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South Africa at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
RSA

Flag bearer
  
Hezekiél Sepeng

Website
  
www.sascoc.co.za

South Africa at the 2000 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee

Competitors
  
127 (89 men and 38 women) in 17 sports

Medals Ranked 55th
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 2 3 5

South Africa competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Contents

The South African Airways had one of their Boeing 747-300s specially painted in rainbow colours to transport the South African Olympic team to Sydney. The aircraft was fondly dubbed the Ndizani.

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
  • Archery

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

    Women

    Athletics

    Men
    Track & road events
    Field events
    Women
    Track & road events
    Field events

    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

    Team Roster

    Boxing

    Men

    Sprint

    Men
    Women

    Team Roster

    Pool D

         Advanced to medal round

    Ninth and tenth place

    Team Roster

    Modern pentathlon

    One female pentathlete represented South Africa in 2000.

    Women

    Sailing

    Men
    Open

    Swimming

    Men
    Women

    Taekwondo

    South Africa has qualified a single taekwondo jin.

    References

    South Africa at the 2000 Summer Olympics Wikipedia