South Africa at the 2000 Summer Olympics

South Africa at the Olympic Games
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At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney
Competitors	127 (89 men and 38 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearer	Hezekiél Sepeng
Medals Rank: 55	Gold 0	Silver 2	Bronze 3	Total 5
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South Africa competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Medalists

Silver

• Hestrie Cloete — Athletics, Women's High Jump
• Terence Parkin — Swimming, Men's 200m Breaststroke

Bronze

• Llewellyn Herbert — Athletics, Men's 400 m Hurdles
• Frantz Kruger — Athletics, Men's Discus Throw
• Penny Heyns — Swimming, Women's 100 m Breaststroke

Results by event

Archery

South Africa returned two of the archers that had competed four years earlier. Again, Lewis had the nation's only victory.

Women's Individual
	Kirstin Lewis			Jill Borresen
1/32 eliminations	Defeated	Natalia Nasaridze Turkey	154-153	Lost to	Cristina Ioriatti Italy	154-145
1/16 eliminations	Lost to	Michelle Tremelling Australia	162-147	-	-	-

Athletics

Men's Competition

Men's 100 m

• Matthew Quinn

• Round 1 — 10.44
• Round 2 — 10.27 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 m

• Hendrick Mokganyetsi

• Round 1 — 45.22
• Round 2 — 45.15
• Semifinal — 45.52
• Final — 45.26 (→ 6th place)

• Arnaud Malherbe

• Round 1 — 45.73
• Round 2 — 45.59 (→ did not advance)

Men's 800 m

• Johan Botha

• Round 1 — 01:46.91
• Semifinal — 01:45.49 (→ did not advance)

• Hezekiél Sepeng

• Round 1 — 01:47.46
• Semifinal — 01:44.85
• Final — 01:45.29 (→ 4th place)

• Werner Botha

• Round 1 — 01:47.83
• Semifinal — 01:46.53 (→ did not advance)

Men's 110 m Hurdles

• Shaun Bownes

• Round 1 — 13.53
• Round 2 — 13.54
• Semifinal — 13.41 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 m Hurdles

• Llewellyn Herbert

• Round 1 — 49.25
• Semifinal — 48.38
• Final — 47.81 (→ Bronze Medal)

• Alwyn Myburgh

• Round 1 — 49.57
• Semifinal — 49.25 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x400 m

• Werner Botha, Llewellyn Herbert, Arnaud Malherbe, Hendrick Mokganyetsi, Alwyn Myburgh, Hezekiél Sepeng

• Round 1 — 03:04.08
• Semifinal — 03:01.25 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1,500 m Wheelchair

• Ernst van Dyk

• Final — 03:12.35 (→ 7th place)

Men's Shot Put

• Janus Robberts

• Qualifying — 19.79
• Final — 20.32 (→ 7th place)

• Burger Lambrechts

• Qualifying — 19.75 (→ did not advance)

• Karel Potgieter

• Qualifying — 19.02 (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus

• Frantz Kruger

• Qualifying — 67.54
• Final — 68.19 (→ Bronze Medal)

• Frits Potgieter

• Qualifying — 61.56 (→ did not advance)

Men's Javelin Throw

• Ali Al-Jadani

• Qualifying — 68.70 (→ did not advance)

Men's Triple Jump

• Salem Al-Ahmadi

• Qualifying — 15.99 (→ did not advance)

Men's Pole Vault

• Okkert Brits

• Qualifying — 5.65
• Final — 5.80 (→ 7th place)

Men's Marathon

• Hendrick Ramaala

• Final — 2:16:19 (→ 12th place)

• Josia Thugwane

• Final — 2:16:59 (→ 20th place)

• Johannes Maremane

• Final — 2:21:25 (→ 43rd place)

Women's Competition

Women's 400 m

• Heide Seyerling

• Round 1 — 51.92
• Round 2 — 50.87
• Semifinal — 51.06
• Final — 50.05 (→ 6th place)

Women's 10,000 m

• Elana Meyer

• Round 1 — 32:35.32
• Final — 31:14.70 (→ 8th place)

Women's High Jump

• Hestrie Cloete

• Qualifying — 1.94
• Final — 2.01 (→ Silver Medal)

Women's Pole Vault

• Elmarie Gerryts

• Qualifying — 4.30
• Final — NM

Women's Marathon

• Colleen De Reuck

• Final — 2:36:48 (→ 31st place)

Baseball

South Africa's first appearance in the Olympic baseball tournament resulted in a last-place finish. The baseball team finished the preliminary round with a 1-6 record, having lost by 10 runs or more four times. The only team that South Africa defeated was the Netherlands.

Men's:

• Preliminaries (1-6)

• Lost to Cuba 0-16
• Lost to United States 1-11
• Lost to Italy 0-13
• Lost to Australia 4-10
• Lost to Japan 0-8
• Defeated Netherlands 3-2
• Lost to Korea 3-13 (→ did not advance)

• Team Roster

• Neil Adonis
• Clint Alfino
• Francisco Alfino
• Paul Bell
• Vaughn Berriman
• Jason Cook
• Errol Davis
• Simon de la Rey
• Nick Dempsey
• Ashley Dove
• Darryl Gonsalves
• Brian Harrell
• Tim Harrell
• Richard Harrell
• Ian Holness
• Kevin Johnson
• Willem Kemp
• More MacKay
• Liall Mauritz
• Glen Morris
• Alan Phillips
• Darryn Smith
• Russell van Niekerk

Boxing

Men's 48 kg

• Phumzile Matyhila
  • Round 1 — Bye
  • Round 2 — Lost to Suleiman Wanjau Bilali of Kenya (→ did not advance)

Men's 57 kg

• Jeffrey Mathebula
  • Round 1 — Defeated Nouzeddine Medjehoud of Algeria
  • Round 2 — Lost to Bekzat Sattarkhanov of Kazakhstan (→ did not advance)

Men's 81 kg

• Danie Venter
  • Round 1 — Defeated Ihab Alyousef of Syria
  • Round 2 — Lost to Gurcharan Singh of India (→ did not advance)

Canoe / Kayak

Flatwater

Men's Competition

Men's Kayak Singles 500 m

• Alan van Coller

• Qualifying Heat — 01:41.805
• Semifinal — 01:40.656
• Final — 02:04.981 (→ 8th place)

Men's Kayak Singles 1000 m

• Alan van Coller

• Qualifying Heat — 03:39.573
• Semifinal — 03:41.727 (→ did not advance)

Women's Competition

Women's Kayak Singles 500 m

• Ruth Nortje

• Qualifying Heat — 01:51.047
• Semifinal — Bye
• Final — 02:20.274 (→ 7th place)

Cycling

Cross Country Mountain Bike

Women's Mountain Bike

• Erica Lynn Green

• Final — 2:03:32.37 (→ 25th place)

Road Cycling

Men's Road Race

• David George

• Final — 5:45:51 (→ 86th place)

• Robert Owen Hunter

• Final — DNF

Men's 1 km Time Trial

• Garen Bloch

• Final — 01:04.478 (→ 8th place)

Football

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group D)

• South Africa 1 - 2 Japan
• South Africa 3 - 1 Brazil
• South Africa 1 - 2 Slovakia

• Quarterfinals

• Did not qualify → 11th place

• Team Roster

• Emile Baron
• Fabian McCarthy
• David Kannemeyer
• Nkhiphitheni Matombo
• Matthew Booth
• Quinton Fortune
• Stanton Fredericks
• Daniel Matsau
• Nkosinathi Nhleko
• Steve Lekoelea
• Jabu Pule
• Dumisa Ngobe
• Abram Nteo
• Aaron Mokoena
• Siyabonga Nomvethe
• Delron Buckley
• Benni McCarthy
• Brian Baloyi
• Lebohang Kukane
• Mzunani Mgwigwi
• Patrick Mbuthu
• Rowen Fernandez

Hockey

Women's Competition

• Eliminated in Group D (1-1-2)
• Classification Match

• 7th-10th place: Lost to Great Britain

• Classification Match

• 9th-10th place: Defeated South Korea → 9th place

• Team Roster:

• Marilyn Agliotti
• Kerry Bee
• Caryn Bentley
• Lindsey Carlisle
• Pietie Coetzee
• Alison Dare
• Jacqueline Geyser
• Anli Kotze
• Michele MacNaughton
• Luntu Ntloko
• Karen Roberts
• Karen Symons
• Inke van Wyk
• Carina van Zyl
• Paola Vidulich
• Susan Wessels

Modern pentathlon

Women's:

• Karina Gerber — 4617 points (18th place)

Sailing

Men's Single Handed Dinghy (Finn)

• Ian Ainslie

• Race 1 — 7
• Race 2 — 17
• Race 3 — 14
• Race 4 — (19)
• Race 5 — (22)
• Race 6 — 15
• Race 7 — 7
• Race 8 — 7
• Race 9 — 12
• Race 10 — 9
• Race 11 — 11
• Final — 99 (→ 14th place)

Open Laser

• Gareth Blanckenberg

• Race 1 — (24)
• Race 2 — 10
• Race 3 — (32)
• Race 4 — 6
• Race 5 — 1
• Race 6 — 11
• Race 7 — 4
• Race 8 — 21
• Race 9 — 19
• Race 10 — 12
• Race 11 — 8
• Final — 92 (→ 9th place)

Swimming

Men's 50 m Freestyle

• Brendon Dedekind

• Preliminary Heat — 22.46
• Semi-final — 22.39 (→ did not advance)

• Roland Schoeman

• Preliminary Heat — 22.53
• Semi-final — 22.41 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

• Roland Schoeman

• Preliminary Heat — 49.74
• Semi-final — 49.84 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

• Ryk Neethling

• Preliminary Heat — DNS (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 m Freestyle

• Ryk Neethling

• Preliminary Heat — 03:48.08
• Final — 03:48.52 (→ 8th place)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

• Ryk Neethling

• Preliminary Heat — 15:09.12
• Final — 15:00.48 (→ 5th place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Theo Verster

• Preliminary Heat — 53.95 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

• Theo Verster

• Preliminary Heat — 02:00.90 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Brett Petersen

• Preliminary Heat — 01:02.20
• Semi-final — 01:01.42
• Final — 01:01.63 (→ 7th place)

• Terence Parkin

• Preliminary Heat — 01:03.20 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

• Terence Parkin

• Preliminary Heat — 02:15.06
• Semi-final — 02:13.57
• Final — 02:12.50 (→ Silver Medal)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

• Simon Thirsk

• Preliminary Heat — 57.06 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

• Simon Thirsk

• Preliminary Heat — DNS (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

• Terence Parkin

• Preliminary Heat — 02:03.33 (→ did not advance)

• Theo Verster

• Preliminary Heat — 02:03.64 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

• Terence Parkin

• Preliminary Heat — 04:18.14
• Final — 04:16.92 (→ 5th place)

Men's 4x100 m Freestyle

• Roland Schoeman, Brendon Dedekind, Nicholas Folker, Terence Parkin

• Preliminary Heat — 03:21.28 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x100 m Medley

• Simon Thirsk, Brett Petersen, Theo Verster, Nicholas Folker

• Preliminary Heat — 03:42.44 (→ did not advance)

Women's 50 m Freestyle

• Helene Muller

• Preliminary Heat — 26.07 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

• Helene Muller

• Preliminary Heat — 55.45 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

• Helene Muller

• Preliminary Heat — 01:59.89
• Semi-final — 02:00.04 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

• Mandy Loots

• Preliminary Heat — 59.94
• Semi-final — 59.63 (→ did not advance)

• Renate du Plessis

• Preliminary Heat — 01:01.32 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

• Mandy Loots

• Preliminary Heat — 02:11.38
• Semi-final — 02:10.58 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

• Penny Heyns

• Preliminary Heat — 01:07.85
• Semi-final — 01:08.33
• Final — 01:07.55 (→ Bronze Medal)

• Sarah Poewe

• Preliminary Heat — 01:08.06
• Semi-final — 01:07.48
• Final — 01:07.85 (→ 4th place)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

• Sarah Poewe

• Preliminary Heat — 02:27.84
• Semi-final — 02:25.54
• Final — 02:25.72 (→ 6th place)

• Penny Heyns

• Preliminary Heat — 02:30.17 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

• Charlene Wittstock

• Preliminary Heat — 01:03.18 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

• Irina Raevskaia

• Preliminary Heat — 02:16.13 (→ did not advance)

Women's 4x100 m Medley

• Mandy Loots, Helene Muller, Sarah Poewe, Charlene Wittstock

• Preliminary Heat — 04:07.19
• Final — 04:05.15 (→ 5th place)

Triathlon

Men's Individual Competition:

• Conrad Stoltz — 1:50:24.39 (→ 20th place)

Women's Individual Competition:

• Lizel Moore — 2:08:18.19 (→ 30th place)

References

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