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| South Africa at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | RSA |
| NOC | South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 – August 8, 2021 | |
| Competitors | 179 in 19 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Phumelela Mbande Chad le Clos |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Anaso Jobodwana |
| Medals Ranked 52nd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
South Africa competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] It was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Games in the post-apartheid era, and twentieth overall in Summer Olympic history.
A week before the Games started, two football players and a video analyst were tested positive for COVID-19 while staying at the Olympic Village.[2]
Medalists
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Multiple medallists
The following competitors won several medals at the 2020 Olympic Games.
| Name | Medal | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tatjana Schoenmaker |  Gold Silver |
Swimming | Women's 200 metre breaststroke Women's 100 metre breaststroke |
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in field hockey and football are not counted:
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artistic swimming | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Athletics | 25 | 5 | 30 |
| Cycling | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Diving | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Equestrian | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Field hockey | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Football | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Golf | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Gymnastics | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rowing | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Rugby sevens | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Sailing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Skateboarding | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Sport climbing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Surfing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| Triathlon | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Water polo | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| Total | 115 | 64 | 179 |
Artistic swimming
South Africa fielded a squad of two artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet event, by securing a berth as the highest-ranked pair, not yet qualified, from Africa at the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, heralding the country's return to the sport for the first time since Barcelona 1992.
| Athlete | Event | Technical routine | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (final) | |||||
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| Points | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | ||
| Clarissa Johnston Laura Strugnell |
Duet | 70.9099 | 21 | 72.1667 | 143.0766 | 21 | Did not advance | ||
Athletics (track and field)
Thirty South African athletes achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[3][4]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- NM = No mark
- DNF = Did not finish
- Track & road events
- Men