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South African track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):
;Track and road events
;Field events
South Africa entered one rider in the eventing event through the establishment of final Olympics ranking for Group F (Africa & Middle East).
South African swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)):
AF = Africa Record. NR = National Record / South African Record
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...
competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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in Paris
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from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Games in the post-apartheid era and twenty-first overall in Summer Olympic history. South Africa won six medals (one gold, three silver and two bronze), good for 44th overall in the standings.
Medalists
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Leon Fleiser will be South Africa's ''chef de mission
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'' at the Games.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Archery
One South African archer qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics men's individual recurve competitions by virtue of his result at the 2023 African Continental Qualification Tournament inNabeul
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, Tunisia. Werner Potgieter of the Western Cape ranked No. 1 with a score of 652 and went on to secure the spot for South Africa by winning the silver medal. He was the first male archer to secure a spot for his country in archery since 2008.
Athletics
South African track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):
;Track and road events
;Field events
Badminton
For the first time since the nation's last participated atRio 2016
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, South Africa entered one badminton player into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF BWF may refer to: Sports organisations Badminton
* Badminton World Federation, an international governing body for badminton
Professional wrestling
* Brazilian Wrestling Federation, a Brazilian Professional wrestling promotion.
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Race to Paris Rankings.
Canoeing
Sprint
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, South African canoeists qualified two boats for the following distances through the gold medal result at the 2023 African Olympic in Abuja
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, Nigeria
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.
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Cycling
Road
South Africa entered one male and two female riders to compete in the road race events at the Olympics. South Africa secured those quotas through the UCI Nation Ranking.Track
South Africa entered one rider for men's sprint and keirin events, based on the allocations of continental spots, through the final UCI Olympic rankings. ;Sprint ;KeirinMountain biking
South African mountain bikers secured a men's and women's quota place each in the Olympic cross-country race through the release of the final Olympic mountain biking rankings.BMX
;Freestyle South African rider received a single quota spot in the men's BMX freestyle for Paris 2024, finishing among the top three eligible nations, not yet qualified, at the2023 UCI BMX Freestyle World Championships
The 2023 UCI BMX Freestyle World Championships were held in Glasgow, Scotland between 5 and 10 August 2023. Ordinarily held as part of the UCI Urban Cycling World Championships, in this year the world championships in the disciplines of Park and F ...
in Glasgow
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, Scotland
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.
;Race
South African riders secured a single quota place in the women's BMX race for Paris 2024 by reallocation quota from 2023 African Championships.
Diving
South African divers secured a quota place for Paris 2024 by advancing to the top twelve final of the women's individual springboard at the2023 World Aquatics Championships
The 2023 World Aquatics Championships, the 20th edition of the World Aquatics Championships, were held in Fukuoka, Japan, from 14 to 30 July 2023. Originally scheduled to be held in 2021 as the 19th championships, the championships were postpo ...
in Fukuoka
is the List of Japanese cities by population, sixth-largest city in Japan and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancient times. ...
, Japan.
Equestrian
South Africa entered one rider in the eventing event through the establishment of final Olympics ranking for Group F (Africa & Middle East).
Eventing
Fencing
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, South Africa entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Harry Saner qualified for the games by winning the gold medal in the men's individual épée events at the 2024 African Zonal Qualifying Tournament in Algiers
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, Algeria.
Field hockey
;SummaryMen's tournament
South Africa men's national field hockey team
The South Africa men's national field hockey team represents South Africa at international field hockey matches and tournaments.
Tournament history Summer Olympics
* 1996 – 10th place
* 2004 – 10th place
* 2008 – 12th place
* 2012 – 11t ...
qualified by winning the 2023 Men's African Olympic Qualifier.
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Women's tournament
South Africa women's national field hockey team
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qualified by winning the 2023 Women's African Olympic Qualifier.
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Golf
South Africa entered four golfers into the Olympic tournament.Christiaan Bezuidenhout
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, Erik van Rooyen
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Amateur career
Van Rooy ...
, Ashleigh Buhai
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Amateur career
Buhai had a successful amateur career. She was the younges ...
, and Paula Reto; all qualified directly for the games in the individual competitions, based on their world ranking performance, on the IGF World Rankings.
Gymnastics
Artistic
South Africa entered one female gymnast into the games. Caitlin Rooskrantz qualified for the games by virtue of her individual results through all-around event at the2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
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in Antwerp
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, Belgium.
;Women
Judo
South Africa qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games.Geronay Whitebooi
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Whitebooi represented South Africa ...
(women's extra-lightweight, 48 kg) qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.
Rowing
South African rowers qualified boats in each of the following classes through the2023 World Rowing Championships
The 2023 World Rowing Championships were held from 3 to 10 September 2023 in Belgrade, Serbia.
Medal summary Medal table
Non-Olympic/Paralympic classes
Men
Women
Pararowing
References
External links
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in Belgrade
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, Serbia and 2023 African Qualification Regatta in Tunis
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, Tunisia.
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
Rugby sevens
;SummaryMen's tournament
South Africa national rugby sevens team
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qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2024 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament
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Twelve men's teams are eligible to compete in the repechage tournament, being the second a ...
in Monaco
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.
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Women's tournament
South Africa women's national rugby sevens team
The South Africa women's national rugby sevens team competes at events within the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series and are a core team for the 2023–24 season. They first played in the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens, and also competed in the IR ...
qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2023 Africa Women's Sevens
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in Monastir, Tunisia.
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Skateboarding
South Africa entered three skateboarders (two males and one female) to compete in each of the following events at the Games.Sport climbing
South Africa qualified four climbers for Paris. All of them qualified directly for the combined and speed events by winning the gold medal at the 2023 Africa Olympic Qualifier inPretoria
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Pretoria strad ...
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;Boulder & lead combined
;Speed
Surfing
South African surfers confirmed three shortboard quota places for Tahiti.Jordy Smith
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and Sarah Baum topped the list of eligible surfers from Africa to secure the lone available berth in their respective shortboard races at the 2023 ISA World Surfing Games in Surf City, El Salvador.
Qualification legend: R3 – Qualifies to elimination rounds; R2 – Qualifies to repechage round
Swimming
South African swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)):
AF = Africa Record. NR = National Record / South African Record
Triathlon
South Africa entered three triathletes (two men and one woman) in the triathlon events for Paris following the release of the final individual Olympic qualification ranking. ;IndividualWrestling
For the first time since2008
2008 was designated as:
*International Year of Languages
*International Year of Planet Earth
*International Year of the Potato
*International Year of Sanitation
The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
, South Africa qualified one wrestler for the Olympic competition. Nicolaas de Lange qualified for the games following the triumph of winning the semifinal round at the 2024 African & Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament in Alexandria
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, Egypt.
;Freestyle
See also
* South Africa at the 2024 Summer Paralympics * South Africa at the 2024 Winter Youth OlympicsReferences
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