Biljon | 100 m breaststroke | 1:07.54 | 12 Q | 1:07.68 | 11 | Did not advance | |
200 m breaststroke | 2:25.94 | 9 Q | 2:23.21 AF | 5 Q | 2:23.72 | 7 |
Triathlon
editSouth Africa has entered one man and two women.
Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
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Richard Murray | Men's | 18:11 | 0:35 | 59:38 | 0:26 | 30:25 | 1:49:15 | 17 |
Kate Roberts | Women's | 19:23 | 0:40 | 1:07:21 | 0:34 | 34:48 | 2:02:46 | 22 |
Gillian Sanders | 19:29 | 0:38 | 1:05:31 | 0:32 | 36:18 | 2:02:28 | 19 |
Volleyball
editBeach
editAthlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
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Freedom Chiya Grant Goldschmidt |
Men's | Pool D Gibb – Rosenthal (USA) L 0 – 2 (10–21, 11–21) Samoilovs – Sorokins (LAT) L 0 – 2 (13–21, 10–21) Fijałek – Prudel (POL) L 0 – 2 (19–21, 13–21) |
4 | Did not advance | 19 |
Weightlifting
editSouth Africa has entered one weightlifter.
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Jean Greeff | Men's −94 kg | 137 | 20 | 176 | 20 | 313 | 20 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "South African track star Caster Semenya named flag bearer". CBC Sports. Associated Press. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ Slot, Owen (19 August 2009). "Caster Semenya faces sex test before she can claim victory". The Times. London. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
- ^ "Tight contests set up thrilling 400m Relay final". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012.
- ^ "Oscar Pistorius makes Olympic history in 400m at London 2012". BBC Sport. 9 August 2012.
- ^ "Final African Olympic Quota Places revealed". AIBA. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ^ "Men Elite African Championships (RSA/CC) Cross Country 2011". UCI. 12 February 2011. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- ^ "Women Elite African Championships (RSA/CC) Cross Country 2011". UCI. 12 February 2011. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- ^ "CAS arbitration N° CAS OG 12/01" (PDF). COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT. 25 July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ "South Africa's Olympic teams finalized". FIH. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ "South Africa's Olympic teams finalized". FIH. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ "South Africa – Squad List". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "Sweden – South Africa". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ^ "Canada – South Africa". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- ^ "Japan – South Africa". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "Quota places by NATION and Name". ISSF. 8 March 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2011.