IOC code RSA Competitors 125 in 17 sports | Website www.sascoc.co.za | |
 | ||
NOC South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee Flag bearer Caster Semenya (opening)
Oscar Pistorius (closing) Medals
Ranked 23rd Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
3
2
1
6 | ||
South Africa competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's eighteenth participation overall and sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-apartheid era. The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) sent a total of 125 athletes to the Games, 67 men and 58 women, to compete in 17 sports. Field hockey and women's football were the only team-based sports in which South Africa were representation at these Olympic games. There was only a single competitor in archery, BMX cycling, judo, shooting and weightlifting.
Contents
- Athletics
- Boxing
- Sprint
- Cycling
- Track
- Field hockey
- Mens tournament
- Womens tournament
- Football
- Rowing
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Swimming
- Triathlon
- Weightlifting
- References
Notable South African athletes included track stars Oscar Pistorius and Caster Semenya. Pistorius, a four-time Paralympic champion, set South Africa's historical record as the first double-leg amputee to compete at the Olympics. Semenya, a middle-distance runner and a world champion who had been subjected to gender testing in 2009, became the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. The South African team also featured past Olympic medalists, including swimmer Roland Mark Schoeman, who won a full set of medals in Athens, and long jumper Godfrey Khotso Mokoena, who took silver in Beijing.
After suffering a major setback in Beijing, South Africa recaptured its previous successes in London with a total of six Olympic medals (three gold, two silver, and one bronze). Among the nation's medalists were swimmers Cameron van der Burgh and Chad le Clos, who each won gold in their events, with Le Clos also winning a silver. Van der Burgh broke both an Olympic record and a world record in men's breaststroke swimming. Meanwhile, le Clos surpassed the defending champion Michael Phelps to claim the title in one of the men's butterfly events. For the first time in its history, South Africa won Olympic medals in rowing and in sprint canoeing.
Athletics
South African athletes have entered the following events:
Ofentse Mogawane was injured in a crash during the first heat of the 4 × 400 m relay. On appeal, South Africa was entered into the final with Louis van Zyl replacing Mogawane. Oscar Pistorius made Olympic history, becoming the first double leg amputee ever to participate in the Olympic Games.
* Allowed into final on appeal
Boxing
South Africa has entered boxers for the following events
Sprint
South Africa has entered canoeists for the following events
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Cycling
South Africa has entered nine cyclists.
Track
Field hockey
South Africa has qualified for both the men's and the women's event.
Men's tournament
The following is the South African roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head Coach: Gregg Clark
Reserves:
Advanced to semifinals
Women's tournament
The following is the South Africa roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head Coach: Giles Bonnet
Reserves:
Advanced to semifinals
Football
South Africa is qualified for the women's event.
Women's tournament
The following is the South African roster in the women's football tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Coach: Joseph Mkhonza
Rowing
South Africa has entered the following events.
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Sailing
South Africa has entered one boat for the following event.
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;
Shooting
South Africa has entered one competitor in shooting;
Swimming
Twenty South African swimmers have entered the following events:
Triathlon
South Africa has entered one man and two women.
Weightlifting
South Africa has entered one weightlifter.