South Africa at the 2024 Summer Olympics

South Africa is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It will be the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Games in the post-apartheid era and twenty-first overall in Summer Olympic history.

Competitors
Leon Fleiser will be South Africa's chef de mission at the Games.

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Archery
One South African archer qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics men's individual recurve competitions by virtue of his result at the 2023 African Continental Qualification Tournament in Nabeul, Tunisia. Werner Potgieter of the Western Cape, ranked No1 with a score of 652, and went on to secure the spot for South Africa by winning the silver medal. He was the first male archer to secured a spot for his country in archery since 2008.

Athletics
South African track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):


 * Key
 * Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
 * Q = Qualified for the next round
 * q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
 * NR = National record
 * N/A = Round not applicable for the event
 * Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round


 * Track and road events


 * Field events

Badminton
South Africa entered one badminton players into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Paris Rankings.

Slalom
South African canoeists confirmed a boat in the women's K-1 for the Games, following their results as the highest ranked eligible nation's, through the 2024 African Qualification Tournament in Sainte-Suzanne, Réunion, France.

Sprint
South African canoeists qualified two boat for the following distances, through the gold medal result at the 2023 African Olympic in Abuja, Nigeria.

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Road
South Africa entered one male and two female rider to compete in the road race events at the Olympic. South Africa secured those quota through the UCI Nation Ranking.

Track
South Africa entered one rider for men's sprint and keirin events, based on the allocations of continental spots, through the final UCI Olympic rankings.


 * Sprint


 * Keirin

Mountain biking
South African mountain bikers secured a men's and women's quota place each in the Olympic cross-country race through the release of the final Olympic mountain biking rankings.

BMX
South African rider received a single quota spot in the men's BMX freestyle for Paris 2024, finishing among the top three eligible nations, not yet qualified, at the 2023 UCI BMX Freestyle World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.
 * Freestyle

South African riders secured a single quota place in the women's BMX race for Paris 2024 by reallocation quota from 2023 African Championships.
 * Race

Diving
South African divers secured a quota place for Paris 2024 by advancing to the top twelve final of the women's individual springboard at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

Equestrian
South Africa entered one riders in the eventing event, through the establishments of final olympics ranking for Group F (Africa & Middle East).

Fencing
For the first time since 2008, South Africa entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Harry Saner qualified for the games by winning the gold medal in the men's individual épée events, at the 2024 African Zonal Qualifying Tournament in Algiers, Algeria.

Field hockey
Key:
 * Summary
 * FT – After full-time.
 * P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.

Men's tournament
South Africa men's national field hockey team qualified by winning the 2023 Men's African Olympic Qualifier.


 * Team roster


 * Group play

Women's tournament
South Africa women's national field hockey team qualified by winning the 2023 Women's African Olympic Qualifier.


 * Team roster


 * Group play

Golf
South Africa entered four golfers into the Olympic tournament. Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Erik van Rooyen, Ashleigh Buhai, and Paula Reto; all qualified directly for the games in the individual competitions, based on their world ranking performance, on the IGF World Rankings.

Artistic
South Africa entered one female gymnasts into the games. Caitlin Rooskrantz qualified for the games by virtue of her individual results, through all-around event at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.


 * Women

Judo
South Africa qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Geronay Whitebooi (women's extra-lightweight, 48 kg) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.

Rowing
South African rowers qualified boats in each of the following classes through the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia and 2023 African Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia.

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Rugby sevens

 * Summary

Men's tournament
South Africa national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2024 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament in Monaco.


 * Squad


 * Group stage

Women's tournament
South Africa women's national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2023 Africa Women's Sevens in Monastir, Tunisia.


 * Squad


 * Group stage

Skateboarding
South Africa entered three skateboarders (two males and one female) to compete in each of the following events at the Games.

Sport climbing
South Africa qualified four climbers for Paris. All of them qualified directly for the combined and speed events, by winning the gold medal at the 2023 Africa Olympic Qualifier in Pretoria.


 * Boulder & lead combined


 * Speed

Surfing
South African surfers confirmed three shortboard quota places for Tahiti. Jordy Smith and Sarah Baum topped the list of eligible surfers from Africa to secure the lone available berth in their respective shortboard races at the 2023 ISA World Surfing Games in Surf City, El Salvador.

Swimming
South African swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)):

Triathlon
South Africa entered three triathletes (two men and one women) in the triathlon events for Paris, following the release of final individual olympics qualification ranking.


 * Individual

Wrestling
For the first time since 2008, South Africa qualified one wrestler into the Olympic competition. Nicolaas de Lange qualified for the games following the triumph of winning the semifinal round at the 2024 African & Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament in Alexandria, Egypt.

Key:
 * VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
 * VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
 * PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
 * PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
 * ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
 * SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.


 * Freestyle