South Africa at the 2019 African Games
| South Africa at the 2019 African Games | |
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| IOC code | RSA |
| NOC | South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee |
| in Rabat, Morocco 19 August 2019 – 31 August 2019 | |
| Competitors | 153 in 11 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Geronay Whitebooi |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Bridgitte Hartley |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| African Games appearances (overview) | |
South Africa competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. In total, 153 athletes represented South Africa in 11 sports.[1] Athletes representing South Africa won 36 gold medals, 26 silver medals and 25 bronze medals and the country finished in 3rd place in the medal table.
Medal summary[edit]
Medal table[edit]
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Archery[edit]
South Africa competed in archery.[2] Morgan Blewett, Vivien De Klerk, Rhyn Potgieter and Catharina Whitehead represented South Africa in archery. [3]
Blewett, De Klerk and Potgieter competed in the men's individual and men's team events.[3] Whitehead competed in the women's individual event.[3] Whitehead and De Klerk also competed in the mixed team event.[3]
Athletics[edit]
38 athletes were scheduled to compete in athletes.[1] Antonio Alkana, Lindsay Hanekom, Zenéy van der Walt and Sunette Viljoen were among the athletes to compete in the 2019 African Games.[2]
In total, athletes representing South Africa won one gold medal, six silver medals and ten bronze medals and the country finished in 10th place in the athletics medal table.[4]
Badminton[edit]
South Africa competed in badminton with 8 athletes (4 men's and 4 women's).[2][5]
Johanita Scholtz won the gold medal in the women's singles event.
Megan de Beer and Johanita Scholtz won the bronze medal in the women's doubles event.
In the team event South Africa also won a bronze medal.
Beach volleyball[edit]
Grant Goldschmidt and Leo Williams competed in the men's beach volleyball tournament.[2] They finished in 4th place.
Canoeing[edit]
Bridgitte Hartley is part of the team to represent South Africa in canoeing at the 2019 African Games.[2]
Cycling[edit]
South Africa competed in cycling.[2][6][7][8]
The following athletes represented South Africa in cycling:
- Men: Ryan Gibbons, Stefan de Bod, Jayde Julius, Clint Hendricks, Kent Main, Jason Oosthuizen
- Women: Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio, Maroesjka Matthee, Joanna van de Winkel, Zanri Rossouw, Carla Oberholzer, Tiffany Keep
In total, cyclists representing South Africa won six gold medals and three silver medals and the country finished 1st in the cycling medal table.
Football[edit]
South Africa competed in football at the 2019 African Games, both in the men's tournament and the women's tournament.
In both tournaments the teams did not advance from the group stage to the semi-finals. Both the men's team and women's team lost all their matches.
Judo[edit]
South Africa competed in judo.[2] In total five athletes represented South Africa in judo.
Two medals were won:[9]
- Women -48kg:
Geronay Whitebooi[10] - Women -78kg: Unelle Snyman
Karate[edit]
South Africa competed in karate.[11]
Swimming[edit]
24 swimmers were scheduled to compete in the 2019 African Games.[1] Michael Houlie represented South Africa at the 2019 African Games.[2]
South Africa finished in 1st place in the swimming medal table with 20 gold medals, 13 silver medals and 12 bronze medals.[12]
Table tennis[edit]
South Africa competed in table tennis.[2]
Tennis[edit]
Chanel Simmonds was the only player to represent South Africa in tennis at the 2019 African Games.[2] She won the silver medal in the women's singles event.[13]
Weightlifting[edit]
Mona Pretorius was one of the weightlifters to represent South Africa at the 2019 African Games.[2][14]
References[edit]
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Team SA Announced for 2019 African Games". South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee. 15 July 2019. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d "NOC Entries by Event - South Africa". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "2019 African Games – Athletics – Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Badminton NOC Entries by Event - South Africa". Rabat 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "SA national team announced for African Games". In the bunch. 6 August 2019. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Mountain Bike Cycling Results Book" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Road Cycling Results Book" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "2019 African Games Judo Medalists". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Whitebooi delivers SA's first Games medal". Team SA. 17 August 2019. Archived from the original on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). sportdata.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Swimming Results Book" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Chanel Storm Simmonds - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "2019 African Games Weightlifting Results". IWF. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.