| Noc: | RSA |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Games: | African Games |
| Games Link: | 2019 African Games |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of South Africa |
| Nocname: | South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee |
| Location: | Rabat, Morocco |
| Competitors: | 153 |
| Sports: | 11 |
| Flagbearer Open: | Geronay Whitebooi |
| Flagbearer Close: | Bridgitte Hartley |
| Rank: | 4 |
| Gold: | 36 |
| Silver: | 26 |
| Bronze: | 25 |
South Africa competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. In total, 153 athletes represented South Africa in 11 sports.[1] Athletes representing South Africa won 36 gold medals, 26 silver medals and 25 bronze medals and the country finished in 3rd place in the medal table.
| style="text-align:left; width:78%; vertical-align:top;"|
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 50m Breaststroke | |||||
| Women's 50m Breaststroke | |||||
| Women's 100m Freestyle | |||||
| Men's 200m Backstroke | |||||
| Men's 4x100m Freestyle | |||||
| Women's 4x100m Freestyle | |||||
| Women’s Cross-Country | |||||
| Men's 100m Breaststroke | |||||
| Women's 100m Breaststroke | |||||
| Women's 400m Individual Medley | |||||
| Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay | |||||
| 4x100m Medley Relay Mixed | |||||
| Men's K-1 200 metres | |||||
| Women's -48 kg | |||||
| Women's -78 kg | |||||
| Women's 50m Breaststroke | |||||
| Women's 1500m freestyle | |||||
| Women's 200m backstroke | |||||
| Women's 50m Butterfly | |||||
| Women's 200m Freestyle | |||||
| Women's 100m Breaststroke | |||||
| Men's 400m Individual Medley | |||||
| Men's K-1 1000 metres | |||||
| South Africa | |||||
| South Africa | |||||
| Women's 100m Freestyle | |||||
| Women's 1500m freestyle | |||||
| Men's 50m Butterfly | |||||
| Women's 50m Butterfly | |||||
| Men's 100m Breaststroke | |||||
| Women's 400m Individual Medley | |||||
| Women's doubles |
| Medals by sport | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Total | ||||
| Athletics | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | |
| Badminton | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Canoeing | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| Cycling | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Judo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Swimming | 20 | 13 | 12 | 45 | |
| Tennis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 36 | 26 | 25 | 87 | |
| Medals by date | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Total | ||||
| 1 | 16 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 17 August | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | 18 August | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | 21 August | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
| 6 | 22 August | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| 13 | 29 August | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 10 | 6 | 28 | ||
See main article: Archery at the 2019 African Games.
South Africa competed in archery.[2] Morgan Blewett, Vivien De Klerk, Rhyn Potgieter and Catharina Whitehead represented South Africa in archery.[3]
Blewett, De Klerk and Potgieter competed in the men's individual and men's team events.[3] Whitehead competed in the women's individual event.[3] Whitehead and De Klerk also competed in the mixed team event.[3]
See main article: Athletics at the 2019 African Games.
38 athletes were scheduled to compete in athletes.[1] Antonio Alkana, Lindsay Hanekom, Zenéy van der Walt and Sunette Viljoen were among the athletes to compete in the 2019 African Games.[2]
In total, athletes representing South Africa won one gold medal, six silver medals and ten bronze medals and the country finished in 10th place in the athletics medal table.[4]
See main article: Badminton at the 2019 African Games.
South Africa competed in badminton with 8 athletes (4 men's and 4 women's).[2] [5]
Johanita Scholtz won the gold medal in the women's singles event.
Megan de Beer and Johanita Scholtz won the bronze medal in the women's doubles event.
In the team event South Africa also won a bronze medal.
See main article: Volleyball at the 2019 African Games.
Grant Goldschmidt and Leo Williams competed in the men's beach volleyball tournament.[2] They finished in 4th place.
See main article: Canoeing at the 2019 African Games.
Bridgitte Hartley is part of the team to represent South Africa in canoeing at the 2019 African Games.[2]
See main article: Cycling at the 2019 African Games.
South Africa competed in cycling.[2] [6] [7] [8]
The following athletes represented South Africa in cycling:
In total, cyclists representing South Africa won six gold medals and three silver medals and the country finished 1st in the cycling medal table.
See main article: Football at the 2019 African Games.
South Africa competed in football at the 2019 African Games, both in the men's tournament and the women's tournament.
In both tournaments the teams did not advance from the group stage to the semi-finals. Both the men's team and women's team lost all their matches.
See main article: Judo at the 2019 African Games.
South Africa competed in judo.[2] In total five athletes represented South Africa in judo.
Two medals were won:[9]
See main article: Karate at the 2019 African Games.
South Africa competed in karate.[11]
See main article: Swimming at the 2019 African Games.
24 swimmers were scheduled to compete in the 2019 African Games.[1] Michael Houlie represented South Africa at the 2019 African Games.[2]
South Africa finished in 1st place in the swimming medal table with 20 gold medals, 13 silver medals and 12 bronze medals.[12]
See main article: Table tennis at the 2019 African Games.
South Africa competed in table tennis.[2]
See main article: Tennis at the 2019 African Games.
Chanel Simmonds was the only player to represent South Africa in tennis at the 2019 African Games.[2] She won the silver medal in the women's singles event.[13]
See main article: Weightlifting at the 2019 African Games.
Mona Pretorius was one of the weightlifters to represent South Africa at the 2019 African Games.[2] [14]