South Africa at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
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| At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia |
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| Medals Rank: 5th |
Gold 12 |
Silver 13 |
Bronze 13 |
Total 38 |
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South Africa was represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by a ???-member strong contingent comprising ??? sportspeople and ?? officials.
Contents
Medals
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 South Africa |
12 | 13 | 13 | 38 |
Gold
- Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay: Lyndon Ferns, Ryk Neethling, Roland Schoeman and Gerhard Zandberg sets up a Games record of 3:14.97, beating Australia (silver) and Canada (bronze).
- Women's 50 m EAD Freestyle: Natalie du Toit bettered the existing record twice (during Heat 2 and Final A) to 29.27 seconds.
- Men's 50 m Butterfly: Roland Schoeman
- Women's 100 m EAD Freestyle: Natalie du Toit
- Women's Javelin: Sunette Viljoen
- Men's Shot put: Janus Robberts
- Men's 50 m Freestyle: Roland Schoeman
- Women's Discus: Elizna Naude
- Women's Trap: Diane Swanton
- Men's 400 m Hurdles: Louis van Zyl
- Women's High Jump: Anika Smith
- Welterweight 69 kg: Bongani Mwelase
Silver
- Men's 200 m Backstroke: Johannes du Rand
- Men's 100 m Freestyle: Ryk Neethling
- Women's 100 m: Geraldine Pillay
- Men's 100 m EAD: Hilton Langenhoven
- Men's 400 m Hurdles: Alwyn Myburgh
- Men's 200 m EAD: David Roos
- Women's 50 m Rifle 3 Positions: Esmari van Reenen
- Men's Double Trap: Byron Swanton
- Men's Triple Jump: Khotso Mokoena
- Men's 4x100 m Relay
- Men's 4x400 m Relay
- Flyweight 51 kg: Jackson van Tonder Chauke
- Men's 160-180 km Road Race: David Harold George
Bronze
- Men's 50 m Backstroke: Gerhard Zandberg
- Women's 50 m Butterfly: Lize-Mari Retief ties with Alice Mills of Australia
- Women's 200 m Breaststroke: Suzaan van Biljon
- Men's 25 m Standard Pistol Pairs: Allan Stuart McDonald and Daniel Francois van Tonder obtain a total of 1106, just behind Australia's 1112 and India's 1139.
- Men's 100 m Freestyle: Roland Schoeman
- Men's Lawn Bowls Triples: South Africa
- Men's 25 m Centre Fire Pistol Pairs: Allan Stuart McDonald and Daniel Francois van Tonder obtain a total of 1135, just behind England's 1138 and India's 1150.
- Men's 1500 m Freestyle: Hercules Prinsloo
- Women's Floor: Francki van Rooyen
- Women's 75 kg Weightlifting: Babalwa Ndleleni, becoming the first black woman to win a medal for the country at the Games.
- Women's 200 m: Geraldine Pillay
- Men's Hammer Throw: Christiaan Harmse
- Women's Lawn Bowls Singles: Lorna Trigwell
South Africa's Team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Athletics
Men's Competition
- Sherwin Vries (100 m, 4x100 m)
- Leigh Julius (200 m, 4x100 m)
- Snyman Prinsloo (200 m, 4x100 m)
- Paul Gorries (400 m, 4x400 m)
- Jan van der Merwe (400 m, 4x400 m)
- Ofentse Mogawane (400 m, 4x400 m)
- Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (800 m)
- Tshamano Setone (5000 m)
- Boy Soke (5000 m)
- Ruben Ramolefi (3000 m steeplechase)
- Emmanuel Mkhabela (3000 m steeplechase
- Shaun Bownes (110 m hurdles)
- Ruan de Vries (110 m hurdles)
- Hennie Kotze (110 m hurdles)
- LJ van Zyl (4x400 m, 400 m hurdles)
- Pieter de Villiers (4x400 m, 400 m hurdles)
- Alwyn Myburgh (400 m hurdles, 4x400 m)
- Tseko Mpolokeng (marathon)
- Neo Molema (marathon)
- Okkert Brits (pole vault)
- Khotso Mokoena (long jump, triple jump)
- Martin McClintock (long jump)
- Yaw Fosu Amoah (long jump)
- Hardus Pienaar (javelin)
- Robert Oosthuizen (javelin)
- Lohan Rautenbach (javelin)
- Chris Harmse (hammer throw)
- Hannes Hopley (discus)
- Janus Robberts (shot put)
- Ramsay Carelse (high jump)
- Lee Roy Newton (4x100 m)
- Ruben Majola (4x400 m)
- Hilton Langenhoven (T12 100 m)
- Joseph van Nel (T12 100 m)
- David Roos (T46 200 m)
Women's Competition
- Geraldine Pillay (100 m, 200 m)
- Adri Schoeman (400 m, 4x400 m)
- Estie Wittstock (400 m, 4x400 m)
- Surita Febbraio (400 m hurdles, 4x400 m)
- Lebogang Phalula (800 m, 1500 m)
- Lebo Phalula (800 m, 1500 m)
- Marlene Breytenbach (1500 m)
- Nolene Conrad (3000 m steeplecchase)
- Tebogo Masehla (3000 m steeplechase)
- Nicolene Cronje (20 km walk)
- Suzanne Erasmus (20 km walk)
- Tanith Maxwell (marathon)
- Charne Rademeyer (marathon)
- Elizna Naudé (discus)
- Anika Smit (high jump)
- Marli Knoetze (shot put)
- Simone du Toit (shot put)
- Sunette Viljoen (javelin)
- Samantha Dodd (pole vault)
- Janice Josephs (heptathlon)
- Tsholofelo Selemela (4x400 m)
- Amanda Kotze (4x400 m)
- Dominique Vogel (T38 100 m)
- Thuliswa Mlinganiso (T38 100 m)
Basketball
Men's Team Competition
- Team Roster
Cycling
- Mountain Bike
- Road/Time Trial
- Track
Gymnastics
Field Hockey
Men's Team Competition
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Paul Revington
Women's Team Competition
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Jenny King
Lawn Bowls
Men's Competition
- Team Roster
Women's Competition
- Team Roster
Netball
Rugby Sevens
Men's Team Competition
- Team Roster
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- Schalk van der Merwe (Golden Lions)
- Ryan Kankowski (Natal Sharks)
- Tobela Mdaka (Griffons)
- Jonathan Mokuena (Leopards)
- Zolani Mofu (Border)
- Stefan Basson (Vodacom Blue Bulls)
- Phillip Burger (Vodacom Cheetahs)
- Mzwandile Stick (Natal Sharks)
- Gio Aplon (Vodacom Western Province)
- Jaco Pretorius (Falcons)
- Antonius Verhoeven (Boland)
- Fabian Juries (Eastern Province)
