South Africa at the 1992 Summer Olympics
| South Africa at the 1992 Summer Olympics | |||||||||
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| IOC code | RSA | ||||||||
| NOC | South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| in Barcelona | |||||||||
| Competitors | 93 (68 men and 25 women) in 19 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Jan Tau | ||||||||
| Medals Ranked 41st |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
South Africa competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time since 1960 at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. South Africa was permitted to re-join the Olympic Movement after its citizens voted to abolish apartheid. 93 competitors, 68 men and 25 women, took part in 87 events in 19 sports.[1]
The flag was carried at the opening ceremony by marathon runner Jan Tau.
Medalists
Silver
- Elana Meyer — Athletics, Women's 10.000m
- Wayne Ferreira and Piet Norval — Tennis, Men's Doubles
Archery
In South Africa's debut appearance in Olympic archery, the nation was represented by two archers. Neither advanced past the ranking round.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Rank | |||
| Malcolm Todd | Individual | 1188 | 68 | Did not advance | ||||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Rank | |||
| Johanna Schenk | Individual | 1184 | 56 | Did not advance | ||||||
Athletics
- Men
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Abel Mokibe | Marathon | N/A | 2:17.24 | 25 | |||||||
| Bobang Phiri | 400 m | 45.57 | 2 Q | 45.27 | 3 Q | 45.59 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Zithulele Sinqe | Marathon | N/A | DNF | ||||||||
| Jan Tau | Marathon | N/A | DNF | ||||||||
| Abel Tshaka Nzimande | 200 m | 21.43 | 4 Q | DNS | Did not advance | ||||||
| Andries Vorster | 400 m hurdles | 49.75 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Xolile Yawa | 10000 m | 28:28.78 | 7 Q | N/A | 28:37.18 | 13 | |||||
- Women
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Myrtle Bothma | 400 m hurdles | 55.60 | 3 Q | N/A | 54.53 | 4 Q | DNF | ||
| Colleen De Reuck | Marathon | N/A | 2:39.03 | 9 | |||||
| Elana Meyer | 10000 m | 32:05.45 | 2 Q | N/A | 31:11.75 | ||||
| Zola Pieterse | 3000 m | 9:07.10 | 9 | Did not advance | |||||
| Elinda Vorster | 100 m | 11.45 | 3 Q | 11.44 | 4 Q | 11.44 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| 200 m | 23.14 | 2 Q | 22.99 | 3 Q | 23.08 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
| Marcel Winkler | 100 m | 12.01 | 40 | Did not advance | |||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Karen Botha | Long jump | 6.43 | 17 | Did not advance | |
| Charmaine Weavers | High jump | 1.75 | 39 | Did not advance | |
Badminton
| Athlete | Event | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
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Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Anton Kriel | Men's singles | L 8-15, 7-15 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Nico Meerholz | L 7-15, 4-15 |
Did not advance | ||||||
| Anton Kriel Nico Meerholz |
Men's doubles | N/A | Shinji Matsuura (JPN) L 4-15, 2-15 |
Did not advance | ||||
Boxing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | 1 Round | 2 Round | 3 Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | |||
| Abram Thwala | Light Flyweight | L 0-9 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Giovanni Pretorius | Welterweight | L RSC-1 |
Did not advance | |||||
Canoeing
Slalom
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | ||
| Corran Addison | Men's K-1 | 157.63 | 38 | 150.71 | 34 | 150.71 | 38 |
| Alexander Rennie | 126.79 | 31 | 198.12 | 39 | 126.79 | 36 | |
| Gary Wade | 270.61 | 40 | 162.93 | 36 | 162.93 | 40 | |
Sprint
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechages | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Willem van Riet | K-1 500 m | 1:47.98 | 5 Q | 1:46.33 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Mark Perrow | K-1 1000 m | 3:45.29 | 5 Q | 3:36.13 | 2 Q | 3:40.20 | 7 | Did not advance | |
| Hermann Kotze Bennie Reynders |
K-2 500 m | 1:37.44 | 4 Q | 1:36.50 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Willem van Riet Bennie Reynders |
K-2 1000 m | 3:29.38 | 6 Q | 3:24.15 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Mark Perrow Hermann Kotze Bennie Reynders Oscar Chalupsky |
K-4 1000 m | 3:06.36 | 5 Q | N/A | 3:10.82 | 8 | Did not advance | ||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechages | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Dene Simpson | K-1 500 m | 2:06.62 | 7 Q | N/A | 2:02.42 | 8 | Did not advance | ||
| Lesley Carstens Dene Simpson |
K-2 500 m | 1:52.02 | 5 Q | N/A | 1:54.80 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
Cycling
Five cyclists, four men and one woman, represented South Africa in 1992.
Road
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Richardson | Men's road race | 4:58:25 | 81 |
| Wayne Burgess | DNF | ||
| Malcolm Lange | DNF |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacqueline Martin | Men's road race | 2:15:42 | 46 |
Track
- Time trial
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Bloch | Team time trial | 1:10.145 | 26 |
- Men's Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying round | Round 2 | Round 2 repechage | Round 2 repechage final | Round 3 | Round 3 repechage | Quarter-finals | Classification 5-8 | Semi-finals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition
Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition
Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition
Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition
Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition
Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition
Time Speed (km/h) |
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Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition
Time Speed (km/h) |
Time | Rank | ||
| Sean Bloch | Men's sprint | 12.186 | 22 | L |
L |
Did not advance | |||||||
- Pursuit
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Rank | ||
| Malcolm Lange | Men's individual pursuit | ovtk | DNF | Did not advance | |||
Diving
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Craig Vaughan | 3 m springboard | 297.51 | 30 | Did not advance | |
Equestrianism
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final | ||||||||||||
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
| David Peter Rissik | Schiroubles | Individual | 93,0 | 81 | 36,8 | 11 | 129.80 | 20,25 | 150,05 | 30 | 150,05 | 30 |
Show jumping
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Final | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total | Round A | Round B | ||||||||||||
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Total | Rank | ||||
| Peter Hans Walther Gotz | Didi | Individual | 64.50 | 23 | 56.00 | 28 | 84.50 | 3 | 205.00 | 6 Q | 20,25 | 35 | Did not advance | ||||
| Gonda Joyce Betrix | Tommy | 10.00 | 78 | 17.00 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 27,0 | 79 | Did not advance | |||||||
Fencing
Five fencers, three men and two women, represented South Africa in 1992.
- Men
Individual
| Athlete | Event | Elimination Round | Round I | Repechage Round I | Round II | Repechage Round II | Round III | Repechage Round III | Round IV | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Hein van Garderen | Individual foil | 51 | Did not advance | 51 | |||||||||
| Individual épée | 70 | Did not advance | 70 | ||||||||||
| Individual sabre | 42 | Did not advance | 42 | ||||||||||
| Trevor Strydom | Individual épée | 68 | Did not advance | 68 | |||||||||
| Dario Torrente | Individual foil | 54 | Did not advance | 54 | |||||||||
| Individual épée | 67 | Did not advance | 67 | ||||||||||
| Individual sabre | 36 | Did not advance | 36 | ||||||||||
- Women
Individual
| Athlete | Event | Elimination Round | Round I | Repechage Round I | Round II | Repechage Round II | Round III | Repechage Round III | Round IV | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Heidi Botha | Individual foil | 44 | Did not advance | 44 | |||||||||
| Rencia Nasson | 46 | Did not advance | 46 | ||||||||||
Modern pentathlon
One male pentathlete represented South Africa in 1992.
| 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 | ||||
| Trevor Strydom | Men's | 507 | 1192 | 1150 | 961 | 1010 | 4820 | 50 |
Rowing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Martin Walsh Rogan Clarke Grant Hillary Andrew Gordon-Brown Erich Mauff Timothy Lahner Robin McCall Ivan Pentz Andrew Lonmon-Davis |
Coxed eight | 5:37.83 | 3 Q | N/A | 5:45.13 | 5 | 5:42.58 | 8 | |
Sailing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| William Tyson | Lechner A-390 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 37 | 31 | 29 | 37 | 32 | 37 | 347.0 | 35 | |
| Ian Richard Ainslie | Finn | 10 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 17 | N/A | 113.0 | 18 | |||
| Martin E. Lambrecht Alec G. H. Lanham Love |
470 | 25 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 27 | 31 | N/A | 215.0 | 35 | |||
- Open
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| David Beresford Hudson David Michael Kitchen |
Flying Dutchman | 5 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 22 | 14 | N/A | 128.0 | 19 | |||
| Eric Johnstone Cook Geoffrey L. Stevens |
Tornado | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | N/A | 158.0 | 21 | |||
| Bruce Charles Savage Richard James Mayhew Giles Canham Stanley |
Soling | 13 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 20 | N/A | 85.0 | 14 | ||||
Shooting
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Manfred Fiess | Men's 50 metre rifle prone | 588 | 43 | Did not advance | |
- Open
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Cornelius Jansen Bornman | Trap | 127 | 52 | Did not advance | |
Swimming
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final B | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||||
| Kenneth Cawood | 100 m breaststroke | 1:04.02 | 27 | Did not advance | |||||
| 100 m breaststroke | 2:21.88 | 33 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Darryl Cronje | 50 m freestyle | 23.39 | 22 | Did not advance | |||||
| Craig Jackson | 100 m butterfly | 55.45 | 26 | Did not advance | |||||
| 200 m butterfly | 2:02.17 | 28 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Seddon Keyter | 100 m freestyle | 51.42 | 29 | Did not advance | |||||
| 100 m backstroke | 57.94 | 32 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Clifford Lyne | 100 m backstroke | 2:25.66 | 41 | Did not advance | |||||
| 200 m medley | 2:06.62 | 27 | Did not advance | ||||||
| 400 m medley | 4:32.64 | 24 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Peter Williams | 50 m freestyle | 22.65 | 5 | Did not advance | 22.50 | 4 | |||
| Peter Williams Darryl Cronje Seddon Keyter Craig Jackson |
4 × 100 m freestyle | 3:23.53 | 11 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Seddon Keyter Kenneth Cawood Peter Williams Darryl Cronje |
4 × 100 m medley | 3:46.86 | 14 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final B | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jill Brukman | 100 m backstroke | 1:04.57 | 22 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m backstroke | 2:18.56 | 32 | Did not advance | ||||
| 200 m individual medley | 2:23.07 | 28 | Did not advance | ||||
| 400 m individual medley | 5:03.34 | 27 | Did not advance | ||||
| Penny Heyns | 100 m breaststroke | 1:14.99 | 33 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:45.04 | 34 | Did not advance | ||||
| Marianne Kriel | 50 m freestyle | 26.05 | 9 | 26.47 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| 100 m freestyle | 57.50 | 20 | Did not advance | ||||
| 100 m backstroke | 1:03.20 | 12 | 1:03.12 | 10 | Did not advance | ||
| 100 m butterfly | 1:02.49 | 21 | Did not advance | ||||
| Jeanine Steenkamp | 400 m freestyle | 4:23.33 | 21 | Did not advance | |||
| 800 m freestyle | 8:59.62 | 19 | Did not advance | ||||
| 400 m individual medley | 4:58.48 | 25 | Did not advance | ||||
| Jill Brukman Jeanine Steenkamp Penny Heyns Marianne Kriel |
4 × 100 m medley | 4:24.28 | 16 | N/A | Did not advance | ||
Synchronized swimming
Two synchronized swimmers represented South Africa in 1992.
| Athlete | Event | Figures | Technical routine | Free routine | Qualification | Technical routine | Free routine | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Amanda Taylor | Women's solo | 75.821 | 49 | Did not advanced | |||||||||||
| Loren Wulfsohn | 72.633 | 50 | Did not advanced | ||||||||||||
| Amanda Taylor Loren Wulfsohn |
Women's duet | 74.227 | 17 | 74.227 | 17 | 78.16 | 17 | 152.387 | 17 | Did not advanced | |||||
Table tennis
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Cheryl Roberts | Women's singles | L 0-2 |
L 0-2 |
L 0-2 |
4 | Did not advance | ||||
Tennis
- 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 | W 7-5, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 |
L 4-6, 0-6, 2-6 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Christo van Rensburg | Singles | L 5-7, 2-6, 6-2, 4-6 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Wayne Ferreira Piet Norval |
Doubles | Did not advance | Christian Ruud (NOR) W 6-2, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 |
Sebastien LeBlanc (CAN) W 6-3, 7-6, 6-4 |
Dinu Pescariu (ROU) W 6-0, 6-3, 6-2 |
Goran Prpić (CRO) W 7-6, 3-6, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 |
Michael Stich (GER) L 6-7, 6-4, 6-7, 3-6 |
|
- 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 | W 7-5, 6-1 |
W 6-2, 6-4 |
L 4-6, 3-6 |
Did not advance | |||
| Mariaan de Swardt | Singles | L 4-6, 2-6 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Elna Reinach | Singles | L 1-6, 0-6 |
Did not advance | |||||
Weightlifting
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Pieter Smith | 82.5 kg | 120,0 | 29 | 150 | 27 | 270,0 | 27 |
Wrestling
- Men's freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Final round | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 Result |
Round 2 Result |
Round 3 Result |
Round 4 Result |
Round 5 Result |
Round 6 Result |
Rank | Final round Result |
Rank | ||
| Tjaart du Plessis | −62 kg | L 3-5 |
L 0-9 |
N/A | 11 | Did not advance | ||||
| Barend Labuschagne | −74 kg | L 0-10 |
L 1-7 |
N/A | 8 | Did not advance | ||||
| Johannes Rossouw | −100 kg | L 5-6 |
L 1-8 |
N/A | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
References
- ↑ "South Africa at the 1992 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
