South Africa at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics

South Africa competed at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, from 22 to 30 August 2015.

South Africa at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics
WA code	RSA
in Beijing
Competitors	33
Medals Ranked 13th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 2 Total 3
World Championships in Athletics appearances
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Medalists

The following South African competitors won medals at the Championships

Medal	Athlete	Event	Date
Gold	Wayde van Niekerk	400 metres	26 August
Bronze	Anaso Jobodwana	200 metres	27 August
Bronze	Sunette Viljoen	Javelin throw	30 August

Results

(q – qualified, NM – no mark, SB – season best)

Men

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Henricho Bruintjies	100 metres	10.07	3 Q	10.21	7	Did not advance
Anaso Jobodwana		DQ		Did not advance
Akani Simbine		10.09	3 Q	10.02	4	Did not advance
Anaso Jobodwana	200 metres	20.22	1 Q	20.01 PB	1 Q	19.87 NR
Akani Simbine		20.23 PB	4 q	20.37	6	Did not advance
Berend Koekemoer	400 metres	46.52	8	Did not advance
Wayde van Niekerk		44.42	1 Q	44.31	1 Q	43.48 WL, AR
Reinhardt van Rensburg	800 metres	1:48.61	7	Did not advance
Johan Cronje	1500 metres	3:43.29	6 Q	3:36.59	8	Did not advance
Dumisane Hlaselo		3:40.25	9	Did not advance
Stephen Mokoka	10,000 metres	—				28:47.40	20
Thabiso Benedict Moeng	Marathon	—				DNF
Desmond Mokgobu		—				2:34:11	41
Sibusiso Nzima		—				DNF
Antonio Alkana	110 metres hurdles	13.63	6	Did not advance
Cornel Fredericks	400 metres hurdles	DNS		Did not advance
L. J. van Zyl		49.12	4 Q	48.89	6	Did not advance
Dikotsi Lekopa	3000 metres steeplechase	8:37.43	6	—		Did not advance
Tumisang Monnatlala		8:55.25	11	—		Did not advance
Henricho Bruintjies Anaso Jobodwana Antonio Alkana Akani Simbine	4 × 100 metres relay	DNF		—		Did not advance
Lebogang Shange	20 kilometres walk	—				1:21:43 NR	11
Marc Mundell	50 kilometres walk	—				4:02:41	33

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Rushwahl Samaai	Long jump	7.79	20	Did not advance
Zarck Visser		7.79	19	Did not advance
Godfrey Khotso Mokoena		7.98	13	Did not advance
	Triple jump	16.78	10 q	16.81	9
Orazio Cremona	Shot put	18.63	27	Did not advance
Jaco Engelbrecht		19.04	25	Did not advance
Victor Hogan	Discus throw	62.41	13	Did not advance
Rocco van Rooyen	Javelin throw	75.55	28	Did not advance

Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete	Event	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m	Final	Rank
Willem Coertzen	Result	10.98 SB	7.25	13.75	1.95	DNS	−	−	−	−	−	DNF	−
	Points	865	874	713	758	0	−	−	−	−	−

Women

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Carina Horn	100 metres	11.08	3 Q	11.15	6	Did not advance
Justine Palframan	200 metres	23.09	3 Q	23.04	6	Did not advance
	400 metres	52.45	6	Did not advance
Caster Semenya	800 metres	1:59.59 SB	3 Q	2:03.18	8	Did not advance
Tanith Maxwell	Marathon	—				DNF
Wenda Nel	400 metres hurdles	54.45	2 Q	54.63	2 Q	54.94	7

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Sunette Viljoen	Javelin throw	63.93	7 Q	65.79