- South Africa at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Infobox Olympics South Africa
games=1992 Summer
flagcaption=Flag of South Africa'sNational Olympic Committee ,
used at the 1992 Games
competitors=93 (68 men and 25 women)
sports=19
gold=0
silver=2
bronze=0
total=2
rank=41South Africa competed at theSummer Olympic Games for the first time since 1960 at the1992 Summer Olympics inBarcelona ,Spain . South Africa was permitted to re-join the Olympic Movement after its citizens voted to abolish apartheid.Medalists
Silver
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Elana Meyer — Athletics, Women's 10.000m*
Wayne Ferreira andPiet Norval — Tennis, Men's DoublesResults by event
=Archery=In South Africa's debut appearance in Olympic archery, the nation was represented by two archers. Neither advanced past the ranking round.
Women's Individual Competition:
*Johanna Schenk — Ranking round, 56th place (0-0)Men's Individual Competition:
*Malcolm Todd — Ranking round, 68th place (0-0)Men's 400m Hurdles
*Andries Vorster :* Heat — 49.75 (→ did not advance, no ranking)Men's 10.000 metres
*Xolile Yawa :* Heat — 28:28.78:* Final — 28:37.18 (→ 13th place)Men's Marathon
*Abel Mokibe — 2:17.24 (→ 25th place)
*Zithulele Sinqe — did not finish (→ no ranking)
*Jan Tau — did not finish (→ no ranking)Women's 400m Hurdles
*Myrtle Bothma :* Heat — 55.60:* Semifinal — 54.53:* Final — DNF (→ no ranking)Women's 10.000 metres
*Elana Meyer :* Heat — 32:05.45:* Final — 31:11.75 (→ Silver Medal)Women's Marathon
*Colleen De Reuck — 2:39.03 (→ 9th place)Women's High Jump
*Charmaine Weavers :* Qualification — 1.75 m (→ did not advance)
=Boxing=Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
*Abram Thwala :* First Round – Lost toRafael Lozano (Spain), 0:9Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
*Giovanni Pretorius :* First Round – Lost toSøren Antman (Sweden), RSC-1
=Cycling=Women's Individual Road Race
*Jacqueline Martin :*Final — 2:15:42 (→ 46th place)
=Diving=Men's 3m Springboard
*Craig Vaughan :* Preliminary Round — 297.51 points (→ did not advance, 30th place)
=Sailing=Men's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)
*William Tyson :* Final Ranking — 344.0 points (→ 35th place)
=Swimming=Men's 50 m Freestyle
* Peter Williams:* Heat — 22.65:* Final — 22.50 (→ 4th place)*
Darryl Cronje :* Heat — 23.39 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)Men's 100 m Freestyle
*Seddon Keyter :* Heat — 51.42 (→ did not advance, 29th place)Men's 100 m Backstroke
*Seddon Keyter :* Heat — 57.94 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)Men's 100 m Breaststroke
*Kenneth Cawood :* Heat — 1:04.02 (→ did not advance, 27th place)Men's 200 m Breaststroke
*Kenneth Cawood :* Heat — 2:21.88 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)*
Clifford Lyne :* Heat — 2:25.66 (→ did not advance, 41st place)Men's 100 m Butterfly
* Craig Jackson:* Heat — 55.45 (→ did not advance, 26th place)Men's 200 m Butterfly
* Craig Jackson:* Heat — 2:02.17 (→ did not advance, 28th place)Men's 200 m Individual Medley
*Clifford Lyne :* Heat — 2:06.62 (→ did not advance, 27th place)Men's 400 m Individual Medley
*Clifford Lyne :* Heat — 4:32.64 (→ did not advance, 24th place)Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
*Darryl Cronje , Peter Williams,Seddon Keyter , and Craig Jackson:* Heat — 3:23.53 (→ did not advance, 11th place)Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay
*Seddon Keyter ,Kenneth Cawood , Peter Williams, andDarryl Cronje :* Heat — 3:46.86 (→ did not advance, 14th place)
Women's 50 m Freestyle
*Marianne Kriel :* Heat — 26.05:* B-Final — 26.47 (→ 13th place)Women's 100 m Freestyle
*Marianne Kriel :* Heat — 57.50 (→ did not advance, 20th place)Women's 400 m Freestyle
*Jeanine Steenkamp :* Heat — 4:23.33 (→ did not advance, 21st place)Women's 800 m Freestyle
*Jeanine Steenkamp :* Heat — 8:59.62 (→ did not advance, 19th place)Women's 100 m Backstroke
*Marianne Kriel :* Heat — 1:03.20:* B-Final — 1:03.12 (→ 10th place)*
Jill Brukman :* Heat — 1:04.57 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)Women's 200 m Backstroke
*Jill Brukman :* Heat — 2:18.56 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)Women's 100 m Breaststroke
*Penny Heyns :* Heat — 1:14.99 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)Women's 200 m Breaststroke
*Penny Heyns :* Heat — 2:45.04 (→ did not advance, 34th place)Women's 100 m Butterfly
*Marianne Kriel :* Heat — 1:02.49 (→ did not advance, 21st place)Women's 200 m Individual Medley
*Jill Brukman :* Heat — 2:23.07 (→ did not advance, 28th place)Women's 400 m Individual Medley
*Jeanine Steenkamp :* Heat — 4:58.48 (→ did not advance, 25th place)*
Jill Brukman :* Heat — 5:03.34 (→ did not advance, 27th place)Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay
*Jill Brukman ,Jeanine Steenkamp ,Penny Heyns , andMarianne Kriel :* Heat — 4:24.28 (→ did not advance, 16th place)
=Tennis=Men's Singles Competition
*Wayne Ferreira
*# First Round — DefeatedChristo Van Rensburg (South Africa) 7-5, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
*# Second Round — Lost toMarc Rosset (Switzerland) 4-6, 0-6, 2-6*
Christo Van Rensburg
*# First Round — Lost toWayne Ferreira (South Africa) 5-7, 2-6, 6-2, 4-6Men's Doubles Competition
*Wayne Ferreira andPiet Norval → Silver Medal
*# First Round — DefeatedBent-Ove Pedersen andChristian Ruud (Norway) 6-2, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
*# Second Round — DefeatedBrian Gyetko andSebastien LeBlanc (Canada) 6-3, 7-6, 6-4
*# Quarterfinals — DefeatedGeorge Cosac andDinu Pescariu (Romania) 6-0, 6-3, 6-2
*# Semifinals — DefeatedGoran Ivanišević andGoran Prpic (Croatia) 7-6, 3-6, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
*# Final — Lost toBoris Becker andMichael Stich (Germany) 6-7, 6-4, 6-7, 3-6Women's Singles Competition
*Amanda Coetzer
*# First Round — DefeatedZina Garrison (USA) 7-5, 6-1
*# Second Round — DefeatedAgnese Blumberga (LAT) 6-2, 6-4
*# Third Round — Lost toConchita Martinez (Spain) 4-6, 3-6*
Mariaan de Swardt
*# First round — Lost toPatricia Tarabini (Argentina) 4-6, 2-6*
Elna Reinach
*# First round — Lost toJennifer Capriati (USA) 1-6, 0-6
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