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competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the

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, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018. Track and field athlete

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was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Medalists

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Athletics

;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Women ;Track & road events ;Field events

Badminton

A team of 6 badminton players (3 men and 3 women) will be sent to the games. ;Singles ;Doubles ;Mixed team ;Roster *

Michelle Butler-Emmett Michelle Butler-Emmett (born 4 March 1983) is a South African badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game ...

* Cameron Coetzer * Elsie de Villiers *

Johanita Scholtz Johanita Scholtz (born 25 January 2000) is a South African badminton player. Scholtz won her first senior international title at the 2017 Botswana International tournament. She competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. Sh ...

* Prakash Vijayanath * Bongani von Bodenstein ;Pool C

Boxing

South Africa participated with a team of 2 athletes (2 men). ;Men

Cycling

South Africa participated with 17 athletes (10 men and 7 women).

Road

;Men

Track

;Pursuit ;Points race ;Scratch race

Mountain bike

Diving

South Africa participated with a team of 3 athletes (3 women). ;Women

Gymnastics

Artistic

South Africa participated with 2 athletes (2 women). ;Women ;Individual Qualification

Rhythmic

South Africa participated with 2 athletes (2 women). ;Team Final & Individual Qualification ;Individual Finals

Hockey

Both the men and women Hockey teams has qualified for the games. This comes as both teams are the African Champions. A total of 36 individuals are included.

Men's tournament

;Roster *

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* Dayaan Cassiem * Ryan Crowe * Tyson Dlungwana *

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Jethro Eustice Jethro Ray Eustice (born 1 November 1989) is a South African field hockey player who plays as a defender for the South African national team. He is also a former cricket player for KZN Inland. He represented them in the 2014 Rabobank Men's Ho ...

* Gowan Jones * Ryan Julius * Gareth Heyns * Keenan Horne *

Tevin Kok Tevin Michael Kok (born 20 October 1996) is a South African field hockey player. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August ...

* Owen Mvimbi * Siyavuya Nolutshungu * Nqobile Ntuli *

Clinton Panther Clinton Panther (born 13 February 1991, Port Elizabeth) is a South African field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed with the national team in the men's tournament. He also represented South Africa at the 2014 and 2018 Com ...

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* Daniel Sibbald * Austin Smith ;Pool A ---- ---- ---- ;Ninth and tenth place

Women's tournament

;Roster * Stephanie Baxter *

Quanita Bobbs Quanita Bobbs (born 3 September 1993) is a South African field hockey player for the South African national team. She participated at the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup. She lost the opening match against Germany 3-1 but She was going to play ...

* Kara-Lee Botes *

Dirkie Chamberlain Dirkie Chamberlain (born 3 November 1986) is a South African field hockey player. International career The affable player is a 1x Olympian, played 4 World Cups, 3 Commonwealth Games. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed with the South ...

* Sulette Damons * Illse Davids * Lisa-Marie Deetlefs *

Celia Evans Celia Seerane (née Evans, born 18 June 1990) is a South African female field hockey player who plays for the South Africa women's national field hockey team. Career She made her senior international debut in 2012. She received her debut Wom ...

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* Shelly Jones * Nicole La Fleur * Ongeziwe Mali *

Candice Manuel Candice Manuel (born 12 February 1991) is a South African field hockey player for the South African national team. She participated at the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup The 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup was the 14th edition of the Women's ...

* Jade Mayne * Phumelela Mbande * Kristen Paton * Nicolene Terblanche * Nicole Walraven ;Pool A ---- ---- ---- ;Fifth and sixth place

Lawn bowls

South Africa will compete in Lawn bowls. ;Men ;Women ;Para-sport

Netball

South Africa qualified a netball team by virtue of being ranked in the top 11 (excluding the host nation, Australia) of the

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on July 1, 2017. ;Roster ;Pool A ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Fifth place match

Rugby sevens

Men's tournament

South Africa qualified a men's team of 12 athletes by being among the top nine ranked nations from the Commonwealth in the

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ranking. ;Roster * Cecil Afrika * Timothy Agaba * Kyle Brown * Zain Davids *

Branco du Preez Branco Bewinn Nazeem du Preez (born 8 May 1990) is a former South African rugby union player, playing with the South Africa national rugby sevens team. He is a utility back, but usually plays as a scrum-half for the Blitzbokke. Du Preez retired ...

Justin Geduld Justin Gilberto Geduld (born 1 October 1993) is a South African rugby union player, currently contracted to SARU as a sevens rugby player, as well as playing domestic rugby union for . His regular position is centre. He was a member of the S ...

* Werner Kok *

Ruhan Nel Adriaan Ruhan Nel (born 17 May 1991) is a South African rugby union player for the in Super Rugby and in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is full-back, winger and centre. Youth rugby Nel played for the side ...

* Dylan Sage * Philip Snyman * Siviwe Soyizwapi * Rosko Specman *Reserve: Mogamat Davids ;Pool A ;Semi-finals ;Bronze medal match

Women's tournament

South Africa also qualified a women's team of 12. This qualification came after the South African women's team won the African Cup in 2017. The gold and silver medalist of Africa would then automatically qualify for the 2018 games. The silver medalists were Kenya. ;Roster * Veroeshka Grain * Zenay Jordaan * Megan Comley * Unathi Mali * Nomsa Mokwai *

Zintle Mpupha Zintle Mpupha is a South African women's rugby union player and cricketer from Xesi, Eastern Cape, South Africa. She played cricket for Border cricket team and rugby for Border Bulldogs as well as the South Africa women's national rugby sevens ...

* Zinhle Ndawonde * Marithy Pienaar * Nadine Roos * Mathrin Simmers * Chane Stadler * Eloise Webb ;Pool A ;Classification semi-finals ;Match for seventh place

Shooting

South Africa participated with 4 athletes (4 men). ;Men ;Open

Swimming

A total of 25 South African Swimmers has qualified for the games. This includes 2 para-swimmers. ;Men * Competed in heats only. ;Women

Table tennis

South Africa participated with 1 athlete (1 man). ;Para-sport

Triathlon

South Africa participated with 5 athletes (3 men and 2 women). ;Individual ;Mixed Relay

Weightlifting

South Africa participated with 3 athletes (3 women).

Powerlifting

South Africa participated with 1 athlete (1 man).

Wrestling

South Africa participated with 5 athletes (5 men).

References

{{Associations at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Nations at the 2018 Commonwealth Games South Africa at the Commonwealth Games 2018 in South African sport

Competitors

Medalists

Athletics

Badminton

Boxing

Cycling

Road

Track

Mountain bike

Diving

Gymnastics

Artistic

Rhythmic

Hockey

Men's tournament

Women's tournament

Lawn bowls

Netball

Rugby sevens

Men's tournament

Women's tournament

Shooting

Swimming

Table tennis

Triathlon

Weightlifting

Powerlifting

Wrestling

See also

References