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The first South African woman in the Olympics was swimmer Barbara Nash in 1920, and the first women to win medals were the 1928 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay quartet, who came third. [2] The South African Olympic and Empire Games Association was awarded the 1934 British Empire Games in Johannesburg but backed out when it became evident that ...
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 in Nabeul, 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.
RSA: NOC: South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee: Website: www.sascoc.co.za: in Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 () – August 8, 2021 () Competitors: 179 in 19 sports: Flag bearers (opening) Phumelela Mbande Chad le Clos: Flag bearer (closing) Anaso Jobodwana: Medals Ranked 52nd: Gold 1 Silver 2 Bronze 0 Total 3
South Africa left Rio de Janeiro with a total of 10 medals (2 gold, 6 silver, and 2 bronze), making it the nation's most successful Olympics since its readmission in 1992. Moreover, it achieved the medal target set by SASCOC for the Games.
[23] [24] [25] Her world record was the first individual world record set in the sport of swimming at the 2020 Olympic Games. [23] Her gold medal was the first gold medal won by an athlete from South Africa at the 2020 Summer Olympics and the first gold medal in an individual swimming event at an Olympic Games by a female South African since ...
South Africa (RSA) 121: 95: 88: 304: 2 ... All-time Youth Olympic Games medal table; Sport in Africa; Paralympic sports; Paralympic Games; References
2000 Summer Olympics; IOC code: RSA: NOC: South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee: Website: www.sascoc.co.za: in Sydney; Competitors: 127 (89 men and 38 women) in 17 sports: Flag bearer : Hezekiél Sepeng: Medals Ranked 55th: Gold 0 Silver 2 Bronze 3 Total 5: Summer Olympics appearances
2004 Summer Olympics; IOC code: RSA: NOC: South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee: Website: www.sascoc.co.za: in Athens; Competitors: 106 in 19 sports: Flag bearer : Mbulaeni Mulaudzi [1] Medals Ranked 43rd: Gold 1 Silver 3 Bronze 2 Total 6: Summer Olympics appearances