South Africa at the
2022 World Games
IOC codeRSA
NOCSouth African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
in Birmingham, United States
7 July 2022 (2022-07-07) – 17 July 2022 (2022-07-17)
Competitors21 (12 men and 9 women) in 10 sports
Medals
Ranked 47th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
World Games appearances
  • 1981
  • 1985
  • 1989
  • 1993
  • 1997
  • 2001
  • 2005
  • 2009
  • 2013
  • 2017
  • 2022

South Africa competed at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States from 7 to 17 July 2022.[1] Athletes representing South Africa won one gold medal and the country finished in 47th place in the medal table.

Medalists

Further information: 2022 World Games § Medal table, and List of 2022 World Games medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Andy Birkett Canoe marathon Men's standard distance 12 July

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Air sports 1 0 1
Archery 2 2 4
Bowling 2 2 4
Canoe marathon 1 1 2
Cue sports 1 0 1
Duathlon 2 1 3
Powerlifting 0 1 1
Rhythmic gymnastics — 1 1
Sport climbing 2 1 3
Water skiing 1 0 1
Total 12 9 21

Air sports

Main article: Air sports at the 2022 World Games

South Africa competed in air sports.[2]

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2022 World Games

South Africa competed in archery.[3]

Bowling

Main article: Bowling at the 2022 World Games

South Africa competed in bowling.[4]

Canoe marathon

Main article: Canoe marathon at the 2022 World Games

South Africa won one medal in canoe marathon.[5]

Cue sports

Main article: Cue sports at the 2022 World Games

South Africa competed in cue sports.[6]

Duathlon

Main article: Duathlon at the 2022 World Games

South Africa competed in duathlon.[7]

Powerlifting

Main article: Powerlifting at the 2022 World Games

South Africa competed in powerlifting.[8]

Athlete Event Exercises Total weight Total points Rank
Squat Bench
press 		Deadlift
Christi Rees Women's super heavyweight 207.5 — 170.0 — — DSQ

Rhythmic gymnastics

Main article: Rhythmic gymnastics at the 2022 World Games

South Africa competed in rhythmic gymnastics.[9]

Sport climbing

Main article: Sport climbing at the 2022 World Games

South Africa competed in sport climbing.[10]

Water skiing

Main article: Water skiing at the 2022 World Games

South Africa competed in water skiing.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Qualifications for TWG 2022, Birmingham (USA)". International World Games Association. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Air Sports Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Archery Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Bowling Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Canoe Marathon Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Billiard Sports Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Duathlon Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Sport Climbing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Waterski & Wakeboard Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
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