South Africa at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

South Africa at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
South Africa at the; 2020 Summer Paralympics
	Flag of South Africa
IPC code	RSA
NPC	South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
Website	www.sascoc.co.za
in Tokyo, Japan; August 24, 2021 – September 5, 2021
Competitors	34 in 7 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Kgothatso Montjane; Charl du Toit
Flag bearer (closing)	Louzanne Coetzee
Medals	Gold 4 Silver 1 Bronze 2 Total 7
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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South Africa competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. The team of 34 athletes competing in seven sports was announced on 14 August 2021, the chef de mission was Leon Fleiser. This was the smallest delegation since the 1992 Summer Paralympics.^[1] Except for one gold medal in cycling, all the team's medals, four gold, one silver and two bronze, were won in athletics. Three African and three World records were also set in athletics. South Africa did not enter any team sports.

Medalists[]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Anrune Weyers	Athletics	Women's 400 metres T47	28 August
Gold	Ntando Mahlangu	Athletics	Men's long jump T63	28 August
Gold	Nicolas Pieter du Preez	Cycling	Men's road time trial H1	31 August
Gold	Ntando Mahlangu	Athletics	Men's 200 metres T61	3 September
Silver	Louzanne Coetzee	Athletics	Women's 1500 metres T11	30 August
Bronze	Sheryl James	Athletics	Women's 400 metres T37	31 August
Bronze	Louzanne Coetzee	Athletics	Women's marathon T12	5 September

Multiple medallists[]

The following competitors won several medals at the 2020 Paralympic Games.

Name	Medal	Sport	Event
Ntando Mahlangu	Gold	Athletics	Men's long jump T63
	Gold		Men's 200 metres T61

Archery[]

Two archers, (W1) and competed.^[2]

Men


Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals
Athlete	Event	Score	Seed	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Rank
	Individual W1	637	7	N/A	(BRA) L 123–123 (SO 9-6)	Did not advance
	Individual compound open	646	36	(BRA) W 142–135	(IRI) L 130–143	Did not advance

Athletics[]

Eighteen athletes, eleven men and seven women, represented South Africa in athletics:^[2]

Men's track

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Dyan Buis	100m T38	11.75	5	Did not advance
Dyan Buis	400m T38	51.29	1	51.39	5
Daniel Du Plessis	100m T64	11.72	7	Did not advance
Daniel Du Plessis	400m T62	N/A		53.56	7
Charl du Toit	100m T37	11.58	5	11.63	8
	200m T37	24.04	4	Did not advance
	400m T37	N/A		51.14	5
	100m T63	12.64 AR	3	12.66	7
Ntando Mahlangu	200m T61	N/A		23.59
	100m T64	11.06	3	11.03	5
	200m T64	22.81 WR (T44)	2	22.86	5
	100m T64	11.40	7	Did not advance
	400m T62	N/A	N/A	50.09 AR	4
Jonathan Ntutu	100m T12	11.23	3	Did not advance

Men's field

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Points	Rank
Reinhardt Hamman	Javelin throw F38	52.49		6
Ntando Mahlangu	Long jump T61	7.17 WR
	Long jump T63	5.18		9
	Long jump T64	6.80		5
Dyan Buis	Long jump T38	5.94		10
	Shot put F46	15.65 AR		4
Tyrone Pillay	Shot put F63	11.94		8

Women's track

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Louzanne Coetzee	1500m T11	4:49.24	1	4:40.96 AR
Louzanne Coetzee	Marathon T12	N/A		3:11:13 WR (T11)
Liezel Gouws	200m T37	DQ		Did not advance
Liezel Gouws	400m T37	N/A		1:06.85	5
Sheryl James	100m T37	13.58 AR	3	13.67	5
	200m T37	27.73	2	27.57 AR	4
	400m T37	N/A		1:03.82
	100m T13	12.41	3	12.33	5
Anrune Weyers	100m T47	12.66	4	Did not advance
	200m T47	25.62	1	25.51	4
	400m T47	57.59	2	56.05

Women's field

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Points	Rank
	Discus throw F38	31.51		5
Zanele Situ	Shot put F54	16.22		5

Cycling[]

Three South African cyclists, two men and one woman, competed in road cycling:^[2]

Road Events — Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
	Women's road time trial T1-2	53:46.89	10
	Women's road race T1-2	1:52:17	8

Road Events — Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Nicholas Pieter du Preez	Men's road time trial H2	43:49.41
Nicholas Pieter du Preez	Men's road race H1-2	Lapped	8
Ernst van Dyk	Men's road time trial H5	44:34.88	9
Ernst van Dyk	Men's road race H5	2:36:23	8

Equestrian[]

South Africa entered two equestrian competitors, both women, (Grade IV) and (Grade V) for the individual dressage competition.^[2]

Individual

Athlete	Horse	Event	Total
Athlete	Horse	Event	Score	Rank
	Just In Time	Individual championship test grade IV	69.780	8 Q
	Just In Time	Individual freestyle test grade IV	71.155	8
	Daturo II	Individual championship test grade V	66.643	11
	Daturo II	Individual freestyle test grade V	Did not advance

Swimming[]

Four South African swimmers, two men and two women, competed.^[3]^[2]

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
	Men's 50m freestyle S7	29.22	4	Did not advance
	Men's 100m backstroke S7	Did not start		Did not advance
	Men's 50m butterfly S7	30.57	4	DQ Disqualified
	Men's 100m breaststroke SB7	N/A		1:24.49	5
	Men's 200m individual medley SM7	2:36.75	3	2:35.94 AF	6
	Men's 100m breaststroke SB5	1:46.22	5	Did not advance
	Women's 100m butterfly S13	1:20.25	17	Did not advance
	Women's 400m freestyle S13	5:02.42 AF	7	Did not advance
	Women's 100m breaststroke SB13	1:25.01	6	Did not advance
	Women's 50m backstroke S4	52.04	2	50.17	4
	Women's 150m individual medley SM4	3:21.19	4	Did not advance

Table tennis[]

One table tennis player, (Class10), competed.^[2]

Athlete	Event	Group Stage				Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
		Gardos (AUT) L (0-3) (5-11, 9-11, 7-11)	(BRA) L (0-3) (8-11, 12-14, 5-11)	Bohéas (FRA) L (1-3) (15-13, 11-5, 7-11, 11-9)	4	N/A	Did not advance

Wheelchair tennis[]

South Africa entered four wheelchair tennis players, two men and two women.

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
	Men's singles	(BRA) W 1-6, 6-4, 6-3	Reid (GBR) L 2-6, 0-6	Did not advance
	Men's singles	(AUT) W 6-2, 6-0	Caverzaschi (ESP) L 6-2, 6-4	Did not advance
&	Men's doubles	N/A	/ (USA) L 5-7, 6-1, 6-2	Did not advance
Kgothatso Montjane	Women's singles	N/A	(JPN) W 6-2, 6-1	(CHN) L 6-2, 6-3	Did not advance
	Women's singles	N/A	Ohtani (JPN) L 6-1, 6-2	Did not advance
Kgothatso Montjane &	Women's doubles	N/A	N/A	Bernal/Martinez (COL) W 6-1, 6-1	Shuker/Whiley (GBR) L 6-2, 6-0	Did not advance

References[]

^ "Team SA squad for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games named". TeamSA. SASCOC. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Getting to know your Team SA Paralympians for Tokyo". TeamSA. SASCOC. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
^ "Calculation of Swimming Slots for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 24 April 2020.

External links[]

2020 Summer Paralympics website

[Team-1] "Team SA squad for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games named". TeamSA. SASCOC. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.

[TeamSA-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Getting to know your Team SA Paralympians for Tokyo". TeamSA. SASCOC. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

[3] "Calculation of Swimming Slots for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 24 April 2020.

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