Athletics
- Men
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Pieter de Villiers | 400 m hurdles | 49.24 | 2 Q | 49.44 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Norman Dlomo | Marathon | 2:24:28 | 53 | ||||||
| Thuso Mpuang | 200 m | 20.87 | 6 Q | 21.04 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Mbulaeni Mulaudzi | 800 m | 1:47.64 | 2 Q | 1:46.24 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Alwyn Myburgh | 400 m hurdles | 48.92 SB | 3 Q | 49.16 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Samson Ngoepe | 800 m | 1:47.42 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Hendrick Ramaala | Marathon | 2:22:43 | 44 | ||||||
| Ruben Ramolefi | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:19.86 PB | 1 Q | 8:34.58 | 14 | ||||
| Juan van Deventer | 1500 m | 3:36.32 | 1 Q | 3:37.75 | 6 Q | 3:34.77 | 6 | ||
| Louis van Zyl | 400 m hurdles | 48.86 | 2 Q | 48.57 | 3 Q | 48.42 | 5 | ||
| Hannes Dreyer Gert du Plessis Leigh Julius Ishmael Kumbane Thuso Mpuang Sergio Mullins Sibusiso Sishi |
4×100 m relay | DNF | Did not advance | ||||||
| Ofentse Mogawane Alwyn Myburgh Pieter Smith Louis van Zyl |
4×400 m relay | 3:01.26 SB | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Godfrey Khotso Mokoena | Long jump | 8.14 | 4 Q | 8.24 | 02 ! |
| John Robert Oosthuizen | Javelin throw | 76.16 | 19 | Did not advance | |
- Women
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| René Kalmer | 1500 m | 4:08.41 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
| Isabel Le Roux | 200 m | 23.67 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
| Tsholofelo Thipe | 400 m | 54.11 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Elizna Naudé | Discus throw | 58.75 | 20 | Did not advance | |
| Justine Robbeson | Javelin throw | 59.63 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| Sunette Viljoen | 55.58 | 33 | Did not advance | ||
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