South Africa at the 1996 Summer Olympics

South Africa competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 84 competitors, 64 men and 20 women, and this was the first South African team marched under the new post-Apartheid flag.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate Penny Heyns Swimming Women's 100 metre breaststroke 21 July Penny Heyns Swimming Women's 200 metre breaststroke 23 July Josia Thugwane Athletics Men's marathon 4 August Hezekiél Sepeng Athletics Men's 800 metres 31 July Marianne Kriel Swimming Women's 100 metre backstroke 22 July

Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.South Africa at the 1996 Summer Olympics SportMenWomenTotalArchery 0 3 3Athletics 18 4 22Boxing 5 – 5Canoeing 0 1 1Cycling 4 2 6Field hockey 16 0 16Judo 1 0 1Modern pentathlon 1 – 1Rowing 6 2 8Sailing 5 0 5Shooting 2 0 2Swimming 2 5 7Tennis 3 3 6Wrestling 1 – 1 Total 64 20 84

Archery

Women AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankJill BörresenIndividual56762 L 140–168Did not advanceLeanda Hendricks60056 L 138–165Did not advanceKirstin Lewis63926 W 150–150 L 143–160Did not advanceJill BörresenLeanda HendricksKirstin LewisTeam180615 L 228–240Did not advance

Athletics

Men

Track and road events AthletesEventsHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAlfred Visagie200 metres21.1068Did not advanceArnau Malherbe400 metres45.7516 Q45.2618Did not advanceHendrik Mokganyetsi400 metres45.8922 q46.4830Did not advanceBobang Phiri400 metres45.9426 q45.5121Did not advanceJohan Botha800 metres1:45.635 qN/A1:48.0619Did not advanceHezekiel Sepeng800 metres1:46.4514 QN/A1:45.167 Q1:42.72Marius van Heerden800 metres1:47.4631N/ADid not advanceShadrack Hoff5000 metres14:05.9726 QN/A14:16.1425Did not advanceJohn Morapedi5000 metres13:54.3011 QN/A13:54.4319Did not advanceHendrick Ramaala10000 metres29:07.8129N/ADid not advanceLawrence PeuMarathonN/A2:18:0927Josia ThugwaneMarathonN/A2:12:36Gert ThysMarathonN/A2:18:5533Llewellyn Herbert400 metres hurdles51.1345N/ADid not advanceShadrack Mogotsi3000 metres steeplechase8:46.2428N/ADid not advanceArnaud MalherbeHendrik MokganyetsiBobang PhiriAlfred Visagie4 x 400 metres relay3:03.7913 qN/A3:02.9610Did not advance

Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankRiaan BothaPole vault5.70 1 Q5.6014Okkert BritsPole vaultNMDid not advanceFrançois FouchéLong jump7.4438Did not advance

Women

Track and road events AthletesEventsHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankGwen Griffiths1500 metres4:10.8014 QN/A4:11.1212 Q4:06.339Colleen de Reuck10000 metres32:39.1920 Q N/A32:14.6913Elana MeyerMarathonN/ADid not finishKaren van der Veen400 metres hurdles57.0025N/ADid not advance

Boxing

Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultMasibulele MakepulaLight-flyweightW RSCL 14–3Did not advancePhillip N'douFeatherweightW RSCL 12–7Did not advanceIrvin BuhlaluLightweightL 21–5Did not advanceVictor KuneneLight-middleweightL 8–1Did not advanceSybrand BotesLight-heavyweightW 16–11L 16–7Did not advance

Canoeing

Sprint

Women AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankRuth NortjeK-1 500 m1:54.6952 QN/A1:53.6115Did not advance

Cycling

Road

Men AthleteEventTimeRankDoug RyderRoad race4:56:4761Blayne WiknerRoad race4:56:5297

Women AthleteEventTimeRankErica GreenRoad race2:37:2135Jackie MartinRoad race2:53:1243

Track

Sprints

AthleteEventQualifying1/32 finals(Repechage)1/16 finals(Repechage)1/8 finals(Repechage)QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals (5th-8th)TimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimesSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankJean-Pierre van ZylMen's sprint10.69567.32117 QL 11.29663.739L 11.22264.159Did not advance

Pursuits AthleteEventQualifying1st roundSemifinalsFinalsTimeRankOppositionTimeRankOppositionTimeRankOppositionTimeRankDavid GeorgeMen's individual pursuit4:39.53115 Did not advance

Time trials

AthleteEventTimeRankJean-Pierre van ZylMen's 1000 metre time trial1:04.2145

Points races

AthleteEventFinalsPointsRankDavid GeorgeMen's points raceDid not finish

Mountain biking

Women AthleteEventTimeRankErica GreenCross-country2:03:0617

Field Hockey

Men's tournament

Group B

TeamPointsGWDLGFGADiff1.95410146+82.75311137+63.551318804.451221213−15.35032712−56.25023715−8

Classification Matches 9-12

9th place match

Team Roster: Grant Fulton Kevin Chree Gregg Clark Allistar Fredericks Gary Boddington Wayne Graham Charles Teversham Brad Michalaro Matthew Hallowes Greg Nicol Craig Fulton Brian Myburgh Brad Milne Shaun Cooke Craig Jackson Murray Anderson Shayla de Carvalho

Judo

Men AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankDuncan MacKinnonMen's 65 kgW 1000–0000L 0000–1000Did not advance

Modern Pentathlon

Men AthleteShootingSwimmingFencingRidingRunningTotal pointsRankResultPointsResultPointsResultPointsPenaltiesPointsResultPointsClaud Cloete1831,1323:35.251,15210-22780301,07013:17.3581,1745,30815

Rowing

Men Athlete(s)EventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTime RankGreg BayneJohn CallieCoxless pair7:01.0567:11.144N/A7:09.9116Gareth CostaMike HasselbachMark RowandRoger ToblerLightweight coxless four6:19.981 QN/A6:16.6546:04.139

Women

Athlete(s)EventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTime RankHelen FlemingColleen OrsmondCoxless pair7:48.6948:11.902 Q7:56.4167:28.3011

Sailing

Mixed

AthleteEventRaceScoreRank1234567891011David HibberdLaser10102020817(31)13(29)182213816Rick MayhewBruce SavageClynton Wade-LehmanSoling172171111(20)15(23)1118N/A10217

Shooting

Men AthleteEventsQualificationFinalTotalScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankMel HainsSkeet113=45Did not advance113=45Jaco Henn50 metre rifle three positions1162=22Did not advance1162=2250 metre rifle prone593=26Did not advance593=26

Swimming

Men AthleteEventHeatFinal BFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankBrendon Dedekind50 m freestyle22.60 4 QADid not advance22.595100 m freestyle50.9526Did not advanceRyk Neethling400 m freestyle3:56.1916 Q3:54.3411Did not advance1500 m freestyle15:19.986 QADid not advance15:14.635

Women AthleteEventHeatFinal BFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMarianne Kriel50 m freestyle26.42 24Did not advance100 m backstroke1:02.333 QDid not advance1:02.12200 m backstroke2:15.9916 Q2:18.4116Did not advanceHeleen Muller100 m freestyle57.9833Did not advance200 m freestyle2:05.5930Did not advancePenny Heyns100 m breaststroke1:07.021 QDid not advance1:07.73200 m breaststroke2:26.631 QDid not advance2:25.41Julia Russell100 m breaststroke1:10.8718Did not advance200 m breaststroke2:32.4417 Q2:30.3812Did not advance200 m individual medley2:20.4027Did not advanceMandy Loots Taryn Ashton100 m butterfly1:03.5330Did not advance200 m butterfly2:20.7330Did not advanceMarianne KrielPenny HeynsMandy LootsHeleen Muller4 × 100 m medley relay4:09.475 Qcolspan=2 4:08.164

Tennis

Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankWayne FerreiraSinglesW 6–4 6–3W 6–3 3–6 6–2W 77–63 77–65L 7–5 6–4 7–5Did not advanceMarcos OndruskaSinglesW 6–2 6–4L 78–66 77–61Did not advanceEllis FerreiraWayne FerreiraDoublesN/A Köves, Markovits (HUN)W 6–1 6–1 Agassi, Washington (USA)W 7–5 77–62 6–0 Eltingh, Haarhuis (NED)L 77–64 77–64Did not advance

Women AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankAmanda CoetzerSinglesW 6–4 77–65L 1–6 6–4 '2–6Did not advanceMariaan de SwardtSinglesW 77–64 3–6 7–5L 6–3 1–6 4–6Did not advanceJoannette KrugerSinglesL 77–65 2–6 1–6Did not advanceAmanda CoetzerMariaan de SwardtDoublesN/A Kim, Park (KOR)W 6–1 6–3 Lake, Wood (GBR)L 5–7 5–7Did not advance

Wrestling

Men's freestyle AthleteEventElimination PoolFinal roundRound 1ResultRound 2ResultRound 3ResultRound 4ResultRound 5ResultRound 6ResultRankFinal roundResultRankTjaart du Plessis−62 kgL 1–5L 1–3Did not advance18Did not advance

References

External links South Africa at the 1996 Summer Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)