South Africa at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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South Africa at the Olympic Games

Flag of South Africa
IOC code  RSA
NOC South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
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At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney
Competitors
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
2		 Bronze
3		 Total
5
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South Africa competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

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[edit] Medals

South Africa finished in 55th position in the final medal rankings, with two silver medals and three bronze medals.

[edit] Image:Med_2.png Silver

[edit] Image:Med_3.png Bronze

[edit] Results by event

[edit] 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 - - -

[edit] Athletics

[edit] Men's competition

Men's 100 m

  • Matthew Quinn
    1. Round 1 — 10.44
    2. Round 2 — 10.27 (did not advance)

Men's 400 m

  • Hendrick Mokganyetsi
    1. Round 1 — 45.22
    2. Round 2 — 45.15
    3. Semifinal — 45.52
    4. Final — 45.26 (6th place)
  • Arnaud Malherbe
    1. Round 1 — 45.73
    2. Round 2 — 45.59 (did not advance)

Men's 800 m

  • Johan Botha
    1. Round 1 — 01:46.91
    2. Semifinal — 01:45.49 (did not advance)
  • Hezekiel Sepeng
    1. Round 1 — 01:47.46
    2. Semifinal — 01:44.85
    3. Final — 01:45.29 (4th place)
  • Werner Botha
    1. Round 1 — 01:47.83
    2. Semifinal — 01:46.53 (did not advance)

Men's 110 m Hurdles

  • Shaun Bownes
    1. Round 1 — 13.53
    2. Round 2 — 13.54
    3. Semifinal — 13.41 (did not advance)

Men's 400 m Hurdles

  • Llewellyn Herbert
    1. Round 1 — 49.25
    2. Semifinal — 48.38
    3. Final — 47.81 (Bronze medal)
  • Alwyn Myburgh
    1. Round 1 — 49.57
    2. Semifinal — 49.25 (did not advance)

Men's 4x400 m

Men's 1,500 m Wheelchair

Men's Shot Put

  • Janus Robberts
    1. Qualifying — 19.79
    2. Final — 20.32 (7th place)
  • Burger Lambrechts
    1. Qualifying — 19.75 (did not advance)
  • Karel Potgieter
    1. Qualifying — 19.02 (did not advance)

Men's Discus

  • Frantz Kruger
    1. Qualifying — 67.54
    2. Final — 68.19 (Bronze medal)
  • Frits Potgieter
    1. Qualifying — 61.56 (did not advance)

Men's Javelin Throw

  • Ali Al-Jadani
    1. Qualifying — 68.70 (did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

Men's Triple Jump

Men's Pole Vault

  • Okkert Brits
    1. Qualifying — 5.65
    2. Final — 5.80 (7th place)

Men's Marathon

[edit] Women's competition

Women's 400 m

  • Heide Seyerling
    1. Round 1 — 51.92
    2. Round 2 — 50.87
    3. Semifinal — 51.06
    4. Final — 50.05 (6th place)

Women's 10,000 m

  • Elana Meyer
    1. Round 1 — 32:35.32
    2. Final — 31:14.70 (8th place)

Women's High Jump

Women's Pole Vault

Women's Marathon

[edit] 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)
    1. Lost to Cuba 0-16
    2. Lost to United States 1-11
    3. Lost to Italy 0-13
    4. Lost to Australia 4-10
    5. Lost to Japan 0-8
    6. Defeated Netherlands 3-2
    7. Lost to Korea 3-13 (did not advance)

[edit] Boxing

Men's 48kg

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

Men's 57kg

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

Men's 81kg

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

[edit] Canoe / Kayak

[edit] Flatwater

[edit] Men's competition

Men's Kayak Singles 500 m

  • Alan van Coller
    1. Qualifying Heat — 01:41.805
    2. Semifinal — 01:40.656
    3. Final — 02:04.981 (8th place)

Men's Kayak Singles 1000 m

  • Alan van Coller
    1. Qualifying Heat — 03:39.573
    2. Semifinal — 03:41.727 (did not advance)

[edit] Women's competition

Women's Kayak Singles 500 m

  • Ruth Nortje
    1. Qualifying Heat — 01:51.047
    2. Semifinal — Bye
    3. Final — 02:20.274 (7th place)

[edit] Cycling

[edit] Cross Country Mountain Bike

Women's Mountain Bike

  • Erica Lynn Green
    1. Final — 2:03:32.37 (25th place)

[edit] Road Cycling

Men's Road Race

  • David George
    1. Final — 5:45:51 (86th place)
  • Robert Owen Hunter
    1. Final — DNF

Men's 1 km Time Trial

  • Garen Bloch
    • Final — 01:04.478 (8th place)

[edit] Football

[edit] Men's team competition

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

[edit] Hockey

Women's competition:

  • South Africa — 9th place
    • Eliminated in Group D (1-1-2)
    • Classification Match 7th-10th place: lost to Great Britain
    • Classification Match 9th-10th place: defeated South Korea

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 Zijl, Paola Vidulich, and Susan Wessels.

[edit] Modern pentathlon

Women's:

  • Karina Gerber — 4617 points (18th place)

[edit] Sailing

Men's Single Handed Dinghy (Finn)

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

Open Laser

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

[edit] Swimming

Men's 50 m Freestyle

  • Brendon Dedekind
    1. Preliminary Heat — 22.46
    2. Semi-final — 22.39 (did not advance)
  • Roland Schoeman
    1. Preliminary Heat — 22.53
    2. Semi-final — 22.41 (did not advance)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

  • Roland Schoeman
    1. Preliminary Heat — 49.74
    2. Semi-final — 49.84 (did not advance)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

Men's 400 m Freestyle

  • Ryk Neethling
    1. Preliminary Heat — 03:48.08
    2. Final — 03:48.52 (8thplace)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

  • Ryk Neethling
    1. Preliminary Heat — 15:09.12
    2. Final — 15:00.48 (5th place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

  • Theo Verster
    1. Preliminary Heat — 53.95 (did not advance)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

  • Theo Verster
    1. Preliminary Heat — 02:00.90 (did not advance)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Brett Petersen
    1. Preliminary Heat — 01:02.20
    2. Semi-final — 01:01.42
    3. Final — 01:01.63 (7th place)
  • Terence Parkin
    1. Preliminary Heat — 01:03.20 (did not advance)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Terence Parkin
    1. Preliminary Heat — 02:15.06
    2. Semi-final — 02:13.57
    3. Final — 02:12.50 (Silver medal)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

  • Simon Thirsk
    1. Preliminary Heat — 57.06 (did not advance)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

  • Simon Thirsk
    1. Preliminary Heat — DNS (did not advance)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

  • Terence Parkin
    1. Preliminary Heat — 02:03.33 (did not advance)
  • Theo Verster
    1. Preliminary Heat — 02:03.64 (did not advance)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Terence Parkin
    1. Preliminary Heat — 04:18.14
    2. Final — 04:16.92 (5th place)

Men's 4x100 m Freestyle

Men's 4x100 m Medley

  • Simon Thirsk, Brett Petersen, Theo Verster, Nicholas Folker
    1. Preliminary Heat — 03:42.44 (did not advance)

Women's 50 m Freestyle

  • Helene Muller
    1. Preliminary Heat — 26.07 (did not advance)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

  • Helene Muller
    1. Preliminary Heat — 55.45 (did not advance)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

  • Helene Muller
    1. Preliminary Heat — 01:59.89
    2. Semi-final — 02:00.04 (did not advance)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

  • Mandy Loots
    1. Preliminary Heat — 59.94
    2. Semi-final — 59.63 (did not advance)
  • Renate du Plessis
    1. Preliminary Heat — 01:01.32 (did not advance)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

  • Mandy Loots
    1. Preliminary Heat — 02:11.38
    2. Semi-final — 02:10.58 (did not advance)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Penny Heyns
    1. Preliminary Heat — 01:07.85
    2. Semi-final — 01:08.33
    3. Final — 01:07.55 (Bronze medal)
  • Sarah Poewe
    1. Preliminary Heat — 01:08.06
    2. Semi-final — 01:07.48
    3. Final — 01:07.85 (4th place)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Sarah Poewe
    1. Preliminary Heat — 02:27.84
    2. Semi-final — 02:25.54
    3. Final — 02:25.72 (6th place)
  • Penny Heyns
    1. Preliminary Heat — 02:30.17 (did not advance)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

Women's 200 m Backstroke

  • Irina Raevskaia
    1. Preliminary Heat — 02:16.13 (did not advance)

Women's 4x100 m Medley

  • Mandy Loots, Helene Muller, Sarah Poewe, Charlene Wittstock
    1. Preliminary Heat — 04:07.19
    2. Final — 04:05.15 (5th place)

[edit] Triathlon

Men's Individual Competition:

Women's Individual Competition:

[edit] References