South Africa at the
2000 Summer Olympics
IOC codeRSA
NOCSouth African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sascoc.co.za
in Sydney
Competitors127 (89 men and 38 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearer Hezekiél Sepeng
Medals
Ranked 55th
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
3
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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

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.

The SAA Boeing 747-300 Ndizani that had flown the athletes to Sydney.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Silver Hestrie Cloete Athletics Women's high jump
 Silver Terence Parkin Swimming Men's 200m breaststroke
 Bronze Llewellyn Herbert Athletics Men's 400m hurdles
 Bronze Frantz Kruger Athletics Men's discus throw
 Bronze Penelope Heyns Swimming Women's 100m breaststroke

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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

Women
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Score Seed Score Score Score Score Score Rank
Jill Borresen Individual 635 18  Michelle Tremelling (AUS)
L 147-162 		Did not advance
Kirstin Lewis 615 48  Natalia Nasaridze (TUR)
W 154-153 		 Cristina Ioriatti (ITA)
L 154-145 		Did not advance

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Johan Botha 800 m 01:46.91 13 q — 01:45.49 11 Did not advance
Werner Botha 01:47.83 22 Q — 01:46.53 16 Did not advance
Shaun Bownes 100 m hurdles 13.53 5 Q 13.54 7 Q 13.41 9 Did not advance
Llewellyn Herbert 400 m hurdles 49.25 3 Q — 48.38 2 Q 47.81
Arnaud Malherbe 400 m 45.73 21 q 45.59 21 Did not advance
Johannes Maremane Marathon — 2:21:25 43
Hendrick Mokganyetsi 400 m 45.22 2 Q 45.15 5 Q 45.52 8 Q 45.52 6
Alwyn Myburgh 400 m hurdles 49.57 10 q — 49.25 13 Did not advance
Hendrick Ramaala Marathon — 2:16:19 12
Hezekiél Sepeng 800 m 01:47.46 19 Q — 01:44.85 8 q 01:45.29 4
Josia Thugwane Marathon — 2:16:59 20
Mathew Quinn 100 m 10.44 37 Q 10.27 17 Did not advance
Werner Botha
Llewellyn Herbert
Arnaud Malherbe
Hendrick Mokganyetsi
Alwyn Myburgh
Hezekiél Sepeng 		4 × 400 m relay 03:04.08 2 Q — 03:01.25 6 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Okkert Brits Pole vault 5.65 7 q 5.80 7
Frantz Kruger Discus Throw 67.54 2 Q 68.19
Burger Lambrechts Shot put 19.75 14 Did not advance
Frits Potgieter Discus Throw 61.56 18 Did not advance
Karel Potgieter Shot put 19.02 22 Did not advance
Janus Robberts 19.79 12 q 20.32 7
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Elana Meyer 10,000 m 32:35.32 7 Q — 31:14.70 8
Colleen De Reuck Marathon — 2:36:48 31
Heide Seyerling 400 m 51.92 16 Q 50.87 7 Q 51.06 7 Q 50.05 6
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Hestrie Cloete High Jump 1.94 1 Q 2.01
Elmarie Gerryts Pole vault 4.30 7 q NM

Baseball

Main article: Baseball at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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

Preliminary round

Pos Team
 Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Cuba 7 6 1 50 17 +33 .857[a] — Advance to knockout round
2  United States 7 6 1 42 14 +28 .857[a] —
3  South Korea 7 4 3 40 26 +14 .571[b] 2
4  Japan 7 4 3 41 23 +18 .571[b] 2
5  Netherlands 7 3 4 19 29 −10 .429 3
6  Italy 7 2 5 33 43 −10 .286[c] 4
7  Australia (H) 7 2 5 30 41 −11 .286[c] 4
8  South Africa 7 1 6 11 73 −62 .143 5
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Cuba defeated the United States 6–1.
  2. ^ a b South Korea defeated Japan 7–6.
  3. ^ a b Italy defeated Australia 8–7.


17 September Cuba  16–0 (F/7)  South Africa Blacktown Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,082
Boxscore
18 September United States  11–1 (F/7)  South Africa Blacktown Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,474
Boxscore
19 September South Africa  0–13 (F/7)  Italy Blacktown Olympic Park
Attendance: 2,511
Boxscore
20 September South Africa  4–10  Australia Blacktown Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,459
Boxscore
22 September South Africa  0–8  Japan Blacktown Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,512
Boxscore
23 September Netherlands  2–3 (F/10)  South Africa Blacktown Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,484
Boxscore
24 September South Korea  13–3 (F/8)  South Africa Sydney Baseball Stadium
Attendance: 13,864
Boxscore

Team Roster

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Phumzile Matyhila Flyweight —  Suleiman Wanjau Bilali (KEN)
L RSC 		Did not advance
Jeffrey Mathebula Featherweight  Nouzeddine Medjehoud (ALG)
W 10-5 		 Bekzat Sattarkhanov (KAZ)
L 5-16 		Did not advance
Danie Venter Light heavyweight  Ihab Al-Youssef (SYR)
W 12-9 		 Gurcharan Singh (IND)
L RSC 		Did not advance

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Sprint

Men
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Alan van Coller K-1 500 m 01:41.805 5 Q 1:40.656 3 Q 02:04.981 8
K-1 1000 m 03:39.573 4 Q 03:41.727 4 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ruth Nortje K-1 500 m 01:51.047 3 Q BYE 02:20.274 7

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Road Cycling

Athlete Event Time Rank
David George Men's road race 5:45:51 86
Robert Owen Hunter DNF

Track

Athlete Event Time Rank
Garen Bloch Men's 1000m time trial 01:04.478 8

Mountain biking

Athlete Event Time Rank
Erica Lynn Green Women's cross-country 2:03:32.37 25

Football

Main article: Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition

Team Roster
Group D
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
 Japan 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
 South Africa 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
 Slovakia 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
Source: [citation needed]
South Africa 1–2 Japan
Nomvethe 31' Report Takahara 45+1', 79'
Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 17,500
Referee: Stéphane Bré (France)
Brazil 1–3 South Africa
Edu 11' Report Fortune 10'
Nomvethe 74'
Lekoelea 90'
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
Attendance: 36,326
Referee: Bruce Grimshaw (New Zealand)
Slovakia 2–1 South Africa
Czinege 64'
Šlahor 72'		 Report McCarthy 75'
Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 14,562
Referee: Mario Sánchez Yantén (Chile)

Hockey

Main article: Hockey at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Women's Competition

Pool D

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 New Zealand 4 2 1 1 7 5 7
 China 4 2 0 2 4 5 6
 Netherlands 4 1 2 1 9 9 5
 Germany 4 1 2 1 6 6 5
 South Africa 4 1 1 2 4 5 1

  Advanced to medal round

17 September 2000
20:30
Germany  2–1  South Africa
Rinne field hockey ball 28'
Becker field hockey ball 50' 		Report Agliotti field hockey ball 7'
Umpires:
Lee Mi-Ok (KOR)
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
19 September 2000
13:30
Netherlands  2–2  South Africa
Boomgaardt field hockey ball 12'
Smabers field hockey ball 16' 		Report Coetzee field hockey ball 52'
Dare field hockey ball 61'
Umpires:
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Gill Clarke (GBR)
21 September 2000
18:30
New Zealand  1–0  South Africa
Smith field hockey ball 54' Report
Umpires:
Judith Barnesby (AUS)
Lee Mi-Ok (KOR)
22 September 2000
18:30
China  0–1  South Africa
Report Geyser field hockey ball 52'
Umpires:
Angela Lario (ESP)
Gill Clarke (GBR)

Seventh to tenth place classification

Crossover

25 September 2000
10:30
Great Britain  3–2  South Africa
Simpson field hockey ball 3'
Clewlow field hockey ball 12'
Smith field hockey ball 38' 		Report Dare field hockey ball 6'
Coetzee field hockey ball 31'
Umpires:
Renee Chatas (USA)
Angela Lario (ESP)

Ninth and tenth place

27 September 2000
08:30
South Africa  0–3  South Korea
Report Kim Eun-Jin field hockey ball 23', 26'
Yoo Hee-Joo field hockey ball 35+'
Umpires:
Michele Arnold (AUS)
Renee Cohen (NED)

Team Roster

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Tania Tallie −48 kg  Zhao (CHN)
L 		Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics

One female pentathlete represented South Africa in 2000.

Women
Athlete Event Shooting
(10 m air pistol) 		Fencing
(épée one touch) 		Swimming
(200 m freestyle) 		Riding
(show jumping) 		Running
(3000 m) 		Total points Final rank
Points Points Points Points Points
Karina Gerber Women's 928 720 1109 1040 820 4617 18

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ramon di Clemente
Donovan Cech 		Men's coxless pair 6:43.23 2 SA/B — 6:33.15 3 FA 6:43.10 6
Mark Rowand
Ross Hawkins
Roger Tobler
Mike Hasselbach 		Men's lightweight coxless four 6:17.88 3 'SA/B — 6:02.09 3 FA 6:07.67 5
Helen Fleming
Colleen Orsmond 		Women's coxless pair 7:17.83 1 FA — 7:16.84 5

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; R=Repechage

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M
Ian Richard Ainslie Finn 7 17 17 19 22 15 7 7 12 9 11 99 14
Open
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M
Gareth Blanckenberg Laser 24 10 32 6 1 11 4 21 19 12 8 92 9

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Total Rank
Corne Basson 50m rifle three positions 1125 44 Did not advance
50m rifle prone 583 47 Did not advance
Jaco Henn 50m rifle three positions 1145 36 Did not advance
50m rifle prone 585 44 Did not advance
Frans Swart Trap 109 23 Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semi final Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Brendon Dedekind 50 m freestyle 22.46 8 Q 22.39 9 Did not advance
Ryk Neethling 200 m freestyle DNS Did not advance
400 m freestyle 03:48.08 3 Q — 03:48.52 8
1500 m freestyle 15:09.12 4 Q — 15:00.48 5
Terence Parkin 100 m breaststroke 01:03.20 28 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 02:15.06 10 Q 02:13.57 6 Q 02:12.50
200 m individual medley 02:03.33 17 Did not advance
400 m individual medley 04:18.14 Q — 04:16.92 5
Brett Petersen 100 m breaststroke 01:02.20 11 Q 01:01.42 5 Q 01:01.63 7
Roland Schoeman 50 m freestyle 22.53 10 Q 22.41 10 Did not advance
100 m freestyle 49.74 10 Q 49.84 15 Did not advance
Simon Thirsk 100 m backstroke 57.06 30 Did not advance
200 m backstroke DNS Did not advance
Theo Verster 100 m butterfly 53.95 18 Did not advance
200 m butterfly 02:00.90 26 Did not advance
200 m individual medley 02:03.64 20 Did not advance
Roland Schoeman
Brendon Dedekind
Nicholas Folker
Terence Parkin 		4 × 100 m freestyle relay 03:21.28 11 Did not advance
Simon Thirsk
Brett Petersen
Theo Verster
Nicholas Folker 		4 × 100 m medley relay 03:42.44 13 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Final B Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Penny Heyns 100 m breaststroke 01:07.85 2 Q 01:08.33 5 Q 01:07.55
200 m breaststroke 02:30.17 20 Did not advance
Mandy Loots 100 m butterfly 59.94 16 Q 59.63 12 Did not advance
200 m butterfly 02:11.38 14 Q 02:10.58 12 Did not advance
Heleen Muller 50 m freestyle 26.07 25 Did not advance
100 m freestyle 55.45 5 Q 55.24 3 Q 55.19 6
200 m freestyle 01:59.89 2 Q 02:00.04 9 Did not advance
Renate du Plessis 100 m butterfly 01:01.32 28 Did not advance
Sarah Poewe 100 m breaststroke 01:08.06 4 Q 01:07.48 1 Q 01:07.85 4
200 m breaststroke 02:27.84 9 Q 02:25.54 5 Q 02:25.72 6
Charlene Wittstock 100 m backstroke 01:03.18 17 Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:15.10 16 Q 2:14.95 14 Did not advance
Mandy Loots
Heleen Muller
Sarah Poewe
Charlene Wittstock 		4 × 100 m medley relay 04:07.19 5 Q — 04:05.15 5

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics

South Africa has qualified a single taekwondo jin.

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Donald Ravenscroft Men's +80 kg  Nikolaidis (GRE)
L WO 		Did not advance

Tennis

Further information: Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Wayne Ferreira Singles  Haas (GER)
L 2–6, 5–7 		Did not advance =33
David Adams
John-Laffnie de Jager 		Doubles —  Abaroa /
Hernández (MEX)
W 6–4, 7–6(7–5) 		 Kafelnikov /
Safin (RUS)
W 6–3, 3–6, 9–7 		 Knowles /
Merklein (BAH)
W 4–6, 6–2, 14–12 		 Lareau /
Nestor (CAN)
L 1–6, 2–6 		 Corretja /
Costa (ESP)
L 6–2, 4–6, 3–6 		4
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Amanda Coetzer Singles  Kis (HUN)
W 6–1, 6–1 		 Kremer (LUX)
W 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 		 Appelmans (BEL)
W 6–3, 6–1 		 Dokic (AUS)
L 1–6, 6–1, 1–6 		Did not advance =5
Amanda Coetzer
Liezel Horn 		Doubles —  Mandula /
Marosi-Aracama (HUN)
L 4–6, 3–6 		Did not advance =17

Triathlon

Main article: Triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
Conrad Stoltz Men's 18:47.39 41 57:38.60 1 33:58.40 1:50:24.39 20
Lizel Moore Women's 21:01.48 41 1:08:32.90 28 38:43.81 2:08:18.19 30

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
Athlete Event Elimination Pool Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Jannie du Toit −76 kg  Khinchagov (UZB)
L 1–11 		 Allahverdiyev (AZE)
L 5–8 		— 3 Did not advance 14

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