South Africa at the 2014 Commonwealth Games explained

South Africa competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland from 23 July – 3 August 2014.^[2] It is the sixth occasion that South Africa has been represented at the Commonwealth Games since re-joining the Commonwealth in 1994 after a break of 33 years during the international sports isolation period. The squad is spread over 15 codes, from aquatics to wrestling.^[3]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
				July 25
				July 26
				July 26
				July 27
	South Africa national rugby sevens team			July 27
				July 28
				July 28
				July 28
				July 28
				July 31
				July 31
				August 1
				August 2
				July 24
				July 25
	Chad le Clos Roland Schoeman Calvyn Justus Clayton Jimmie			July 25
				July 26
				July 26
				July 28
				July 28
				July 30
				July 30
				July 30
				July 24
				July 25
				July 25
				July 25
				July 25
				July 26
	Chad le Clos Calvyn Justus			July 27
				July 29
				July 27
				July 29
				July 30
				July 30
				July 31
				July 31
				July 31
				August 1
				August 2

* - Indicates the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final

Medals by sport
Sport	bgcolor=#f7f6a8		bgcolor=#dce5e5		bgcolor=#ffdab9		Total
	bgcolor=#f7f6a8	3	bgcolor=#dce5e5	4	bgcolor=#ffdab9	2	9
	bgcolor=#f7f6a8	0	bgcolor=#dce5e5	0	bgcolor=#ffdab9	1	1
	bgcolor=#f7f6a8	0	bgcolor=#dce5e5	0	bgcolor=#ffdab9	1	1
	bgcolor=#f7f6a8	1	bgcolor=#dce5e5	1	bgcolor=#ffdab9	2	4
	bgcolor=#f7f6a8	5	bgcolor=#dce5e5	0	bgcolor=#ffdab9	2	7
	bgcolor=#f7f6a8	1	bgcolor=#dce5e5	0	bgcolor=#ffdab9	0	1
	bgcolor=#f7f6a8	0	bgcolor=#dce5e5	1	bgcolor=#ffdab9	0	1
	bgcolor=#f7f6a8	3	bgcolor=#dce5e5	3	bgcolor=#ffdab9	6	12
	bgcolor=#f7f6a8	0	bgcolor=#dce5e5	1	bgcolor=#ffdab9	1	2
	bgcolor=#f7f6a8	0	bgcolor=#dce5e5	0	bgcolor=#ffdab9	2	2
Total	bgcolor=gold	13	bgcolor=silver	10	bgcolor=#c96	17	40

Athletics

See main article: article and Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Simon Magakwe	align=left rowspan=3	100 m	10.34	2 Q	10.33	7	Did not advance
Akani Simbine	10.32	1 Q	10.21	4	Did not advance
Ncincilili Titi	10.48 =PB	4	Did not advance
Andrea Dalle Ave	align=left rowspan=3	100 m (T37)	12.61	3 Q	12.39 SB	4
Fanie van der Merwe	11.75	1 Q	11.65
Charl du Toit	12.02	1 Q	11.89
Akani Simbine	align=left rowspan=3	200 m	20.77	2 Q	20.53	2 Q	20.37 PB	5
Ncincilili Titi	20.66	1 Q	Disqualified		Did not advance
Wayde van Niekerk	20.84	2 Q	20.69	5	Did not advance
Wayde van Niekerk	400 m	46.87	3 Q	45.41	2 Q	44.68
André Olivier	800 m	1:47.93	1 Q	1:46.30	3 Q	1:46.03
Johan Cronje	1500 m	3:40.17	3 Q	3:39.65	4
Cornel Fredericks	align=left rowspan=2	400 m hurdles	49.26	1 Q	48.50
Louis Van Zyl	50.07	3	Did not advance
Henricho Bruintjies Simon Magakwe Ncincilili Titi Simbine Akani	4 × 100 metres relay	38.91	2 Q	38.35	4

Field Events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Rank	Distance	Rank
Rushwahl Samaai	Long jump	8.03	2 Q	8.08
Zarck Visser		7.99	3 Q	8.12
Khotso Mokoena	Triple jump	16.69 SB	3 Q	17.20 SB
Orazio Cremona	Shot put	20.03	3 Q	20.13	4
Victor Hogan	Discus throw	64.16 SB	2 Q	56.42	10
Lean Simon	Discus throw (F42/44)	46.39	5
Rocco van Rooyen	Javelin throw	77.57	7 q	76.84	6

Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete	Event	100 m				400 m					1500 m	Final	Rank
Willem Coertzen	style=font-size:95%	Result	10.88	7.4	13.7	1.87	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNF	17
style=font-size:95%	Points	888	910	710	687	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fredriech Pretorius	style=font-size:95%	Result	11.29	7.13	11.86	1.9	49.31	14.62	40.61	4.59	58.76	4:28.33	7639	7
style=font-size:95%	Points	797	845	598	714	847	896	677	790	719	756

Women

Track & road events

Field Events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Juanelie Meijer	Long jump (F37/38)	4.06	5
Sunette Viljoen	Javelin throw	63.19

Badminton

See main article: article and Badminton at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Mixed team

See main article: article and Badminton at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team.

Pool E

Boxing

See main article: article and Boxing at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Men

Cycling

See main article: article and Cycling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Mountain biking

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Philip Buys	Men's cross-country	1:48:34	13
Mariske Strauss	Women's cross-country	1:47.17	7

Road

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Heidi Dalton	Road race	align=center colspan="2"
	Time trial	48:22.03	22
An-Li Kachelhoffer	Road race	2:51:00	42
Lise Olivier	Road race	align=center colspan="2"
Ashleigh Pasio	Road race	2:39:54
	Time trial	45:58.07	15
Anriette Schoeman	Road race	align=center colspan="2"
Cherise Stander	Road race	align=center colspan="2"

Track

Sprint

Pursuit

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Time	Rank	Opponent Results	Rank
Oupa Maluleke	align=left rowspan=3	Men's pursuit	4:48.368	15	Did not advance
Theuns van der Bank	4:40.041	13	Did not advance
Morne van Niekerk	4:44.415	14	Did not advance
Theuns van der Bank Nolan Hoffman Kellan Gouveris Evan Cartens	Men's team pursuit	4:18.194	5	Did not advance

Time trial

Points race

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Kellan Gouveris	align=left rowspan=3	Men's point race	1	11 Q
Nolan Hoffman	5	9 Q
Theuns van der Bank	-10	13	Did not advance

Scratch race

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Final
		Rank	Rank
Evan Carstens	align=left rowspan=3	Men's scratch race		Did not advance
Kellan Gouveris		Did not advance
Nolan Hoffman	6 Q

Keirin

Field hockey

See main article: article and Field hockey at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Men's tournament

See main article: article and Field hockey at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament.

Pool A

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Fifth and sixth place

Women's tournament

See main article: article and Field hockey at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament.

Pool A

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Bronze medal match

Gymnastics

Artistic

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
		Apparatus						Total	Rank
Siphesihle Biyase	align=left rowspan=5	Team	13.200	12.466	11.633	13.800	13.000	12.533	colspan=2
Tiaan Grobler	12.833	12.466	12.833	13.233	12.666	12.566	colspan=2
Cameron Mackenzie	13.666	10.866	12.700	13.533	12.866	9.800	colspan=2
Siphamandala Ngcobo	13.400		13.400	13.933	12.266		colspan=2
Total	40.266	35.798	38.933	41.226	38.532	34.899	229.694	9

Individual all around final

Athlete	Event	Final
		Apparatus						Total	Rank
Siphesihle Biyase	align=left rowspan=2	Individual	12.466	12.566	11.800	13.800	12.966	12.200	75.798	22
Tiaan Grobler	13.066	12.400	13.766	13.366	12.433	12.333	77.364	16

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
		Apparatus				Total	Rank
Kirsten Beckett	align=left rowspan=4	Team	14.300	12.966	12.733	13.266	53.265	6 Q
Claudia Cummins	13.900	12.133	11.600	11.733	49.366	18 Q
Bianca Mann	13.366	12.100	11.600	12.366	48.732	20 Q
Total	41.566	37.199	35.233	37.365	151.363	6

Individual all around final

Athlete	Event	Final
		Apparatus				Total	Rank
Kirsten Beckett	align=left rowspan=3	Individual	13.900	12.300	11.700	11.633	49.533	15
Claudia Cummins	13.966	12.758	8.233	11.933	46.890	23
Bianca Mann	13.066	12.033	11.000	11.566	47.655	20

Individual finals

Athlete	Event	Total	Rank
align=left rowspan="3"	Kirsten Beckett	Floor	13.000	8
Uneven bars	12.933	6
Vault	14.116	6

Rhythmic

Team

Individual

Athlete	Event	Qualification						Final
		Hoop	Ball	Clubs	Ribbon	Total	Rank	Hoop	Ball	Clubs	Ribbon	Total	Rank
Grace Legote	align=left rowspan=3	Individual	13.400	13.500	14.000	13.900	54.800	9 Q	13.700	13.100	10.750	13.850	51.400	10
Aimee van Rooyen	10.875	11.850	12.100	12.200	47.025	17 Q	11.450	11.750	12.000	10.625	45.825	15
Julene van Rooyen	11.550	10.750	11.550	11.800	45.650	22	Did not advance

Individual finals

Athlete	Event	Total	Rank
align=left rowspan="2"	Grace Legote	Clubs	14.050	5
Ribbon	13.100	7

Judo

See main article: article and Judo at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final /
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Daniel Le Grange	−60 kg		W w/o	W 0000-0002	L 0001-1000		L 0001-1001	5
James Millar	−66 kg		W 1000–0001	W 1100-0002	L 0003-0013		W 0002-0003
Jacques van Zyl	−73 kg		W 1010–0001	W 1001-0001	L 0001-1100		W 1010-0002
Zack Piontek	−90 kg		W 1010-0000	W 1011-0001	W 1002–0001		W 0010-0000
Ruan Snyman	+100 kg			W 0001-0002	W 1000-0002		L 0001-1000

Women

Lawn Bowls

See main article: article and Lawn bowls at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Men

Women

Netball

See main article: article and Netball at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Pool B

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Rugby sevens

See main article: article and Rugby sevens at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. South Africa has qualified a rugby sevens team.

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Quarter final

Semi final

Gold medal match

Shooting

See main article: article and Shooting at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Swimming

See main article: article and Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Roland Schoeman	align=left rowspan=2	50 m freestyle	22.54	=6 Q	22.26	6 Q	22.36	6
Bradley Tandy	22.78	10 Q	22.34	7 Q	22.43	7
Clayton Jimmie	align=left rowspan=3	100 m freestyle	50.69	=14 Q	50.50	13	Did not advance
Caydon Muller	51.27	19	Did not advance
Leith Shankland	49.64	4 Q	49.35	4 Q	49.81	7
Calvyn Justus	200 m freestyle	1:50.73	17	Did not advance
Craig Groenewald	200 m freestyle S14	2:06.74	7 Q	2:07.91	7
Devon Brown	400 m freestyle	3:48.65	9	Did not advance
Devon Brown	1500 m freestyle	15:10.87	5 Q	15:17.89	8
Darren Murray	100 m backstroke	55.78	12 Q	55.68	12	Did not advance
Darren Murray	200 m backstroke	2:01.48	9	Did not advance
Bradley Tandy	align=left rowspan=2	50 m breaststroke	28.57	12 Q			Did not advance
Cameron van der Burgh	27.39	2 Q	26.80	1 Q	26.76
Cameron van der Burgh	100 m breaststroke	1:00.99	4 Q	59.91	3 Q	59.28
Chad le Clos	align=left rowspan=2	50 m butterfly	23.65	3 Q	23.29	3 Q	23.36
Roland Schoeman	23.85	6 Q	23.25	2 Q	23.13
Chad le Clos	100 m butterfly	52.68	1 Q	52.12	2 Q	51.29 GR
Dylan Bosch	align=left rowspan=3	200 m butterfly	1:58.95	9	did not advance
Chad le Clos	1:57.45	2 Q	1:55.07 GR
Sebastien Rousseau	1:57.84	3 Q	1:56.43
Dylan Bosch	align=left rowspan=3	200 metre individual medley	2:04.03	13	did not advance
Chad le Clos	2:00.78	7 Q	1:58.85
Sebastien Rousseau	1:59.61	3 Q	2:01.61	8
Sebastien Rousseau	400 m individual medley	4:16.02	6 Q	4:13.09
Clayton Jimmie Calvyn Justus Chad le Clos Caydon Muller Roland Schoeman Leith Shankland	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:19.97	4 Q	3:15.17
Dylan Bosch Devon Brown Calvyn Justus Chad le Clos Sebastien Rousseau	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	7:16.44	2 Q	7:10.36
Dylan Bosch Clayton Jimmie Chad le Clos Sebastien Rousseau Leith Shankland Cameron van der Burgh	4 × 100 m medley relay	3:40.31	5 Q	3:34.47

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Trudi Maree	50 m freestyle	25.80	12 Q	25.60	11	Did not advance
Erin Gallagher	align=left rowspan=3	100 m freestyle	56.53	=13 Q	55.86	10	Did not advance
Trudi Maree	57.20	15 Q	56.53	14	Did not advance
Karin Prinsloo	Did not start		Did not advance
Karin Prinsloo	200 m freestyle	1:58.38	6 Q	1:58.95	8
Jessica Ashley-Cooper	100 m backstroke	1:03.61	13 Q	1:03.07	13	Did not advance
Tara-Lynn Nicholas	50 m breaststroke	31.48	9 Q	32.32	12	Did not advance
Tara-Lynn Nicholas	100 m breaststroke	1:10.15	12 Q	1:09.11	10	Did not advance
Marne Erasmus	align=left rowspan=2	50 m butterfly	27.40	15 Q	27.45	14	Did not advance
Trudi Maree	27.62	16 Q	27.64	16	Did not advance
Marne Erasmus	100 m butterfly	1:01.81	14 Q	1:00.72	14	Did not advance
Rene Warnes	200 m butterfly	2:14.85	13	Did not advance
Marlies Ross	align=left rowspan=2	200 m individual medley	2:15.17	9	Did not advance
Rene Warnes	2:19.56	14	Did not advance
Rene Warnes	400 m individual medley	4:49.81	9	Did not advance
Erin Gallagher Trudi Maree Karin Prinsloo Marlies Ross	4 × 100 m freestyle relay			Did not advance
Erin Gallagher Karin Prinsloo Marlies Ross Rene Warnes	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	8:14.19	7 Q	8:08.12	6
Jessica Ashley-Cooper Marne Erasmus Erin Gallagher Tara-Lynn Nicholas Karin Prinsloo Marlies Ross	4 × 100 m medley relay	4:11.34	6	4:09.31	5

Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.
* – Indicates athlete swam in the preliminaries but not in the final race.

Triathlon

See main article: article and Triathlon at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Athlete	Event	Swim (1.5 km)	Bike (40 km)	Run (10 km)	Total Time	Rank
Richard Murray	align=left rowspan=3	Men's	18:45	59:09	31:35	1:50:21
Henri Schoeman	17:54	59:57	34:51	1:53:46	16
Wian Sullwald	18:42	1:00:17	33:47	1:53:43	15
Kate Roberts	align=left rowspan=3	Women's	19:49	1:11:48	39:04	2:11:45	14
Gillian Sanders	20:59	1:10:41	38:19	2:11:01	13

Mixed Team

Weightlifting

See main article: article and Weightlifting at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch	Clean & jerk	Total	Rank
Anrich Phillpis	56 kg	103	135	238	5
Greg Shushu	62 kg	Did not finish
Gordon Shaw	+105 kg	160	190	350	5

Women

Athlete	Event	Snatch	Clean & jerk	Total	Rank
Portia Vries	48 kg	66	Did not finish
Mona Pretorius	63 kg	82	Did not finish

Powerlifting

Wrestling

See main article: article and Wrestling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final /
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Bokang Masunyane	−57 kg			L 0-10	Did not advance	W 12-1	L 1-11	5
Marno Plaatjies	−61 kg		W 10-0	L 1-12	Did not advance	L 10-14	Did not advance	7
Terry van Rensburg	−65 kg		W 10-0	W 4-2	L 9-10		L 0-8	5
Gerald Meyer	−74 kg		W 10-0	L 0-10	Did not advance
Armando Hietbrink	−86 kg		W 11-0	W 11-0	L 0-10		W 10-0
Adem Digovich	−125 kg		L 1-12	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final /
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Mpho Madi	−53 kg		L 0-10	Did not advance		W 4-0
Jeanne-Marie Coetzer	−55 kg		L 2-13	Did not advance
Norma Gordon	−58 kg	L 6-8	Did not advance
Zumicke Geringer	−63 kg	L 2-12	Did not advance
Refilwe Molongwana	−69 kg		W 4-0	L 0-8		L 2-12	5

Notes and References

1. News: 16 July 2014 . Afrika named SA flag bearer . Sport24. 16 July 2014 .
2. Web site: The Commonwealth Games Associations. www.glasgow2014.com/. Glasgow 2014. 21 June 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140625105221/http://glasgow2014.com/commonwealth-family/commonwealth-games-associations. 25 June 2014. dmy-all.
3. Web site: Team SA named for 2014 Commonwealth Games. www.sascoc.co.za. 11 June 2014.