Team South Africa results at the Paris Olympics

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