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South Africa at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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South Africa at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
CGF codeRSA
CGASouth African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
Websitesascoc.co.za
in Gold Coast, Australia
4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018
Competitors194 in 17 sports
Flag bearer Caster Semenya
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
13
Silver
11
Bronze
13
Total
37
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

South Africa competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.[1]

Track and field athlete Caster Semenya was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.[2]

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 24 4 28
Badminton 3 3 6
Boxing 2 0 2
Cycling 10 7 17
Diving 0 3 3
Field hockey 18 18 36
Gymnastics 0 4 4
Lawn bowls 10 7 17
Netball 12 12
Powerlifting 1 0 1
Rugby sevens 13 12 25
Shooting 4 0 4
Swimming 14 11 25
Table tennis 1 0 1
Triathlon 3 2 5
Weightlifting 0 3 3
Wrestling 5 0 5
Total 108 86 194

Medalists

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Athletics

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Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Henricho Bruintjies 100 m 10.23 5 Q 10.26 8 Q 10.17 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Akani Simbine 10.21 4 Q 10.12 4 Q 10.03 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Hilton Langenhoven 100 m T12 11.27 =SB 4 Q 11.27 =SB 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Ndodomzi Ntutu 10.80 GR SB 1 Q 11.02 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Dyan Buis 100 m T38 11.33 SB 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Charl du Toit 11.35 WR 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Union Sekailwe 11.67 SB 5
Anaso Jobodwana 200 m 20.89 16 Q DQ Did not advance
Clarence Munyai 20.95 17 Q 20.36 2 Q 20.58 4
Stephen Mokoka 10000 m 27:44.58 SB 6
Antonio Alkana 110 m hurdles 13.32 3 Q 13.49 5
Constant Pretorius 400 m hurdles 49.71 9 Did not advance
L.J. van Zyl 50.98 17 Did not advance
Henricho Bruintjies
Emile Erasmus
Anaso Jobodwana
Akani Simbine
4 × 100 m 38.71 4 Q 38.24 NR 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Lebogang Shange 20 km walk 1:23:27 9
Wayne Snyman 1:28:09 14
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Rank Distance Rank
Luvo Manyonga Long jump 7.91 6 Q 8.41 GR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Ruswahl Samaai 8.06 2 Q 8.22 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Breyton Poole High jump 2.18 15 Did not advance
Orazio Cremona Shot put 19.24 7 Q 20.51 6
Reinhardt Hamman Shot put F38 13.15 SB 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Juanre Jenkinson 9.63 8
Phil-Mar van Rensburg Javelin throw 78.00 7 Q 79.83 4
Tshepang Makhethe Hammer throw 67.99 9
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Caster Semenya 800 m 1:59.26 1 Q 1:56.68 GR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1500 m 4:05.86 1 Q 4:00.71 GR NR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Wenda Nel 400 m hurdles 54.61 2 Q 54.96 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Field events
Athlete Event Final
Distance Rank
Juanelie Meijer Long jump T38 4.19 4
Sunette Viljoen Javelin throw 62.08 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Badminton

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A team of 6 badminton players (3 men and 3 women) will be sent to the games.

Singles
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Cameron Coetzer Men's singles  E Ekiring (UGA)
L 0-2
Did not advance
Prakash Vijayanath  B Molia (FIJ)
W 2-0
 J Paul (MRI)
L 0-2
Did not advance
Bongani von Bodenstein  L K Yew (SGP)
L 0-2
Did not advance
Michelle Butler-Emmett Women's singles  G Chua (SGP)
L 0-2
Did not advance
Elsie de Villiers  S Nehwal (IND)
L 0-2
Did not advance
Johanita Scholtz  C Birch (ENG)
L 0-2
Did not advance
Doubles
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Cameron Coetzer
Prakash Vijayanath
Men's doubles  E Donkor (GHA)
 D Sam (GHA)
L 1-2
Did not advance
Michelle Butler-Emmett
Elsie de Villiers
Women's doubles  Z Morris (FAI)
 C March (FAI)
W 2-0
 T Hendahewa (SRI)
 K Sirimannage (SRI)
L 0-2
Did not advance
Michelle Butler-Emmett
Cameron Coetzer
Mixed doubles  A Lubah (MRI)
 N Chan-Lam (MRI)
W 2-1
 N Yakura (CAN)
 K Tsai (CAN)
L 0-2
Did not advance
Elsie de Villiers
Bongani von Bodenstein
 D Chrisnanta (SGP)
 C Wong (SGP)
L 0-2
Did not advance
Johanita Scholtz
Prakash Vijayanath
 C Mulenga (ZAM)
 E Siamupangila (ZAM)
W 2-0
 T Hee (SGP)
 W Tan (SGP)
L 0-2
Did not advance
Mixed team
Roster
Pool C
Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 3 0 15 0 +15 30 0 +30 630 345 +285 3 Knockout stage
2  Australia 3 2 1 9 6 +3 19 12 +7 576 472 +104 2
3  South Africa 3 1 2 3 12 −9 6 24 −18 410 592 −182 1
4  Uganda 3 0 3 3 12 −9 6 25 −19 406 613 −207 0
Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2018. Source: GC2018

Boxing

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South Africa participated with a team of 2 athletes (2 men).

Men
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Siyabulela Mphongoshi −49 kg  Thiwanka Ranasinghe (SRI)
L 0–4
Did not advance
Sinethemba Blom −64 kg  Colin Lewis (GUY)
W 4-1
 Jesse Lartey (GHA)
L 2-3
Did not advance

Cycling

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South Africa participated with 17 athletes (10 men and 7 women).

Road

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Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Brendon Davids Road race 3:57:58 18
Nicholas Dlamini 3:59:39 38
Clint Hendricks 3:57:01 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Nolan Hoffman DNF
Bradley Potgieter 3:59:08 27
Brendon Davids Time trial 51:44.00 10
Nicholas Dlamini DNS

Track

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Pursuit
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Time Rank Opponent
Results
Rank
Gert Fouche Men's pursuit 4:35.783 21 Did not advance
Steven van Heerden 4:32.921 19 Did not advance
Joshua van Wyk 4:43.335 26 Did not advance
Gert Fouche
Nolan Hoffman
David Maree
Steven van Heerden
Joshua van Wyk
Men's team pursuit 4:11.711 5 Did not advance
Charlene Du Preez Women's pursuit 3:45.764 18 Did not advance
Danielle van Niekerk 4:03.570 21 Did not advance
Ilze Bole 3:53.312 19 Did not advance
Ilze Bole
Charlene Du Preez
Adelia Reyneke
Danielle van Niekerk
Elfriede Wolfaardt
Women's team pursuit 4:51.224 6 Did not advance
Points race
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Nolan Hoffman Men's point race 12 8 Q DNF
David Maree 5 10 Q DNF
Steven van Heerden 23 6 Q 0 18
Scratch race
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Nolan Hoffman Men's scratch race 15 Did not advance
David Maree 8 Q 13
Joshua van Wyk DNF Did not advance

Mountain bike

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Athlete Event Time Rank
Alan Hatherly Men's cross-country 1:17:56 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Cherie Redecker Women's cross-country -1LAP
Mariske Strauss 1:22:50 7

Diving

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South Africa participated with a team of 3 athletes (3 women).

Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Micaela Bouter 1 m springboard 230.75 11 Q 217.25 10
Nicole Gillis 231.90 10 Q 210.95 11
Julia Vincent 260.95 3 Q 247.4 4
Micaela Bouter 3 m springboard 213.70 14 Did not advance
Nicole Gillis 221.15 13 Did not advance
Julia Vincent 229.50 11 Q 291.45 6
Micaela Bouter
Nicole Gillis
3 m synchronised springboard 238.80 6

Gymnastics

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Artistic

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South Africa participated with 2 athletes (2 women).

Women
Individual Qualification
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F
Claudia Cummins Qualification 13.400 11.775 9.700 11.150 46.025 16
Naveen Daries 12.950 11.700 10.400 10.300 45.350 18

Rhythmic

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South Africa participated with 2 athletes (2 women).

Team Final & Individual Qualification
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon
Grace Legote Qualification 9.100 11.700 Q 11.350 10.500 42.650 18 Q
Chris-Marie van Wyk 8.950 8.850 10.200 7.200 35.200 21 Q
Individual Finals
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon
Grace Legote All-Around 8.650 11.500 11.350 11.400 42.900 13
Ball 12.150 12.170 7
Chris-Marie van Wyk All-Around 10.000 8.500 9.650 8.400 36.550 16

Hockey

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Both the men and women Hockey teams has qualified for the games. This comes as both teams are the African Champions. A total of 36 individuals are included.

Men's tournament

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Roster
Pool A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia (H) 4 4 0 0 16 2 +14 12 Advance to Semi-finals
2  New Zealand 4 3 0 1 18 6 +12 9
3  Scotland 4 1 0 3 7 14 −7 3 5th–6th place match
4  Canada 4 1 0 3 3 12 −9 3 7th–8th place match
5  South Africa 4 1 0 3 4 14 −10 3 9th–10th place match
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
(H) Hosts


5 April 2018 (2018-04-05)
21:30
South Africa  2–4  Scotland
Heyns field hockey ball 37'
Drummond field hockey ball 43'
Report Harwood field hockey ball 6'
Bain field hockey ball 13'46'
Forsyth field hockey ball 14'
Umpires:
Eric Koh (MAS)
Jamie Hooper (GBR)

7 April 2018 (2018-04-07)
16:30
Australia  4–0  South Africa
Mitton field hockey ball 30'39'
Hayward field hockey ball 43'
Kleinschmidt field hockey ball 50'
Report
Umpires:
Anbananthan Rawi (MAS)
Tyler Klenk (CAN)

8 April 2018 (2018-04-08)
16:30
New Zealand  6–0  South Africa
Russell field hockey ball 4'25'
J. Panchia field hockey ball 26'
Woods field hockey ball 27'
Muir field hockey ball 50'
Ross field hockey ball 53'
Report
Umpires:
Jamie Hooper (WAL)
Paul Walker (ENG)

11 April 2018 (2018-04-11)
21:30
Canada  0–2  South Africa
Report Julius field hockey ball 31'
Rosenberg field hockey ball 60'
Umpires:
Jamie Hooper (WAL)
Tim Bond (NZL)
Ninth and tenth place
13 April 2018 (2018-04-13)
08:30
South Africa  2–3  Wales
Crowe field hockey ball 19'
Cassiem field hockey ball 46'
Report Furlong field hockey ball 27'
Carson field hockey ball 27'59'
Umpires:
Ben de Young (AUS)
Tyler Klenk (CAN)

Women's tournament

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Roster
Pool A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 4 3 0 1 11 3 +8 9 Advance to Semi-finals
2  India 4 3 0 1 9 5 +4 9
3  South Africa 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 4 5th–6th place match
4  Malaysia 4 1 1 2 3 8 −5 4 7th–8th place match
5  Wales 4 1 0 3 4 10 −6 3 9th–10th place match
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.


5 April 2018 (2018-04-05)
14:30
England  2–0  South Africa
Balsdon field hockey ball 11'
Townsend field hockey ball 20'
Report
Umpires:
Sarah Wilson (GBR)
Nur Hafizah Azman (MAS)

7 April 2018 (2018-04-07)
19:30
South Africa  1–1  Malaysia
Mayne field hockey ball 47' Report Nuraslinda field hockey ball 39'
Umpires:
Catherine Wright (WAL)
Lelia Sacre (CAN)

9 April 2018 (2018-04-09)
14:30
South Africa  2–0  Wales
Manuel field hockey ball 25'
Mayne field hockey ball 41'
Report
Umpires:
Emma Shelbourn (ENG)
Jo Cumming (NZL)

10 April 2018 (2018-04-10)
19:30
India  1–0  South Africa
Rampal field hockey ball 47' Report
Umpires:
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Catherine Wright (WAL)
Fifth and sixth place
13 April 2018 (2018-04-13)
14:00
South Africa  1–3  Canada
Manuel field hockey ball 55' Report Johnston field hockey ball 10'
Secco field hockey ball 15'
Sourisseau field hockey ball 48'
Umpires:
Catherine Wright (WAL)
Cookie Tan (SGP)

Lawn bowls

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South Africa will compete in Lawn bowls.[3]

Men
Athlete Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Petrus Breitenbach Singles  Wilson (AUS)
L 6–21
 Salmon (WAL)
W 21–15
 Aquilina (MLT)
W 21–17
 Jones (NFI)
W 21–13
 Paniani (COK)
W 21–19
2 Q  Bester (CAN)
L 9-21
Did not advance
Petrus Breitenbach
Jason Evans
Pairs  Wales
W 17–15
 Northern Ireland
W 20–16
 Isle of Man
W 19–13
 Jamaica
W 28–6
1 Q  Cook Islands
L 14–15
Did not advance
Gerry Baker
Rudi Jacobs
Morgan Muvhango
Triples  England
L 13–24
 Wales
L 6–22
 India
L 17–18
 Papua New Guinea
W 16–15
4 Did not advance
Gerry Baker
Jason Evans
Rudi Jacobs
Morgan Muvhango
Fours  India
L 7–19
 Australia
L 6–27
 Norfolk Island
W 25–7
 Botswana
W 22–6
3 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Colleen Piketh Singles  Murphy (AUS)
L 16–21
 Beattie (NIR)
W 21–13
 Kioa (TGA)
W 21–4
 Siame (ZAM)
W 21–9
2 Q  Murphy (AUS)
W 21–19
 Edwards (NZL)
L 17–21
 McKerihen (CAN)
W 21–17
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Nicolene Neal
Colleen Piketh
Pairs  India
W 19–17
 Northern Ireland
W 20–12
 Wales
W 23–17
 Jersey
W 23–6
1 Q  England
W 14–12
 Scotland
W 18–10
 Malaysia
L 14–15
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Elma Davis
Esme Kruger
Johanna Snyman
Triples  England
L 11–28
 Northern Ireland
L 13–14
 Niue
W 40–7
3 Did not advance
Elma Davis
Esme Kruger
Nicolene Neal
Johanna Snyman
Fours  New Zealand
W 16–11
 Zambia
W 17–10
 Norfolk Island
D 10–10
 Jersey
W 19–7
1 Q  New Zealand
W 16–8
 Malta
W 14–8
 Australia
l 16–18
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Para-sport
Athlete Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Nozipho Schroeder
Johanna van Rooyen (Guide)
Philippus Walker
Graham Ward (Guide)
Pairs  Australia
L 3 - 26
 New Zealand
W 14 - 12
 Scotland
W 18 - 3
 England
W 19 - 8
 Wales
W 11 - 8
1 Q  Wales
W 11 - 9
 Australia
L 9 - 12
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Tobias Botha
Christopher Patton
Willem Viljoen
Triples  England
D 13 - 13
 Australia
L 10 - 13
 Wales
W 21 - 4
 New Zealand
L 11 - 19
 Scotland
W 15 - 7
4 Q  Australia
L 7 - 15
 England
W 16 - 13
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Netball

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South Africa qualified a netball team by virtue of being ranked in the top 11 (excluding the host nation, Australia) of the INF World Rankings on July 1, 2017.[4][5][6]

Roster

The following is the South Africa roster in the netball tournament of the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[7]

South Africa national netball team – 2018 Commonwealth Games roster
Players Coaches
Pos. Name Age - DOB Ht. Club Club nat.
Burger, Erin - South Africa
Burger, Sigrid - Surrey Storm England
Griesel, Izette - Gauteng Jaguars South Africa
Holtzhausen, Maryka - Severn Stars England
Maweni, Phumza - Severn Stars England
Msomi, Bongiwe (C) - Adelaide Thunderbirds Australia
Mthembu, Precious - Kingdom Stars South Africa
Pretorius, Karla - Sunshine Coast Lightning Australia
Stoltz, Renske - Wasps Netball England
van der Merwe, Shadine - Gauteng Jaguars South Africa
Venter, Ine-Mari - Gauteng Jaguars South Africa
Vimbela, Zanele - Team Bath South Africa
Head coach

Norma Plummer



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club field describes current pro club
  • Injured Injured
Pool A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia (H) 5 5 0 0 413 162 +251 10 Semi-finals
2  Jamaica 5 4 0 1 351 221 +130 8
3  South Africa 5 3 0 2 310 205 +105 6 Classification matches
4  Northern Ireland 5 2 0 3 224 307 −83 4
5  Barbados 5 1 0 4 185 333 −148 2
6  Fiji 5 0 0 5 171 426 −255 0
Updated to match(es) played on 11 April 2018. Source: GC2018
(H) Hosts


6 April 2018
15:00
Report South Africa  46–57  Jamaica    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Gary Burgess
Michelle Phippard
Reserve umpire: Helen George
Venter Goals scored 19/23 (83%)
Burger Goals scored 15/15 (100%)
Holtzhausen Goals scored 12/18 (67%)
Fowler-Reid Goals scored 29/31 (94%)
Beckford Goals scored 15/20 (75%)
Aiken Goals scored 13/16 (81%)

7 April 2018
15:00
Report Northern Ireland  35–49  South Africa    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Kate Stephenson
Lisa McPhail
Reserve umpire: Jackie Mizon
L. Bowman Goals scored 21/25 (84%)
Lennon Goals scored 5/6 (83%)
McCullogh Goals scored 5/11 (45%)
K. Bowman Goals scored 4/7 (57%)
Burger Goals scored 38/41 (93%)
Venter Goals scored 7/9 (78%)
Holtzhausen Goals scored 4/9 (44%)

8 April 2018
20:30
Report Australia  60–38  South Africa    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Jono Bredin
Lisa McPhail
Reserve umpire: Kate Stephenson
Bassett Goals scored 20/23 (87%)
Thwaites Goals scored 15/15 (100%)
Wood Goals scored 14/15 (93%)
Pettitt Goals scored 11/11 (100%)
Venter Goals scored 33/40 (83%)
Holtzhausen Goals scored 5/10 (50%)

10 April 2018
18:30
Report South Africa  92–28  Fiji    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Michelle Phippard
Jackie Mizon
Reserve umpire: Kate Stephenson
Burger Goals scored 56/59 (95%)
Venter Goals scored 20/22 (91%)
Stoltz Goals scored 16/21 (76%)
Waqa Goals scored 19/26 (73%)
M. Rusivakula Goals scored 8/12 (67%)
U. Rusivakula Goals scored 1/2 (50%)

11 April 2018
11:00
Report South Africa  85–25  Barbados    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Jackie Mizon
Kate Stephenson
Reserve umpire: Jono Bredin
Venter Goals scored 34/35 (97%)
Burger Goals scored 33/35 (94%)
Holtzhausen Goals scored 10/14 (71%)
Stoltz Goals scored 8/9 (89%)
Blackman Goals scored 14/15 (93%)
Payne Goals scored 11/17 (65%)
Fifth place match
12 April 2018
09:00
Report South Africa  53–42  Uganda    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Jackie Mizon
Joshua Bowring
Reserve umpire: Marc Henning
Venter Goals scored 42/46 (91%)
Holtzhausen Goals scored 11/12 (92%)
Oyella Goals scored 22/25 (88%)
Proscovia Goals scored 19/19 (100%)
Nanyonga Goals scored 1/4 (25%)

Rugby sevens

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Men's tournament

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South Africa qualified a men's team of 12 athletes by being among the top nine ranked nations from the Commonwealth in the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series ranking.[8]

Roster
Pool A
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa 3 3 0 0 121 5 +116 9 Semi-finals
2  Scotland 3 2 0 1 73 26 +47 7 Classification semi-finals
3  Papua New Guinea 3 1 0 2 31 84 −53 5
4  Malaysia 3 0 0 3 5 115 −110 3
Source: GC2018
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
14 April 2018
12:05
South Africa 43–0 Malaysia
Try: Sage 2' m
Geduld (2) 3' m, 9' c
Du Preez 4' c
Snyman 7' m
Specman 8' c
Agaba 10' c
Con: Du Preez (2/5) 5', 8'
Geduld (2/2) 9', 10'
(Gold Coast 2018)
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
14 April 2018
18:37
South Africa 52–0 Papua New Guinea
Try: Kok 1' c
Specman (2) 1' m, 9' c
Nel (2) 3' c, 5' c
Sage 7' c
Du Preez 11' m
Davids 13' c
Con: Du Preez (5/7) 1', 4', 5', 7', 9'
Afrika (1/1) 13'
(Gold Coast 2018)
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
14 April 2018
22:17
South Africa 26–5 Scotland
Try: Specman 4' c
Nel 8' c
Afrika 9' m
Geduld 12' c
Con: Geduld (3/4) 5', 8', 12'
(Gold Coast 2018)Try: Farndale 14' m
Con: Fergusson (0/1)
Cards: Jackson yellow card 7' to 9'
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)
Semi-finals
15 April 2018 South Africa  19–24
(a.e.t.)
 Fiji Gold Coast  
12:05
Bronze medal match
15 April 2018 England  21–14  South Africa Gold Coast  
14:17

Women's tournament

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South Africa also qualified a women's team of 12. This qualification came after the South African women's team won the African Cup in 2017. The gold and silver medalist of Africa would then automatically qualify for the 2018 games. The silver medalists were Kenya.

Roster
Pool A
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 110 7 +103 9 Semi-finals
2  Canada 3 2 0 1 60 36 +24 7
3  Kenya 3 1 0 2 31 79 −48 5 Classification semi-finals
4  South Africa 3 0 0 3 10 89 −79 3
Source: GC2018
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
13 April 2018
16:31
Canada 29–0 South Africa
Try: Crossley 1' m
Benn 2' c
Kaljuvee 4' c
Williams 6' m
Darling 8' m
Con: Landry (2/4) 3', 4'
Lukan (0/1)
(Gold Coast 2018)
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
13 April 2018
19:33
New Zealand 41–0 South Africa
Try: Goss 1' c
Woodman (2) 1' m, 8' c
Blyde 6' m
Broughton 7' m
Williams 9' c
Brazier 12' m
Con: Nathan-Wong (3/6) 1', 8', 9'
Willison (0/1)
(Gold Coast 2018)
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Sara Cox (England)
14 April 2018
12:27
South Africa 10–19 Kenya
Try: Simmers 8' m
Jordaan 9' m
Con: Jordaan (0/2)
(Gold Coast 2018)Try: Okelo 2' c
Masinde 7' c
Olando 13' m
Con: Okulu (2/3) 3', 7'
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Rebecca Mahoney (New Zealand)
Classification semi-finals
15 April 2018 Fiji  40–12  South Africa Gold Coast  
9:31
Match for seventh place
15 April 2018 South Africa  14–19  Wales Gold Coast  
12:27

Shooting

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South Africa participated with 4 athletes (4 men).

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Pierre Basson 10 metre air rifle 604.7 15 Did not advance
Bartholomeus Pienaar 612.7 11 Did not advance
Open
Athlete Event Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Overall Rank
Jacobus Du Toit Queen's prize individual 103-6v 21 146-15v 19 144-12v 21 393-33v 20
Petrus Haasbroek 104-12v 10 149-20v 6 146-13v 16 399-45v 11
Jacobus Du Toit
Petrus Haasbroek
Queen's prize pairs 299-37v 2 282-16v 6 581-53v 4

Swimming

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A total of 25 South African Swimmers has qualified for the games. This includes 2 para-swimmers.

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ryan Coetzee 50 m freestyle DNS Did not advance
Brad Tandy 21.78 2 Q 21.92 2 Q 21.81 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Christian Sadie 50 m freestyle S7 29.54 2 Q 29.65 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Calvyn Justus 100 m freestyle 50.06 20 Did not advance
Chad le Clos 49.17 7 Q 48.61 2 Q 48.15 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Chad le Clos 200 m freestyle 1:47.37 6 Q 1:47.46 7
Eben Vorster 1:50.78 18 Did not advance
Brent Szurdoki 400 m freestyle 3:56.40 10 Did not advance
Eben Vorster 3:56.82 11 Did not advance
Brent Szurdoki 1500 m freestyle 15:28.60 4
Martin Binedell 100 m backstroke 56.37 12 Q 55.25 9 Did not advance
Calvyn Justus 55.69 10 Q 55.25 9 Did not advance
Jarryd Baxter 200 m backstroke 2:02.17 13 Did not advance
Martin Binedell 1:57.92 1 Q 1:57.87 6
Luan Grobbelaar 2:06.10 18 Did not advance
Michael Houlie 50 m breaststroke 27.92 6 Q 27.64 5 Q 27.83 6
Brad Tandy 28.17 11 Q 27.99 8 Q 28.37 8
Cameron van der Burgh 27.01 2 Q 26.95 2 Q 26.58 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Michael Houlie 100 m breaststroke 1:01.66 9 Q 1:01.47 10 Did not advance
Cameron van der Burgh 1:00.20 3 Q 59.74 3 Q 59.44 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Kaleb van der Merwe 100 m breaststroke SB8 1:28.26 7 Q 1:26.11 7
Luan Grobbelaar 200 m breaststroke 2:18.90 11 Did not advance
Ayrton Sweeney 2:13.27 9 Did not advance
Ryan Coetzee 50 m butterfly 23.94 3 Q 23.79 3 Q 23.73 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Chad le Clos 23.53 1 Q 23.53 1 Q 23.37 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Brad Tandy 24.41 10 Q 24.35 10 Did not advance
Ryan Coetzee 100 m butterfly 55.03 14 Q 54.17 12 Did not advance
Chad le Clos 53.67 5 Q 52.56 4 Q 50.65 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Eben Vorster 55.11 15 Q 54.75 14 Did not advance
Chad le Clos 200 m butterfly 1:57.89 4 Q 1:54.00 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Eben Vorster 2:00.72 12 Did not advance
Jarryd Baxter 200 m individual medley 2:02.23 11 Did not advance
Ayrton Sweeney 2:03.19 15 Did not advance
Eben Vorster 2:07.11 17 Did not advance
Luan Grobbelaar 400 m individual medley 4:22.77 9 Did not advance
Ayrton Sweeney 4:18.08 2 Q 4:17.79 4
Ryan Coetzee
Calvyn Justus
Chad le Clos
Brad Tandy
Jarryd Baxter*
Eben Vorster*
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:21.50 7 Q 3:17.27 6
Calvyn Justus
Chad le Clos
Cameron van der Burgh
Brad Tandy
Ryan Coetzee*
Michael Houlie*
Martin Binedell*
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:42.44 5 Q 3:34.79 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

* Competed in heats only.

Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Emma Chelius 50 m freestyle 25.62 8 Q 25.89 10 Did not advance
Erin Gallagher 25.21 5 Q 25.03 5 Q 25.03 5
Emma Chelius 100 m freestyle 56.04 12 Q 56.40 14 Did not advance
Erin Gallagher 55.36 9 Q 54.38 7 Q 54.23 6
Kristin Bellingan 200 m freestyle 2:04.37 15 Did not advance
Dune Coetzee 2:04.15 14 Did not advance
Marlies Ross 2:08.29 17 Did not advance
Kate Beavon 400 m freestyle 4:17.59 12 Did not advance
Kristin Bellingan 4:20.92 15 Did not advance
Dune Coetzee 4:15.21 11 Did not advance
Kate Beavon 800 m freestyle 8:49.16 8 Q 8:49.16 8
Kristin Bellingan 9:02.88 9 Did not advance
Erin Gallagher 50 m backstroke 29.38 15 Q Withdrew Did not advance
Mariella Venter 29.88 17 R 29.58 16 Did not advance
Nathania van Niekerk 100 m backstroke 1:02.81 15 Q 1:03.06 16 Did not advance
Mariella Venter 1:03.39 17 Did not advance
Nathania van Niekerk 200 m backstroke 2:16.07 11 Did not advance
Mariella Venter 2:14.82 10 Did not advance
Kaylene Corbett 50 m breaststroke 32.51 17 Did not advance
Tatjana Schoenmaker 30.92 3 Q 31.01 5 Q 30.82 4
Emily Visagie 32.73 18 Did not advance
Kaylene Corbett 100 m breaststroke 1:09.40 10 Q 1:09.36 13 Did not advance
Tatjana Schoenmaker 1:07.69 2 Q 1:06.65 1 Q 1:06.41 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Emily Visagie 1:10.65 16 Q 1:10.80 15 Did not advance
Kaylene Corbett 200 m breaststroke 2:27.68 7 Q 2:29.40 8
Tatjana Schoenmaker 2:23.57 1 Q 2:22.02 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Emily Visagie 2:28.37 9 R 2:29.25 7
Emma Chelius 50 m butterfly 27.55 13 Q 27.52 13 Did not advance
Erin Gallagher 27.05 8 Q 26.85 8 Q 26.84 7
Dune Coetzee 100 m butterfly 1:02.03 17 Did not advance
Erin Gallagher 59.25 8 Q 59.04 9 Did not advance
Dune Coetzee 200 m butterfly 2:12.38 11 Did not advance
Marlies Ross 200 m individual medley 2:19.67 13 Did not advance
Emily Visagie 2:18.27 11 Did not advance
Marlies Ross 400 m individual medley 4:55.30 11 Did not advance
Emma Chelius
Erin Gallagher
Marlies Ross
Dune Coetzee
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:46.04 5
Kate Beavon
Kristin Bellingan
Dune Coetzee
Marlies Ross
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 8:18.31 6
Emma Chelius
Kaylene Corbett
Erin Gallagher
Nathania van Niekerk
Mariella Venter
4 × 100 m medley relay 4:12.02 7

Table tennis

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South Africa participated with 1 athlete (1 man).

Para-sport
Athletes Event Group stage Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Theo Cogill Men's TT6–10  Ross Wilson (ENG)
L 3-2
 Barak Mizrachi (AUS)
W 3-0
 Temitope Ogunsanya (NGR)
W 3-0
2 Q  Kim Daybell (ENG)
L 3-2
 Joshua Stacey (WAL)
L 3-2
4

Triathlon

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South Africa participated with 5 athletes (3 men and 2 women).

Individual
Athlete Event Swim (750 m) Trans 1 Bike (20 km) Trans 2 Run (5 km) Total Rank
Richard Murray Men's 9:12 0:32 27:51 0:26 15:03 53:04 6
Henri Schoeman 8:51 0:35 27:45 0:24 15:00 52:31 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Wian Sullwald 9:03 0:34 27:58 0:29 18:26 56:30 20
Simone Ackermann Women's 9:46 0:39 34:53 0:30 20:05 1:05:53 18
Gillian Sanders 10:01 0:39 33:04 0:29 18:53 1:03:06 15
Mixed Relay
Athletes Event Total Times per Athlete
(Swim 250 m, Bike 7 km,
Run 1.5 km)
Total Group Time Rank
Simone Ackermann
Henri Schoeman
Gillian Sanders
Richard Murray
Mixed relay 23:21
18:56
22:08
19:09
1:23:34 8

Weightlifting

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South Africa participated with 3 athletes (3 women).[9]

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Johanni Taljaard Women's −58 kg 78 6 93 8 171 6
Mona Pretorius Women's −63 kg 91 3 115 2 206 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Celestie Engelbrecht Women's −69 kg 83 8 110 6 193 7

Powerlifting

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South Africa participated with 1 athlete (1 man).

Athlete Event Result Rank
Ricardo Fitzpatrick Men's heavyweight 152.1 7

Wrestling

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South Africa participated with 5 athletes (5 men).

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Jan Combrinck Men's freestyle -57 kg Bye  Takahashi (CAN)
L 1 - 3
Did not advance Bye  Welson (NGR)
L 1 - 3
5
Terry van Rensburg Men's freestyle -65 kg  Daniel (NGR)
L 0 - 3
Did not advance 10
Johannes Botha Men's freestyle -74 kg  Fernando (SLE)
W 4 - 1
 Dodge (WAL)
W 4 - 0
 Assizecourt (NGR)
W 5 - 0
 Sushil (IND)
L 0 - 4
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Michael Gaitskill Men's freestyle -86 kg  Moore (CAN)
L 1 - 4
Did not advance 11
Martin Erasmus Men's freestyle -97 kg  Belkin (NZL)
W 4 - 0
 Verreynne (AUS)
W 4 - 1
 Steen (CAN)
W 4 - 1
 Khatri (IND)
W 4 - 1
1st place, gold medalist(s)

See also

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References

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  3. ^ "Lawn Bowls Draw" (PDF). gc2018.com. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  4. ^ Pavitt, Michael (25 July 2017). "Uganda to make Commonwealth Games netball debut at Gold Coast 2018". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  5. ^ Dakin, Rebecca (24 July 2017). "Competing nations announced for GC2018 Netball Competition". www.mygc.com.au/. myGC. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
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  7. ^ "Participants: South Africa: Netball". 2018 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  8. ^ Pavitt, Michael (8 October 2017). "Uganda and Zambia qualify for Gold Coast 2018 men's rugby sevens tournament". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Qualification List of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games" (PDF). www.iwf.net/. International Weightlifting Federation. March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.