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{{Infobox Olympics South Africa
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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), making it the nation's most successful Olympics since its readmission in [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992]]. Moreover, it achieved the medal target set by SASCOC for the Games.<ref>{{cite news|title=Team SA meets its 10 medals target at Rio Olympic Games|url=http://ewn.co.za/2016/08/21/team-sa-reaches-its-target-of-10-medals-after-caster-semenyas-epic-win|publisher=[[Eyewitness News (South Africa)|Eyewitness News]]|location=[[South Africa]]|date=21 August 2016|access-date=24 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Lloyd|last=Burnard|title=Caster wins gold, SA reach 10 medals|url=http://www.sport24.co.za/OtherSport/Olympics2016/caster-wins-gold-sa-reach-10-medals-20160821|publisher=[[News24 (website)|Sport24]]|location=[[South Africa]]|date=21 August 2016|access-date=24 January 2017}}</ref> Four of these medals were awarded to the track and field athletes, including two golds won by runners [[Caster Semenya]] and [[Wayde van Niekerk]], who broke the 16-year-old world record in the [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres|men's 400 metres]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Ian|last=Prior|title=Wayde van Niekerk smashes Michael Johnson's record to claim 400m gold|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/aug/14/wayde-van-niekerk-olympic-gold-400m-world-record|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=14 August 2016|access-date=24 January 2017}}</ref> South Africa also proved successful in team sports, as the rugby sevens squad, popularly known by locals as ''Blitzboks'', scored a historic bronze after beating Japan in the men's tournament.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fiji take rugby sevens Olympic gold, South Africa bring home the bronze|url=http://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/olympics/2016/08/12/Fiji-take-rugby-sevens-Olympic-gold-South-Africa-bring-home-the-bronze1|work=[[The Times (South Africa)|The Times]]|location=[[South Africa]]|date=12 August 2016|access-date=24 January 2017}}</ref>
To ensure only world class athletes compete for South Africa, [[South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee]] (SASCOC) decided to decline all qualification slots earned through continental qualifiers, except for some sports where continental qualification was the only available path.<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|accessdate=23 May 2016}}</ref>
 
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}}
</ref>
 
==Medalists==
{{Further information|2016 Summer Olympics medal table|List of 2016 Summer Olympics medal winners}}
 
{{col-begin}}
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| {{silver medal}} || [[Chad le Clos]] || [[Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Swimming]] ||[[Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre freestyle|Men's 200 m freestyle]] || {{dts|8 August}}
|-
| {{silver medal}} || [[Lawrence Brittain]]<br />[[Shaun Keeling]] || [[Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Rowing]] ||[[Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair|Men's coxless pair]] || {{dts|11 August}}
|-
| {{silver medal}} || [[Chad le Clos]] || [[Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Swimming]] ||[[Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre butterfly|Men's 100 m butterfly]] || {{dts|12 August}}
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| {{silver medal}} || [[Sunette Viljoen]] || [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Athletics]] ||[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw|Women's javelin throw]] || {{dts|18 August}}
|-
| {{bronze medal}} || [[South Africa national rugby sevens team]]<br/>{{columns-list|colwidth=10em|small=yes|style=width:22em|{{ubl|{{sortname|Dylan|Sage}}|{{sortname|Philip|Snyman}}|{{sortname|Tim|Agaba}}|{{sortname|Kwagga|Smith}}|{{sortname|Werner|Kok}}|{{sortname|Kyle|Brown|Kyle Brown (rugby union)}}|{{sortname|Cheslin|Kolbe}}|{{sortname|Rosko|Specman}}|{{sortname|Justin|Geduld}}|{{sortname|Cecil|Afrika}}|{{sortname|Seabelo|Senatla}}|{{sortname|Juan|de Jongh}}|{{sortname|Francois|Hougaard}}}}}}
| {{bronze medal}} || [[South Africa national rugby sevens team]]<br/>{{CompactTable
|r1c1={{sortname|Dylan|Sage}}
|r2c1={{sortname|Philip|Snyman}}
|r3c1={{sortname|Tim|Agaba}}
|r4c1={{sortname|Kwagga|Smith}}
|r5c1={{sortname|Werner|Kok}}
|r6c1={{sortname|Kyle|Brown|Kyle Brown (rugby union)}}
|r1c2={{sortname|Cheslin|Kolbe}}
|r2c2={{sortname|Roscko|Speckman}}
|r3c2={{sortname|Justin|Geduld}}
|r4c2={{sortname|Cecil|Afrika}}
|r5c2={{sortname|Seabelo|Senatla}}
|r6c2={{sortname|Juan|de Jongh}}
|r7c2={{sortname|Francois|Hougaard}}
}}
|| [[Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Rugby sevens]]|| [[Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Men’s tournament]] || {{dts|11 August}}
|-
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:85%"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
!colspan=7|'''Medals by sport'''
|-
|'''Sport'''
| bgcolor=#f7f6a8 |[[File:Gold medal icon.svg]]{{gold01}}
| bgcolor=#dce5e5 |[[File:Silver medal icon.svg]]{{silver02}}
| bgcolor=#ffdab9 |[[File:Bronze medal icon.svg]]{{bronze03}}
|'''Total'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[#Athletics|Athletics]]
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |2
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| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0
|'''4'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[#Swimming|Swimming]]
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0
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| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0
|'''3'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[#Rowing|Rowing]]
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0
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| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0
|'''1'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[#Rugby sevens|Rugby sevens]]
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0
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|'''1'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[#Triathlon|Triathlon]]
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0
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|'''1'''
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| '''Total'''
! style="background:gold;" |'''2'''
! style="background:silver;" |'''6'''
! style="background:#c96;" |'''2'''
!'''10'''
|}
{{Clear}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:85%"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
!colspan=7|'''Medals by date'''
|-
|'''Date'''
| bgcolor=#f7f6a8 |[[File:Gold medal icon.svg]]{{gold01}}
| bgcolor=#dce5e5 |[[File:Silver medal icon.svg]]{{silver02}}
| bgcolor=#ffdab9 |[[File:Bronze medal icon.svg]]{{bronze03}}
|'''Total'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 7 August
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0
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| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0
|'''1'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 8 August
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0
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| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0
|'''1'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 11 August
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 0
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| style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 1
|'''2'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 12 August
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 0
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| style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 0
|'''1'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 13 August
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 0
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| style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 0
|'''1'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 14 August
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 1
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 0
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 0
|'''1'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 18 August
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 0
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| style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 1
|'''2'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 20 August
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 1
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| style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 0
|'''1'''
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| '''Total'''
! style="background:gold;" |'''2'''
! style="background:silver;" |'''6'''
! style="background:#c96;" |'''2'''
!'''10'''
|}
{{Clear}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:85%"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
!colspan=5|'''Medals by gender'''
|- align=center
|'''Gender'''
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|0
|- align=center
!'''Total''' || style="background:gold;"| '''2''' || style="background:silver;"| '''6''' || style="background:#c96;"| '''2''' || '''10'''
|}
{{Clear}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:85%"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
!colspan=7|'''Multiple medalists'''
|- align=center
|'''Name'''
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|- align=center
| [[Chad le Clos]] || [[Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Swimming]] || style="background:#f7f6a8;"| 0 || style="background:#dce5e5;"| 2 || style="background:#ffdab9;"| 0 || 2
|}
{{col-end}}
 
==Competitors==
[[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.
 
Track and field accounted for the largest number of athletes on the South African team, with 39 entries. There was a single competitor each in badminton, diving, equestrian, artistic gymnastics, and judo.<ref>{{cite news|title=SA team for Rio Olympics announced|url=http://www.sport24.co.za/OtherSport/South-Africa/sa-announces-team-for-rio-olympics-20160714|publisher=[[News24 (website)|Sport24]]|date=14 July 2016|access-date=24 January 2017}}</ref>
 
Seven of the past Olympic medalists from individual-based sports returned, including defending swimming champions [[Cameron van der Burgh]] (men's 100 m breaststroke) and [[Chad le Clos]] (men's 200 m butterfly), triple jumper [[Godfrey Khotso Mokoena]], middle-distance runner [[Caster Semenya]] (women's 800 m), and flatwater canoeist [[Bridgitte Hartley]]. Rowers [[John Smith (South African rower)|John Smith]] and [[James Thompson (rower)|James Thompson]], both of whom won gold as members of the former lightweight four crew at [[London 2012]], paired up to take on the men's lightweight double sculls at the Games.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rio 2016 Olympics: South African rowers perform rapid reinvention|url=http://indianexpress.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/south-african-rowers-perform-rapid-reinvention-2956384/|publisher=[[Indian Express]]|date=5 August 2016|access-date=24 January 2017}}</ref> Along with Mokoena, javelin thrower [[Sunette Viljoen]] joined the exclusive club of South African athletes who competed in four consecutive Olympics, becoming the first female from her country to do so.<ref>{{cite news|title=Viljoen, Mokoena make Olympic history|url=http://www.sport24.co.za/OtherSport/Athletics/South-Africa/viljoen-mokoena-make-olympic-history-20160714|publisher=[[News24 (website)|Sport24]]|date=14 July 2016|access-date=24 January 2017}}</ref>
 
18-year-old football midfielder [[Linda Motlhalo]] was South Africa's youngest competitor, with sailor [[Roger Hudson (sailor)|Roger Hudson]], who raced alongside his London 2012 partner [[Asenathi Jim]] in the men's 470 class, rounding out the field as the oldest competitor (aged 38). Other notable South African athletes included world-ranked triathlete [[Richard Murray (triathlete)|Richard Murray]], and cancer survivor [[Lawrence Brittain]], together with his veteran partner [[Shaun Keeling]] in the men's rowing pair. Track star [[Wayde van Niekerk]], who entered the Games as the reigning world champion and a potential gold medal favorite in the men's 400 metres, led the South African team as the flag bearer in the opening ceremony, the first by a male after 12 years.<ref name=flag-bearer/><ref>{{cite news|title=Wayde Van Niekerk named as SA's flag-bearer in Rio|url=http://ewn.co.za/2016/08/05/Van-Niekerk-privileged-to-be-SAs-flag-bearer-in-Rio|publisher=[[Eyewitness News (South Africa)|Eyewitness News]]|location=[[South Africa]]|date=5 August 2016|access-date=24 January 2017}}</ref>
 
{{col-begin}}
| width=78% align=left valign=top |
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games. Note that reserves in fencing, field hockey, football, and handball are not counted as athletes:
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! width=180|Sport
! width=55|Men
! width=55|Women
! width=55|Total
|-
| align=left|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Athletics]]
| 26 || 13 || 39
|-
| align=left|[[Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Badminton]]
| 1 || 0 || 1
|-
| align=left|[[Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Canoeing]]
| 0 || 1 || 1
|-
| align=left|[[Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Cycling]]
| 5 || 2 || 7
|-
| align=left|[[Diving at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Diving]]
| 0 || 1 || 1
|-
| align=left|[[Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Equestrian]]
| 0 || 1 || 1
|-
| align=left|[[Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Football]]
| 18 || 18 || 36
|-
| align=left|[[Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Golf]]
| 2 || 2 || 4
|-
| align=left|[[Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Gymnastics]]
| 1 || 0 || 1
|-
| align=left|[[Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Judo]]
| 1 || 0 || 1
|-
| align=left|[[Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Rowing]]
| 8 || 4 || 12
|-
| align=left|[[Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Rugby sevens]]
| 13 || 0 || 13
|-
| align=left|[[Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Sailing]]
| 3 || 0 || 3
|-
| align=left|[[Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Swimming]]
| 13 || 1 || 14
|-
| align=left|[[Triathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Triathlon]]
| 2 || 2 || 4
|-
!Total || 93 || 45 || 138
|}
{{col-end}}
 
==Athletics (track and field)==
{{main article|Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics}}
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|accessdateaccess-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]]|accessdateaccess-date=18 April 2015}}</ref>
 
On 25 May 25, 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|accessdateaccess-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 11, thirty-three furthernine athletes (2126 men and 1213 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|accessdateaccess-date=15 July 2016}}</ref>
 
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;Key
*'''Note'''–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
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;Men
;Track & road events
;Men
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heat
!colspan="2"|Quarterfinal
!colspan="2"|Semifinal
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|5
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
 
;Field events
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Qualification
!colspan="2"|Final
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Distance
!Position
!Distance
!Position
|- align=center
|align=left|[[Stefan Brits]]
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump|Long jump]]
|7.71
|22
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|'''[[Luvo Manyonga]]'''
|8.12
|4 '''q'''
|8.37
|{{silver02}}
|- align=center
|align=left|[[Godfrey Khotso Mokoena]]
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump|Triple jump]]
|16.51
|21
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|[[Rushwahl Samaai]]
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump|Long jump]]
|8.03
|5 '''q'''
|7.97
|9
|- align=center
|align=left|[[Rocco van Rooyen]]
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw|Javelin throw]]
|78.48
|24
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
 
;Combined events – [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon|Decathlon]]
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!{{Tooltip| 100 m | 100 metres}}
!{{Tooltip| LJ | Long jump }}
!{{Tooltip| SP | Shot put}}
!{{Tooltip| HJ | High jump }}
!{{Tooltip| 400 m | 400 metres}}
!{{Tooltip| 110H | 110 m hurdles}}
!{{Tooltip| DT | Discus throw}}
!{{Tooltip| PV | Pole vault}}
!{{Tooltip| JT | Javelin throw}}
!{{Tooltip| 1500 m | 1500 metres}}
!Final
!Rank
|- align=center
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|[[Willem Coertzen]]
!style="font-size:95%"| Result
|11.12
|6.98
|14.00
|{{abbr|DNS|Did not start}}
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|colspan=2 rowspan=2|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}
|- align=center
!style="font-size:95%"|Points
|834
|809
|728
|0
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|}
 
;Women
;Track & road events
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heat
!colspan="2"|Quarterfinal
!colspan="2"|Semifinal
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;Field events
;Men
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Qualification
!colspan="2"|Final
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Distance
!Position
!Distance
!Position
|- align=center
|align=left|[[Stefan Brits]]
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump|Long jump]]
|7.71
|22
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|'''[[Luvo Manyonga]]'''
|8.12
|4 '''q'''
|8.37
|{{silver02}}
|- align=center
|align=left|[[Godfrey Khotso Mokoena]]
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump|Triple jump]]
|16.51
|21
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|[[Rushwahl Samaai]]
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump|Long jump]]
|8.03
|5 '''q'''
|7.97
|9
|- align=center
|align=left|[[Rocco van Rooyen]]
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw|Javelin throw]]
|78.48
|24
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
 
;Women
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|-
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|64.92
|{{silver02}}
|}
 
;Combined events – [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon|Men's decathlon]]
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!{{Tooltip| 100 m | 100 metres}}
!{{Tooltip| LJ | Long jump }}
!{{Tooltip| SP | Shot put}}
!{{Tooltip| HJ | High jump }}
!{{Tooltip| 400 m | 400 metres}}
!{{Tooltip| 110H | 110 m hurdles}}
!{{Tooltip| DT | Discus throw}}
!{{Tooltip| PV | Pole vault}}
!{{Tooltip| JT | Javelin throw}}
!{{Tooltip| 1500 m | 1500 metres}}
!Final
!Rank
|- align=center
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|[[Willem Coertzen]]
!style="font-size:95%"| Result
|11.12
|6.98
|14.00
|{{abbr|DNS|Did not start}}
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|colspan=2 rowspan=2|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}
|- align=center
!style="font-size:95%"|Points
|834
|809
|728
|0
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|}
 
==Badminton==
{{main article|Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics}}
[[Jacob Maliekal]] qualified for the men's singles into the Olympic tournament. He picked up a continental berth as Africa's top shuttler based on his performance in the [[Badminton World Federation|BWF]] World Rankings as of 5 May 2016.<ref>{{cite news|first=Dev|last=Sukumar|title=Provisional List of Olympic Qualifiers Published|url=http://bwfbadminton.com/2016/05/05/provisional-list-of-olympic-qualifiers-published/|publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]]|date=5 May 2016|accessdateaccess-date=5 May 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508130917/http://bwfbadminton.com/2016/05/05/provisional-list-of-olympic-qualifiers-published/|archive-date=8 May 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
 
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|align=left|[[Jacob Maliekal]]
|align=left|[[Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|Men's singles]]
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Son Wan-ho|Son W-h]]|KOR|2016 Summer}}<br />'''L''' (10–21, 10–21)
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Artem Pochtarev|Pochtarev]]|UKR|2016 Summer}}<br />'''W''' (21–18, 21–19)
|2
|colspan=5|Did not advance
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===Sprint===
[[Bridgitte Hartley]] qualified for the Women's K-1 500 metres through the [[2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Olympic Canoe Sprint Qualification spots confirmed|url=http://www.canoeicf.com/news/olympic-canoe-sprint-qualification-spots-confirmed|publisher=[[International Canoe Federation]]|date=6 September 2015|accessdateaccess-date=8 September 2015}}</ref>
 
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|1:58.397
|5 '''FB'''
|2:01.890
|16
|}
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===Road===
Four South African riders qualified for the following places in the men's and women's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 4 national ranking in the [[2015 UCI Africa Tour]] (for men) and top 22 in the UCI World Ranking (for women).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.supersport.com/cycling/sa-cycling/news/150214/Green_and_gold_podium_on_final_day|title=Green and gold podium on final day|publisher=[[SuperSport (TVSouth channelAfrican broadcaster)|SuperSport]]|accessdateaccess-date=14 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=UCI announces men's road Olympic quotas|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-announces-mens-road-olympic-quotas/|publisher=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|date=18 January 2016|accessdateaccess-date=20 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=UCI announce women's road cycling quotas for Rio Olympics|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-announce-womens-road-cycling-quotas-for-rio-olympics/|publisher=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|date=1 June 2016|accessdateaccess-date=2 June 2016}}</ref> The men's road cycling team, [[Daryl Impey]] and [[Louis Meintjes]], were named as part of the initial batch of nominated athletes to the Olympic roster on 25 May 2016, with the women, [[Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio]] and [[An-Li Kachelhoffer]] joining them on July 14 July. Moolman-Pasio also qualified for the time trial.<ref name=RSA-Olympic-Team/>
 
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|6:10:27
|7
|- align=center
|align=left|[[An-Li Kachelhoffer]]
|align=left|[[Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's road race|Women's road race]]
|4:01:29
|39
|- align=center
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|[[Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio]]
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|46:29.11
|12
|- align=center
|align=left|[[An-Li Kachelhoffer]]
|align=left|[[Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's road race|Women's road race]]
|4:01:29
|39
|}
 
===Mountain biking===
South African mountain bikers, [[Alan Hatherly]] and [[James Reid (cyclist)|James Reid]] qualified for the Olympic cross-country race, as a result of the nation's twelfth-place finish in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of May 25, May 2016.
 
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|align=left|[[Kyle Dodd]]
|align=left|[[Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's BMX|Men's BMX]]
|36.45
|26
|14
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==Diving==
{{main article|Diving at the 2016 Summer Olympics}}
[[Julia Vincent]] qualified by virtue of her top national finish from Africa at the [[Diving at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships|2015 FINA World Championships]].<ref name=RSA-Olympic-Team/><ref>{{cite web|title=Rio 2016: Diving – Participating Athletes|url=http://www.fina.org/content/rio-2016-diving-participating-athletes|publisher=[[FINA]]|accessdateaccess-date=5 July 2016}}</ref>
 
;Women
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
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|- align=center
|align=left|[[Julia Vincent]]
|align=left|[[Diving at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 3 metre springboard|Women's 3 m springboard]]
|220.30
|29
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==Equestrian==
{{main article|Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics}}
Dressage rider, [[Tanya Seymour]], qualified for the equestrian competition by virtue of her top national finish from Africa and the Middle East at the FEI qualification event in [[Perl]], [[Germany]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Six nations make Olympic and Paralympic débuts at Rio 2016 equestrian events|url=http://www.fei.org/news/six-nations-make-olympic-and-paralympic-d%C3%A9buts-rio-2016-equestrian-events|publisher=[[International Federation for Equestrian Sports|FEI]]|date=24 March 2016|accessdateaccess-date=26 March 2016}}</ref>
 
===Dressage===
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;Summary
{{smalldiv|1=<nowiki/>
<small>'''Key''':
'''Key''':
* A.E.T – [[Overtime_(sports)#Association_football|After extra time]].
* A.E.T – [[Overtime (sports)#Association football|After extra time]].
* P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
}}
</small>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
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|align=left|[[South Africa national under-23 football team|South Africa men's]]
|align=left|[[Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Men's tournament]]
|{{fbo|BRA}}<br />'''D''' 0–0
|{{fbo|DEN}}<br />'''L''' 0–1
|{{fbo|IRQ}}<br />'''D''' 1–1
|4
|colspan=3|Did not advance
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|align=left|[[South Africa women's national football team|South Africa women's]]
|align=left|[[Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|Women's tournament]]
|{{fbw|SWE}}<br />'''L''' 0–1
|{{fbw|CHN}}<br />'''L''' 0–2
|{{fbw|BRA}}<br />'''D''' 0–0
|4
|colspan=3|Did not advance
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===Men's tournament===
{{main article|Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament}}
South Africa men's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the third-place playoff of the [[2015 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations]].<ref>{{cite news|title=South Africa grab Africa's final Rio ticket|url=https://www.fifa.com/mensolympic/news/y=2015/m=12/news=south-africa-grab-africa-s-final-rio-ticket-2743717.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151215021756/http://www.fifa.com/mensolympic/news/y=2015/m=12/news=south-africa-grab-africa-s-final-rio-ticket-2743717.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 December 2015|publisher=[[FIFA]]|date=12 December 2015|accessdateaccess-date=4 January 2016}}</ref>
 
;Team roster
{{#section:Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics South– Africa menMen's football team rostersquads|RSA}}
 
;Group play
{{Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics men's– footballGroup grouptables|Group A standings|showteam=RSA}}
{{#lst:Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics men– Men's footballtournament – gameGroup A|A2}}
----
{{#lst:Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics men– Men's footballtournament – gameGroup A|A3}}
----
{{#lst:Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics men– Men's footballtournament – gameGroup A|A6}}
 
===Women's tournament===
{{main article|Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament}}
South Africa women's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the fourth round play-off of the [[2015 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Rudo|last=Neshamba|title=Zimbabwe and South Africa qualify for women's Olympic football|url=httphttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34567035|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=18 October 2015|accessdateaccess-date=19 October 2015}}</ref>
 
;Team roster
{{#section:Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics South– Africa womenWomen's football team rostersquads|RSA}}
 
;Group play
{{Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics women's– footballGroup grouptables|Group E standings|showteam=RSA}}
{{#lst:Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics women– Women's footballtournament – gameGroup E|E1}}
----
{{#lst:Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics women– Women's footballtournament – gameGroup E|E3}}
----
{{#lst:Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics women– Women's footballtournament – gameGroup E|E5}}
 
==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=httphttps://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2016/04/21/oosthuizen-latest-top-golfer-to-pull-out-of-rio-olympics/83330172/|accessdateaccess-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|accessdateaccess-date=26 April 2016|work=Sky Sports|agency=AFP|date=26 April 2016}}</ref>
 
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===Artistic===
South Africa has entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition for the first time since [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004]]. [[Ryan Patterson]] had claimed his Olympic spot in the men's apparatus and all-around events at the [[2016 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event|Olympic Test Event]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]].<ref name=RSA-Olympic-Team/> PattersonMoreover, ishe became the first male South African gymnast to compete at the OlympicsGames since 1956.<ref>{{cite news|author=Lloyd Burnard |url=http://www.sport24.co.za/OtherSport/Olympics2016/sa-gymnast-makes-olympic-history-20160806 |title=SA gymnast makes Olympic history |publisher=[[News24 (website)|Sport24]] |date=14 November 2015|accessdateaccess-date=7 August 2016}}</ref>
 
;Men
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==Judo==
{{main article|Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics}}
South Africa has qualified one judoka for the men's middleweight category (90&nbsp;kg) at the Games. Zack Piontek was directly ranked among the top 22 eligible judokas for men in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, May 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.intjudo.eu/News/cikk3913|title=IJF Officially Announces Qualified Athletes for Rio 2016 Olympic Games|date=23 June 2016|publisher=[[International Judo Federation]]|accessdateaccess-date=24 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707205937/http://www.intjudo.eu/News/cikk3913|archive-date=7 July 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
 
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|align=left|[[Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 90 kg|Men's −90 kg]]
|{{n/a|Bye}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Tiago Camilo|Camilo]]|BRA|2016 Summer}}<br />'''L''' 000–101
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|}
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South Africa has qualified a total of five boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta. Four rowing crews had confirmed Olympic places for their boats each in the coxless pair and lightweight double sculls (both men and women) at the [[2015 World Rowing Championships|2015 FISA World Championships]] in [[Lac d'Aiguebelette]], [[France]], while the men's four rowers were further added to the South African roster as a result of their top two finish at the 2016 European & Final Qualification Regatta in [[Lucerne]], [[Switzerland]].
 
The rowing team, led by London 2012 gold medalists [[John Smith (South African rower)|John Smith]] and [[James Thompson (rower)|James Thompson]], was named as part of the full nomination of South African athletes for the Games on July 14, July 2016.<ref>{{cite news|first=David|last=Isaacson|title=Veteran SA rower in Games debut|url=http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/2016/07/15/Veteran-SA-rower-in-Games-debut|publisherwork=[[The Times (South Africa)|The Times]]|location=[[South Africa]]|date=15 July 2016|accessdateaccess-date=15 July 2016}}</ref>
 
;Men
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!Rank
|- align=center
|align=left|'''[[Lawrence Brittain]]<br />[[Shaun Keeling]]'''
|align=left|[[Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair|Pair]]
|6:41.42
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|{{silver02}}
|- align=center
|align=left|[[John Smith (South African rower)|John Smith]]<br />[[James Thompson (rower)|James Thompson]]
|align=left|[[Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's lightweight double sculls|Lightweight double sculls]]
|6:23.10
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|4
|- align=center
|align=left|[[Vincent Breet]]<br />[[Jake Green (rower)|Jake Green]]<br />[[David Hunt (rower)|David Hunt]]<br />[[Jonty Smith]]
|align=left|[[Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless four|Four]]
|6:01.64
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!Rank
|- align=center
|align=left|[[Kate Christowitz]]<br />[[Lee-Ann Persse]]
|align=left|[[Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's coxless pair|Pair]]
|7:11.29
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|5
|- align=center
|align=left|[[Ursula Grobler]]<br />[[Kirsten McCann]]
|align=left|[[Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's lightweight double sculls|Lightweight double sculls]]
|7:07.37
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===Men's tournament===
{{main article|Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament}}
The South Africa men's rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by having achieved one of the top four places at the [[2014–15 Sevens World Series]].<ref>{{cite news|title=SA and Fiji qualify for Rio Olympics|url=http://www.supersport.com/rugby/sevens/news/150509/SA_and_Fiji_qualify_for_Rio_Olympics|publisher=[[SuperSport (TVSouth channelAfrican broadcaster)|SuperSport]]|date=9 May 2015|accessdateaccess-date=10 May 2015}}</ref>
 
;Team roster
{{#section:Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics South– Africa menMen's rugby sevens team rostersquads|RSA}}
 
;Group play
{{#section:Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics men– Men's rugby sevens group tournament|B standings}}
{{#section:Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics men– Men's rugby sevens game tournament|B2}}
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{{#section:Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics men– Men's rugby sevens game tournament|B4}}
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{{#section:Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics men– Men's rugby sevens game tournament|B6}}
----
;Quarterfinal
{{#section:Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics men– Men's rugby sevens game tournament|D4}}
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;Semifinal
{{#section:Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics men– Men's rugby sevens game tournament|G2}}
----
;Bronze medal match
{{#section:Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics men– Men's rugby sevens game tournament|H1}}
 
==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]]|accessdateaccess-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 (TVSouth African channelbroadcaster)|SuperSport]]|date=7 July 2015|accessdateaccess-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'old hands’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|accessdateaccess-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>
 
;Men
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|43
|38
|<s>44</s>
|36
|39
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|40
|- align=center
|align=left|[[Jim Asenathi Jim]]<br />[[Roger Hudson (sailor)|Roger Hudson]]
|align=left|[[Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 470|470]]
|18
|<s>24</s>
|15
|14
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==Swimming==
{{main article|Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics}}
A total of 11 male swimmers, led by London 2012 champions [[Chad le Clos]] and [[Cameron van der Burgh]], had been selected to the South African roster for the Olympics. One womanMeanwhile, [[Michelle Weber]], entered the {{cvt|10&nbsp;|km}} open water race whileas nothe womensquad's qualifiedsole forfemale pooland eventsone forof the top 10 eligible swimmers at the World Olympic Qualifier in Setubal, Portugal, marking the second time atnot to send any of the Olympicswomen to the Olympic pool since the post-apartheid era (the first being done in 2004).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://swimswam.com/the-final-tally-has-11-south-african-men-0-women-qualified-for-rio/|title=The Final Tally Has 11 South African Men, 0 Women, Qualified for Rio|publisher=SwimSwam|date=17 April 2016|accessdateaccess-date=18 April 2016}}</ref>
 
;Men
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|colspan=4|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|[[Dylan Bosch]]<br />[[Myles Brown]]<br />[[Calvyn Justus]]<br />[[Sebastien Rousseau]]
|align=left|[[Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4 × 200 m freestyle relay]]
|7:12.61
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|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|[[ChristopherDylan Reid (swimmer)|Christopher ReidBosch]]<br />[[CameronMyles van der BurghBrown]]<br />[[DylanChristopher BoschReid (swimmer)|Christopher Reid]]<br />[[MylesCameron Brownvan der Burgh]]
|align=left|[[Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4 × 100 m medley relay]]
|3:35.50
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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=httphttps://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/02/us-triathlon-rio-idUSKCN0Q70NB20150802|title=Gomez wins in Rio amid concern over roads|publisher=Reuters|date=2 August 2015|accessdateaccess-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 15, 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’sRabie's return gathers pace|publisher=[[South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee]]|date=14 May 2016|accessdateaccess-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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|- align=center
|align=left|[[Richard Murray (triathlete)|Richard Murray]]
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|18:20
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