Chante Hohip12 August 2024 | 6:25

Team South Africa wraps up 2024 Paris Olympics with 6 medals

Here’s a round-up of South Africa’s medallists from this year’s Olympics.

Team South Africa wraps up 2024 Paris Olympics with 6 medals

Tatjana Smith

The 33rd Summer Olympics in Paris, France has officially concluded. 

Team South Africa walked away with six medals, double the number from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Let’s take a look at who won these medals:

Tatjana Smith – gold, silver

It was a phenomenal Olympics for Smith, who took home two medals.

She won gold (Team SA’s only gold medal) in the women’s 100m breaststroke.

SA men’s 4x100m relay team – silver 

The South African men’s 4x100m relay team was almost in a league of their own.

The team consisted of Akani Simbine (30), Shaun Maswanganyi (23), Sinesipho Dambile (22), Bradley Nkoana (19) and Bayanda Walaza (18).

It was a phenomenal performance, from clocking the second-fastest time in the heats to winning silver in the final.

Jo-Ane van Dyk – silver

With the second-best throw in the women’s javelin final, Van Dyk took home a surprise silver for Team South Africa.

Going into the final, she was ranked 11th in the world.

She threw an exceptional distance of 63.93 meters.

Alan Hatherly – bronze

Cyclist Alan Hatherly received a bronze medal after coming third in the Men’s Cross-Country Cycling Mountain Bike race.

He finished 11 seconds behind the lead and just two seconds behind the second-place runner.

He became the first-ever South African and African Olympic mountain bike medallist.

Blitzboks – bronze

The South African Sevens Rugby Team scooped up the first medal for Team SA.

The guys dug deep in the third-place playoff against Australia, winning 26–19 to claim the bronze. 

Having come into the Games as underdogs after a poor Sevens Series, this was a remarkable achievement for the team. 

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