South Africa at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics

{{Infobox country at games

| IAAF = RSA

| fedname =

| year = 2015

| games = World Championships in Athletics

| location = Beijing

| competitors = 33

| gold = 1

| silver = 0

| bronze = 2

| rank = 13

| previous = 2013

| next = 2017

| website =

}}

South Africa competed at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, from 22 to 30 August 2015.{{cite web |url=http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/news/iaaf-world-championships-beijing-2015-provisi |title=Provisional entry list as at 15 August – IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015 |access-date=19 August 2015 |work=IAAF}}

Medalists

The following South African competitors won medals at the Championships

Medal ! Athlete ! Event ! Date
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{{gold medal}}	Wayde van Niekerk	400 metres	26 August
{{bronze medal}}	Anaso Jobodwana	200 metres	27 August
{{bronze medal}}	Sunette Viljoen	Javelin throw	30 August

Results

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

=Men=

;Track and 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
style=text-align:center \|style=text-align:left\| Henricho Bruintjies \|style=text-align:left rowspan=3\| 100 metres \|10.07 \|3 Q \|10.21 \|7 \|colspan=2 {{n/a\|Did not advance}}
style=text-align:center \|style=text-align:left\| Anaso Jobodwana \|colspan=2 \|DQ \|colspan=4 {{n/a\|Did not advance}}
style=text-align:center \|style=text-align:left\| Akani Simbine \|10.09 \|3 Q \|10.02 \|4 \|colspan=2 {{n/a\|Did not advance}}
style=text-align:center \|style=text-align:left\| Anaso Jobodwana \|style=text-align:left rowspan=2\| 200 metres \|20.22 \|1 Q \|20.01 PB \|1 Q \|19.87 NR \|{{bronze03}}
style=text-align:center \|style=text-align:left\| Akani Simbine \|20.23 PB \|4 q \|20.37 \|6 \|colspan=2 {{n/a\|Did not advance}}
style=text-align:center \|style=text-align:left\| Berend Koekemoer \|style=text-align:left rowspan=2\| 400 metres \|46.52 \|8 \|colspan=4 {{n/a\|Did not advance}}
style=text-align:center \|style=text-align:left\| Wayde van Niekerk \|44.42 \|1 Q \|44.31 \|1 Q \|43.48 WL, AR \|{{gold01}}
style=text-align:center \|style=text-align:left\| Reinhardt van Rensburg \|style=text-align:left\| 800 metres \|1:48.61 \|7 \|colspan=4 {{n/a\|Did not advance}}
style=text-align:center \|style=text-align:left\| Johan Cronje \|style=text-align:left rowspan=2\| 1500 metres \|3:43.29 \|6 Q \|3:36.59 \|8 \|colspan=2 {{n/a\|Did not advance}}
style=text-align:center \|style=text-align:left\| Dumisane Hlaselo \|3:40.25 \|9 \|colspan=4 {{n/a\|Did not advance}}
style=text-align:center \|style=text-align:left\| Stephen Mokoka \|style=text-align:left\| 10,000 metres \|colspan=4 {{n/a}} \|28:47.40 \|20
style=text-align:center \|style=text-align:left\| Thabiso Benedict Moeng \|style=text-align:left rowspan=3\| Marathon \|colspan=4 {{n/a}} \|colspan=2\| DNF
style=text-align:center \|style=text-align:left\| Desmond Mokgobu \|colspan=4 {{n/a}} \|2:34:11 \|41
style=text-align:center \|style=text-align:left\| Sibusiso Nzima \|colspan=4 {{n/a}} \|colspan=2\| DNF
style=text-align:center \|style=text-align:left\| Antonio Alkana \|style=text-align:left\| 110 metres hurdles \|13.63 \|6 \|colspan=4 {{n/a\|Did not advance}}
style=text-align:center \|style=text-align:left\| Cornel Fredericks \|style=text-align:left rowspan=2\| 400 metres hurdles \|colspan=2\| DNS \|colspan=4 {{n/a\|Did not advance}}
style=text-align:center \|style=text-align:left\| L. J. van Zyl \|49.12 \|4 Q \|48.89 \|6 \|colspan=2 {{n/a\|Did not advance}}
style=text-align:center \|style=text-align:left\| Dikotsi Lekopa \|style=text-align:left rowspan=2\| 3000 metres steeplechase \|8:37.43 \|6 \|colspan=2 {{n/a}} \|colspan=2 {{n/a\|Did not advance}}
style=text-align:center \|style=text-align:left\| Tumisang Monnatlala \|8:55.25 \|11 \|colspan=2 {{n/a}} \|colspan=2 {{n/a\|Did not advance}}
style=text-align:center \|style=text-align:left\| Henricho Bruintjies Anaso Jobodwana Antonio Alkana Akani Simbine \|style=text-align:left\| 4 × 100 metres relay \|colspan=2\|DNF \|colspan=2 {{n/a}} \|colspan=2 {{n/a\|Did not advance}}
style=text-align:center \|style=text-align:left\| Lebogang Shange \|style=text-align:left\| 20 kilometres walk \|colspan=4 {{n/a}} \|1:21:43 NR \|11
style=text-align:center \|style=text-align:left\| Marc Mundell \|style=text-align:left\| 50 kilometres walk \|colspan=4 {{n/a}} \|4:02:41 \|33

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

style=text-align:center

|style=text-align:left| Henricho Bruintjies

|style=text-align:left rowspan=3| 100 metres

|10.07

|3 Q

|10.21

|colspan=2 {{n/a|Did not advance}}

style=text-align:center

|style=text-align:left| Anaso Jobodwana

|colspan=2 |DQ

|colspan=4 {{n/a|Did not advance}}

style=text-align:center

|style=text-align:left| Akani Simbine

|10.09

|3 Q

|10.02

|colspan=2 {{n/a|Did not advance}}

style=text-align:center

|style=text-align:left| Anaso Jobodwana

|style=text-align:left rowspan=2| 200 metres

|20.22

|1 Q

|20.01 PB

|1 Q

|19.87 NR

|{{bronze03}}

style=text-align:center

|style=text-align:left| Akani Simbine

|20.23 PB

|4 q

|20.37

|colspan=2 {{n/a|Did not advance}}

style=text-align:center

|style=text-align:left| Berend Koekemoer

|style=text-align:left rowspan=2| 400 metres

|46.52

|colspan=4 {{n/a|Did not advance}}

style=text-align:center

|style=text-align:left| Wayde van Niekerk

|44.42

|1 Q

|44.31

|1 Q

|43.48 WL, AR

|{{gold01}}

style=text-align:center

|style=text-align:left| Reinhardt van Rensburg

|style=text-align:left| 800 metres

|1:48.61

|colspan=4 {{n/a|Did not advance}}

style=text-align:center

|style=text-align:left| Johan Cronje

|style=text-align:left rowspan=2| 1500 metres

|3:43.29

|6 Q

|3:36.59

|colspan=2 {{n/a|Did not advance}}

style=text-align:center

|style=text-align:left| Dumisane Hlaselo

|3:40.25

|colspan=4 {{n/a|Did not advance}}

style=text-align:center

|style=text-align:left| Stephen Mokoka

|style=text-align:left| 10,000 metres

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|28:47.40

|20

style=text-align:center

|style=text-align:left| Thabiso Benedict Moeng

|style=text-align:left rowspan=3| Marathon

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|colspan=2| DNF

style=text-align:center

|style=text-align:left| Desmond Mokgobu

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|2:34:11

|41

style=text-align:center

|style=text-align:left| Sibusiso Nzima

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|colspan=2| DNF

style=text-align:center

|style=text-align:left| Antonio Alkana

|style=text-align:left| 110 metres hurdles

|13.63

|colspan=4 {{n/a|Did not advance}}

style=text-align:center

|style=text-align:left| Cornel Fredericks

|style=text-align:left rowspan=2| 400 metres hurdles

|colspan=2| DNS

|colspan=4 {{n/a|Did not advance}}

style=text-align:center

|style=text-align:left| L. J. van Zyl

|49.12

|4 Q

|48.89

|colspan=2 {{n/a|Did not advance}}

style=text-align:center

|style=text-align:left| Dikotsi Lekopa

|style=text-align:left rowspan=2| 3000 metres steeplechase

|8:37.43

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan=2 {{n/a|Did not advance}}

style=text-align:center

|style=text-align:left| Tumisang Monnatlala

|8:55.25

|11

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan=2 {{n/a|Did not advance}}

style=text-align:center

|style=text-align:left| Henricho Bruintjies
Anaso Jobodwana
Antonio Alkana
Akani Simbine

|style=text-align:left| 4 × 100 metres relay

|colspan=2|DNF

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan=2 {{n/a|Did not advance}}

style=text-align:center

|style=text-align:left| Lebogang Shange

|style=text-align:left| 20 kilometres walk

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|1:21:43 NR

|11

style=text-align:center

|style=text-align:left| Marc Mundell

|style=text-align:left| 50 kilometres walk

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|4:02:41

|33

;Field events

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"\|Athlete !rowspan="2"\|Event !colspan="2"\|Qualification !colspan="2"\|Final
style="font-size:95%" !Result !Rank !Result !Rank
style=text-align:center \|style=text-align:left\| Rushwahl Samaai \|style=text-align:left rowspan=3\| Long jump \|7.79 \|20 \|colspan=2 {{n/a\|Did not advance}}
style=text-align:center \|style=text-align:left\| Zarck Visser \|7.79 \|19 \|colspan=2 {{n/a\|Did not advance}}
style=text-align:center \|style=text-align:left rowspan=2\| Godfrey Khotso Mokoena \|7.98 \|13 \|colspan=2 {{n/a\|Did not advance}}
style=text-align:center \|style=text-align:left\| Triple jump \|16.78 \|10 q \|16.81 \|9
style=text-align:center \|style=text-align:left\| Orazio Cremona \|style=text-align:left rowspan=2\| Shot put \|18.63 \|27 \|colspan=2 {{n/a\|Did not advance}}
style=text-align:center \|style=text-align:left\| Jaco Engelbrecht \|19.04 \|25 \|colspan=2 {{n/a\|Did not advance}}
style=text-align:center \|style=text-align:left\| Victor Hogan \|style=text-align:left\| Discus throw \|62.41 \|13 \|colspan=2 {{n/a\|Did not advance}}
style=text-align:center \|style=text-align:left\| Rocco van Rooyen \|style=text-align:left\| Javelin throw \|75.55 \|28 \|colspan=2 {{n/a\|Did not advance}}

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

rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Qualification

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

style=text-align:center

|style=text-align:left| Rushwahl Samaai

|style=text-align:left rowspan=3| Long jump

|7.79

|20

|colspan=2 {{n/a|Did not advance}}

style=text-align:center

|style=text-align:left| Zarck Visser

|7.79

|19

|colspan=2 {{n/a|Did not advance}}

style=text-align:center

|style=text-align:left rowspan=2| Godfrey Khotso Mokoena

|7.98

|13

|colspan=2 {{n/a|Did not advance}}

style=text-align:center

|style=text-align:left| Triple jump

|16.78

|10 q

|16.81

style=text-align:center

|style=text-align:left| Orazio Cremona

|style=text-align:left rowspan=2| Shot put

|18.63

|27

|colspan=2 {{n/a|Did not advance}}

style=text-align:center

|style=text-align:left| Jaco Engelbrecht

|19.04

|25

|colspan=2 {{n/a|Did not advance}}

style=text-align:center

|style=text-align:left| Victor Hogan

|style=text-align:left| Discus throw

|62.41

|13

|colspan=2 {{n/a|Did not advance}}

style=text-align:center

|style=text-align:left| Rocco van Rooyen

|style=text-align:left| Javelin throw

|75.55

|28

|colspan=2 {{n/a|Did not advance}}

;Combined events – Decathlon

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

!Athlete

!Event

!{{Tooltip| 100 m | 100 metres}}

!{{Tooltip| LJ | Long jump }}

!{{Tooltip| SP | Shot put}}

!{{Tooltip| HJ | High jump }}

!{{Tooltip| 400 m | 400 metres}}

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

!{{Tooltip| DT | Discus throw}}

!{{Tooltip| PV | Pole vault}}

!{{Tooltip| JT | Javelin throw}}

!{{Tooltip| 1500 m | 1500 metres}}

!Final

!Rank

style=text-align:center

|rowspan=2 style=text-align:left| Willem Coertzen

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

|10.98 SB

|7.25

|13.75

|1.95

|DNS

|−

|rowspan=2|DNF

|rowspan=2|−

style=text-align:center

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

|865

|874

|713

|758

|−

=Women=

;Track and 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
style=text-align:center \|style=text-align:left\| Carina Horn \|style=text-align:left\| 100 metres \|11.08 \|3 Q \|11.15 \|6 \| colspan=2 {{n/a\|Did not advance}}
style=text-align:center \|style=text-align:left rowspan=2\| Justine Palframan \|style=text-align:left\| 200 metres \|23.09 \|3 Q \|23.04 \|6 \| colspan=2 {{n/a\|Did not advance}}
style=text-align:center \|style=text-align:left\| 400 metres \|52.45 \|6 \| colspan=4 {{n/a\|Did not advance}}
style=text-align:center \|style=text-align:left\| Caster Semenya \|style=text-align:left\| 800 metres \|1:59.59 SB \|3 Q \|2:03.18 \|8 \| colspan=2 {{n/a\|Did not advance}}
style=text-align:center \|style=text-align:left\| Tanith Maxwell \|style=text-align:left\| Marathon \| colspan=4 {{n/a}} \|colspan=2\| DNF
style=text-align:center \|style=text-align:left\| Wenda Nel \|style=text-align:left\| 400 metres hurdles \|54.45 \|2 Q \|54.63 \|2 Q \|54.94 \|7

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

style=text-align:center

|style=text-align:left| Carina Horn

|style=text-align:left| 100 metres

|11.08

|3 Q

|11.15

| colspan=2 {{n/a|Did not advance}}

style=text-align:center

|style=text-align:left rowspan=2| Justine Palframan

|style=text-align:left| 200 metres

|23.09

|3 Q

|23.04

| colspan=2 {{n/a|Did not advance}}

style=text-align:center

|style=text-align:left| 400 metres

|52.45

| colspan=4 {{n/a|Did not advance}}

style=text-align:center

|style=text-align:left| Caster Semenya

|style=text-align:left| 800 metres

|1:59.59 SB

|3 Q

|2:03.18

| colspan=2 {{n/a|Did not advance}}

style=text-align:center

|style=text-align:left| Tanith Maxwell

|style=text-align:left| Marathon

| colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|colspan=2| DNF

style=text-align:center

|style=text-align:left| Wenda Nel

|style=text-align:left| 400 metres hurdles

|54.45

|2 Q

|54.63

|2 Q

|54.94

;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
style=text-align:center \|style=text-align:left\| Sunette Viljoen \|style=text-align:left\| Javelin throw \|63.93 \|7 Q \|65.79 \|{{bronze03}}

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

style=text-align:center

|style=text-align:left| Sunette Viljoen

|style=text-align:left| Javelin throw

|63.93

|7 Q

|65.79

|{{bronze03}}

References

Category:Nations at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics

World Championships in Athletics

2015