Paralympics | Team SA results at 2024 Paris Paralympics

Team South Africa finished the 2024 Paralympics with six medals which placed them 46th on the overall table, with China topping the list with 220 medals (94 gold).

For Team SA, Mpumelelo Mhlongo (T44 100m) and Simone Kruger (T38 discus) won gold, while Louzanne Coetzee (T11 1500m), Donald Ramphadi and Lucas Sithole (wheelchair tennis Quad doubles), Pieter du Preez (H1 Individual Time-Trial) and  Mpumelelo Mhlongo (T64 200m) won bronze.

A full breakdown of Team SA’s performance at Paris 2024 is below.

CODES WITH MEDALS (3)

4 Athletics (2 gold, 2 bronze)

1 Cycling (1 bronze)

1 Wheelchair tennis (1 bronze)

WORLD RECORDS (2)

T44 200m: Mpumelelo Mhlongo 22.62

T44 long jump: Mpumelelo Mhlongo 7.12m

PARALYMPIC RECORDS (4)

T63 100m: Puseletso Mabote 12.05

T44 200m: Mpumelelo Mhlongo 22.62

T44 long jump: Mpumelelo Mhlongo 7.12m

T38 discus: Simone Kruger 38.70m

AFRICAN RECORDS (14)

Athletics

T44 long jump: Tezna Abrahams 4.46m

T63 long jump: Puseletso Mabote 6.44m

T47 high jump: Khumo Pitso 1.98m

T64 100m: Paul Daniels 11.23

T44 long jump: Mpumelelo Mhlongo 7.12m

Swimming

S7 50m freestyle: Christian Sadie 38.75

S7 200m IM: Christian Sadie 2:35.02

S7 50m butterfly: Christian Sadie 29.94

S12 100m breaststroke: Alani Ferreira 1:21.36

S12 400m freestyle: Alani Ferreira 4:55.98

S5 50m backstroke: Kat Swanepoel 49.63

SM13 200m IM: Nathan Hendricks 2:17.15

A FINALS

*Won their way through to the final

Athletics

T63 100m: Puseletso Mabote

T37 100m: Sheryl James

T44 200m: Mpumelelo Mhlongo

T47 400m: Collen Mahlalela

T47 400m: Collen Mahlalela

T11 1500m: Louzanne Coetzee

Swimming

S7 50m freestyle: Christian Sadie

S7 50m butterfly: Christian Sadie

S7 100m backstroke: Christian Sadie

S7 200m IM: Christian Sadie

S13 100m butterfly: Nathan Hendricks

S13 100m backstroke: Nathan Hendricks

SM13 200m IM: Nathan Hendricks

SM13 400m freestyle: Nathan Hendricks

S12 100m breaststroke: Alani Ferreira

S13 400m freestyle: Alani Ferreira

S13 100m breaststroke: Danika Vyncka

PERFORMANCES

Archery

W1: Shaun Anderson 9th in qualifying, reached the quarter-finals

Athletics

T44 100m: Mpumelelo Mhlongo won the gold medal

T64 200m: Mpumelelo Mhlongo won the bronze medal

T44 long jump: Mpumelelo Mhlongo finished fifth in the final

T63 100m: Puseletso Mabote equalled the Paralympic record in the heats and finished 5th in the final

T63 long jump: Puseletso Mabote finished 6th in the straight final

T64 100m Daniel du Plessis finished 7th in his heat, did not reach final

T64 100m Daniel Du Plessis finished 8th in the straight final after which he announced his retirement

T64 100m Paul Daniels finished 4th in his heat, did not reach final

T64 400m Paul Daniels finished 5th in a personal best in the straight final

T12 100m: Jaco Smit finished 2nd in heat, did not reach final

T47 400m: Collen Mahlalela reached the final where he finished 7th

T37 100m: Sheryl James qualified for the final and finished 8th in final

T37 200m: Sheryl James finished 7th in straight final

T64 200m: Tezna Abrahams finished 5th in her heat, did not reach final

T44 long jump: Tezna Abrahams finished 11th in straight final

T11 1500m: Louzanne Coetzee finished 2nd in her heat, won bronze in the final

F46 shot put: Kerwin Noemdo finished 5th in straight final

F12 shot put: Hermanus Blom finished 7th in straight final

T46 high jump: Khumo Pitso finished 5th in a straight final

T38 discus: Simone Kruger won the gold medal with a PR

F44 discus: Yane van der Merwe did not measure a distance

T12 marathon: Louzanne Coetzee finished 7th in 3:25:53

Boccia

Pool matches: Karabo Morapedi and Vincent Ramochela (ramp operator). Played 3, lost 3. Finished 16th overall

Pool matches: Elanza Jordaan and Sandre Jordaan (ramp operator). Played 3, lost 3. Finished 15th overall

Pool matches: Karabo Morapedi and Elanza Jordaan. Played 2, lost 2

Cycling

Men’s H1 Individual Time-Trial: Pieter du Preez won the bronze medal

Men’s H1-2 Road race: Pieter du Preez withdrew

Equestrian

Philippa Johnson-Dwyer finished 14th

Judo

J1 -73kg: Ndyeni Lamani lost his first match

Pata-Triathlon

PTS4: Kirsty Weir finished 8th on her Paralympic debut

Swimming

S13 100m butterfly: Nathan Hendricks reached final where he finished 8th

S13 100m backstroke: Nathan Hendricks reached final where he finished 8th

SM13 100m breaststroke: Nathan Hendricks finished 7th in his heat

S13 400m freestyle: Nathan Hendricks reached the final where he finished 6th

SM13 200m IM: Nathan Hendricks reached the final where he finished 7th

S7 50m freestyle: Christian Sadie reached final where he finished 7th

S7 50m butterfly: Christian Sadie reached final where he finished 5th

S7 100m backstroke: Christian Sadie reached final where he finished 5th

SM7 200m IM: Christian Sadie won his heat and finished 5th in final

S12 100m breaststroke: Alani Ferreira reached the final where she finished 5th

S12 100m freestyle: Alani Ferreira finished 6th in her heat

S13 400m freestyle; Alani Ferreira reached the final where she finished 8th

S13 100m breaststroke: Danika Vyncka reached the final where she finished 8th

S13 400m freestyle: Danika Vyncka finished 5th in her heat

S5 50m backstroke: Kat Swanepoel finished 6th in her heat

Wheelchair Tennis

Quad singles: Donald Ramphadi lost in the first round

Quad singles: Lucas Sithole lost in the first round

Quad doubles: Donald Rampedi and Lucas Sithole won the bronze medal

Men’s singles: Alwande Sikhosana won through to the 2nd round

Women’s singles: Mariska Venter won through to the 2nd round; W/D doubles

Kgothatso Montjane W/D

OTHER PERSONAL BESTS

T64 200m: Tezna Abrahams

T47 400m: Collen Mahlalela

T67 400m: Paul Daniels

T11 1500m: Louzanne Coetzee

Photo of Mpumelelo Mhlongo by ROGER SEDRES

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