South Africa at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics
Sporting event delegation
South Africa at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics | |
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WA code | RSA |
in Beijing | |
Competitors | 33 |
Medals Ranked 13th |
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World Championships in Athletics appearances | |
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South Africa competed at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, from 22 to 30 August 2015.[1]
Medalists
The following South African competitors won medals at the Championships
Medal | Athlete | Event | Date |
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Gold | Wayde van Niekerk | 400 metres | 26 August |
Bronze | Anaso Jobodwana | 200 metres | 27 August |
Bronze | Sunette Viljoen | Javelin throw | 30 August |
Results
(q – qualified, NM – no mark, SB – season best)
Men
- Track and road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Henricho Bruintjies | 100 metres | 10.07 | 3 Q | 10.21 | 7 | Did not advance | |
Anaso Jobodwana | DQ | Did not advance | |||||
Akani Simbine | 10.09 | 3 Q | 10.02 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
Anaso Jobodwana | 200 metres | 20.22 | 1 Q | 20.01 PB | 1 Q | 19.87 NR | |
Akani Simbine | 20.23 PB | 4 q | 20.37 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
Berend Koekemoer | 400 metres | 46.52 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
Wayde van Niekerk | 44.42 | 1 Q | 44.31 | 1 Q | 43.48 WL, AR | ||
Reinhardt van Rensburg | 800 metres | 1:48.61 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
Johan Cronje | 1500 metres | 3:43.29 | 6 Q | 3:36.59 | 8 | Did not advance | |
Dumisane Hlaselo | 3:40.25 | 9 | Did not advance | ||||
Stephen Mokoka | 10,000 metres | — | 28:47.40 | 20 | |||
Thabiso Benedict Moeng | Marathon | — | DNF | ||||
Desmond Mokgobu | — | 2:34:11 | 41 | ||||
Sibusiso Nzima | — | DNF | |||||
Antonio Alkana | 110 metres hurdles | 13.63 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
Cornel Fredericks | 400 metres hurdles | DNS | Did not advance | ||||
L. J. van Zyl | 49.12 | 4 Q | 48.89 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
Dikotsi Lekopa | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:37.43 | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||
Tumisang Monnatlala | 8:55.25 | 11 | — | Did not advance | |||
Henricho Bruintjies Anaso Jobodwana Antonio Alkana Akani Simbine | 4 × 100 metres relay | DNF | — | Did not advance | |||
Lebogang Shange | 20 kilometres walk | — | 1:21:43 NR | 11 | |||
Marc Mundell | 50 kilometres walk | — | 4:02:41 | 33 |
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Rushwahl Samaai | Long jump | 7.79 | 20 | Did not advance | |
Zarck Visser | 7.79 | 19 | Did not advance | ||
Godfrey Khotso Mokoena | 7.98 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
Triple jump | 16.78 | 10 q | 16.81 | 9 | |
Orazio Cremona | Shot put | 18.63 | 27 | Did not advance | |
Jaco Engelbrecht | 19.04 | 25 | Did not advance | ||
Victor Hogan | Discus throw | 62.41 | 13 | Did not advance | |
Rocco van Rooyen | Javelin throw | 75.55 | 28 | Did not advance |
- Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Willem Coertzen | Result | 10.98 SB | 7.25 | 13.75 | 1.95 | DNS | − | − | − | − | − | DNF | − |
Points | 865 | 874 | 713 | 758 | 0 | − | − | − | − | − |
Women
- Track and road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Carina Horn | 100 metres | 11.08 | 3 Q | 11.15 | 6 | Did not advance | |
Justine Palframan | 200 metres | 23.09 | 3 Q | 23.04 | 6 | Did not advance | |
400 metres | 52.45 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
Caster Semenya | 800 metres | 1:59.59 SB | 3 Q | 2:03.18 | 8 | Did not advance | |
Tanith Maxwell | Marathon | — | DNF | ||||
Wenda Nel | 400 metres hurdles | 54.45 | 2 Q | 54.63 | 2 Q | 54.94 | 7 |
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Sunette Viljoen | Javelin throw | 63.93 | 7 Q | 65.79 |
References
- ^ "Provisional entry list as at 15 August – IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015". IAAF. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
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