# South Africa at the 2024 Summer Olympics

South Africa competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris 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

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Tatjana Smith | Swimming | Women's 100 m breaststroke | 29 July |
| Silver | Tatjana Smith | Swimming | Women's 200 m breaststroke | 1 August |
| Silver | Bayanda Walaza Shaun Maswanganyi Bradley Nkoana Akani Simbine | Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 m relay | 9 August |
| Silver | Jo-Ané van Dyk | Athletics | Women's javelin throw | 10 August |
| Bronze | South Africa national rugby sevens teamChristie GrobbelaarRyan OosthuizenImpi VisserZain DavidsQuewin NortjeTiaan PretoriusTristan LeydsSelvyn DavidsShaun WilliamsRosko SpecmanSiviwe SoyizwapiShilton van WykRonald Brown | Rugby sevens | Men's tournament | 27 July |
| Bronze | Alan Hatherly | Cycling | Men's cross-country | 29 July |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Athletics | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Cycling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rugby Sevens | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Medals by gender :
| Gender | | | | Total |
| Male | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Female | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Mixed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Medals by date :
| Date | | | | Total |
| 27 July | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 July | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 August | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 August | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 August | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Multiple medalists :
| Name | Sport | | | | Total |
| Tatjana Smith | Swimming | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |

## Competitors

Leon Fleiser will be South Africa's chef de mission at the Games.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Athletics | 27 | 11 | 38 |
| Badminton | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Canoeing | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Cycling | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Diving | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Equestrian | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fencing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Field hockey | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Golf | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Gymnastics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rowing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Rugby sevens | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Skateboarding | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Sport climbing | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Surfing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Swimming | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Triathlon | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 80 | 63 | 143 |

## 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 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. He was the first male archer to secure a spot for his country in archery since 2008.
| 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 |
| Wian Roux | Men's individual | 601 | 63 | Kim J-d (KOR) L 0–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## 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):

### 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
* qR = Advanced to next round by Referee
* NR = National record
* DNF = Did not finish
* DNS = Did not start
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Akani Simbine | Men's 100 m | 10.03 | 1 Q | – | – | 9.87 | 1 Q | 9.82 NR | 4 |
| Shaun Maswanganyi | Men's 100 m | 10.06 | 3 Q | – | – | 10.02 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Benjamin Richardson | Men's 100 m | 10.06 | 4 Q | – | – | 9.95 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shaun Maswanganyi | Men's 200 m | 20.20 | 3 Q | Bye | Bye | 20.42 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wayde van Niekerk | Men's 200 m | 20.42 | 3 Q | Bye | Bye | 20.72 (.717) | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Benjamin Richardson | Men's 200 m | 51.86 | 7 | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zakithi Nene | Men's 400 m | 45.01 | 4 | 44.81 | 1 Q | 45.06 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lythe Pillay | Men's 400 m | 45.60 | 7 | 45.40 | 1 Q | 45.24 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Edmund du Plessis | Men's 800 m | 1:45.73 | 2 Q | Bye | Bye | 1:45.34 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tshepo Tshite | Men's 1500 m | 3:36.87 | 13 | 3:35.35 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ryan Mphahlele | Men's 1500 m | 3:38.48 | 12 | 3:36.64 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Adriaan Wildschutt | Men's 10000 m | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26:50.64 NR | 10 |
| Shaun Maswanganyi Akani Simbine Bayanda Walaza Bradley Nkoana Sinesipho Dambile (reserve) | Men's 4 × 100 m relay | 37.94 SB | 2 Q | — | — | — | — | 37.57 | |
| Wayde van Niekerk Lythe Pillay Zakithi Nene Gardeo Isaacs Antonie Nortje Adrian Swart (reserve) | Men's 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.19 | 7 qR | — | — | — | — | 2:58.12 NR | 5 |
| Stephen Mokoka | Men's marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:10:59 | 27 |
| Elroy Gelant | Men's marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:09:07 | 11 |
| Miranda Coetzee | Women's 400 m | 51.58 | 4 | 50.66 | 2 q | 51.60 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Prudence Sekgodiso | Women's 800 m | 1:59.84 | 2 Q | Bye | Bye | 1:57.57 | 2 Q | 1:58.79 | 8 |
| Marione Fourie | Women's 100 m hurdles | 12.91 | 4 | 12.79 Q | 1 | 13.01 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zenéy Geldenhuys | Women's 400 m hurdles | 54.73 | 3 Q | Bye | Bye | 53.90 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rogail Joseph | Women's 400 m hurdles | 54.56 | 2 Q | Bye | Bye | 54.12 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Irvette van Zyl | Women's marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:31:14 | 37 |
| Gerda Steyn | Women's marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:32:51 | 45 |
| Cian Oldknow [Wikidata] | Women's marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:30:29 | 32 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Brian Raats | Men's high jump | 2.24 | 6 q | 2.17 | 12 |
| Jovan van Vuuren | Men's long jump | 7.70 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cheswill Johnson | Men's long jump | 4.49 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kyle Blignaut | Men's shot put | 20.78 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Francois Prinsloo | Men's discus throw | 61.35 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Victor Hogan | Men's discus throw | 60.78 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Miné de Klerk | Women's shot put | 15.63 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jo-Ané van Dyk | Women's javelin throw | 64.22 | 4 Q | 63.93 | |

## Badminton

For the first time since the nation's last participated at Rio 2016, South Africa entered one badminton player into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Paris Rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Elimination | Quarter-final | Semi-final | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Johanita Scholtz | Women's singles | Kim G-e (KOR) L (12–21, 6–21) | Goh JW (MAS) L (21–23, 11–21) | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Canoeing
### Sprint

For the first time since 2016, South African canoeists qualified two boats for the following distances through the gold medal result at the 2023 African Olympic in Abuja, Nigeria.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Hamish Lovemore | Men's K-1 1000 m | 3:28.19 | 3 QF | 3:36.64 | 2 SF | 3:33.89 | 8 FB | 3:27.94 | 9 |
| Andrew Birkett | Men's K-1 1000 m | 3:53.31 | 5 QF | 3:38.11 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hamish Lovemore Andrew Birkett | Men's K-2 500 m | 1:33.25 | 4 QF | 1:29.75 | 2 SF | 1:29.70 | 6 FB | 1:31.79 | 12 |
| Tiffany Koch | Women's K-1 500 m | 2:02.76 | 6 QF | 1:56.81 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Esti Olivier | Women's K-1 500 m | 1:55.98 | 5 QF | 1:53.21 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tiffany Koch Esti Olivier | Women's K-2 500 m | 1:52.14 | 5 QF | 1:46.40 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
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.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Ryan Gibbons | Men's road race | 6:39:27 | 69 |
| Ashleigh Moolman Pasio | Women's road race | 4:04:23 | 33 |
| Tiffany Keep | Women's road race | DNF | DNF |

### 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

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Round 3 | Repechage 3 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals / BM | Finals / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank |
| Jean Spies | Men's sprint | 9.962 72.275 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Keirin

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank |
| Jean Spies | Men's keirin | 6 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Mountain 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.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Alan Hatherly | Men's cross-country | 1:26:33 | |
| Candice Lill | Women's cross-country | 1:35:33 | 20 |

### 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 the 2023 UCI BMX Freestyle World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Average | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Rank |
| Vincent Leygonie | Men's freestyle | 73.20 | 78.50 | 75.85 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### 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.
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Miyanda Maseti | Women's race | 23 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## 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 the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Julia Vincent | Women's 3 m springboard | 283.50 | 13 Q | 297.30 | 6 Q | 271.25 | 11 |

## Equestrian

South Africa entered one rider in the eventing event through the establishment of final Olympics ranking for Group F (Africa & Middle East).

### Eventing

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Qualifier | Qualifier | Qualifier | Final | Final | Final | | | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank |
| Alexander Peternell | Figaro Des Premices | Individual | 39.0 | 56 | 33.2 | 72.2 | 51 | 5.6 | 77.8 | 43 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Fencing

For the first time since 2008, 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, Algeria.
| 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 |
| Harry Saner | Men's épée | Sharlaimov (KAZ) L 9–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Field hockey
### Summary

Key:
* FT – After full-time.
* P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| South Africa men's | Men's tournament | Netherlands L 3–5 | Great Britain D 2–2 | Germany L 1–5 | Spain L 0–3 | France W 5–2 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| South Africa women's | Women's tournament | Australia L 1–2 | Argentina L 2–4 | Great Britain L 1–2 | Spain L 0–1 | United States L 0–1 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Men's tournament

South Africa men's national field hockey team qualified by winning the 2023 Men's African Olympic Qualifier.

#### Team roster

South Africa announced their squad on 19 June 2024.
Head coach: Cheslyn Gie
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
| 2 | MF | Mustapha Cassiem | (2002-03-19)19 March 2002 (aged 22) | 54 | HDM |
| 3 | DF | Andrew Hobson | (1998-03-20)20 March 1998 (aged 26) | 31 | Central |
| 5 | DF | Jacques van Tonder | (2000-04-11)11 April 2000 (aged 24) | 27 | WPCC Badgers |
| 7 | FW | Dayaan Cassiem (Captain) | (1998-12-01)1 December 1998 (aged 25) | 77 | HDM |
| 9 | FW | Bradley Sherwood | (1999-05-28)28 May 1999 (aged 25) | 42 | Oxted |
| 10 | FW | Keenan Horne | (1992-06-17)17 June 1992 (aged 32) | 119 | Paris Jean-Bouin [fr] |
| 11 | FW | Tevin Kok | (1996-10-20)20 October 1996 (aged 27) | 69 | Pembroke Wanderers |
| 13 | DF | Matthew Guise-Brown | (1991-09-13)13 September 1991 (aged 32) | 67 | Hampstead & Westminster |
| 19 | MF | Ryan Julius | (1995-06-19)19 June 1995 (aged 29) | 81 | Central |
| 22 | DF | Daniel Bell | (1994-09-28)28 September 1994 (aged 29) | 106 | Daring |
| 23 | MF | Nicholas Spooner | (1991-08-28)28 August 1991 (aged 32) | 71 | Harvestehuder THC |
| 24 | MF | Zenani Kraai | (2000-11-05)5 November 2000 (aged 23) | 18 | Langa |
| 27 | FW | Nqobile Ntuli | (1996-01-15)15 January 1996 (aged 28) | 103 | Harvestehuder THC |
| 29 | MF | Samkelo Mvimbi | (1999-01-23)23 January 1999 (aged 25) | 58 | WPCC Badgers |
| 32 | GK | Gowan Jones | (1989-06-24)24 June 1989 (aged 35) | 90 | Riverside |
| 46 | DF | Calvin Davis | (2003-11-22)22 November 2003 (aged 20) | 1 | Tuks |

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 12 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 10 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 3 | Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 8 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 4 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 7 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 5 | South Africa | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 4 | |
| 6 | France (H) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 1 | |
* 27 July 2024 (2024-7-27) 12:45 v
| Netherlands | 5–3 | South Africa |
| Janssen 2', 30' De Geus 10' Hoedemakers 16' Telgenkamp 33' | Report | M. Cassiem 7' Kok 34' Guise-Brown 44' |
* Pitch 1 Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Lim Hong Zhen (SGP)
* 28 July 2024 (2024-7-28) 20:15 v
| South Africa | 2–2 | Great Britain |
| Hobson 11' Sherwood 53' | Report | Roper 32' Shipperley 59' |
* Pitch 2 Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Laurine Delforge (BEL)
* 30 July 2024 (2024-7-30) 10:30 v
| South Africa | 1–5 | Germany |
| Guise-Brown 35' | Report | Peillat 1', 39' Rühr 15' Weigand 17' M. Grambusch 58' |
* Pitch 2 Umpires: Dan Barstow (GBR) Raghu Prasad (IND)
* 31 July 2024 (2024-7-31) 19:45 v
| Spain | 3–0 | South Africa |
| Reyne 25', 53' Basterra 37' | Report | |
* Pitch 1 Umpires: Gareth Greenfield (NZL) Ben Göntgen (GER)
* 2 August 2024 (2024-8-2) 19:45 v
| France | 2–5 | South Africa |
| Clément 16' Charlet 25' | Report | Guise-Brown 2' Horne 23' M. Cassiem 56' D. Cassiem 57', 60' |
* Pitch 1 Umpires: Lim Hong Zhen (SGP) Marcin Grochal (POL)

### Women's tournament

South Africa women's national field hockey team qualified by winning the 2023 Women's African Olympic Qualifier.

#### Team roster

The squad was announced on 19 June 2024.
Head coach: Giles Bonnet
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | GK | Anelle Lloyd | (1993-12-06)6 December 1993 (aged 30) | 48 | 0 | Mpumalanga |
| 3 | FW | Celia Seerane | (1990-06-18)18 June 1990 (aged 34) | 185 | 48 | Tuks |
| 4 | DF | Stephanie Botha | (1998-12-30)30 December 1998 (aged 25) | 30 | 2 | Somerset West |
| 5 | MF | Edith Molikoe | (2000-05-23)23 May 2000 (aged 24) | 34 | 0 | Tuks |
| 8 | FW | Kristen Paton | (1996-12-21)21 December 1996 (aged 27) | 72 | 8 | HGC |
| 10 | MF | Onthatile Zulu | (2000-03-14)14 March 2000 (aged 24) | 56 | 0 | WPCC beavers |
| 12 | FW | Dirkie Chamberlain | (1986-11-03)3 November 1986 (aged 37) | 243 | 130 | North West |
| 13 | DF | Paris-Gail Isaacs | (2006-08-25)25 August 2006 (aged 17) | 7 | 1 | Beaulieu |
| 14 | MF | Taheera Augousti | (2005-09-23)23 September 2005 (aged 18) | 26 | 2 | Central |
| 16 | DF | Erin Christie (Captain) | (1992-03-20)20 March 1992 (aged 32) | 105 | 9 | WPCC beavers |
| 17 | FW | Ntsopa Mokoena | (2004-08-17)17 August 2004 (aged 19) | 26 | 7 | Central |
| 18 | DF | Hannah Pearce | (1998-11-17)17 November 1998 (aged 25) | 41 | 0 | Birmingham |
| 21 | FW | Ongeziwe Mali | (1999-05-21)21 May 1999 (aged 25) | 30 | 3 | Maties |
| 25 | DF | Marié Louw | (1996-02-09)9 February 1996 (aged 28) | 26 | 3 | Bohemian |
| 27 | FW | Kayla de Waal | (2000-06-11)11 June 2000 (aged 24) | 20 | 2 | WPCC beavers |
| 28 | FW | Quanita Bobbs (Captain) | (1993-09-03)3 September 1993 (aged 30) | 184 | 37 | Central |
| 30 | MF | Kayla Swarts | (2003-05-24)24 May 2003 (aged 21) | 24 | 0 | Central |

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 13 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Argentina | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 13 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | United States | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 4 | |
| 6 | South Africa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 | |
* 28 July 2024 (2024-7-28) 12:45 v
| Australia | 2–1 | South Africa |
| Kershaw 16' T. Stewart 40' | Report | De Waal 14' |
* Pitch 1 Umpires: Emi Yamada (JPN) Rachel Williams (GBR)
* 29 July 2024 (2024-7-29) 17:30 v
| South Africa | 2–4 | Argentina |
| Louw 15' De Waal 29' | Report | Gorzelany 17', 49', 52' Jankunas 53' |
* Pitch 2 Umpires: Ayanna McClean (TTO) Laurine Delforge (BEL)
* 31 July 2024 (2024-7-31) 10:30 v
| South Africa | 1–2 | Great Britain |
| De Waal 6' | Report | Costello 19' French 42' |
* Pitch 2 Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Cookie Tan (SGP)
* 1 August 2024 (2024-8-1) 17:30 v
| Spain | 1–0 | South Africa |
| Iglesias 15' | Report | |
* Pitch 2 Umpires: Emi Yamada (JPN) Hannah Harrison (GBR)
* 3 August 2024 (2024-8-3) 13:15 v
| United States | 1–0 | South Africa |
| Sholder 43' | Report | |
* Pitch 2 Umpires: Hannah Harrison (GBR) Cookie Tan (SGP)

## Golf

South Africa entered four golfers into the Olympic tournament. Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Erik van Rooyen, Ashleigh Buhai, and Paula Reto; all qualified directly for the games in the individual competitions, based on their world ranking performance, on the IGF World Rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Par | Rank |
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | Men's | 70 | 71 | 64 | 69 | 274 | −10 | 16 |
| Erik van Rooyen | Men's | 67 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 275 | −9 | 17 |
| Ashleigh Buhai | Women's | 68 | 73 | 74 | 70 | 285 | −3 | T13 |
| Paula Reto | Women's | 78 | 73 | 76 | 72 | 299 | +11 | T44 |

## 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 the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank |
| Caitlin Rooskrantz | All-around | DNS | 13.733 | 11.333 | 10.866 | | DNF | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Judo

South Africa qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Geronay Whitebooi (women's extra-lightweight, 48 kg) qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Geronay Whitebooi | Women's −48 kg | Solís (GUA) W 10–01 | Tsunoda (JPN) L 00–11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Rowing

South African rowers qualified boats in each of the following classes through the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia and 2023 African Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| John Smith Christopher Baxter | Men's coxless pair | 6:36.71 | 2 Q | Bye | Bye | — | — | 6:40.35 | 4 FB | 6:27.11 | 9 |
| Paige Badenhorst | Women's single sculls | 7:39.19 | 3 QF | Bye | Bye | 7:44.03 | 4 SC/D | 7:55.91 | 1 FC | 7:27.76 | 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

## Rugby sevens
### Summary

| Team | Event | Pool round | Pool round | Pool round | Pool round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal/Classification | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| South Africa men's | Men's tournament | Ireland L 5–10 | New Zealand L 5–17 | Japan W 49–5 | 3 Q | New Zealand W 14–7 | France L 7–19 | Australia W 26–19 | |
| South Africa women's | Women's tournament | Australia L 5–34 | Ireland L 0–38 | Great Britain L 17–26 | 4 | — | Japan L 12–15 | Fiji W 21–15 | 11 |

### Men's tournament

South Africa national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2024 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament in Monaco.

#### Squad

South Africa's squad of 12 players was named on 10 July 2024. Additionally, Ronald Brown and Katlego Letebele were named as traveling reserves.
Head coach: Philip Snyman
| No. | Player | Date of birth (age) |
| 1 | Christie Grobbelaar | (2000-05-25)25 May 2000 (aged 24) |
| 2 | Ryan Oosthuizen | (1995-05-22)22 May 1995 (aged 29) |
| 3 | Impi Visser | (1995-05-30)30 May 1995 (aged 29) |
| 4 | Zain Davids | (1997-05-04)4 May 1997 (aged 27) |
| 5 | Quewin Nortje | (2003-01-14)14 January 2003 (aged 21) |
| 6 | Tiaan Pretorius | (2001-02-19)19 February 2001 (aged 23) |
| 7 | Tristan Leyds | (1997-05-24)24 May 1997 (aged 27) |
| 8 | Selvyn Davids (c) | (1994-03-26)26 March 1994 (aged 30) |
| 9 | Shaun Williams | (1998-04-13)13 April 1998 (aged 26) |
| 10 | Rosko Specman | (1989-04-28)28 April 1989 (aged 35) |
| 11 | Siviwe Soyizwapi | (1992-12-07)7 December 1992 (aged 31) |
| 12 | Shilton van Wyk | (1999-12-22)22 December 1999 (aged 24) |
| 13 | Ronald Brown | (1995-09-02)2 September 1995 (aged 28) |

#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 29 | +42 | 9 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 24 | +38 | 7 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 32 | +27 | 5 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 129 | −107 | 3 | |
* 24 July 2024 (2024-07-24) 17:30
| Ireland | 10–5 | South Africa |
| Try: Conroy 8' m Kennedy 12' m | World Rugby | Try: S. Davids 14' m |
* Stade de France, Paris Attendance: 69,000 Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)
* 24 July 2024 (2024-07-24) 21:30
| New Zealand | 17–5 | South Africa |
| Try: Leo (2) 2' m, 11' c McGarvey-Black 7' m Con: Rokolisoa (1/1) 12' | World Rugby | Try: S. Davids 4' m |
* Stade de France, Paris Attendance: 69,000 Referee: Reuben Keane (Australia)
* 25 July 2024 (2024-07-25) 16:00
| South Africa | 49–5 | Japan |
| Try: Z. Davids 1' c Visser 3' c van Wyk (2) 4' c, 14' c Oosthuizen (2) 6' c, 7' c Specman 11' c Con: Leyds (5/5) 2', 3', 4', 6', 8' Brown (2/2) 12', 14' | World Rugby | Try: Ueda 10' m |
* Stade de France, Paris Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Nick Hogan (New Zealand)

#### Ranking of third-placed teams

| Pos | Grp | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | C | United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 67 | −10 | 6 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | A | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 32 | +27 | 5 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | B | Samoa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 5 | |

#### Quarter-final

* 25 July 2024 (2024-07-25) 21:00
| New Zealand | 7–14 | South Africa |
| Try: Leo 10' c Con: Knewstubb (1/1) 10' | World Rugby | Try: S. Davids 3' c Leyds 7' c Con: Leyds (2/2) 4', 7' |
* Stade de France, Paris Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Adam Leal (England/Great Britain)

#### Semi-final

* 27 July 2024 (2024-07-27) 15:30
| South Africa | 5–19 | France |
| Try: Leyds 10' m | World Rugby | Try: Rebbadj (2) 11' c, 14' c Sepho 15' m Con: Rebbadj (2/3) 12', 14' |
* Stade de France, Paris Referee: Rueben Keane (Australia)

#### Bronze Medal Match

* 27 July 2024 (2024-07-27) 19:00
| South Africa | 26–19 | Australia |
| Try: S. Davids 6' m Z. Davids (2) 10' c, 11' c Williams 15' c Con: Leyds (2/3) 10', 11' Soyizwapi (1/1) 15' | World Rugby | Try: Lawson 5' c Toole 12' c Paterson 14' m Con: Roache (2/3) 5', 13' |
* Stade de France, Paris Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

### Women's tournament

South Africa women's national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2023 Africa Women's Sevens in Monastir, Tunisia.

#### Squad

South Africa's squad of 12 players was named on 29 June 2024. Additionally, Shiniqwa Lamprecht and Shona-Leah Weston were named as traveling reserves.
Head coach: Renfred Dazel
* Mathrin Simmers (cc)
* Zintle Mpupha (cc)
* Sizophila Solontsi
* Veroeshka Grain
* Kemisetso Baloyi
* Nadine Roos
* Liske Lategan
* Byrhandre Dolf
* Ayanda Malinga
* Libbie Janse van Rensburg
* Marlize de Bruin
* Maria Tshiremba

#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 24 | +65 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 65 | −13 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 40 | +24 | 5 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 98 | −76 | 3 | |
* 28 July 2024 (2024-07-28) 16:00
| Australia | 34–5 | South Africa |
| Try: M. Levi (4) 1' c, 6' c, 8' m, 10' m Nathan 4' m T. Levi 8' m Con: Hinds (2/6) 2', 7' | World Rugby | Try: Roos 16' m |
* Stade de France, Paris Referee: Lavenia Rawaca (Fiji)
* 28 July 2024 (2024-07-28) 19:00
| Ireland | 38–0 | South Africa |
| Try: Parsons (2) 6' c, 12' c Murphy Crowe 8' c Flood 10' c Elmes Kinlan 14' m Higgins 15' m Con: Mulhall (1/1) 6' Flood (3/5) 9', 11', 12' | World Rugby | |
* Stade de France, Paris Referee: Talal Chaudhry (Canada)
* 29 July 2024 (2024-07-29) 14:00
| Great Britain | 26–17 | South Africa |
| Try: Crompton 8' c Norman-Bell 8' c Joyce (2) 11' m, 14' c Con: Norman-Bell (3/3) 8', 8', 15' | World Rugby | Try: Janse van Rensburg 1' c Roos 6' m Malinga 10' m Con: Roos (1/3) 1' |
* Stade de France, Paris Referee: Tyler Miller (Australia)

#### 9–12 Semi-final

* 29 July 2024 (2024-07-29) 20:00
| Japan | 15–12 | South Africa |
| Try: Hara 4' m Kajiki (2) 12' m, 14' m | World Rugby | Try: Janse van Rensburg 1' m Roos 7' Con: Roos (1/2) 8' |
* Stade de France, Paris Referee: Cisco Lopez (United States)

#### Eleventh Place Match

* 30 July 2024 (2024-07-30) 16:30
| South Africa | 21–15 | Fiji |
| Try: Roos (2) 1' c, 4' c Mpupha 9' c Con: Roos (3/3) 2', 4', 9' | World Rugby | Try: Lomani 11' m Ditavutu 12' m Wilson 15' m |
* Stade de France, Paris Referee: Ano Kuwai (Japan)

## Skateboarding

South Africa entered three skateboarders (two males and one female) to compete in each of the following events at the Games.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Dallas Oberholzer | Men's park | 33.83 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Brandon Valjalo | Men's street | 197.17 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Boipelo Awuah | Women's street | 159.34 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## 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 in Pretoria.

### Boulder & lead combined

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Boulder | Boulder | Lead | Lead | Lead | Total | Rank | Boulder | Boulder | Lead | Lead | Lead | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Place | Hold | Time | Place | Total | Rank | Result | Place | Hold | Time | Place | Total | Rank |
| Mel Janse van Rensburg | Men's | 9.4 | 19 | | 7.1 | 20 | 16.5 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lauren Mukheibir | Women's | | | | | | 0.0 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Speed

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Rank |
| Joshua Bruyns | Men's | 6.18 | 13 | Maimuratov (KAZ) L 5.84–4.94 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 13 |
| Aniya Holder | Women's | 9.12 | 14 | Miroslaw (POL) L 9.36–6.10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 14 |

## Surfing

South African surfers confirmed three shortboard quota places for Tahiti. Jordy Smith 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.
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Jordy Smith | Men's shortboard | 7.60 | 2 R2 | Waida (INA) W 9.50–5.40 | Correa (PER) L 12.20–15.00 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matthew McGillivray | Men's shortboard | 5.26 | 3 R2 | Vaast (FRA) L 10.67–14.03 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sarah Baum | Women's shortboard | 8.47 | 2 R2 | Kemp (GER) W 10.50–4.94 | Moore (USA) L 3.87–8.16 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
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)):
| Athlete | Event | Entry | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Pieter Coetze | Men's 100 m backstroke | 52.78 | 52.90 | 2 Q | 52.63 AF NR | 3 Q | 52.58 AF NR | 5 |
| Pieter Coetze | Men's 200 m backstroke | 1:55.85 | 1:56.92 | 3 Q | 1:56.09 | 3 Q | 1:55.60 AF NR | 7 |
| Chad le Clos | Men's 100 m butterfly | 51.48 | 52.24 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matthew Sates | Men's 100 m butterfly | 51.66 | 54.53 | 35 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matthew Sates | Men's 200 m butterfly | 1:55.25 | 1:57.04 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matthew Sates | Men's 200 m medley | 1:57.72 | 2:04.01 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tatjana Smith | Women's 100 m breaststroke | 1:05.41 | 1:05.00 | 1 Q | 1:05.00 | 1 Q | 1:05.28 | |
| Tatjana Smith | Women's 200 m breaststroke | 2:19.01 | 2:21.57 | 1 Q | 2:19.94 | 2 Q | 2:19.60 | |
| Kaylene Corbett | Women's 200 m breaststroke | 2:23.71 | 2:23.85 | 6 Q | 2:22.87 | 4 Q | 2:24.46 | 7 |
| Erin Gallagher | Women's 100 m butterfly | 57.32 | 57.80 | 13 Q | 57.90 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Aimee Canny | Women's 200 m freestyle | 1:56.80 | 1:57.81 | 14 Q | 1:57.34 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rebecca Meder | Women's 200 m medley | 2:10.95 | 2:11.96 | 16 Q | 2:10.67 NR | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
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.

### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Time | Time | Time | Time | Time | Time | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total | Rank |
| Henri Schoeman | Men's | 20:11 | 0:51 | 52:24 | 0:25 | 32:02 | 1:45:53 | 20 |
| Jamie Riddle | Men's | 20:29 | 0:55 | 52:02 | 0:33 | 33:16 | 1:47:15 | 25 |
| Vicky van der Merwe | Women's | 26:09 | 0:57 | 1:02:07 | 0:30 | 35:33 | 2:05:16 | 46 |

## Wrestling

For the first time since 2008, 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, Egypt.
Key:
* VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
* VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
* PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
* PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
* ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
* SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.

### Freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Nicolaas de Lange | Men's −97 kg | Matcharashvili (GEO) L 2–12 | — | — | McHedlidze (UKR) L 5–3$^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance |