South Africa at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

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South Africa at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

CGF code	RSA
CGA	South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
Website	sascoc.co.za
in Melbourne, Australia
Flag bearers	Opening: Closing:
Medals Ranked 5th	Gold 12 Silver 13 Bronze 13 Total 38
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962–1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022

South Africa was represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by an unknown member strong contingent, consisting of athletes and various officials.

Medals

				Total
South Africa	12	13	13	38

Gold

Men's 4 × 100 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

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: Troyden 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, 4 × 100 m)
Leigh Julius (200 m, 4 × 100 m)
Snyman Prinsloo (200 m, 4 × 100 m)
Paul Gorries (400 m, 4 × 400 m)
Jan van der Merwe (400 m, 4 × 400 m)
Ofentse Mogawane (400 m, 4 × 400 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 (4 × 400 m, 400 m hurdles)
Pieter de Villiers (4 × 400 m, 400 m hurdles)
Alwyn Myburgh (400 m hurdles, 4 × 400 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 (4 × 100 m)
Ruben Majola (4 × 400 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, 4 × 400 m)
Estie Wittstock (400 m, 4 × 400 m)
Surita Febbraio (400 m hurdles, 4 × 400 m)
Lebogang Phalula (800 m, 1500 m)
Dina Lebo Phalula (800 m, 1500 m)
Marlene Breytenbach (1500 m)
Nolene Conrad (3000 m steeplechase)
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 (4 × 400 m)
Amanda Kotze (4 × 400 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

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)

Shooting

Squash

Table Tennis

Triathlon

Weightlifting

External links

Associations at the 2006 Commonwealth Games