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| flagbearer = [[Wayde van Niekerk]] (opening)<ref name=flag-bearer>{{cite news|last=Etheridge|first=Mark|title=Wayde, Zanele named as SA flag bearer at Rio send off|url=http://www.sascoc.co.za/2016/07/22/wayde-zanele-named-as-sa-flagbearers-at-rio-send-off/|publisher=[[SASCOC]]|date=22 July 2016|access-date=23 July 2016}}</ref><br />[[Caster Semenya]] (closing)
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'''[[South Africa]]''' competed at the '''[[2016 Summer Olympics]]''' in [[Rio de Janeiro]], from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Games in the post-apartheid era, and nineteenth overall in Summer Olympic history. The [[South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee]] (SASCOC) sent the nation's largest ever delegation to the Olympics, with a total of 138 athletes, 93 men and 45 women, competing across 15 sports.
South Africa left Rio de Janeiro with a total of 10 medals (2 gold, 6 silver, and 2 bronze),
Among the medalists were [[Luvo Manyonga]], who overcame drug addiction to achieve a runner-up finish in the men's long jump, cancer survivor [[Lawrence Brittain]], who picked up a silver alongside his veteran partner [[Shaun Keeling]] in the men's rowing pair, and [[Henri Schoeman]], who surprised the field by securing South Africa's first ever triathlon medal with a bronze in the men's race.<ref>{{cite news|first=Alyssa|last=Klein|title=South Africa's 10 Biggest Moments of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games|url=http://www.okayafrica.com/sports/rio-2016/south-africa-rio-2016-olympic-games/|publisher=[[OkayAfrica]]|date=22 August 2016|access-date=24 January 2017}}</ref> Swimmers [[Cameron van der Burgh]] and [[Chad le Clos]] contributed three of the country's silver medals in the pool, with le Clos emerging as South Africa's most decorated Olympian of all-time at four medals (one gold and three silver) over two Games.<ref>{{cite news|first=Ockert|last=de Villiers|title=Le Clos, Van der Burgh 2016's biggest waves-makers|url=http://www.iol.co.za/sport/more-sport/le-clos-van-der-burgh-2016s-biggest-waves-makers-7267392|publisher=[[Independent Online (South Africa)|Independent Online]]|location=[[South Africa]]|date=23 December 2016|access-date=24 January 2017}}</ref> Meanwhile, [[Sunette Viljoen]] rebounded from a disappointing 2012 result to ascend the Olympic podium at her fourth Games, earning a silver in the women's javelin throw.<ref>{{cite news|first=David|last=Isaacson|title=Sunette Viljoen wins silver in women's javelin throw|url=http://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/olympics/2016/08/19/Sunette-Viljoen-wins-silver-in-womens-javelin-throw|work=[[The Times (South Africa)|The Times]]|location=[[South Africa]]|date=19 August 2016|access-date=24 January 2017}}
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[[South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee]] (SASCOC) confirmed a team of 138 athletes, 93 men and 45 women, to compete across 15 sports at the Games.<ref name=RSA-team>{{cite news|title=Team South Africa named for the 2016 Rio Olympics|url=http://www.sascoc.co.za/2016/07/14/team-south-africa-named-for-the-2016-rio-olympics/|publisher=[[South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee]]|date=14 July 2016|access-date=24 January 2017}}</ref> It was the nation's largest ever delegation sent to the Olympics, breaking its previous record of 134 athletes set in [[Beijing 2008]].
By May 2015, SASCOC enforced a stringent selection policy to ensure that only world-class athletes would compete for the Olympic team. Specifically, SASCOC would not accept any Olympic places for teams or individual-based athletes, who qualified through African continental routes. For some sports, however, where continental route was the only available path, additional athletes or teams would be applicable for selection.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rio Olympics Selection Criteria|url=http://www.sascoc.co.za/2015/05/25/rio-olympics-selection-criteria|publisher=[[South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee]]|date=25 May 2015|access-date=23 May 2016|archive-date=27 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427003344/http://www.sascoc.co.za/2015/05/25/rio-olympics-selection-criteria/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
As a result of SASCOC's selection policy, South Africa permitted to only send [[Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics|football]] (for both men and women) and [[Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|men's rugby sevens]] teams to the Games.<ref name=RSA-team/> For individual-based sports, South Africa marked its Olympic debut in golf (new to the 2016 Games) and equestrian dressage, as well as its return to diving and artistic gymnastics after a near decade of absence.
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South African athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):<ref>{{cite web|title=iaaf.org – Top Lists|url=http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/index.html|publisher=IAAF|access-date=18 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/media/file/559/IAAF%20Rio%202016%20standards.pdf|publisher=[[IAAF]]|access-date=18 April 2015}}</ref>
On 25 May 2016, six marathon runners (three per gender) were named as part of the initial batch of nominated athletes to the Olympic roster for Rio 2016, including London 2012 Olympians [[Lusapho April]] and [[Irvette van Zyl]].<ref name=RSA-Olympic-Team>{{cite news|title=Initial names announced for Team SA at the 2016 Rio Olympics|url=http://www.sascoc.co.za/2016/05/25/initial-names-announced-for-team-sa-at-the-2016-rio-olympics/|publisher=[[South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee]]|date=25 May 2016|access-date=27 May 2016|archive-date=26 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526115754/http://www.sascoc.co.za/2016/05/25/initial-names-announced-for-team-sa-at-the-2016-rio-olympics/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Following the end of the qualifying period on 11 July, thirty-nine athletes (26 men and 13 women) rounded out the nation's track and field roster for the Games three days later, with triple jumper and Beijing 2008 silver medalist [[Godfrey Khotso Mokoena]] leading the team for his fourth straight Olympics.<ref>{{cite news|first=Ashfak|last=Mohamed|title=Four-year Olympic sacrifice pays off for Wayde and Co|url=http://www.iol.co.za/sport/four-year-olympic-sacrifice-pays-off-for-wayde-and-co-2045506|publisher=[[Independent Online (South Africa)|Independent Online]]|location=[[South Africa]]|date=14 July 2016|access-date=15 July 2016}}</ref>
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==Golf==
{{main article|Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics}}
South Africa has entered four golfers (two per gender) into the Olympic tournament. [[Brandon Stone]] (world no. 92), [[Jaco van Zyl]] (world no. 67), [[Paula Reto]] (world no. 122) and [[Ashleigh Simon]] (world no. 214) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for their respective individual events based on the IGF World Rankings as of 11 July 2016.<ref>{{cite news|title=Olympic Rankings – Men|url=http://www.igfgolf.org/olympic-games/qualification-system/ogr-men/|publisher=[[International Golf Federation]]|date=11 July 2016|access-date=13 July 2016|archive-date=24 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824190021/http://www.igfgolf.org/olympic-games/qualification-system/ogr-men/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Olympic Rankings – Women|url=http://www.igfgolf.org/olympic-games/qualification-system/ogr-women/|publisher=[[International Golf Federation]]|date=11 July 2016|access-date=13 July 2016|archive-date=20 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720201658/http://www.igfgolf.org/olympic-games/qualification-system/ogr-women/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Former major winners [[Louis Oosthuizen]] and [[Charl Schwartzel]], ranked twelfth and twentieth in the men's world rankings respectively, announced in April 2016 that they would not compete in Rio.<ref>{{cite news|title=Oosthuizen latest top golfer to pull out of Rio Olympics|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2016/04/21/oosthuizen-latest-top-golfer-to-pull-out-of-rio-olympics/83330172/|access-date=26 April 2016|work=USA Today|agency=AP|date=21 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=South Africa's Charl Schwartzel joins compatriot Louis Oosthuizen in deciding to skip Olympics|url=http://www.skysports.com/golf/news/15234/10258611/south-africas-charl-schwartzel-joins-compatriot-louis-oosthuizen-in-deciding-to-skip-olympics|access-date=26 April 2016|work=Sky Sports|agency=AFP|date=26 April 2016}}</ref>
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==Sailing==
{{main article|Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics}}
South African sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the individual fleet World Championships.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sailing.org/news/40355.php|title=Nine Laser Rio 2016 Spots Awarded At 2015 World Championship|publisher=[[International Sailing Federation|ISAF]]|access-date=9 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.supersport.com/xtra/xtra/news/150707/SA_sailor_qualifies_for_Rio_Olympics|title=SA sailor qualifies for Rio Olympics|publisher=[[SuperSport (South African broadcaster)|SuperSport]]|date=7 July 2015|access-date=9 July 2015}}</ref> The sailing crew was announced as part of the first batch being nominated to the Olympic roster on 25 May 2016.<ref name=RSA-Olympic-Team/><ref>{{cite news|first=Mark|last=Etheridge|title=Marcia set for Olympic debut as he joins 'old hands' Jim and Hudson in Rio|url=http://www.sascoc.co.za/2016/05/26/marcia-set-for-olympic-debut-as-he-joins-old-hands-jim-and-hudson-in-rio/|publisher=[[South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee]]|date=25 May 2016|access-date=27 May 2016|archive-date=27 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527140541/http://www.sascoc.co.za/2016/05/26/marcia-set-for-olympic-debut-as-he-joins-old-hands-jim-and-hudson-in-rio/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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==Triathlon==
{{main article|Triathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics}}
South Africa has qualified a total of four triathletes for the Olympics. London 2012 Olympian [[Richard Murray (triathlete)|Richard Murray]] secured the men's triathlon spot with a top three finish at the ITU World Qualification Event in [[Rio de Janeiro]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Jeb|last=Blount|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-triathlon-rio-idUSKCN0Q70NB20150802|title=Gomez wins in Rio amid concern over roads|publisher=Reuters|date=2 August 2015|access-date=3 August 2015}}</ref> Meanwhile, [[Henri Schoeman]], [[Mari Rabie]], and [[Gillian Sanders]] were ranked among the top 40 eligible triathletes each in the men's and women's event, respectively, based on the ITU Olympic Qualification List as of 15 May 2016.<ref>{{cite news|first=Mark|last=Etheridge|url=http://www.sascoc.co.za/2016/05/14/schoeman-in-seventh-heaven-and-rabies-return-gathers-pace/|title=Schoeman in seventh heaven and Rabie's return gathers pace|publisher=[[South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee]]|date=14 May 2016|access-date=19 May 2016|archive-date=21 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160521075913/http://www.sascoc.co.za/2016/05/14/schoeman-in-seventh-heaven-and-rabies-return-gathers-pace/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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