South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Template:Infobox Olympics South Africa South Africa will compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The team includes 136 athletes, as of 10 July 2008.^[1]

Archery

South Africa will send archers to the Olympics for the fifth time, seeking the nation's first Olympic medal in the sport. Calvin Hartley earned the country its only qualifying spot, in the men's competition, by placing first in the 2008 African championship.^[2]

Men

Athlete	Event	Ranking Round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Score	Seed	Opposition<br\>Score	Opposition<br\>Score	Opposition<br\>Score	Opposition<br\>Score	Opposition<br\>Score	Opposition<br\>Score	Rank
Calvin Hartley	Individual	654	37	Juan Carlos Stevens (CUB) (28)

Athletics

Men

Juan van Deventer (1500m)
Norman Dhlomo (marathon)
Johannes Dreyer (4x100 relay)
Leigh Julius (4x100 relay)
Ishmael Kumbane (4x100 relay)
Ofense Mogawane (4x400 relay)
Khotso Mokoena (Long jump)
Thuso Mpuang (200m)
Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (800m)
Sergio Mullins (4x100 relay)
Alwyn Myburgh (400 Hurdles, 4x400 relay)
Samson Ngoepe (800m)
Robert Oosthuizen (Javelin)
Corne du Plessis (4x100 relay)
Hendrick Ramaala (Marathon)
Ruben Ramolefi (3000m Steeplechase)
Sibusisu Shishi (4x100 relay)
Pieter Smith (4x100 relay)
Ter de Villiers (400 Hurdles, 4x400 relay)
LJ van Zyl (400 Hurdles, 4x400 relay)

Women

Elizna Naude (Discus)
Rene Kalmer (1500m)
Justine Robbeson (Javelin)
Isabel le Roux (200m)
Tsholofelo Thipe (400m Hurdles)

Boxing

South Africa qualified one boxer for the Olympic boxing tournament. Jackson Chauke earned a spot in the flyweight competition at the second African continental qualifying tournament.^[3]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Jackson Chauke	Flyweight

Canoeing

Flatwater

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Calvin Mokoto	C-1 500 m
Calvin Mokoto	C-1 1000 m
Shaun Rubenstein	K-1 500 m
Shaun Rubenstein	K-1 1000 m

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jennifer Hudson	K-1 500 m
Michele Eray<br\>Bridgitte Hartley	K-2 500 m
Michele Eray<br\>Jennifer Hodson<br\>Carol Joyce<br\>Nicola Mocke	K-4 500 m

Slalom

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary						Semifinal		Final		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Run 1	Rank	Run 2	Rank	Total	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Total	Rank
Siboniso Cele	C-1
Cameron McIntosh<br\>Cyprian Nigidi	C-2

Cycling

BMX

Men

Athlete	Event	Seeding		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Sifiso Nhlapo	Individual

Mountain Biking

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
	Cross-country

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Yolande Speedy	Cross-country

Road

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
John-Lee Augustyn	Road race	6h 26' 17 (+2:28)	27th
David George	Road race	6h 39' 42 (+15:53)	80th
Robert Hunter	Road race	did not finish
Robert Hunter	Time trial

One of the three men will participate in the time trial.

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Cherise Taylor	Road race
Marissa van der Merwe	Road race

Track

Keirin

Athlete	Event	1st Round	Repechage	2nd round	Finals (7th-12th Place)
Athlete	Event	Rank	Rank	Rank	Rank
Gadi Chait	Men's keirin

Diving

Women

Athlete	Events	Preliminary		Semi-Final				Final
Athlete	Events	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Total Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Total Points	Rank
Jenna Dreyer	3 m Individual Springboard

Fencing

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Sello Maduma	Individual épée	Kim Seung Gu (KOR) 12-15	Did not advance
Dario Torrente	Individual épée	Videira (POR) 10-15	Did not advance
Mike Wood	Individual épée	Nikishyn (UKR) 7-15	Did not advance
<br\> <br\> <br\>	Team épée			China

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
	Individual sabre
	Individual sabre
	Individual sabre
<br\> <br\>	Team sabre

Field hockey

Head Coach: Gregg Clarke

Reserve:

Gymnastics

Rhythmic

Athlete	Event	Qualification						Final
Athlete	Event	Hoop	Ball	Clubs	Ribbon	Total	Rank	Hoop	Ball	Clubs	Ribbon	Total	Rank
Odette Richard	Individual

Judo

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	First Repechage Round	Repechage Quarterfinals	Repechage Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Marlon August	−73 kg
Matthew Jago	−81 kg
Patrick Tresize	−90 kg

Rowing

Men

Athlete(s)	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
Athlete(s)	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Donovan Cech Ramon di Clemente	Pairs

Women

Athlete(s)	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
Athlete(s)	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Hendrika Geyser	Single sculls
Catherine Shaw Alexandra White	Lightweight <br\> double sculls

Sailing

Women

Athlete	Event	Race											Score	Rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Score	Rank
Penny Lynn Dominique Provoyeur Kim Rew	Yngling

Shooting

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final		Rank
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Rank
Esmari Van Reenen	50 m rifle three positions
Diane Swanton	trap	57	17th	Not qualified		17th

Swimming

Women's 10 km open water race

Natalie du Toit, five time gold medallist at the Athens Paralympics in 2004, has qualified to compete, becoming the first amputee ever to qualify for the Olympic Games.^[4] ^[5]

Tennis

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64		Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition	Score	Opposition	Score	Opposition	Score	Opposition	Score	Opposition	Score	Opposition	Score	Rank
Kevin Anderson	Singles	K Loglo (TOG)
Kevin Anderson <br\>Jeff Coetzee	Doubles			N Almagro (ESP) D Ferrer (ESP)

Triathlon

Men

Athlete	Event	Swim	Cycling	Run	Total	Rank
Hendrik De Villers	Individual

Women

Athlete	Event	Swim	Cycling	Run	Total	Rank
Mari Rabie	Individual
Kate Roberts	Individual

Volleyball

Beach

Women

Athlete	Event	Pool Game 1	Pool Game 2	Pool Game 3	Standing	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition <br\>Score	Opposition <br\>Score	Opposition <br\>Score		Opposition <br\>Score	Opposition <br\>Score	Opposition <br\>Score	Opposition <br\>Score
Judith Augoustides<br\>- Vita Nel	Doubles	Goller - Ludwig<br\> (GER)<br\>	Koutroumanidou - Tsiartsiani<br\> (GRE)<br\>	Xue - Zhang Xi<br\> (CHN)<br\>

Weightlifting

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Darryn Anthony	-77 kg

Wrestling

Men's Freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	1/8 Final	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage Round 1	Repechage Round 2	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Heinrich Barnes	−66 kg

References

^ South African Team
^ FITA Olympic Qualification - Men
^ 2nd AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament
^ "Dreams carry Natalie Du Toit to Beijing", The Telegraph, May 4, 2008
^ "Du Toit, who lost leg in scooter accident, will swim in Beijing Games", Reuters, May 3, 2008

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[1] South African Team

[ArcheryMen-2] FITA Olympic Qualification - Men

[BoxingQual-3] 2nd AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament

[4] "Dreams carry Natalie Du Toit to Beijing", The Telegraph, May 4, 2008

[5] "Du Toit, who lost leg in scooter accident, will swim in Beijing Games", Reuters, May 3, 2008

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