# South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics

South Africa competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The team included 136 athletes, as of 10 July 2008. South Africa had its worst medals performance at an Olympics since 1994 (winter games), and tied its performance in the 1936 Games.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Silver | Godfrey Khotso Mokoena | Athletics | Men's long jump |

## Archery

South Africa sent archers to the Olympics for the fifth time, seeking the nation's first Olympic medal in the sport. Calvin Hartley earned the country its only qualifying spot, in the men's competition, by placing first in the 2008 African championship.
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Calvin Hartley | Men's individual | 654 | 37 | Stevens (CUB) (28) L 107 (18)–107 (19) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Athletics
### 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

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Pieter de Villiers | 400 m hurdles | 49.24 | 2 Q | — | — | 49.44 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Norman Dlomo | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:24:28 | 53 |
| Thuso Mpuang | 200 m | 20.87 | 6 Q | 21.04 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mbulaeni Mulaudzi | 800 m | 1:47.64 | 2 Q | — | — | 1:46.24 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alwyn Myburgh | 400 m hurdles | 48.92 SB | 3 Q | — | — | 49.16 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Samson Ngoepe | 800 m | 1:47.42 | 5 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hendrick Ramaala | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:22:43 | 44 |
| Ruben Ramolefi | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:19.86 PB | 1 Q | — | — | — | — | 8:34.58 | 14 |
| Juan van Deventer | 1500 m | 3:36.32 | 1 Q | — | — | 3:37.75 | 6 Q | 3:34.77 | 6 |
| Louis van Zyl | 400 m hurdles | 48.86 | 2 Q | — | — | 48.57 | 3 Q | 48.42 | 5 |
| Hannes Dreyer Gert du Plessis Leigh Julius Ishmael Kumbane Thuso Mpuang Sergio Mullins Sibusiso Sishi | 4 × 100 m relay | DNF | DNF | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ofentse Mogawane Alwyn Myburgh Pieter Smith Louis van Zyl | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.26 SB | 6 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Godfrey Khotso Mokoena | Long jump | 8.14 | 4 Q | 8.24 | |
| John Robert Oosthuizen | Javelin throw | 76.16 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| René Kalmer | 1500 m | 4:08.41 | 7 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Isabel Le Roux | 200 m | 23.67 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tsholofelo Thipe | 400 m | 54.11 | 6 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Elizna Naudé | Discus throw | 58.75 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Justine Robbeson | Javelin throw | 59.63 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sunette Viljoen | Javelin throw | 55.58 | 33 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Badminton

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Chris Dednam Roelof Dednam | Men's doubles | — | — | Bach / Malaythong (USA) L 10–21, 16–21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kerry-Lee Harrington | Women's singles | Bye | Wong M C (MAS) L 4–21, 4–21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chantal Botts Michelle Edwards | Women's doubles | — | — | Chien Y-C / Cheng W-H (TPE) L 6–21, 12–21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing

South Africa qualified one boxer for the Olympic boxing tournament. Jackson Chauke earned a spot in the flyweight competition at the second African continental qualifying tournament.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Jackson Chauke | Flyweight | Yunusov (TJK) L 1–9 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Canoeing
### Slalom

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Siboniso Cele | Men's C-1 | 162.51 | 16 | 100.42 | 16 | 262.93 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cameron McIntosh Cyprian Ngidi | Men's C-2 | 119.83 | 12 | 157.37 | 12 | 277.20 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Sprint
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Calvin Mokoto | C-1 500 m | 2:03.372 | 7 QS | 2:12.226 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Calvin Mokoto | C-1 1000 m | 4:33.887 | 7 QS | 4:26.650 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shaun Rubenstein | K-1 500 m | 1:37.686 | 5 QS | 1:44.154 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shaun Rubenstein | K-1 1000 m | 3:36.134 | 5 QS | 3:36.969 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Jennifer Hodson | K-1 500 m | 1:51.655 | 3 QS | 1:53.209 | 3 Q | 1:53.353 | 8 |
| Michele Eray Bridgitte Hartley | K-2 500 m | 1:43.341 | 8 QS | 1:47.018 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Michele Eray Jennifer Hodson Carol Joyce Nicola Mocke | K-4 500 m | 1:37.399 | 3 QF | Bye | Bye | 1:36.724 | 7 |
Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

## Cycling
### Road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| John-Lee Augustyn | Men's road race | 6:26:17 | 27 |
| David George | Men's road race | 6:39:42 | 80 |
| David George | Men's time trial | 1:07:55 | 31 |
| Robert Hunter | Men's road race | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Cherise Taylor | Women's road race | 3:48:33 | 59 |
| Marissa van der Merwe | Women's road race | 3:33:17 | 34 |

### Mountain biking

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Burry Stander | Men's cross-country | 2:01:58 | 15 |
| Yolande Speedy | Women's cross-country | LAP (2 laps) | 22 |

### BMX

| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Seeding | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Sifiso Nhlapo | Men's BMX | 36.428 | 13 | 6 | 1 Q | 8 | 2 Q | DNF | 7 |

## Diving
### Women

| Athlete | Events | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Events | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Jenna Dreyer | 3 m springboard | 210.90 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Fencing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Sello Maduma | Individual épée | Kim S-G (KOR) L 12–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dario Torrente | Individual épée | Videira (POR) L 10–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mike Wood | Individual épée | Nikishyn (UKR) L 7–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sello Maduma Dario Torrente Mike Wood George Harrop-Allin | Team épée | — | — | China (CHN) L 28–45 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Jyoti Chetty | Individual sabre | Besbes (TUN) L 2–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Adele du Plooy | Individual sabre | Pundyk (UKR) L 7–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Elvira Wood | Individual sabre | Sassine (CAN) L 2–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jyoti Chetty Adele du Plooy Shelley Gosher Elvira Wood | Team sabre | — | — | — | United States (USA) L 8–45 | Classification semi-final Russia (RUS) L 13–45 | 7th place final Canada (CAN) L 16–45 | 8 |

## Field hockey
### Men's tournament
#### Team roster

The following is the South African roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head Coach: Gregg Clark
* Andrew Cronje
* Ian Symons
* Austin Smith
* Bruce Jacobs (c)
* Darryn Gallagher
* Marvin Harper
* Emile Smith
* Clyde Abrahams
* Paul Blake
* Eric Rose-Innes
* Marvin Bam
* Geoffrey Abbott
* Thornton McDade
* Chris Hibbert (GK)
* Lungile Tsolekile
* Thomas Hammond
Reserve:
* Shanyl Balwanth
* Erasmus Pieterse (GK)

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 13 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 11 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 8 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Pakistan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 6 | Seventh place game |
| 5 | Canada | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 4 | Ninth place game |
| 6 | South Africa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 25 | −21 | 0 | Eleventh place game |
* 11 August 2008 21:00
| Netherlands | 5–0 | South Africa |
| Taekema 4', 35' Docherty 44' Hertzberger 47' M. Brouwer 66' | Report | |
* Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Xavier Adell (ESP)
* 13 August 2008 08:30
| South Africa | 0–10 | Australia |
| | Report | Dwyer 2', 42' Matheson 14', 29', 57' Schubert 27' Guest 35+', 38' Kavanagh 47' Abbott 67' |
* Umpires: Andy Mair (GBR) Roel van Eert (NED)
* 15 August 2008 21:00
| South Africa | 0–2 | Great Britain |
| | Report | Tindall 20' Daly 66' |
* Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Rob ten Cate (NED)
* 17 August 2008 18:00
| Pakistan | 3–1 | South Africa |
| Javed 9' Abbasi 44' Saqlain 60' | Report | Smith 31' |
* Umpires: Amarjit Singh (MAS) Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
* 19 August 2008 18:00
| Canada | 5–3 | South Africa |
| R. Short 15' Fernandes 31', 46' Grimes 38', 70' | Report | Smith 4', 51' Tsolekile 28' |
* Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED) Satinder Kumar (IND)

#### Classification match for 11th/12th place

* 23 August 2008 08:30
| China | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | South Africa |
| Na Yubo 32' Song Yi 53', 58', 85' | Report | Tsolekile 3' Symons 63' Smith 70' |
* Umpires: Rob ten Cate (NED) Satinder Kumar (IND)

### Women's tournament
#### Team roster

The following is the South African roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head Coach: Jennifer King
* Mariette Rix (GK)
* Vuyisanani Mangisa (GK)
* Kate Hector
* Taryn Hosking
* Cindy Brown
* Marsha Marescia (c)
* Shelley Russell
* Lisa-Marie Deetlefs
* Jenny Wilson
* Lesle-Ann George
* Vida Ryan
* Vidette Ryan
* Lenise Marais
* Kathleen Taylor
* Fiona Butler
* Tarryn Bright
Reserve:
* Henriette du Buisson
* Farrah Fredericks

#### Group play

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 15 | Advanced to semifinals |
| China | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 10 | Advanced to semifinals |
| Australia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 10 | |
| Spain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 6 | |
| South Korea | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 3 | |
| South Africa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 | |
* 10 August 2008 20:30
| Netherlands | 6–0 | South Africa |
| Mulder 5' Agliotti 27' Paumen 46', 58' Booij 56' Dijkstra 66' | Report | |
* Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
* 12 August 2008 18:30
| China | 3–0 | South Africa |
| Tang Chunling 6' Fu Baorong 33' Zhao Yudiao 40' | Report | |
* Umpires: Gina Spitaleri (ITA) Minka Woolley (AUS)
* 14 August 2008 20:30
| South Africa | 0–3 | Australia |
| | Report | Hudson 10' Lambert 44' Eastham 62' |
* Umpires: Carol Metchette (IRL) Ute Conen (GER)
* 16 August 2008 21:00
| Spain | 1–0 | South Africa |
| Romagosa 31' | Report | |
* Umpires: Lee Keum-ju (KOR) Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
* 18 August 2008 10:30
| South Korea | 5–2 | South Africa |
| Gim Sung-hee 6' Lee Seon-ok 23', 29' Park Mi-hyun 32' Kim Eun-sil 58' | Report | Hector 51' Vida Ryan 66' |
* Umpires: Stella Bartlema (NED) Carol Metchette (IRL)

#### Classification match for 11th/12th place

* 22 August 2008 08:30
| South Africa | 4–1 | New Zealand |
| Marescia 14' Wilson 34' Vida Ryan 51' Brown 59' | Report | Flynn 17' |
* Umpires: Lee Keum-ju (KOR) Carol Metchette (IRL)

## Gymnastics
### Rhythmic

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Rope | Hoop | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | Rope | Hoop | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank |
| Odette Richard | Individual | 13.975 | 13.950 | 13.800 | 13.775 | 55.500 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Judo

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Marlon August | Men's −73 kg | — | Al Qubaisi (UAE) W 1000–0000 | Guilheiro (BRA) L 0000–1001 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matthew Jago | Men's −81 kg | Bye | Krawczyk (POL) L 0000–0120 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Patrick Trezise | Men's −90 kg | — | Pershin (RUS) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Rosati (ARG) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Rowing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Ramon di Clemente Shaun Keeling | Pair | 6:45.26 | 3 SA/B | Bye | Bye | 6:37.18 | 3 FA | 6:47.83 | 5 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Hendrika Geyser | Single sculls | 8:20.26 | 4 QF | — | — | 7:44.14 | 4 SC/D | 7:59.67 | 1 FC | 7:35.06 | 13 |
| Kirsten McCann Alexandra White | Lightweight double sculls | 7:20.51 | 6 R | 7:48.04 | 4 FC | — | — | Bye | Bye | 7:20.49 | 14 |
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
### Women

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Penny Alison Dominique Provoyeur Kim Rew | Yngling | 13 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 7 | CAN | CAN | EL | 63 | 12 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled

### Men

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – advanced into the medal race; CAN = Final Race cancelled

## Shooting
### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Esmari van Reenen | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 578 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Diane Swanton | Trap | 57 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Jean Basson | 200 m freestyle | 1:46.31 | 2 Q | 1:46.13 | 3 Q | 1:45.97 | 4 |
| Jean Basson | 400 m freestyle | 3:52.90 | 30 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| William Diering | 200 m breaststroke | 2:10.39 AF | 8 Q | 2:10.21 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| George du Rand | 100 m backstroke | 54.90 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| George du Rand | 200 m backstroke | 1:58.62 AF | 13 Q | 1:58.61 AF | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lyndon Ferns | 100 m freestyle | 48.26 | 9 Q | 48.00 | 7 Q | 48.04 | 6 |
| Lyndon Ferns | 100 m butterfly | 52.04 | 15 Q | 52.18 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chad Ho | 10 km open water | — | — | — | — | 1:52:13.1 | 9 |
| Gideon Louw | 50 m freestyle | 22.17 | 16 Q | 21.97 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ryk Neethling | 100 m freestyle | 49.28 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hercules Troyden Prinsloo | 1500 m freestyle | 15:12.64 | 22 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Riaan Schoeman | 400 m individual medley | 4:14.09 | 12 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Roland Mark Schoeman | 50 m freestyle | 21.76 | 5 Q | 21.74 | 5 Q | 21.67 AF | 7 |
| Darian Townsend | 200 m freestyle | 1:48.08 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Darian Townsend | 200 m individual medley | 1:59.22 | 10 Q | 1:59.65 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cameron van der Burgh | 100 m breaststroke | 59.96 AF | 5 Q | 1:00.57 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Neil Versfeld | 200 m breaststroke | 2:10.50 | 9 Q | 2:10.06 AF | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gerhard Zandberg | 100 m backstroke | 53.75 AF | 5 Q | 53.98 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lyndon Ferns Ryk Neethling Roland Schoeman Darian Townsend | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:13.06 AF | 6 Q | — | — | 3:12.66 AF | 7 |
| Jean Basson Sebastien Rousseau Darian Townsend Jan Venter | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:10.91 AF | 8 Q | — | — | 7:13.02 | 8 |
| Lyndon Ferns Darian Townsend Cameron van der Burgh Gerhard Zandberg | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:34.16 AF | 7 Q | — | — | 3:33.70 AF | 7 |

### Women

Natalie du Toit, five time gold medallist at the Athens Paralympics in 2004, has qualified to compete, becoming the first amputee ever to qualify for the Olympic Games in the 10 kilometre open water race. She finished in 16th place.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Melissa Corfe | 200 m freestyle | 2:00.95 | 33 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Melissa Corfe | 400 m freestyle | 4:10.54 | 17 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Melissa Corfe | 200 m backstroke | 2:12.64 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Natalie du Toit | 10 km open water | — | — | — | — | 2:00:49.9 | 16 |
| Mandy Loots | 100 m butterfly | 58.61 AF | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kathryn Meaklim | 200 m butterfly | 2:09.41 | 16 Q | 2:11.74 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kathryn Meaklim | 400 m individual medley | 4:37.11 | 10 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jessica Pengelly | 200 m individual medley | 2:15.80 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jessica Pengelly | 400 m individual medley | 4:41.04 | 21 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lize-Mari Retief | 50 m freestyle | 25.44 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lize-Mari Retief | 100 m freestyle | 55.17 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lize-Mari Retief | 100 m butterfly | 58.20 AF | 8 Q | 58.63 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wendy Trott | 400 m freestyle | 4:08.38 AF | 12 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wendy Trott | 800 m freestyle | 8:26.21 AF | 9 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Suzaan van Biljon | 100 m breaststroke | 1:07.55 | 5 Q | 1:09.56 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Suzaan van Biljon | 200 m breaststroke | 2:25.51 | 9 Q | 2:28.45 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Melissa Corfe Mandy Loots Kathryn Meaklim Wendy Trott | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:51.14 | 15 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Melissa Corfe Mandy Loots Lize-Mari Retief Suzaan van Biljon | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:04.20 | 12 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Tennis

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Kevin Anderson | Men's singles | Loglo (TOG) W 6–3, 6–2 | Kiefer (GER) L 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 4–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kevin Anderson Jeff Coetzee | Men's doubles | — | Almagro / Ferrer (ESP) L 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Triathlon

| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
| Mari Rabie | Women's | 19:54 | 0:29 | 1:06:30 | 0:34 | 42:01 | 2:09:28.02 | 43 |
| Kate Roberts | Women's | 19:58 | 0:30 | 1:06:26 | 0:37 | 38:02 | 2:05:33.24 | 32 |

## Volleyball
### Beach

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Standing | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Judith Augoustides Vita Nel | Women's | Pool D Goller – Ludwig (GER) L 0 – 2 (12–21, 14–21) Koutroumanidou – Tsiartsiani (GRE) L 0 – 2 (12–21, 8–21) Chen X – Zhang X (CHN) L 0 – 2 (13–21, 9–21) | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Weightlifting

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Darryn Anthony | Men's −77 kg | 135 | 24 | 160 | 22 | 295 | 22 |

## Wrestling

Key:
* VT - Victory by Fall.
* PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
* PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

### Men's freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Heinrich Barnes | −66 kg | Buyanjav (MGL) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 19 |