| Games: | Summer Youth Olympics |
| Games Link: | 2018 Summer Youth Olympics |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Noc: | RSA |
| Nocname: | South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee |
| Competitors: | 75 |
| Sports: | 20 |
| Location: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Start Date: | 6 |
| End Date: | 18 October 2018 |
| Gold: | 3 |
| Silver: | 1 |
| Bronze: | 1 |
| Rank: | 25 |
| Appearances: | auto |
South Africa participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018.
See main article: Archery at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
See main article: Athletics at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
See main article: Canoeing at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
South Africa qualified two boats based on its performance at the 2018 World Qualification Event.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Pierre Thomas van der Westhuyzen | K1 sprint | 1:45.58 | 8 | 1:45.78 | 3 | L 1:46.22 | Colspan=3 | did not advance |
| K1 slalom | Colspan=2 | DNF | Colspan=2 | Colspan=4 | did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Lizanne Conradie | K1 sprint | 2:05.30 | 14 | 2:05.64 | 5 | L 2:07.95 | did not advance | ||
| K1 slalom | 1:27.57 | 13 | 1:32.01 | 8 | L 1:26.06 | did not advance | ||||
See main article: Dancesport at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. South Africa qualified one dancer based on its performance at the 2018 World Youth Breaking Championship.[2] [3]
See main article: Equestrian at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
South Africa qualified a rider based on its ranking in the FEI World Jumping Challenge Rankings.[4]
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | ||||
| Hannah Ivy Garton | Jos Cassius | Individual Jumping | 16 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 25 | |
| Africa | BM Urlefe Call Girl Z El Roblecito Malaika Jos Africa de Parco Jos Cassius | Team Jumping | (4) 1 0 (8) 0 | 4 | (4) 0 0 (4) 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
See main article: Golf at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | Score | Par | Rank | ||||
| Kaiyuree Moodley | align=left | Girls' Individual | 77 (+7) | 15 | 81 (+11) | 158 | 27 | 76 (+6) | 234 | 19 | 234 | +24 | 22 | |
| Cole Stevens | align=left | Boys' Individual | 75 (+5) | 20 | 72 (+2) | 147 | 10 | 80 (+10) | 227 | 25 | 227 | +17 | 21 | |
See main article: Gymnastics at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
South Africa qualified a mixed pair based on its performance at the 2018 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championship.
South Africa qualified two gymnasts based on its performance at the 2018 African Junior Championship.[5]
South Africa qualified one gymnast based on its performance at the 2018 African Junior Championship.
See main article: Field hockey at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
Pool A
See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
South Africa qualified two pentathletes based on its performance at the Asian/Oceanian Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.[6]
See main article: Rowing at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
South Africa qualified two boats based on its performance at the 2017 World Junior Rowing Championships.[7]
See main article: Rugby sevens at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
See main article: article and Rugby sevens at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' tournament.
See main article: Sailing at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
South Africa qualified one boat based on its performance at the African and European IKA Twin Tip Racing Qualifiers.[8] [9]
See main article: Shooting at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
South Africa qualified one sport shooter based on its performance at the 2017 African Championships.[10]
See main article: Sport climbing at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
South Africa qualified two sport climbers based on its performance at the 2017 World African Sport Climbing Championships.[11]
See main article: Swimming at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
See main article: Tennis at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
| Athletes | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Boys' doubles | L 2-6, 6–7 | Colspan=5 | did not advance | ||||
| Mixed doubles | W 6-0, 6–1 | L 2-6, 6–4, 8–10 | Colspan=4 | did not advance | |||
See main article: Triathlon at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
South Africa qualified two athletes based on its performance at the 2018 African Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.[12]
| Athlete | Event | Swim (750m) | Trans 1 | Bike (20 km) | Trans 2 | Run (5 km) | Total Time | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christiaan Stroebel | Boys | 9:39 | 0:32 | 27:31 | 0:28 | 19:24 | 57:34 | 21 | |
| Amber Schlebusch | Girls | 9:59 | 0:46 | 30:17 | 0:28 | 17:15 | 58:45 |
See main article: Weightlifting at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
South Africa qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2018 African Youth Championships.[13]
See main article: Wrestling at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
South Africa qualified one wrestler based on its performance at the 2018 African Cadet Championships.[14]
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