South Africa at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

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

Medals

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

• 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 4 × 100 m Relay
• Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
• Flyweight 51 kg: Jackson van Tonder Chauke
• Men's Road Race: David 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: 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

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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

*Quintin Denyssen

*Vusi Dlamini

*Pat Engelbrecht

*Thabang Kgwedi

*Emmanuel Madondo

*Nakedi Maputla

*Brendan Mettler

*Kenneth Motaung

*Neo Mothiba

*Sipho Ngcobo

*Nyakallo Nthuping

*Chris Treurnicht

Cycling

• Mountain Bike

*Justice Makhale

*Burry Stander

• Road/Time Trial

*Ryan Cox

*David George

*Jock Green

*Robert Hunter

*Jeremy Maartens

*Rupert Rheeder

• Track

*Durwan Benjamin

*Garth Thomas

Gymnastics

*Maureen van Rooyen

*Christian Brezeanu

*Steven Friedman

*Troy Sender

*Gerhard Swiegers

*Candice Cronje

*Chanel Moonsammy

*Francki van Rooyen

*Rinette Whelpton

*Shalene Arnold

*Odette Richard

*Stephanie Sandler

*Mirriam Letsele

Field Hockey

Men's team competition

• Team roster

* Chris Hibbert

* Franci du Plessis

* Ken Forbes

* Kyle Rhodes

* Darryn Gallagher

* Bruce Jacobs

* John Paul

* Wayne Madsen

* Lungile Tsolekile

* Jody Paul

* Clyde Abrahams

* Ian Symons

* Leroy Phillips

* Charles Rose-Innes

* Reece Basson

* Justin Reid-Ross

• Head coach: Paul Revington

Women's team competition

• Team roster

* Caroline Jack

* Mariette Rix

* Kate Hector

* Nita Van Jaarsveldt

* Tarryn Hosking

* Lenise Marals

* Lesle-Ann George

* Marsha Marescia

* Tarryn Bright

* Kathleen Taylor

* Sharne Wehmeyer

* Lindsey Carlisle

* Henna du Buisson

* Fiona Butler

* Liesel Dorothy

* Jenny Wilson

• Head coach: Jenny King

Lawn Bowls

Men's Competition

• Team roster

*Shaun Addinall

*Gerry Baker

*Neil Burkett

*Kevin Campbell

*Eric Johannes

*Gidion Vermuelen

Women's Competition

• Team roster

*Rika Lynn

*Susan Nel

*Trish Steyn

*Lorna Trigwell

*Loraine Victor

*Colleen Webb

Netball

With a team captained by Charlene Hertzog and coached by Marlene Wagner, South Africa finished 7th in the netball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. In the 7th/8th playoff, they defeated Wales 46–43.

Pool 1

Table

7th/8th playoff

Squad

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

*Neels Bornman

*Etienne Cilliers

*Georgios Eleftheriou

*Byron Swanton

*Diane Swanton

*Nicolaas Swart

*Johan du Toit

*Robert Hayter

*Mohyedien Begg

*Allan McDonald

*Daniel van Tonder

*Martin Senore

*Esmari van Reenen

*Gavin van Rhyn

*Marli Vlok

Squash

*Diana Argyle

*Rodney Durbach

*Adrian Hansen

*Clinton Leeuw

*Tenille Swartz

*Craig van der Wath

Table Tennis

*Luke Abrahams

*Theo Cogill

*Shireen Lyners

*Sameera Maal

*Alet Moll (EAD)

*Shane Overmeyer

*Rosabelle Riese

Triathlon

*Hendrik de Villiers

*Mari Rabie

*Kate Roberts

*Brad Storm

Weightlifting

*Alphonso Adonis

*Darryn Anthony

*Ricardo Fitzpatrick (EAD)

*Greg Gerts

*Babalwa Ndeleni

*Evgeni Popov (EAD)

*Mona Pretorius

*Portia Vries

References

External links

• Medal Winners for South Africa, from Melbourne2006.com.au
• Competitors List