South Africa at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

South Africa at the Youth Olympic Games

Flag of South Africa
IOC code  RSA
NOC South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
At the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing
Competitors 54 in 14 sports
Medals
Rank: 49
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1

South Africa will compete at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.

Athletics

South Africa qualified seven athletes.[1]

Qualification Legend: Q=Final A (medal); qB=Final B (non-medal); qC=Final C (non-medal); qD=Final D (non-medal); qE=Final E (non-medal)

Boys
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Ronald Rakaku 100 m 11.72 25 qC Did not start
Field Events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Rank Distance Rank
Jason van Rooyen Shot put 19.73 4 Q 19.82 4
Girls
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Taylon Bieldt 100 m hurdles 14.18 13 qB Did not start
Gezelle Magerman 400 m hurdles 58.57 1 Q 57.91 1st
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Rank Distance Rank
Yolandi Stander Shot put 14.62 14 qB 14.45 12
Leandri Geel Discus throw 46.29 7 Q 46.05 6
Jo-Ane van Dyk Javelin throw 52.60 3 Q 48.93 7

Canoeing

South Africa qualified one boat based on its performance at the 2013 World Junior Canoe Sprint and Slalom Championships.[2]

Girls
Athlete Event Qualification Repechage Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Donna Hutton K1 slalom 1:38.749 15 R 1:34.219 5 Q 1:33.727 13 Did not advance
K1 sprint 1:54.376 6 Q N/A 1:54.976 7 Q  Kaltenberger (KAZ)
L 1:50.743
Did not advance 5

Cycling

South Africa qualified a boys' and girls' team based on its ranking issued by the UCI.[3][4]

Team
Athletes Event Cross-Country
Eliminator
Time Trial BMX Cross-Country Race Road Race Total Pts Rank
Rank Points Time Rank Points Rank Points Time Rank Points Time Rank Points
Alex Limberg
Ivan Venter
Boys' Team 18 0 5:20.24 12 6 4 100 1:01:05 13 4 DNF
1:37:18

1
100 210 6
Relebohile Pebane
Maia Rawlins
Girls' Team 16 1 7:42.32 29 0 4 100 −2 laps 27 0 DNF
1:28:19

54
0 101 13
Mixed Relay
Athletes Event Cross-Country
Girls' Race
Cross-Country
Boys' Race
Boys' Road
Race
Girls' Road
Race
Total Time Rank
Relebohile Pebane
Alex Limberg
Ivan Venter
Maia Rawlins
Mixed Team Relay 4:11 3:40 5:37 7:30 20:58 28

Equestrian

South Africa qualified a rider.[5]

Athlete Horse Event Round 1 Round 2 Total
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Alexa Stais Dominand Individual Jumping 16 26 8 24 12 24 21
Africa
 Mohamed Hayab (EGY)
 Lilia Maamar (MAR)
 Maeva Boyer (SEN)
 Alexa Stais (RSA)
 Sophie Teede (ZIM)
White Lady
Figaro
Cornetta
Dominand
Carsar
Team Jumping 12 4 4 16 4 16 4

Field Hockey

South Africa qualified a boys' and girls' team based on its performance at the African Qualification Tournament.[6]

Boys' Tournament

Roster
  • Jacques Bleeker
  • Ryan Crowe
  • Tyson Dlungwana
  • Tevin Kok
  • Matthew Martins
  • Nqobile Ntuli
  • Luke Schooling
  • Garth Turner
  • Cody van Wyk
Group Stage
Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 44002810+1812
 Australia 42022117+46
 Canada 42021413+16
 South Africa 42021119–86
 Bangladesh 4004722–150
17 August 2014
19:00
South Africa 1 – 5 Canada
Ntuli  3' Report Panesar  7', 10'
Pereira  29'
Sidhu  31'
Sandhu  36'
Umpires:
Paul Walker (GBR)
Scott Embry (AUS)

19 August 2014
16:00
South Africa 6 – 5 Australia
Schooling  24', 34'
Kok  27', 30'
Crowe  27', 29'
Report Weyer  2', 17'
Rasmussen  4'
Warne  7', 9'
Umpires:
Donovan Simmons (BER)
Epeli Tukuca (FIJ)

20 August 2014
19:30
Bangladesh 3 – 4 South Africa
Uddin  14'
Rabby  18'
Emon  28'
Report Dlungwana  7'
Ntuli  18', 22', 31'
Umpires:
Sompop Boonsong (THA)
Donovan Simmons (BER)

21 August 2014
19:30
South Africa 0 – 6 Spain
Report Gonzalez  3', 30'
Lara  7', 18'
Tarres  17', 24'
Quarterfinal
23 August 2014
21:00
New Zealand 0 – 3 South Africa
Report Ntuli  4', 18', 26'
Umpires:
Aziz Adimah (GHA)
Duvaughn Henlon (JAM)
Semifinal
25 August 2014
19:30
South Africa 3 – 4 Australia
Crowe  12'
Turner  28'
Schooling  36'
Report Stewart  18'
Howard  21', 34'
Corey Weyer  31'
Umpires:
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
Duvaughn Henlon (JAM)
Bronze Medal Match
27 August 2014
19:00
Spain 7 – 4 South Africa
Farres  7', 15'
Parrilla  9'
Garcia  19'
Lara  20'
Bordas  34'
Tarres  36'
Report Kok  18', 23'
Ntuli  24'
Bleeker  34'
Umpires:
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
Donovan Simmons (BER)

Girls' Tournament

Roster
  • Natalie Esteves
  • Demi Harmse
  • Chrissie Haupt
  • Marizen Marais
  • Kaydee Miller
  • Kristen Paton
  • Cheneal Raubenheimer
  • Simone Strydom
  • Buhle Zondi
Group Stage
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 4400461+4512
 Japan 42114216+267
 Argentina 4211349+257
 South Africa 4103834–263
 Fiji 4004373–700
17 August 2014
20:30
Japan 12 – 0 South Africa
Kawamura  2', 9', 9'
Mori  7', 17'
Kozuka  11', 12', 24'
Asai  24', 36'
Karino  28'
Hoshi  31'
Report
Umpires:
Liu Lijie (CHN)
Ana Escalante (MEX)

18 August 2014
19:00
Argentina 9 – 0 South Africa
Jankunas  3', 22'
Toccalino  4', 27'
Thome  8', 15'
Trinchinetti  20'
Retegui  24', 26'
Report
Umpires:
Ana Faias (POR)
Lucy Townend (NZL)

19 August 2014
19:30
South Africa 8 – 2 Fiji
Harmse  1', 13'
Marais  2', 18'
Paton  11', 22'
Raubenheimer  19'
Haupt  33'
Report Bennion  20'
Ravatu  29'
Umpires:
Lucy Townend (NZL)
Ana Faias (POR)

21 August 2014
18:00
Netherlands 11 – 0 South Africa
Veen  8', 35'
Zerbo  9', 11'
Kerstholt  12', 26', 28', 35'
van Erk  18'
Fortuin  22'
Wijsman  25'
Report
Umpires:
Emily Carroll (AUS)
Ana Escalante (MEX)
Quarterfinal
23 August 2014
17:30
China 7 – 1 South Africa
Zhang L.  1', 3'
Zhang X.  2', 13', 24'
Li  18'
Chen  20'
Report Esteves  6'
Umpires:
Denise Pelletier (CAN)
Toh Li Min (SIN)
Classification Match 5th-8th Place
24 August 2014
17:30
South Africa 3 – 4 New Zealand
Esteves  26', 36'
Haupt  27'
Report Hyatt Brown  4'
Robinson  6'
Waddell 18'
Davies  25'
Umpires:
Liu Lijie (CHN)
Ana Escalante (MEX)
7th Place Match
26 August 2014
16:00
Germany 6 – 1 South Africa
Scheidl  5'
Angerer  12', 14'
Jeltsch  18', 30'
Hohenhövel  24'
Report Marais  9'
Umpires:
Lucy Townenda (NZL)
Ana Escalante (MEX)

Golf

South Africa qualified one team of two athletes based on the 8 June 2014 IGF Combined World Amateur Golf Rankings.[7]

Individual
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total
Score Rank Score Total Rank Score Total Rank Score Rank
Kyle McClatchie Boys 81 29 73 154 12 72 226 12 226 25
Kaleigh Telfer Girls 82 29 Disqualified
Team
Athletes Event Round 1
(Foursome)
Round 2
(Fourball)
Round 3
(Individual Stroke)
Total
Score Rank Score Total Rank Boy Girl Total Rank Score Rank
Kyle McClatchie
Kaleigh Telfer
Mixed 65 7 78 143 28 74 73 147 17 290 17

Gymnastics

Artistic Gymnastics

South Africa qualified two athletes based on its performance at the 2014 African Artistic Gymnastics Championships.[8]

Boys
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB
Muhammad Mia Qualification 12.150 12.150 10.800 12.150 9.750 11.300 68.300 36
Girls
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
F V UB BB
Mammule Rankoe Qualification 10.400 12.350 11.250 10.600 44.600 33

Rhythmic Gymnastics

South Africa qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2014 African Rhythmic Championships.[8]

Individual
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank
Shannon Gardiner Individual 11.350 11.400 11.750 11.150 45.650 15 Did not advance

Judo

South Africa qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2013 Cadet World Judo Championships.[9]

Individual
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Rep 1 Rep 2 Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Unelle Snyman Girls' -78 kg N/A  Berger (BEL)
W 010-0001
 Matic (CRO)
L 000-100
N/A  Rodriguez (ESP)
L 0002-0001
5
Team
Athletes Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Team Van De Walle
 Paola Acevedo (PUR)
 Leyla Aliyeva (AZE)
 Nokutula Banda (ZAM)
 Marco Montoya (COL)
 Ivan Silva Morales (CUB)
 Unelle Snyman (RSA)
 Peta Zadro (BIH)
Mixed Team Bye Team Geesink
L 3–4
Did not advance 5

Sailing

South Africa qualified two boats based on its performance at the Byte CII African Continental Qualifiers.[10]

Athlete Event Race Net
Points
Final
Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Calvin Gibbs Boys' Byte CII 15 20 15 23 16 25 22 CAN CAN CAN 26 137 25
Megan Robertson Girls' Byte CII 25 20 30 30 28 28 25 CAN CAN CAN 22 178 30

Shooting

South Africa qualified one shooter based on its performance at the 2014 African Shooting Championships.[11]

Individual
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Sybrand Laurens Boys' 10m Air Rifle 602.6 16 Did not advance
Team
Athletes Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Points Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
 Ivana Babic (CRO)
 Sybrand Laurens (RSA)
Mixed Team 10m Air Rifle 811.9 14 Q  Borgo (MEX)
 Alvian (INA)
W 10–6
 Riccardi (SMR)
 Milovanovic (SRB)
L 6–10
Did not advance 5

Swimming

South Africa qualified eight swimmers.[12]

Boys
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Joshua Steyn 100 m freestyle 52.19 27 Did not advance
200 m freestyle 1:50.79 5 Q N/A 1:50.06 5
50 m butterfly 24.87 10 Q 24.74 11 Did not advance
100 m butterfly 53.74 3 Q 54.25 8 Q 53.63 4
Brent Szurdoki 200 m freestyle 1:52.59 18 N/A Did not advance
400 m freestyle 3:56.84 14 N/A Did not advance
800 m freestyle N/A 8:15.51 14
Christopher Reid 50 m backstroke 26.71 14 Q 26.75 16 Did not advance
100 m backstroke 56.25 7 Q 55.55 9 Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:00.93 3 Q N/A 1:59.77 5
200 m individual medley 2:04.19 6 Q N/A 2:04.43 7
Jarred Crous 50 m breaststroke 28.66 4 Q 28.79 7 Q 28.46 4
100 m breaststroke 1:02.53 5 Q 1:02.30 4 Q 1:02.17 6
200 m breaststroke 2:16.65 8 Q N/A 2:15.52 6
Jarred Crous
Christopher Reid
Joshua Steyn
Brent Szurdoki
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:29.24 7 Q N/A 3:28.86 8
Jarred Crous
Christopher Reid
Joshua Steyn
Brent Szurdoki
4×100 m medley relay 3:45.97 3 Q N/A 3:42.39 4
Girls
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Marlies Ross 100 m freestyle 57.30 17 Did not advance
200 m freestyle 2:03.73 19 N/A Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:15.45 2 Q N/A 2:15.25 7
Michelle Weber 400 m freestyle 4:26.87 23 N/A Did not advance
800 m freestyle N/A 9:00.16 16
Nathania van Niekerk 100 m backstroke 1:03.94 18 Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:17.02 11 N/A Did not advance
Justine MacFarlane 50 m breaststroke 32.85 18 Did not advance
100 m breaststroke 1:11.37 14 Q 1:10.55 12 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:33.14 8 Q N/A 2:32.57 7
Justine MacFarlane
Marlies Ross
Nathania van Niekerk
Michelle Weber
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:59.05 10 N/A Did not advance
Justine MacFarlane
Marlies Ross
Nathania van Niekerk
Michelle Weber
4×100 m medley relay 4:15.13 6 Q N/A 4:15.44 7
Mixed
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Christopher Reid
Marlies Ross
Joshua Steyn
Nathania van Niekerk
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:40.81 12 Did not advance
Jarred Crous
Marlies Ross
Joshua Steyn
Nathania van Niekerk
4×100 m medley relay 3:57.44 4 Q 3:54.86 5

Tennis

South Africa qualified one athlete based on the 9 June 2014 ITF World Junior Rankings.[13]

Singles
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Lloyd Harris Boys' Singles  Rybakov (USA)
W 7–6, 6–4
 Majchrzak (POL)
L 2–6, 0–6
Did not advance 9
Doubles
Athletes Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
 Lloyd Harris (RSA)
 Guy Orly Iradukunda (BDI)
Boys' Doubles N/A  Majchrzak (POL)
 Zielinski (POL)
L 1–6, 4–6
Did not advance 9
 Sandra Samir (EGY)
 Lloyd Harris (RSA)
Mixed Doubles  Kalinina (UKR)
 Rogan (MNE)
W 6–2, 6–4
 Giangreco (PAR)
 Zormann (BRA)
L 7–5, 3–6, [5–10]
Did not advance 9

Triathlon

South Africa qualified two athletes based on its performance at the 2014 African Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.[14]

Individual
Athlete Event Swim (750m) Trans 1 Bike (20 km) Trans 2 Run (5 km) Total Time Rank
Nathan le Roux Boys 10:32 0:44 31:00 0:25 18:50 1:01:31 27
Jayme-Sue Vermaas Girls 10:31 0:45 33:24 0:25 19:34 1:04:39 18
Relay
Athlete Event Total Times per Athlete
(Swim 250m, Bike 6.6 km,
Run 1.8 km)
Total Group Time Rank
Africa 1
 Rehab Hamdy (EGY)
 Khaled Essam (EGY)
 Jayme-Sue Vermaas (RSA)
 Nathan Le Roux (RSA)
Mixed Relay 25:13
22:25
23:47
21:05
1:32:30 14

Wrestling

South Africa qualified three athletes based on its performance at the 2014 African Cadet Championships.[15]

Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Boys
Athlete Event Group stage Final / RM Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Reynardt Louw Freestyle -54kg  Al-Shebami (YEM)
L 1–3
 Fix (USA)
L 0–4
 Sejfulau (MKD)
W 4–0
3 5th Place Match
 Guvazhokov (RUS)
L 1–4
6
Elbert Steyn Freestyle -63kg  Dydasco (PLW)
W 4–0
 Mammadov (AZE)
L 0–4
 Julakidze (GEO)
L 0–3
3 5th Place Match
 Moore (CAN)
W 4–0
5
Girls
Athlete Event Group stage Final / RM Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Leanco Stans Freestyle -60kg  Parra (COL)
L 0–3
 Aquino (GUM)
W 4–1
 Pei (CHN)
L 0–4
3 5th Place Match
 Mane (IND)
L 0–3
6

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