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.
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.
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.
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):
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.
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.
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
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.
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.
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.
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.
South African riders secured a single quota place in the women's BMX race for Paris 2024 by reallocation quota from 2023 African Championships.
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.
South Africa entered one rider in the eventing event through the establishment of final Olympics ranking for Group F (Africa & Middle East).
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.
South Africa men's national field hockey team qualified by winning the 2023 Men's African Olympic Qualifier.
South Africa announced their squad on 19 June 2024.
Head coach: Cheslyn Gie
South Africa women's national field hockey team qualified by winning the 2023 Women's African Olympic Qualifier.
The squad was announced on 19 June 2024.
Head coach: Giles Bonnet
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
South Africa national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2024 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament in Monaco.
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
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.
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
South Africa entered three skateboarders (two males and one female) to compete in each of the following events at the Games.
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.
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.
Qualification legend: R3 – Qualifies to elimination rounds; R2 – Qualifies to repechage round
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)):
AF = Africa Record. NR = National Record / South African Record
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.
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.