# South Africa at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics

South Africa competed at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, from 22 to 30 August 2015.

## Medalists

The following South African competitors won medals at the Championships
| Medal | Athlete | Event | Date |
| Gold | Wayde van Niekerk | 400 metres | 26 August |
| Bronze | Anaso Jobodwana | 200 metres | 27 August |
| Bronze | Sunette Viljoen | Javelin throw | 30 August |

## Results

(q – qualified, NM – no mark, SB – season best)

### Men
#### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Henricho Bruintjies | 100 metres | 10.07 | 3 Q | 10.21 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anaso Jobodwana | 100 metres | DQ | DQ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Akani Simbine | 100 metres | 10.09 | 3 Q | 10.02 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anaso Jobodwana | 200 metres | 20.22 | 1 Q | 20.01 PB | 1 Q | 19.87 NR | |
| Akani Simbine | 200 metres | 20.23 PB | 4 q | 20.37 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Berend Koekemoer | 400 metres | 46.52 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wayde van Niekerk | 400 metres | 44.42 | 1 Q | 44.31 | 1 Q | 43.48 WL, AR | |
| Reinhardt van Rensburg | 800 metres | 1:48.61 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Johan Cronje | 1500 metres | 3:43.29 | 6 Q | 3:36.59 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dumisane Hlaselo | 1500 metres | 3:40.25 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Stephen Mokoka | 10,000 metres | — | — | — | — | 28:47.40 | 20 |
| Thabiso Benedict Moeng | Marathon | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Desmond Mokgobu | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:34:11 | 41 |
| Sibusiso Nzima | Marathon | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Antonio Alkana | 110 metres hurdles | 13.63 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cornel Fredericks | 400 metres hurdles | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| L. J. van Zyl | 400 metres hurdles | 49.12 | 4 Q | 48.89 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dikotsi Lekopa | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:37.43 | 6 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tumisang Monnatlala | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:55.25 | 11 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Henricho Bruintjies Anaso Jobodwana Antonio Alkana Akani Simbine | 4 × 100 metres relay | DNF | DNF | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lebogang Shange | 20 kilometres walk | — | — | — | — | 1:21:43 NR | 11 |
| Marc Mundell | 50 kilometres walk | — | — | — | — | 4:02:41 | 33 |

#### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Rushwahl Samaai | Long jump | 7.79 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zarck Visser | Long jump | 7.79 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Godfrey Khotso Mokoena | Long jump | 7.98 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Godfrey Khotso Mokoena | Triple jump | 16.78 | 10 q | 16.81 | 9 |
| Orazio Cremona | Shot put | 18.63 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jaco Engelbrecht | Shot put | 19.04 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Victor Hogan | Discus throw | 62.41 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rocco van Rooyen | Javelin throw | 75.55 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Combined events – Decathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
| Willem Coertzen | Result | 10.98 SB | 7.25 | 13.75 | 1.95 | DNS | − | − | − | − | − | DNF | − |
| Willem Coertzen | Points | 865 | 874 | 713 | 758 | 0 | − | − | − | − | − | DNF | − |

### Women
#### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Carina Horn | 100 metres | 11.08 | 3 Q | 11.15 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Justine Palframan | 200 metres | 23.09 | 3 Q | 23.04 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Justine Palframan | 400 metres | 52.45 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Caster Semenya | 800 metres | 1:59.59 SB | 3 Q | 2:03.18 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tanith Maxwell | Marathon | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Wenda Nel | 400 metres hurdles | 54.45 | 2 Q | 54.63 | 2 Q | 54.94 | 7 |

#### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Sunette Viljoen | Javelin throw | 63.93 | 7 Q | 65.79 | |