South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics

South Africa was represented by participation in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing in total for the 17th time in the Olympic Games. The first appearance was in 1904. The South African team comprises 136 athletes. Flag bearer at the Olympic opening ceremony was the swimmer Natalie du Toit. The South African flag was carried at the closing ceremony of Sifiso Nhlapo. The only medal winner was the long jumper Godfrey Khotso Mokoena, who was able to win a silver medal.

  • 2.1 badminton
  • 2.2 archery
  • 2.3 boxes
  • 2.4 fencing
  • 2.5 weightlifting
  • 2.6 Hockey
  • 2.7 Judo
  • 2.8 canoe 2.8.1 canoe race
  • 2.8.2 Canoe Slalom
  • 2.10.1 train
  • 2.10.2 BMX
  • 2.10.3 mountain bike
  • 2.10.4 road
  • 2.18.1 Rhythmic Gymnastics
  • 2.19.1 beach volleyball

Medalist

Silver

Participants per sport

Badminton

  • Chris Dednam, Roelof Dednam Men, Double
  • Kerry -Lee Harrington Women, Singles
  • Michelle Edwards, Chantal Botts Women, double

Archery

  • Calvin Hartley Men, Individual

Boxing

  • Jackson Chauke Men, Flyweight (up to 51 kg )

Fencing

Weightlifting

  • Darryn Anthony Men class to 77 kg

Hockey

Andrew Cronje Ian Symons Austin Smith Darryn Gallagher Marvin Harper Emile Smith Clyde Abrahams Paul Blake Eric Rose -Innes Marvin Bam Geoffrey Abbott Thornton McDade Lungile Tsolekile Thomas Hammond

Tarryn Bright Cindy Brown Fiona Butler Lisa Deetlefs Leslie -Ann George Kate Hector Taryn Hoskins Vuyisanani Mangisa Lenise Marais Marsha Marescia Mariette Rix Shelly Russell Vida Ryan Vidette Ryan Kathleen Taylor Jennifer Wilson

Judo

  • Marlon August Men class to 73 kg
  • Matthew Jago Men class to 81 kg
  • Patrick Tresize Men, class up to 90 kg

Canoe

Canoe races

Canoe Slalom

Athletics

  • John Dreyer
  • Leigh Julius
  • Ishmael Kumbane
  • Sergio Mullins
  • Corne du Plessis
  • Sibusisu Shishi
  • Pieter Smith
  • Ofentse Mogawane
  • Alwyn Myburgh
  • Ter de Villiers
  • LJ van Zyl

Cycling

Train

BMX

Mountain bike

Road

Wrestling

  • Henry Barnes Men, freestyle class to 66 kg ( lightweight )

Rowing

  • Van Reenen Esmari Women, small-bore three position 50 meters
  • Diane Swanton Women Trap

Swimming

  • Darian Townsend
  • Gerhard Zandberg
  • Gideon Louw
  • Lyndon Ferns
  • Roland Mark Schoeman
  • Ryk Neethling
  • Darian Townsend
  • Jean Basson
  • Ryk Neethling
  • Sebastien Rosseau
  • January Venter
  • Cameron van der Burgh
  • Gerhard Zandberg
  • Lyndon Ferns
  • Neil Versfeld
  • Roland Mark Schoeman
  • Ryk Neethling
  • William Diering
  • Lize -Mari Retief
  • Amanda Loots
  • Suzaan van Biljon

Natalie du Toit is five-time Paralympics swimming champion and took 2008 as the first amputee athlete ever at the Olympic Games in part. She won a considerable 16th Place

Sailing

  • Women Yngling Penny Alison
  • Dominique Provoyeur
  • Kim Rew

Tennis

  • Kevin Andersen Men, Individual
  • Kevin Andersen, Jeff Coetzee Men, Double

Triathlon

  • Hendrik De Villiers Men
  • Mari Rabie Women
  • Kate Roberts Women

Gymnastics

Rhythmic Gymnastics

  • Odette Richard Women, Singles

Volleyball

Beach volleyball

Diving

  • Jenna Dreyer Women 's springboard 3m

Credentials

Egypt • Algeria • Angola • Equatorial Guinea • Ethiopia • Benin • Botswana • Burkina Faso • Burundi • Democratic Republic of the Congo • Djibouti • Ivory Coast • Eritrea • Gabon • Gambia • Ghana • Guinea • Guinea- Bissau • Cameroon • Cape Verde • Kenya • Comoros • Lesotho • Liberia • Libya • Madagascar • Malawi • Mali • Mauritania • Mauritius • Morocco • Mozambique • Namibia • Niger • Nigeria • Republic of the Congo • Rwanda • Zambia • São Tomé and Príncipe • Senegal • Seychelles • Sierra Leone • Somalia • South Africa • Zimbabwe • Sudan • Swaziland • Tanzania • Togo • Tunisia • Uganda • Chad • Central African Republic

U.S. Virgin Islands • Antigua and Barbuda • Argentina • Aruba • Bahamas • Barbados • Belize • Bermuda • Bolivia • Brazil • British Virgin Islands • Cayman Islands • Chile • Costa Rica • Dominica • Dominican Republic • Ecuador • El Salvador • Grenada • Guatemala • Guyana • Haiti • Honduras • Jamaica • Canada • Colombia • Cuba • Mexico • Nicaragua • Panama • Paraguay • Netherlands Antilles • Peru • Puerto Rico • Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia • • St. Vincent and the Grenadines • Suriname • Trinidad and Tobago • Uruguay • Venezuela • United States

Afghanistan • Bahrain • Bangladesh • Bhutan • China • Chinese Taipei • Hong Kong • India • Indonesia • Iran • Iraq • Japan • Jordan • Yemen • Cambodia • Kazakhstan • Kyrgyzstan • Qatar • Kuwait • Laos • Lebanon • Malaysia • Maldives • Mongolia • Myanmar • Nepal • North Korea • Oman • Pakistan • Palestine • East Timor • Philippines • Saudi Arabia • Singapore • Sri Lanka • South Korea • Syria • Tajikistan • Thailand • Turkmenistan • Uzbekistan • United Arab Emirates • Vietnam

Albania • Andorra • Armenia • Azerbaijan • Belgium • Bosnia and Herzegovina • Bulgaria • Denmark • Germany • Estonia • Finland • France • Georgia • Greece • Ireland • Iceland • Israel • Italy • Latvia • Liechtenstein • Croatia • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Malta • Macedonia • Moldova • Monaco • Montenegro • Netherlands • Norway • Austria • Poland • Portugal • Romania • Russia • San Marino • Sweden • Switzerland • Serbia • Slovakia • Slovenia • Spain • Czech Republic • Turkey • Ukraine • Hungary • United Kingdom • Belarus • Cyprus

American Samoa • Australia • Cook Islands • Fiji • Guam • Kiribati • Marshall Islands • Micronesia • Nauru • New Zealand • Palau • Papua New Guinea • Samoa • Solomon Islands • Tonga • Tuvalu • Vanuatu

1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012

1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010

  • Participants at the 2008 Summer Olympics
  • Olympic Games ( South Africa)
Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Isabel Le Roux Mbulaeni Mulaudzi Marathon Hendrick Ramaala 4 × 100 metres relay Corné du Plessis 4 × 400 metres relay Elizna Naudé Sunette Viljoen Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics Burry Stander John-Lee Augustyn David George (cyclist) Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics Roland Schoeman Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics Kate Roberts (triathlete) Vita Nel Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics Algeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics Angola at the 2008 Summer Olympics Benin at the 2008 Summer Olympics Botswana at the 2008 Summer Olympics Burkina Faso at the 2008 Summer Olympics Burundi at the 2008 Summer Olympics DR Congo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Djibouti at the 2008 Summer Olympics Eritrea at the 2008 Summer Olympics Gabon at the 2008 Summer Olympics The Gambia at the 2008 Summer Olympics Ghana at the 2008 Summer Olympics Guinea at the 2008 Summer Olympics Guinea-Bissau at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cameroon at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cape Verde at the 2008 Summer Olympics Kenya at the 2008 Summer Olympics Comoros at the 2008 Summer Olympics Lesotho at the 2008 Summer Olympics Liberia at the 2008 Summer Olympics Libya at the 2008 Summer Olympics Madagascar at the 2008 Summer Olympics Malawi at the 2008 Summer Olympics Mali at the 2008 Summer Olympics Morocco at the 2008 Summer Olympics Mauritania at the 2008 Summer Olympics Mauritius at the 2008 Summer Olympics Mozambique at the 2008 Summer Olympics Namibia at the 2008 Summer Olympics Niger at the 2008 Summer Olympics Nigeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics Congo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rwanda at the 2008 Summer Olympics Zambia at the 2008 Summer Olympics Senegal at the 2008 Summer Olympics Seychelles at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sierra Leone at the 2008 Summer Olympics Zimbabwe at the 2008 Summer Olympics 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