# South Africa at the 2019 World Athletics Championships

South Africa competed at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar from 27 September to 6 October 2019.

## 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 |
| Akani Simbine | 100 m | 10.01 | 2 Q | 10.01 | 2 Q | 9.93 SB | 4 |
| Simon Magakwe | 100 m | 10.25 | 28 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Thando Dlodlo | 100 m | 10.25 | 29 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Clarence Munyai | 200 m | 20.29 | 13 Q | 20.55 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Anaso Jobodwana | 200 m | 20.35 SB | 14 Q | 20.34 SB | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Thapelo Phora | 400 m | 45.45 | 13 Q | 45.24 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Derrick Mokaleng | 400 m | 45.87 | 23 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tshepo Tshite | 800 m | 1:46.54 | 26 Q | 1:46.08 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Stephen Mokoka | Marathon | — | 2:11:09 | 5 |
| Desmond Mokgobu | Marathon | — | 2:18:21 | 32 |
| Thabiso Benedict Moeng | Marathon | — | did not finish | did not finish |
| Rantso Mokopane | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:42.22 | 41 | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Antonio Alkana | 110 m hurdles | 13.41 | 9 Q | 13.47 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ruan de Vries | 110 m hurdles | 14.07 | 33 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lindsay Hanekom | 400 m hurdles | 51.71 | 35 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Thando Dlodlo Simon Magakwe Clarence Munyai Akani Simbine | 4 × 100 m relay | 37.65 AR | 2 Q | — | 37.73 | 5 |
| Thapelo Phora Gardeo Isaacs Ranti Dikgale Derrick Mokaleng | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.06 SB | 10 | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Wayne Snyman | 20 km walk | — | 1:43:57 | 38 |
| Marc Mundell | 50 km walk | — | 4:41:39 | 24 |

#### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Ruswahl Samaai | Long jump | 8.01 | 5 q | 8.23 SB | 5 |
| Luvo Manyonga | Long jump | 7.91 | 10 q | 8.28 | 4 |
| Orazio Cremona | Shot put | 19.98 | 24 | did not advance | did not advance |

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

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Tebogo Mamathu | 100 m | 11.42 | 34 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Dominique Scott-Efurd | 5000 m | 15:05.01 | 14 q | — | — | 15:24.47 | 15 |
| Rikenette Steenkamp | 100 m hurdles | 12.97 SB | 17 q | 12.96 SB | 16 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Zenéy van der Walt | 400 m hurdles | 57.11 | 31 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

#### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Sunette Viljoen | Javelin throw | 60.10 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance |