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South Africa at the 2012 Summer Olympics

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}

{{Use South African English|date=July 2022}}

{{infobox country at games

| NOC = RSA

| NOCname = South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee

| games = Summer Olympics

| year = 2012

| flagcaption =

| oldcode =

| website = {{url|www.sascoc.co.za}}

| location = London

| competitors = 125

| sports = 17

| flagbearer = Caster Semenya (opening){{cite news| agency = Associated Press| date = 18 July 2012 | title= South African track star Caster Semenya named flag bearer | url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/2.720/south-african-track-star-caster-semenya-named-flag-bearer-1.1179919 | publisher = CBC Sports | access-date= 18 July 2012}}
Oscar Pistorius (closing)

| rank = 20

| gold = 4

| silver = 1

| bronze = 1

| officials =

| appearances = auto

| app_begin_year = 1904

| app_end_year =

| summerappearances =

| winterappearances =

| seealso =

}}

South Africa competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's eighteenth participation overall and sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-apartheid era. The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) sent a total of 125 athletes to the Games, 67 men and 58 women, to compete in 17 sports. Field hockey and women's football were the only team-based sports in which South Africa were representation at these Olympic Games. There was only a single competitor in archery, BMX cycling, judo, shooting and weightlifting.

Notable South African athletes included track stars Oscar Pistorius and Caster Semenya. Pistorius, a four-time Paralympic champion, set South Africa's historical record as the first double-leg amputee to compete at the Olympics. Semenya, a middle-distance runner and a world champion who had been subjected to gender testing in 2009,{{cite news |url= http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/athletics/article6802314.ece |title=Caster Semenya faces sex test before she can claim victory |newspaper=The Times|date=19 August 2009 |access-date=20 August 2009 | location=London | first=Owen | last=Slot}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} became the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. The South African team also featured past Olympic medalists, including swimmer Roland Mark Schoeman, who won a full set of medals in Athens, and long jumper Godfrey Khotso Mokoena, who took silver in Beijing.

After suffering a major setback in Beijing, South Africa recaptured its previous successes in London with a total of six Olympic medals (four gold, one silver, and one bronze). Among the nation's medalists were swimmers Cameron van der Burgh and Chad le Clos, who each won gold in their events, with Le Clos also winning a silver. Van der Burgh broke both an Olympic record and a world record in men's breaststroke swimming. Meanwhile, le Clos surpassed the defending champion Michael Phelps to claim the title in one of the men's butterfly events. For the first time in its history, South Africa won Olympic medals in rowing and in sprint canoeing.

Medalists

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Medal

! Name

! Sport

! Event

! Date

{{gold medal}}{{sortname|Cameron|van der Burgh}}SwimmingMen's 100 m breaststroke{{dts|29 July}}
{{gold medal}}{{sortname|Chad|le Clos}}SwimmingMen's 200 m butterfly{{dts|31 July}}
{{gold medal}}James Thompson
Matthew Brittain
John Smith
Sizwe Ndlovu		RowingMen's lightweight coxless four{{dts|2 August}}
{{gold medal}}Caster SemenyaAthleticsWomen's 800 m{{dts|11 August}}
{{silver medal}}Chad le ClosSwimmingMen's 100 m butterfly{{dts|3 August}}
{{bronze medal}}Bridgitte HartleyCanoeing|Women's K-1 500 m{{dts|9 August}}

|width=22% align=left valign=top |

class=wikitable style="font-size:95%"
bgcolor=efefef

!colspan=5|Medals by sport

align=center

|Sport

| bgcolor=#f7f6a8 | {{gold01}}

| bgcolor=#dce5e5 | {{silver02}}

| bgcolor=#ffdab9 | {{bronze03}}

|Total

align=center

|Swimming

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |2

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |1

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|3

align=center

|Rowing

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |1

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|1

align=center

|Canoeing

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|1

align=center

|Athletics

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |1

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|1

align=center

!Total

! style="background:gold;" |4

! style="background:silver;" |1

! style="background:#c96;" |1

!6

{{col-end}}

Archery

{{main|Archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Ranking round

!Round of 64

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan="2"|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Score

!Seed

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Karen Hultzer

|align=left|Women's individual

|631

|46

|{{flagIOCathlete|Lionetti|ITA|2012 Summer}} (19)
L 2–6

|colspan=6|Did not advance

Athletics

{{main|Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

South African athletes have entered the following events:

;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

;Men

Ofentse Mogawane was injured in a crash during the first heat of the 4 × 400 m relay. On appeal, South Africa was entered into the final with Louis van Zyl replacing Mogawane.{{cite web |title=Tight contests set up thrilling 400m Relay final |url=http://www.london2012.com/news/articles/tight-contests-make-400m-relay-final.html |publisher=london2012.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121206033252/http://www.london2012.com/news/articles/tight-contests-make-400m-relay-final.html |archive-date=2012-12-06 }} Oscar Pistorius made Olympic history, becoming the first double leg amputee ever to participate in the Olympic Games.{{cite news|title=Oscar Pistorius makes Olympic history in 400m at London 2012|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18911479|publisher=BBC Sport|date=9 August 2012}}

File:Lusapho April (South Africa) - London 2012 Mens Marathon.jpg in men's marathon]]

File:Mens 400m semi final 2 - Oscar Pistorius Nigel Levine.jpg becomes the first double leg amputee to compete at the Olympics.]]

;Track & road events

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Lusapho April

|align=left|Marathon

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|2:19:00

|43

align=center

|align=left|Lehann Fourie

|align=left|110 m hurdles

|13.49

|2 Q

|13.28

|3 q

|13.53

|7

align=center

|align=left|Cornel Fredericks

|align=left|400 m hurdles

|52.29

|8

|colspan=4|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Anaso Jobodwana

|align=left|200 m

|20.46

|2 Q

|20.27

|2 Q

|20.69

|8

align=center

|align=left|Stephen Mokoka

|align=left|Marathon

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|2:19:52

|49

align=center

|align=left|Marc Mundell

|align=left|50 km walk

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|3:55:32 AF

|32

align=center

|align=left|Coolboy Ngamole

|align=left|Marathon

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|colspan=2|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}

align=center

|align=left|André Olivier

|align=left|800 m

|1:46.42

|3 Q

|1:45.44

|5

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Oscar Pistorius

|align=left|400 m

|45.44

|2 Q

|46.54

|8

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Louis van Zyl

|align=left|400 m hurdles

|50.31

|6

|colspan=4|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Willem de Beer
Shaun de Jager
Ofentse Mogawane
Oscar Pistorius
Louis van Zyl

|align=left|4 × 400 m relay

|colspan=2|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}*

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|3:03.46 SB

|7

* Allowed into final on appeal

;Field events

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Qualification

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Distance

!Position

!Distance

!Position

align=center

|align=left|Godfrey Khotso Mokoena

|align=left|Long jump

|8.02

|7 q

|7.93

|8

;Combined events – Decathlon

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
Athlete

!Event

! 100 m

!{{Tooltip| LJ | Long jump }}

!{{Tooltip| SP | Shot put}}

!{{Tooltip| HJ | High jump }}

! 400 m

!{{Tooltip| 110H | 110 m hurdles}}

!{{Tooltip| DT | Discus throw}}

!{{Tooltip| PV | Pole vault}}

!{{Tooltip| JT | Javelin throw}}

! 1500 m

!Final

!Rank

align=center

|rowspan=2 align=left|Willem Coertzen

!style="font-size:95%"|Result

|11.09

|7.17

|13.79

|2.05

|48.56

|14.15

|43.58

|4.50

|64.79

|4:26.52

|rowspan=2|8173

|rowspan=2|9

align=center

!style="font-size:95%"|Points

|841

|854

|715

|850

|882

|955

|738

|760

|810

|768

;Women

;Track & road events

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Rene Kalmer

|align=left rowspan=2|Marathon

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|2:30:51

|35

align=center

|align=left|Tanith Maxwell

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|2:40:27

|81

align=center

|align=left|Caster Semenya

|align=left|800 m

|2:00.71

|2 Q

|1:57.67 SB

|1 Q

|1:57.23

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|Irvette van Blerk

|align=left|Marathon

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|colspan=2|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}

;Field events

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Qualification

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Distance

!Position

!Distance

!Position

align=center

|align=left|Sunette Viljoen

|align=left|Javelin throw

|65.92

|3 Q

|64.53

|4

Badminton

{{main|Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=4|Group Stage

!Elimination

!Quarterfinal

!Semifinal

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Dorian James
Willem Viljoen

|align=left|Men's doubles

|{{flagIOCathlete|Boe /
Mogensen|DEN|2012 Summer}}
L 6–21, 12–21

|{{flagIOCathlete|Chai B /
Guo Zd|CHN|2012 Summer}}
L 8–21, 13–21

|{{flagIOCathlete|Ivanov /
Sozonov|RUS|2012 Summer}}
L 13–21, 15–21

|4

|colspan=5|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Michelle Edwards
Annari Viljoen

|align=left|Women's doubles

|{{flagIOCathlete|Choo /
Veeran|AUS|2012 Summer}}
L 9–21, 7–21

|{{flagIOCathlete|Ha J-e /
Kim M-j|KOR|2012 Summer}}
L 8–21, 7–21

|{{flagIOCathlete|Jauhari /
Polii|INA|2012 Summer}}
L 18–21, 10–21

|2 Q

|{{flagIOCathlete|Sorokina /
Vislova|RUS|2012 Summer}}
L 9–21, 7–21

|colspan=4|Did not advance

Boxing

{{main|Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

South Africa has entered boxers for the following events{{cite web|url=http://www.aiba.org/en-US/news/ozqsp/newsId/4729/news.aspx|title=Final African Olympic Quota Places revealed|date=5 May 2012|publisher=AIBA|access-date=5 May 2012}}

;Men

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Ayabonga Sonjica

|align=left|Bantamweight

|{{flagIOCathlete|Dalakliev|BUL|2012 Summer}}
L 6–15

|colspan=5|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Siphiwe Lusizi

|align=left|Welterweight

|{{flagIOCathlete|Abdul-Karim|IRQ|2012 Summer}}
W 17–13

|{{flagIOCathlete|Maestre|VEN|2012 Summer}}
L 13–18

|colspan=4|Did not advance

Canoeing

{{main|Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

=Sprint=

South Africa has entered canoeists for the following events

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan=2|Heats

!colspan=2|Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Bridgitte Hartley

|align=left|Women's K-1 500 m

|1:53.051

|2 Q

|1:51.286

|1 FA

|1:52.923

|{{bronze03}}

align=center

|align=left|Tiffany Kruger

|align=left|Women's K-1 200 m

|46.122

|7

|colspan=4|Did not advance

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

{{main|Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

South Africa has entered nine cyclists.

=Road=

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
Athlete

!Event

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Daryl Impey

|align=left|Men's road race

|5:46:37

|40

align=center

|align=left|Robyn de Groot

|align=left|Women's road race

|colspan=2|{{Tooltip|OTL|Over time limit}}

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Ashleigh Moolman

|align=left|Women's road race

|3:35:56

|16

align=center

|align=left|Women's time trial

|42:23.57

|24

align=center

|align=left|Joanna van de Winkel

|align=left|Women's road race

|3:35:56

|28

=Track=

;Sprint

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan=2|Qualification

!Round 1

!Repechage 1

!Round 2

!Repechage 2

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!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)

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Bernard Esterhuizen

|align=left|Men's sprint

|10.350
69.565

|15

|{{flagIOCathlete|Förstemann|GER|2012 Summer}}
L

|{{flagIOCathlete|Mazquiarán|ESP|2012 Summer}}
{{flagIOCathlete|Zhang M|CHN|2012 Summer}}
W 10.762
66.902

|{{flagIOCathlete|Kenny|GBR|2012 Summer}}
L

|{{flagIOCathlete|Förstemann|GER|2012 Summer}}
{{flagIOCathlete|Kelemen|CZE|2012 Summer}}
L

|colspan=2|Did not advance

|9th place final
{{flagIOCathlete|Nakagawa|JPN|2012 Summer}}
{{flagIOCathlete|Kelemen|CZE|2012 Summer}}
{{flagIOCathlete|Canelón|VEN|2012 Summer}}
L

|11

=Mountain biking=

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
Athlete

!Event

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Phillip Buys

|align=left rowspan=2|Men's cross-country{{cite web|title=Men Elite African Championships (RSA/CC) Cross Country 2011|url=http://www.uci.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?PageID=19006&SportID=304&CompetitionID=19382&EditionID=641639&SeasonID=480&ClassID=1&GenderID=1&EventID=9549&EventPhaseID=0&Phase1ID=0&Phase2ID=0&Phase3ID=0&PhaseClassificationID=-1&Detail=1&Ranking=0&All=0&TaalCode=2&StyleID=0&Cache=8|date=12 February 2011|publisher=UCI|access-date=26 May 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007115201/http://www.uci.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?PageID=19006&SportID=304&CompetitionID=19382&EditionID=641639&SeasonID=480&ClassID=1&GenderID=1&EventID=9549&EventPhaseID=0&Phase1ID=0&Phase2ID=0&Phase3ID=0&PhaseClassificationID=-1&Detail=1&Ranking=0&All=0&TaalCode=2&StyleID=0&Cache=8|archive-date=7 October 2011}}

|1:40:11

|35

align=center

|align=left|Burry Stander

|1:29:37

|5

align=center

|align=left|Candice Neethling

|align=left|Women's cross-country{{cite web|title=Women Elite African Championships (RSA/CC) Cross Country 2011|url=http://www.uci.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?PageID=19006&SportID=304&CompetitionID=19382&EditionID=641639&SeasonID=480&ClassID=1&GenderID=2&EventID=9549&EventPhaseID=0&Phase1ID=0&Phase2ID=0&Phase3ID=0&PhaseClassificationID=-1&Detail=1&Ranking=0&All=0&TaalCode=2&StyleID=0&Cache=8|date=12 February 2011|publisher=UCI|access-date=26 May 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007115552/http://www.uci.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?PageID=19006&SportID=304&CompetitionID=19382&EditionID=641639&SeasonID=480&ClassID=1&GenderID=2&EventID=9549&EventPhaseID=0&Phase1ID=0&Phase2ID=0&Phase3ID=0&PhaseClassificationID=-1&Detail=1&Ranking=0&All=0&TaalCode=2&StyleID=0&Cache=8|archive-date=7 October 2011}}

|1:45:03

|28

File:MTB cycling 2012 Olympics M cross-country RSA Burry Stander.jpg|Burry Stander

File:MTB cycling 2012 Olympics M cross-country RSA Philip Buys.jpg|Philip Buys

File:Candice Neethling olympics 2012.jpg|Candice Neethling

=BMX=

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Seeding

!colspan="2"|Quarterfinal

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Result

!Rank

!Points

!Rank

!Points

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Sifiso Nhlapo

|align=left|Men's BMX

|40.788

|30

|27

|8

|colspan=4|Did not advance

Equestrian

{{main|Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

=Eventing=

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="3"|Athlete

!rowspan="3"|Horse

!rowspan="3"|Event

!colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Dressage

!colspan="3" rowspan="2"|Cross-country

!colspan="6"|Jumping

!colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Total

style="font-size:95%"

!colspan="3"|Qualifier

!colspan="3"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Penalties

!Rank

!Penalties

!Total

!Rank

!Penalties

!Total

!Rank

!Penalties

!Total

!Rank

!Penalties

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Alexander Peternell{{cite web |url=http://www.tas-cas.org/d2wfiles/document/6128/5048/0/FINAL20AWARD20OG2001-12.pdf |title=CAS arbitration N° CAS OG 12/01 |publisher=COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT |date=25 July 2012 |access-date=9 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305084202/http://www.tas-cas.org/d2wfiles/document/6128/5048/0/FINAL20AWARD20OG2001-12.pdf |archive-date=5 March 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

|align=left|Asih

|align=left|Individual

|70.40

|72

|46.00

|116.40

|56

|7.00

|123.40

|=27

|colspan=3|Did not advance

|123.40

|49

Field hockey

{{main|Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

South Africa has qualified for both the men's and the women's event.

  • Men's team event – 1 team of 16 players
  • Women's team event – 1 team of 16 players

=Men's tournament=

{{main|Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament}}

;Roster

{{#section:Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads|RSA}}

;Group play

{{#section:Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|A}}

{{#section:Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|A1}}

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{{#section:Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|A5}}

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{{#section:Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|A9}}

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{{#section:Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|A10}}

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{{#section:Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|A14}}

;11th/12th place

{{#section:Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|C1}}

=Women's tournament=

{{main|Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament}}

;Roster

{{#section:Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's team squads|RSA}}

;Group play

{{#section:Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|B}}

{{#section:Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|B2}}

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{{#section:Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|B4}}

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{{#section:Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|B8}}

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{{#section:Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|B10}}

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{{#section:Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|B14}}

;9th/10th place

{{#section:Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|C2}}

Football

{{main|Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

South Africa is qualified for the women's event.

  • Women's team event – 1 team of 18 players

=Women's tournament=

{{main|Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament}}

;Team roster

{{#section:Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's team squads|RSA}}

;Group play

{{#section:Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Group F|Standings}}

{{#section:Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Group F|F2}}

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{{#section:Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Group F|F4}}

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{{#section:Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Group F|F5}}

Judo

{{main|Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Round of 64

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!Repechage

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Gideon van Zyl

|align=left|Men's −73 kg

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Orujov|AZE|2012 Summer}}
L 0101–0100

|colspan=6|Did not advance

Rowing

{{main|Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

South Africa has entered the following events.

;Men

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heats

!colspan="2"|Repechage

!colspan="2"|Semifinals

!colspan="2"|Finals

style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Matthew Brittain
Sizwe Ndlovu
John Smith
James Thompson

|align=left|Lightweight four

|5:54.62

|2 SA/B

|colspan=2 {{n/a|Bye}}

|6:04.21

|2 FA

|6:02.84

|{{gold01}}

;Women

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heats

!colspan="2"|Repechage

!colspan="2"|Finals

style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Lee-Ann Persse
Naydene Smith

|align=left|Pair

|7:14.31

|4 R

|7:18.96

|5 FB

|7:56.40

|7

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

{{main|Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

South Africa has entered one boat for the following event.

;Men

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan=11|Race

!rowspan=2|Net points

!rowspan=2|Final rank

style="font-size:95%"

!1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!7

!8

!9

!10

!M*

align=center

|align=left|Asenathi Jim
Roger Hudson

|align=left|470

|18

|27

|27

|20

|26

|26

|13

|15

|25

|24

|EL

|194

|26

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;

Shooting

{{main|Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

South Africa has entered one competitor in shooting;{{cite web |url=http://www.issf-sports.org/results/og_qualification/quota_places/quota_places_by_nation_and_name.ashx |title=Quota places by NATION and Name |date=8 March 2011 |publisher=ISSF |access-date=16 June 2011 |archive-date=5 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405211236/http://www.issf-sports.org/results/og_qualification/quota_places/quota_places_by_nation_and_name.ashx |url-status=dead }}

;Men

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan=2|Qualification

!colspan=2|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Points

!Rank

!Points

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Alistair Davis

|align=left|Double trap

|132

|15

|colspan=2|Did not advance

Swimming

{{main|Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

Twenty South African swimmers have entered the following events:

;Men

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Charl Crous

|align=left|100 m backstroke

|55.37

|33

|colspan=4|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Heerden Herman

|align=left|400 m freestyle

|3:57.28

|25

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|1500 m freestyle

|15:25.71

|21

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left rowspan=4|Chad le Clos

|align=left|100 m butterfly

|51.54

|1 Q

|51.42

|2 Q

|51.44

|{{silver02}}

align=center

|align=left|200 m butterfly

|1:55.23

|4 Q

|1:54.34 AF

|3 Q

|1:52.96 AF

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|200 m individual medley

|1:59.45

|11 Q

|1:58.49

|=7 Q

|colspan=2|Withdrew

align=center

|align=left|400 m individual medley

|4:12.24

|2 Q

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|4:12.42

|5

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Gideon Louw

|align=left|50 m freestyle

|22.12

|11 Q

|21.92

|9

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|100 m freestyle

|48.29

|2 Q

|48.44

|=9

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Graeme Moore

|align=left|100 m freestyle

|49.29

|21

|colspan=4|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Darren Murray

|align=left|200 m backstroke

|2:00.01

|25

|colspan=4|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Troyden Prinsloo

|align=left|10 km open water

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|1:50:52.9

|12

align=center

|align=left|Riaan Schoeman

|align=left|400 m individual medley

|4:17.22

|19

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Roland Mark Schoeman

|align=left|50 m freestyle

|21.92

|5 Q

|21.88

|=7 Q

|21.80

|6

align=center

|align=left|Darian Townsend

|align=left|200 m individual medley

|2:00.67

|21

|colspan=4|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Cameron van der Burgh

|align=left|100 m breaststroke

|59.79

|6 Q

|58.83 {{OlyR|swimming}}

|1 Q

|58.46 {{WR|swimming}}

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|Gideon Louw
Graeme Moore
Roland Mark Schoeman
Darian Townsend

|align=left|4 × 100 m freestyle relay

|3:13.93

|7 Q

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|3:13.45

|5

align=center

|align=left|Jean Basson
Chad le Clos
Sebastien Rousseau
Darian Townsend

|align=left|4 × 200 m freestyle relay

|7:11.51

|7 Q

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|7:09.65

|7

align=center

|align=left|Charl Crous
Chad le Clos
Gideon Louw
Leith Shankland
Darian Townsend
Cameron van der Burgh

|align=left|4 × 100 m medley relay

|3:35.23

|13

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan=2|Did not advance

;Women

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Trudi Maree

|align=left|50 m freestyle

|25.78

|36

|colspan=4|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Kathryn Meaklim

|align=left|200 m individual medley

|2:15.25

|24

|colspan=4|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|400 m individual medley

|4:43.46

|16

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Karin Prinsloo

|align=left|200 m freestyle

|1:59.24

|20

|colspan=4|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|200 m backstroke

|2:10.34

|13 Q

|2:11.42

|16

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Jessica Roux

|align=left|10 km open water

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|colspan=2|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Wendy Trott

|align=left|400 m freestyle

|4:11.63

|22

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|800 m freestyle

|8:28.98

|12

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Suzaan van Biljon

|align=left|100 m breaststroke

|1:07.54

|12 Q

|1:07.68

|11

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|200 m breaststroke

|2:25.94

|9 Q

|2:23.21 AF

|5 Q

|2:23.72

|7

Triathlon

{{main|Triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

South Africa has entered one man and two women.

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
Athlete

!Event

!Swim (1.5 km)

!Trans 1

!Bike (40 km)

!Trans 2

!Run (10 km)

!Total Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Richard Murray

|align=left|Men's

|18:11

|0:35

|59:38

|0:26

|30:25

|1:49:15

|17

align=center

|align=left|Kate Roberts

|align=left rowspan=2|Women's

|19:23

|0:40

|1:07:21

|0:34

|34:48

|2:02:46

|22

align=center

|align=left|Gillian Sanders

|19:29

|0:38

|1:05:31

|0:32

|36:18

|2:02:28

|19

Volleyball

{{main|Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

=Beach=

{{See also|Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics#Beach volleyball|label 1=Beach volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Preliminary round

!rowspan="2"|Standing

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Freedom Chiya
Grant Goldschmidt

|align=left|Men's

|align=left|Pool D
{{flagIOCathlete|Gibb – Rosenthal|USA|2012 Summer}}
L 0 – 2 (10–21, 11–21)
{{flagIOCathlete|Samoilovs – Sorokins|LAT|2012 Summer}}
L 0 – 2 (13–21, 10–21)
{{flagIOCathlete|Fijałek – Prudel|POL|2012 Summer}}
L 0 – 2 (19–21, 13–21)

|4

|colspan=4|Did not advance

|19

Weightlifting

{{main|Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

South Africa has entered one weightlifter.

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Snatch

!colspan="2"|Clean & Jerk

!rowspan="2" |Total

!rowspan="2"|Rank

style="font-size:95%"

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Jean Greeff

|align=left|Men's −94 kg

|137

|20

|176

|20

|313

|20

See also

References

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Summer Olympics