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South Africa at the 2004 Summer Olympics is represented by the National Olympic Committee Of South Africa (NOCSA), and is abbreviated as RSA. 106 athletes from South Africa competed in 19 sports.

Since South Africa's return to the Olympic Games in 1992 after a four-decades long absence resulting from a ban imposed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the country's Apartheid policies, it has seen mixed success; achieving three Gold medals, a Silver and a Bronze at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta but only managing two Silver medals and three Bronze medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney .

Mbulaeni Mulaudzi was South Africa's flag-bearer at the Opening Ceremony .


MEDALS



GOLD




SILVER

  • Swimming

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  • Athletics

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BRONZE

  • Swimming

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RESULTS BY EVENT



Archery


Women's individual:


Athletics


Women's 100 metres:

Men's 110 metre hurdles:

Men's 200 metres:

Women's 200 metres:

Men's 400 metres:

Women's 400 metres:

Men's 400 metre hurdles:

Women's 400 metre hurdles:

Men's 800 metres:

Men's 1500 metres:

Men's 3000 metre steeplechase:

Men's 4x400 metre relay:

Women's heptathlon:

Men's marathon:

Women's 20 km walk:

Men's triple jump:

Men's high jump:

Women's high jump:
  • Hestrie Cloete - Round 1: 1.95 metres, Final: 2.02 metres (silver medal)


Men's pole vault:

Men's shot put:

Men's discus:

Women's discus:

Men's javelin:

Women's javelin:


Badminton








  • Women's doubles:

  • :Michelle Edwards and Chantal Botts - defeated in round of 32


  • Mixed doubles:

  • :Chris Dednam and Antoinette Uys - defeated in round of 32



Boxing

South Africa sent three boxers to Athens. Each lost his first bout, two against Azeri boxers.

Featherweight (57kg)

Welterweight (69kg)

Middleweight (75kg)


Canoeing


Alan Van Coller (k1 500 m/K1 1 000 m)


Cycling


Ryan Cox (Road race)

Robert Hunter (Road Race)

Tiaan Kannemeyer (Road race)

Anriette Schoeman (Road Race)



Diving


Women's 3 metre springboard:
  • Jenna Dreyer - Prelim: 267.84, Semifinal: 196.59 (17th place)


Women's 10 metre platform:
  • Jenna Dreyer - preliminary, 34th place



Fencing


Women's épée individual:

Women's épée team:
  • Natalia Tychler, Rachel Barlow, and Kelly Wilson - 9th place



Gymnastics


Women's artistic:

Women's rhythmic:


Hockey


Men's: 10th place
  • Preliminary round: 1-0-4

  • Classification (9-12): defeated Egypt, 5-1

  • Classification (9/10): lost to Great Britain, 1-1 (tie-breaker, 4-3)


Players: Gregg Clark , Wayne Denne , Denzil Dolley , Iain Evans , Steve Evans , Craig Fulton , Chris Hibbert , Craig Jackson ,
Bruce Jacobs , Greg Nicol , Ryan Ravenscroft , Eric Rose-Innes , Emile Smith , Gave Staniforth , Ian Symons

Women's: 9th place
  • Preliminary round: 1-0-3

  • Classification (9/10): defeated Spain, 4-3


Players: Kerry Bee , Caroline Birt , Fiona Butler , Lindsey Carlisle , Pietie Coetzee , Liesel Dorothy , Grazjyna Engelbrecht , Natalie Fulton , Kate Hector , Johke Koornhof , Anli Kotze , Marsha Marescia , Bronwyn Ross (had to withdraw due to injury), Tsoanelo Pholo , Susan Webber , Sharne Wehmeyer , Jenny Wilson


Judo


Henriette Moller (63 kg)


Rowing


Donovan Cech (Coxless Pairs)

Ramon Di Clemente (Coxless Pairs)


Sailing


Gareth Blanckenberg (Laser)


Shooting


Martin Senore (50 m Rifle Prone)


Swimming


Eugene Botes (100 Butterfly)

Lyndon Ferns (4x100 m Relay)

Ryk Neethling (50/100/200 Freestyle/4x100 Freestyle Relay)

Terence Parkin (200 Breaststroke/400 Individual Medley)

Roland Mark Schoeman (50/100 Freestyle/4x100 Freestyle Relay)

Karl Thaning (4x100 Relay)

Darian Townsend (4x100 Relay)

Gerhard Zandberg (100 Backstroke)



Taekwondo


Duncan Mahlangu (68 kg)


Triathlon

South Africa sent two triathletes to Athens. Only one, Megan Hall , finished the competition.

Women's:

Men's:


Volleyball


Men's beach:

Women's beach:


Wrestling


Shaun Williams (60 kg Freestyle)


OFFICIALS


  • President: Mr. Sam Ramsamy

  • Secretary General: Mr. Dan Moyo

  • Chef de Mission: Hajera Kajee

  • Deputy Chef De Mission: Vernon Phakathi

  • Project Manager: Tubby Reddy

  • Chief Medical Officer: Wayne Derman

  • Chief Physiotherapist: Neil Viranna