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South Africa competed at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London, United Kingdom, from 4 to 13 August 2017.
| South Africa at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics | |
|---|---|
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| WA code | RSA |
| Website | www |
| in London | |
| Competitors | 29[2] in 19 events |
| Medals Ranked 3[1]th |
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| World Championships in Athletics appearances | |
Medalists edit
| Medal | Name | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold
|
Luvo Manyonga | Men's long jump | 5 August |
| Gold
|
Wayde van Niekerk | Men's 400 metres | 8 August |
| Gold
|
Caster Semenya | Women's 800 metres | 13 August |
 Silver
|
Wayde van Niekerk | Men's 200 metres | 10 August |
 Bronze
|
Ruswahl Samaai | Men's long jump | 5 August |
| Bronze
|
Caster Semenya | Women's 1500 metres | 7 August |
Results edit
Men edit
- Track and road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Thando Roto | 100 metres | DQ | – | Did not advance | |||
| Akani Simbine | 10.15 | 15 q | 10.05 | 5 Q | 10.01 | 5 | |
| Clarence Munyai | 200 metres | DQ | – | Did not advance | |||
| Akani Simbine | 20.26 | 9 Q | 20.62 | 18 | Did not advance | ||
| Wayde Van Niekerk | 20.16 | 4 Q | 20.28 | 7 q | 20.11 |
| |
| Pieter Conradie | 400 metres | 46.62 | 40 | Did not advance | |||
| Wayde Van Niekerk | 45.27 | 16 Q | 44.22 | 3 Q | 43.98 |
| |
| Stephen Mokoka | 10,000 metres | — | 28:14.67 | 20 | |||
| Lusapho April | Marathon | — | DNS | – | |||
| Desmond Mokgobu | 2:16.14 | 21 | |||||
| Sibusiso Nzima | DNF | – | |||||
| Antonio Alkana | 110 metres hurdles | 13.43 | 14 Q | 13.59 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Lebogang Shange | 20 kilometres walk | — | 1:19.18 NR | 4 | |||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Luvo Manyonga | Long jump | 8.12 | 4 Q | 8.48 |
|
| Ruswahl Samaai | 8.14 | 3 Q | 8.32 |
| |
| Zarck Visser | 7.66 | 25 | Did not advance | ||
| Orazio Cremona | Shot put | 19.81 | 23 | Did not advance | |
| Jaco Engelbrecht | 19.59 | 27 | |||
| Victor Hogan | Discus throw | 62.26 | 18 | Did not advance | |
| Rocco van Rooyen | Javelin throw | 74.02 | 30 | Did not advance | |
Women edit
- Track and road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Carina Horn | 100 metres | 11.28 | 19 Q | 11.26 | 20 | Did not advance | |
| Justine Palframan | 200 metres | 23.35 | 21 q | 23.21 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| Caster Semenya | 800 metres | 2:01.33 | 15 Q | 1:58.90 | 1 Q | 1:55.16 WL |
|
| Gena Löfstrand | 2:01.73 | 20 q | 2:03.67 | 23 | Did not advance | ||
| Caster Semenya | 1500 metres | 4:02.84 SB | 2 Q | 4:03.80 | 4 Q | 4:02.90 |
|
| Jenna Challenor | Marathon | — | 2:47:22 SB | 59 | |||
| Mapaseka Makhanya | 2:40:15 SB | 40 | |||||
| Wenda Nel | 400 metres hurdles | 55.47 | 12 Q | 55.70 | 10 | Did not advance | |
| Justine Palframan Gena Löfstrand Ariane Nel Wenda Nel |
4 × 400 metres relay | 3:37.82 SB | 13 | — | Did not advance | ||