Latest South African results from the Paris Olympics.
Sunday August 11
Athletics
Women’s marathon
- Gerda Steyn — 2:32:51, 45th
- Cian Oldknow — 2:30:29, 32nd
- Irvette van Zyl — 2:31:14, 37th
Wrestling
Men’s 97kg freestyle repechage 11am
- Steyn de Lange lost to Murazi Mchedlidze (Ukraine) VP01 (3-5)
Saturday August 10
Athletics
Men’s marathon
- Stephen Mokoka — 2:10:59, 27th
- Elroy Gelant — 2:09:07, 11th
Men’s high jump final
- Brian Raats — 2.17m, 12th
Women’s javelin final
- Jo-Ane van Dyk — 63.93m, SILVER
Men’s 4x400m relay final
- Gardeo Isaacs, Zakithi Nene, Lythe Pillay, Antonie Nortje — 2:58.12 African record, 5th
Canoeing
Men’s K1 1,000m semifinals
- Hamish Lovemore — 3:33.89, 8th (advanced to B final)
Men’s K1 1,000m B final
- Hamish Lovemore — 3:27.94, 1st (9th overall)
Wrestling
Men’s 97kg freestyle
- Steyn de Lange lost to Givi Matcharashvili (Georgia) VSU1 (12-2), but advances to repechage
Golf
Women’s tournament, Round 4
- Ashleigh Buhai — 68 73 74 70 (-3, T13)
- Paula Reto — 78 73 76 72 (+11, T44)
Cycling
Men’s keirin, first round
- Jean Spies — 6th, +1.506 (advanced to repechage)
Men’s keirin, repechage
- Jean Spies — 5th, +0.249 (did not advance)
Friday August 9
Athletics
Men’s 800m semifinals (10.30am)
- Edmund du Plessis — 1:45.34, 4th (did not advance)
Men’s 4x400m relay heats
- Lythe Pillay & co (11.05am) — 3:03.19, 7th (advanced to final on appeal)
Women’s 100m hurdles semifinals
- Marioné Fourie — 13.03, 6th (did not advance)
Men’s 4x100m relay final
- Akani Simbine, Bayanda Walaza, Shaun Maswanganyi & Bradley Nkoana — 37.57 African record, SILVER
Diving
Women’s 3m springboard final
- Julia Vincent — 271.25 pts, 11th
Canoeing
Men’s K2 500m semifinals
- Andy Birkett & Hamish Lovemore — 1:29.70, 6th (advanced to B final)
Men’s K2 500m B final
- Andy Birkett & Hamish Lovemore — 1:31.79, 4th (12th overall)
Golf
Women’s tournament, Round 3
- Ashleigh Buhai — 68 73 74 (-1)
- Paula Reto — 78 73 76 (+11)
Thursday August 8
Athletics
Women’s shot put qualification
- Miné de Klerk — 15.63m, 16th (did not advance)
- Ashley Erasmus — no result (withdrew from the team injured)
Women’s 100m hurdles repechage
- Marioné Fourie — 12.79, 1st (advanced to semifinals)
Men’s 4x100m heats
- Bayanda Walaza, Shaun Maswanganyi, Bradley Nkoana, Akani Simbine — 37.94, 2nd (advanced to final)
Diving
Women’s 3m springboard semifinal
- Julia Vincent — 297.30, 6th (advanced to final)
Golf
Women’s tournament, Round 2
- Ashleigh Buhai — 68 73 (-3, T6)
- Paula Reto — 78 73 (+7, T47)
Wednesday August 7
Athletics
Men’s high jump qualification
- Brian Raats — 2.24m (advanced to final)
Women’s 100m hurdles heats
- Marioné Fourie — 12.92, 4th in heat (advanced to repechage)
Women’s javelin qualifying (10.25am)
- Jo-Ane van Dyk — 64.22m PB (advanced to final)
Men’s 800m heats
- Edmund du Plessis — 1:45.73, 2nd (advanced to semifinals)
Men’s 200m semifinals
- Wayde van Niekerk — 20.72, 8th (did not advance)
- Shaun Maswanganyi — 20.42, 4th (did not advance)
Women’s 400m semifinals
- Miranda Coetzee — 51.60, 8th (did not advance)
Canoeing
Women’s K1 500m heats
- Estie Olivier — 1:55.98, 5th (advanced to quarterfinals)
- Tiffany Koch — 2:02.76, 6th (advanced to quarterfinals)
Men’s K1 1,000m heats
- Hamish Lovemore — 3:28.19, 3rd (advanced to quarterfinals)
- Andy Birkett — 3:35.31, 5th (advanced to quarterfinals)
Women’s K1 500m quarterfinals
- Estie Olivier — 1:53.21, 6th (did not advance)
- Tiffany Koch — 1:56.81, 6th (did not advance)
Men’s K1 1,000m heats
- Hamish Lovemore — 3:36.64, 2nd (advanced to semifinals)
- Andy Birkett — 3:38.11, 3rd (did not advance)
Golf
Women’s tournament, Round 1
- Ashleigh Buhai — 68, 2nd
- Paula Reto — 78, T50
Cycling
Men’s sprint qualifying
- Jean Spies — 9.962sec, 29th (did not advance)
Diving
Women’s 3m springboard preliminary
- Julia Vincent — 283.50, 13th (advanced to semifinals)
Skateboarding
Men’s park preliminary (12.30pm)
- Dallas Oberholzer — 33.83, 22nd (did not advance)
Climbing
Men’s boulder & lead
- Mel Janse van Rensburg — 16.5, 20th (did not advance)
Tuesday August 6
Athletics
Women’s 400m repechage
- Miranda Coetzee — 50.66 PB, 2nd (advanced to semifinals)
Men’s 400m semifinals (7.35pm)
- Lythe Pillay — 45.24, 7th (did not advance)
- Zakithi Nene — 45.06, 6th (did not advance)
Women’s 400m hurdles semifinals (8.07pm)
- Zeney Geldenhuys — 53.90 PB, 3rd (did not advance)
- Rogail Joseph — 54.12 PB, 3rd (did not advance)
Canoeing
Men’s K2 500m heats (11.30am)
- Hamish Lovemore, Andy Birkett — 1:33.25, 4th (advanced to quarterfinals)
Women’s K2 500m (12.10pm)
- Estie Olivier, Tiffany Koch — 1:46.40, 6th (advanced to quarterfinals)
Men’s K2 500m quarterfinals
- Hamish Lovemore, Andy Birkett — 1:29.75, 2nd (advanced to semifinals)
Women’s K2 500m quarterfinals
- Estie Olivier, Tiffany Koch — 1:46.40, 6th (did not advance)
Climbing
Women’s boulder & lead
- Lauren Mukheibir — 0, 20th (did not advance)
Men’s speed, seeding and elimination
- Joshua Bruyns — lost to Amir Maimuratov
Monday August 5
Athletics
Men’s discus qualification
- Francois Prinsloo — 61.35m, 13th in qualifying group (did not advance)
- Victor Hogan — 60.78m, 13th in qualifying group (did not advance)
Men’s 400m repechage
- Lythe Pillay — 45.40, 1st in repechage heat (advanced to semifinals)
- Zakithi Nene — 44.81, 1st in repechage heat (advanced to semifinals)
Women’s 400m heats
- Miranda Coetzee — 51.58, 4th in heat (advanced to repechage)
Men’s 200m heats
- Wayde van Niekerk — 20.42, 3rd in heat (advances to semifinals)
- Shaun Maswanganyi — 20.20, 3rd in heat (advances to semifinals)
- Benjamin Richardson — 51.86 (pulled up on home straight)
Women’s 800m final (9.47pm)
- Prudence Sekgodiso — 1:58.79, EIGHTH
Climbing
Men’s lead and boulder
- Mel Janse van Rensburg — 9.4, tied 19th (did not advance)
Women’s speed, seeding and elimination (1pm)
- Aniya Holder — 9.12sec African record in seeding round; lost to Aleksandra Miroslaw (Poland) in heats (did not advance)
Sunday August 4
Athletics
Men’s long jump qualification
- Jovan van Vuuren — 7.70m (did not advance)
- Cheswill Johnson — 4.49m (did not advance)
Women’s 400m hurdles heats
- Zeney Geldenhuys — 54.73, 3rd in heat (advanced to semifinals)
- Rogail Joseph — 54.56, 2nd in heat (advanced to semifinals)
Men’s 400m heats (from 7.05pm)
- Lythe Pillay — 45.60, 7th in heat (advanced to repechage)
- Zakithi Nene — 45.01, 4th in heat (advanced to repechage)
Men’s 100m semifinals
- Akani Simbine — 9.87, 1st in semifinal (advanced to final)
- Shaun Maswanganyi — 10.02, 5th in semifinal (did not advance)
- Benjamin Richardson — 9.95, 3rd in semifinal (did not advance)
Women’s 800m semifinals
- Prudence Sekgodiso — 1:57.57, 2nd in semifinal (advanced to final)
Men’s 100m final
- Akani Simbine — 9.82 SA record, FOURTH
Cycling
Women’s road race
- Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio — 33rd, 4:04:23
- Tiffany Keep — DNF
Golf
Men’s golf tournament, Round 4
- Christiaan Bezuidenhout — 70 71 64 69 (-10, 16th)
- Erik van Rooyen — 67 69 69 70 (-9, 17th)
Saturday August 3
Athletics
Men’s 100m heats
- Akani Simbine — 10.03 (1st in heat, advanced to semifinals)
- Shaun Maswanganyi — 10.06 (3rd in heat, advanced to semifinals)
- Benjamin Richardson — 10.06 (4th in heat, advanced to semifinals)
Men’s 1,500m repechage
- Tshepo Tshite — 4th (3:35.35, did not advance to semifinals)
- Ryan Mphahlele — 11th (3:36.64, did not advance to semifinals)
Rowing
Single sculls C final
- Paige Badenhorst — 2nd (7:27.76 — 14th overall)
Hockey
Women, group matches
- US 1 South Africa 0
Cycling
Men's road race
- Ryan Gibbons — 69th (6hr 39min 27sec, 19:53 behind winner)
Golf
Men, Round 3
- Christiaan Bezuidenhout — 70 71 64 (-8 overall, T13, 6 shots behind leader)
- Erik van Rooyen — 67 69 69 (-8 overall, T13, 6 shots behind leader)
Friday August 2
Swimming
Heats:
Men’s 100m butterfly
- Chad Le Clos — 2nd in heat 2 (52.24)
- Matt Sates — 7th in heat 2 (54.53)
Women’s 200m individual medley
- Rebecca Meder — 4th (2:11.96 — advanced to evening semifinals)
Semfinals:
Women’s 200m individual medley
- Rebecca Meder — 5th (2:10.67, SA record — did not advance to final)
Rowing
Men’s pair, B final
- John Smith, Chris Baxter — 3rd (6:27.11)
Hockey
Men, group match
- France 2 South Africa 5
Athletics
Men’s 1,500m heats
- Tshepo Tshite — 13th in heat 2 (3:36.87 — advanced to repechage)
- Ryan Mphahlele — 12th in heat 1 (3:38.48 — advanced to repechage)
Women’s 800m heats
- Prudence Sekgodiso — 1:59.84 (2nd in heat — advanced to semifinals)
Men’s shot put qualification
- Kyle Blignaut — 20.78m (did not advance to final)
Men’s 10,000m final
- Adriaan Wildschutt — 26:50:64, SA record (10th)
Golf
Men’s tournament, Round 2
- Erik van Rooyen — 67 69 (-6 — 5 shots off the pace)
Christiaan Bezuidenhout — 70 71 (-1 — 10 shots off the pace)
Thursday August 1
Surfing (in Tahiti)
Women's round 3
- Sarah Baum lost to Clarissa Moore (US)
Swimming
Heats:
Men’s 200m individual medley
- Matt Sates — 6th (2:04.01 — 21st overall — did not advance)
Finals
Men’s 200m backstroke
- Pieter Coetzé — 7th (1:55.60 African record)
Women’s 200m breaststroke
- Tatjana Smith — 2nd (2:19.60)
- Kaylene Corbett — 7th (2:24.46)
Hockey
Women, group matches
- Spain 1 South Africa 0
Cycling
BMX racing
Quarterfinal run
- Miyanda Maseti — 24th overall (did not advance)
Golf
Men, Round 1
- Christiaan Bezuidenhout — 70 (-1)
- Erik van Rooyen — 67 (-4)
Archery
Men’s 1/32 elimination round
- Wian Roux lost to Je Deok Kim (Korea) 0-6
Wednesday July 31
Triathlon
Women’s race
- Vicky van der Merwe — 46th (2:05:16)
Men’s race
- Henri Schoeman — 20th (1:45:53)
- Jamie Riddle — 25th (1:47:15)
Swimming
Heats:
Women’s 200m breaststroke
- Tatjana Smith — 1st (2:21.57 — 1st overall)
- Kaylene Corbett — 2nd (2:23.85 — 6th overall)
Men’s 200m backstroke
- Pieter Coetzé — 1st (1:56.92 — 2nd overall)
Semifinals:
Women’s 200m breaststroke
- Tatjana Smith — 2nd (2:19.94 — 2nd overall)
- Kaylene Corbett — 2nd (2:22.87 — 4th overall)
Men’s 200m backstroke
- Pieter Coetzé — 2nd (1:56.09 — 3rd overall)
Rowing
Women's single sculls, C/D semifinals
- Paige Badenhorst — 1st (7:55.91 — advanced to C final)
Men’s pair, semifinals
- John Smith, Chris Baxter — 4th (6:40.35 — advanced to B final)
Hockey
Women, group matches
- South Africa 1 Great Britain 2
Men, group matches
- South Africa 0 Spain 3
Tuesday July 30
Triathlon
- Henri Schoeman, Jamie Riddle — individual (8am - POSTPONED TO WEDNESDAY)
Swimming
Heats
Men's 200m butterfly
- Matthew Sates — 6th (1:57.04 — did not advance)
Rowing
Women's single sculls
- Paige Badenhorst — single sculls quarterfinals, 4th (7:44.03 — advances to C/D semifinals)
Hockey
Men, group matches
- South Africa 1 Germany 5
Rugby sevens
Women's 11th place playoff
- SA 21 Fiji 15
Cycling
BMX freestyle
Qualifying round
- Vincent Leygonie — 75.85 (ended 12th, didn’t advance)
Surfing
- Sarah Ann Baum v Carissa Moore (US) — 3rd round (POSTPONED)
Monday July 29
Equestrian
Eventing, individual jumping qualifier
- Alex Peternell — overall ranking: 43rd (77.80 average)
Skateboarding
Men’s street prelims
- Brandon Valjalo — 12th (197.17 — did not advance)
Rugby sevens
Women:
- Pool match: Great Britain 26 South Africa 17
- Placing 9-12th: Japan 15 South Africa 12
Cycling
Men’s cross country
- Alan Hatherly — BRONZE (1hr 26min 33sec)
Badminton
Women’s group play
- Johanita Scholtz 0 Jin Wei Goh (Malaysia) 2 (21-23 11-21)
Hockey
Women, group matches
- South Africa 2 Argentina 4
Surfing
Men’s third round
- Jordy Smith loses to Alonso Correa (Peru)
Men’s Second round
- Jordy Smith beat Rio Waida (Indonesia)
- Matthew McGillivray lost to Kauli Vaast (France)
Swimming
Finals:
Men’s 100m backstroke
- Pieter Coetzé — FIFTH (52.58, African record)
Women’s 100m breaststroke
- Tatjana Smith — GOLD (1:05.28)
Sunday July 28
Gymnastics
Women’s all-around qualification
- Caitlin Rooskrantz — DNF, withdrew injured
Fencing
Men’s epee
- Harry Saner lost to Vadim Sharlaimov (9-15)
Equestrian
Eventing individual cross country
- Alex Peternell — 51st overall
Rowing
Men’s pair heats
John Smith, Chris Baxter — (2nd, 6:36.71 — advance to semifinals)
Swimming
Heats:
Women’s 100m breaststroke
- Tatjana Smith — 1st (1:05.00, advances to semifinals)
Men’s 100m backstroke
- Pieter Coetzé — 2nd (52.90, advances to semifinals)
Women’s 200m freestyle
- Aimee Canny — 5th (1:57.81, advances to semifinals)
Semifinals:
Women’s 100m breaststroke
- Tatjana Smith — 1st (1:05.00, advances to final)
Men’s 100m backstroke
- Pieter Coetzé — joint 2nd (52.63, African record; advances to final)
Women’s 200m freestyle
- Aimee Canny — 6th (1:57.34, did not advance)
Skateboarding
Women's street prelims
- Boipelo Awuah — 18th (159.34 — did not advance)
Hockey
Women, group matches
- Australia 2 South Africa 1
Men group matches
- South Africa 2 Great Britain 2
Cycling
Women’s cross country
- Candice Lill — 20th (1:35:33)
Rugby sevens
Women, group matches
- Australia 34 South Africa 5
- Ireland 38 South Africa 0
Surfing
Women, round 2
- Sarah Baum beat Camilla Kemp (Germany)
Women, round 1
- Sarah Baum ended second in her group to advance
Saturday July 27
Equestrian
Eventing, individual dressage
- Alex Peternell — 56th overall
Rowing
Women’s single sculls, heats
- Paige Badenhorst — 3rd (7:39.19, advances to quarterfinals)
Judo
Women’s -48kg
Round of 16
- Geronay Whitebooi lost to Natsumi Tsunoda (Japan) 0-11
Round of 32
- Geronay Whitebooi beat Jacqueline Solis (Guatemala) 10-1
Swimming
Women’s 100m butterfly semifinals
- Erin Gallagher — 7th (57.90, did not advance)
Women’s 100m butterfly heats
- Erin Gallagher — 6th (57.80, advances to semifinals0
Skateboarding
Men's street prelims
- Brandon Valjalo — POSTPONED
Hockey
Men, group matches
- Netherlands 5 South Africa 3
Badminton
Women’s singles group play
Johanita Scholtz 0 Ga Eun Kim (Korea) 2 (12-21 6-21)
Rugby sevens
3rd-place play-off
- Blitzboks 26 Australia 19 — BRONZE
Men’s semifinals
- Blitzboks 5 France 19
Surfing (in Tahiti)
Men’s round 1
- Jordy Smith finished 2nd in group to advance to Round 2
- Matthew McGillivray finished 3rd in group to advance to Round 2
Women’s round 1
- Sarah Baum finished 2nd in group to advance to Round 2
Thursday July 25
Rugby sevens
Men
Quarterfinal
- Blitzboks 14 New Zealand 7
Pool match
- Blitzboks 49 Japan 5
Archery
Men's rankings round
- Wian Roux 601 (63rd overall)
Wednesday July 24
Rugby sevens
Men
Pool matches
- Blitzboks 5 New Zealand 17
- Blitzboks 5 Ireland 10






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