South Africa at the 1992 Summer Olympics

South Africa at the Olympic Games
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At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona
Competitors	93 (68 men and 25 women) in 19 sports
Medals Rank: 41	Gold 0	Silver 2	Bronze 0	Total 2
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South Africa competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time since 1960 at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. South Africa was permitted to re-join the Olympic Movement after its citizens voted to abolish apartheid. 93 competitors, 68 men and 25 women, took part in 87 events in 19 sports.

Medalists

Silver

• Elana Meyer — Athletics, Women's 10.000m
• Wayne Ferreira and Piet Norval — Tennis, Men's Doubles

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1992 Summer Olympics

In South Africa's debut appearance in Olympic archery, the nation was represented by two archers. Neither advanced past the ranking round.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Johanna Schenk — Ranking round, 56th place (0-0)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Malcolm Todd — Ranking round, 68th place (0-0)

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's 400m Hurdles

• Andries Vorster

• Heat — 49.75 (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 10.000 metres

• Xolile Yawa

• Heat — 28:28.78
• Final — 28:37.18 (→ 13th place)

Men's Marathon

• Abel Mokibe — 2:17.24 (→ 25th place)
• Zithulele Sinqe — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Jan Tau — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Women's 400m Hurdles

• Myrtle Bothma

• Heat — 55.60
• Semifinal — 54.53
• Final — DNF (→ no ranking)

Women's 3000 metres

• Zola Pieterse

• Heat — 9:07.10 (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Women's 10.000 metres

• Elana Meyer

• Heat — 32:05.45
• Final — 31:11.75 (→ Silver Medal)

Women's Marathon

• Colleen De Reuck — 2:39.03 (→ 9th place)

Women's High Jump

• Charmaine Weavers

• Qualification — 1.75 m (→ did not advance)

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Abram Thwala

• First Round – Lost to Rafael Lozano (Spain), 0:9

Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)

• Giovanni Pretorius

• First Round – Lost to Søren Antman (Sweden), RSC-1

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Women's Individual Road Race

• Jacqueline Martin

• Final — 2:15:42 (→ 46th place)

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's 3m Springboard

• Craig Vaughan

• Preliminary Round — 297.51 points (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Equestrianism

Main article: Equestrianism at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Five fencers, three men and two women, represented South Africa in 1992.

Men's foil

• Hein van Garderen
• Dario Torrente

Men's épée

• Dario Torrente
• Trevor Strydom
• Hein van Garderen

Men's sabre

• Dario Torrente
• Hein van Garderen

Women's foil

• Heidi Botha
• Rencia Nasson

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)

• William Tyson

• Final Ranking — 344.0 points (→ 35th place)

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's 50 m Freestyle

• Peter Williams

• Heat — 22.65
• Final — 22.50 (→ 4th place)

• Darryl Cronje

• Heat — 23.39 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

• Seddon Keyter

• Heat — 51.42 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

• Seddon Keyter

• Heat — 57.94 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Kenneth Cawood

• Heat — 1:04.02 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

• Kenneth Cawood

• Heat — 2:21.88 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)

• Clifford Lyne

• Heat — 2:25.66 (→ did not advance, 41st place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Craig Jackson

• Heat — 55.45 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

• Craig Jackson

• Heat — 2:02.17 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

• Clifford Lyne

• Heat — 2:06.62 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

• Clifford Lyne

• Heat — 4:32.64 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay

• Darryl Cronje, Peter Williams, Seddon Keyter, and Craig Jackson

• Heat — 3:23.53 (→ did not advance, 11th place)

Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay

• Seddon Keyter, Kenneth Cawood, Peter Williams, and Darryl Cronje

• Heat — 3:46.86 (→ did not advance, 14th place)

Women's 50 m Freestyle

• Marianne Kriel

• Heat — 26.05
• B-Final — 26.47 (→ 13th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

• Marianne Kriel

• Heat — 57.50 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

• Jeanine Steenkamp

• Heat — 4:23.33 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

• Jeanine Steenkamp

• Heat — 8:59.62 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

• Marianne Kriel

• Heat — 1:03.20
• B-Final — 1:03.12 (→ 10th place)

• Jill Brukman

• Heat — 1:04.57 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

• Jill Brukman

• Heat — 2:18.56 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

• Penny Heyns

• Heat — 1:14.99 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

• Penny Heyns

• Heat — 2:45.04 (→ did not advance, 34th place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

• Marianne Kriel

• Heat — 1:02.49 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

• Jill Brukman

• Heat — 2:23.07 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

• Jeanine Steenkamp

• Heat — 4:58.48 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

• Jill Brukman

• Heat — 5:03.34 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay

• Jill Brukman, Jeanine Steenkamp, Penny Heyns, and Marianne Kriel

• Heat — 4:24.28 (→ did not advance, 16th place)

Synchronized swimming

Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's Singles Competition

• Wayne Ferreira

• First Round — Defeated Christo van Rensburg (South Africa) 7-5, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
• Second Round — Lost to Marc Rosset (Switzerland) 4-6, 0-6, 2-6

• Christo van Rensburg

• First Round — Lost to Wayne Ferreira (South Africa) 5-7, 2-6, 6-2, 4-6

Men's Doubles Competition

• Wayne Ferreira and Piet Norval → Silver Medal

• First Round — Defeated Bent-Ove Pedersen and Christian Ruud (Norway) 6-2, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
• Second Round — Defeated Brian Gyetko and Sebastien LeBlanc (Canada) 6-3, 7-6, 6-4
• Quarterfinals — Defeated George Cosac and Dinu Pescariu (Romania) 6-0, 6-3, 6-2
• Semifinals — Defeated Goran Ivanišević and Goran Prpić (Croatia) 7-6, 3-6, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
• Final — Lost to Boris Becker and Michael Stich (Germany) 6-7, 6-4, 6-7, 3-6

Women's Singles Competition

• Amanda Coetzer

• First Round — Defeated Zina Garrison (USA) 7-5, 6-1
• Second Round — Defeated Agnese Blumberga (LAT) 6-2, 6-4
• Third Round — Lost to Conchita Martínez (Spain) 4-6, 3-6

• Mariaan de Swardt

• First round — Lost to Patricia Tarabini (Argentina) 4-6, 2-6

• Elna Reinach

• First round — Lost to Jennifer Capriati (USA) 1-6, 0-6

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1992 Summer Olympics