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South Africa
Career
1932 - 2026
Best year
2016
Total points
670
Best results
3x 1. Olympic Games
All-time rank
#27
10-year rank
#32
Ranking Development
Points distribution
Disciplines
Contests
| Year | Contest | Discipline | Category | Position | Points | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | African Championships | 1500m | Women | 1 | 3 | Karabo More |
| 2026 | African Championships | Pole vault | Women | 1 | 1 | Ansume de Beer |
| 2026 | African Championships | High jump | Women | 1 | 2 | Kristi Snyman |
| 2026 | African Championships | Shot put | Women | 1 | 1 | Colette Uys |
| 2026 | African Championships | 400m hurdles | Women | 1 | 1 | Rogail Joseph |
| 2025 | Diamond League | Javelin | Women | 3 | 3 | Jo-Ané du Plessis |
| 2025 | World Indoor Championships | 800m | Women | 1 | 8 | Prudence Sekgodiso |
| 2024 | African Championships | Javelin | Women | 1 | 1 | Jo-Ane van Dyk |
| 2024 | African Championships | Shot put | Women | 1 | 1 | Ashley Erasmus |
| 2024 | African Championships | 400m | Women | 1 | 1 | Miranda Coetzee |
| 2024 | African Championships | 400m hurdles | Women | 1 | 1 | Rogail Joseph |
| 2024 | African Championships | 100m hurdles | Women | 2 | 1 | Marione Fourie |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Javelin | Women | 2 | 12 | Jo-Ane van Dyk |
| 2024 | African Championships | Pole vault | Women | 1 | 1 | Miré Reinstorf |
| 2022 | African Championships | Pole vault | Women | 1 | 1 | Miré Reinstorf |
| 2022 | African Championships | Javelin | Women | 1 | 1 | Jo-Ane van Dyk |
| 2022 | African Championships | 800m | Women | 3 | 1 | Prudence Sekgodiso |
| 2022 | African Championships | Shot put | Women | 1 | 1 | Ischke Senekal |
| 2022 | African Championships | 400m | Women | 1 | 1 | Miranda Coetzee |
| 2022 | African Championships | 400m hurdles | Women | 1 | 1 | Zenéy van der Walt |
| 2022 | African Championships | 4x100m | Women | 2 | 1 | - |
| 2022 | African Championships | 4x400m | Women | 1 | 3 | - |
| 2022 | Commonwealth Games | 400m hurdles | Women | 3 | 1 | Zenéy van der Walt |
| 2019 | African Games | Shot put | Women | 2 | 1 | Ischke Senekal |
| 2019 | African Games | Discus | Women | 2 | 1 | Yolandi Stander |
| 2019 | African Games | Javelin | Women | 2 | 1 | Jo-Ane van Dyk |
| 2019 | African Games | 4x100m | Women | 2 | 3 | - |
| 2018 | African Championships | Triple jump | Women | 2 | 1 | Zinzi Chabangu |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | 400m hurdles | Women | 3 | 1 | Wenda Nel |
| 2018 | African Championships | 800m | Women | 1 | 3 | Caster Semenya |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | 1500m | Women | 1 | 3 | Caster Semenya |
| 2018 | Diamond League | 800m | Women | 1 | 10 | Caster Semenya |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | 800m | Women | 1 | 3 | Caster Semenya |
| 2018 | African Championships | 100m hurdles | Women | 2 | 1 | Rikenette Steenkamp |
| 2018 | African Championships | Shot put | Women | 1 | 1 | Ischke Senekal |
| 2018 | African Championships | 400m | Women | 1 | 1 | Caster Semenya |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Javelin | Women | 3 | 1 | Sunette Viljoen |
| 2017 | World Championship | 1500m | Women | 3 | 3 | Caster Semenya |
| 2017 | World Championship | 800m | Women | 1 | 12 | Caster Semenya |
| 2017 | Diamond League | 800m | Women | 1 | 10 | Caster Semenya |
| 2016 | African Championships | 4x100m | Women | 1 | 3 | - |
| 2016 | Diamond League | 800m | Women | 1 | 10 | Caster Semenya |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | 800m | Women | 1 | 24 | Caster Semenya |
| 2016 | Diamond League | 400m | Women | 3 | 3 | Caster Semenya |
| 2016 | African Championships | 100m hurdles | Women | 1 | 2 | Claudia Heunis |
| 2016 | African Championships | Javelin | Women | 1 | 1 | Sunette Viljoen |
| 2016 | African Championships | 1500m | Women | 1 | 3 | Caster Semenya |
| 2016 | African Championships | 800m | Women | 1 | 3 | Caster Semenya |
| 2016 | African Championships | 400m hurdles | Women | 1 | 1 | Wenda Nel |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Javelin | Women | 2 | 12 | Sunette Viljoen |
| 2016 | African Championships | 4x400m | Women | 1 | 3 | - |
| 2015 | Diamond League | Javelin | Women | 2 | 6 | Sunette Viljoen |
| 2015 | African Games | Discus | Women | 2 | 1 | Ischke Senekal |
| 2015 | African Games | 800m | Women | 1 | 4 | Caster Semenya |
| 2015 | World Championship | Javelin | Women | 3 | 3 | Sunette Viljoen |
| 2014 | African Championships | 400m hurdles | Women | 1 | 1 | Wenda Nel |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Javelin | Women | 2 | 2 | Sunette Viljoen |
| 2014 | Diamond League | Javelin | Women | 3 | 3 | Sunette Viljoen |
| 2014 | African Championships | 100m hurdles | Women | 1 | 2 | Rikenette Steenkamp |
| 2014 | African Championships | Javelin | Women | 1 | 1 | Sunette Viljoen |
| 2012 | Diamond League | Javelin | Women | 2 | 6 | Sunette Viljoen |
| 2012 | African Championships | Triple jump | Women | 2 | 1 | Charlene Potgieter |
| 2012 | African Championships | High jump | Women | 2 | 1 | Anika Smit |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | 800m | Women | 1 | 24 | Caster Semenya |
| 2011 | African Games | Javelin | Women | 2 | 1 | Gerlize de Klerk |
| 2011 | World Championship | 800m | Women | 1 | 12 | Caster Semenya |
| 2011 | African Games | Discus | Women | 2 | 1 | Elizna Naude |
| 2011 | African Games | Javelin | Women | 1 | 2 | Justine Robbeson |
| 2011 | African Games | 400m hurdles | Women | 2 | 1 | Wenda Nel |
| 2011 | African Games | Shot put | Women | 2 | 1 | Veronica Abrahamse |
| 2011 | World Championship | Javelin | Women | 2 | 6 | Sunette Viljoen |
| 2010 | Commonwealth Games | Javelin | Women | 3 | 1 | Justine Robbeson |
| 2010 | African Championships | Javelin | Women | 1 | 1 | Sunette Viljoen |
| 2010 | Commonwealth Games | Javelin | Women | 1 | 3 | Sunette Viljoen |
| 2010 | African Championships | Discus | Women | 1 | 1 | Elizna Naude |
| 2009 | World Championship | 800m | Women | 1 | 12 | Caster Semenya |
| 2008 | African Championships | Javelin | Women | 1 | 1 | Sunette Viljoen |
| 2008 | African Championships | Long jump | Women | 1 | 1 | Janice Josephs |
| 2008 | African Championships | Discus | Women | 1 | 1 | Elizna Naude |
| 2008 | African Championships | High jump | Women | 2 | 1 | Marcoleen Pretorius |
| 2008 | African Championships | 200m | Women | 1 | 1 | Isabel le Roux |
| 2008 | African Championships | High jump | Women | 1 | 2 | Anika Smit |
| 2007 | African Games | Discus | Women | 1 | 2 | Elizna Naude |
| 2007 | African Games | 4x400m | Women | 2 | 3 | - |
| 2007 | African Games | High jump | Women | 2 | 1 | Anika Smit |
| 2007 | African Games | Long jump | Women | 1 | 2 | Janice Josephs |
| 2007 | African Games | 100m | Women | 2 | 1 | Constance Mkenku |
| 2007 | African Games | Javelin | Women | 1 | 2 | Justine Robbeson |
| 2007 | African Games | Shot put | Women | 2 | 1 | Simoné du Toit |
| 2006 | African Championships | Discus | Women | 1 | 1 | Elizna Naude |
| 2006 | African Championships | High jump | Women | 1 | 2 | Rene van der Merwe |
| 2006 | African Championships | 4x400m | Women | 1 | 3 | - |
| 2006 | African Championships | 400m hurdles | Women | 1 | 1 | Janet Wienand |
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | High jump | Women | 1 | 3 | Anika Smit |
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Javelin | Women | 1 | 3 | Sunette Viljoen |
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | 100m | Women | 2 | 2 | Geraldine Pillay |
| 2006 | African Championships | Heptathlon | Women | 1 | 1 | Janice Josephs |
| 2006 | African Championships | Javelin | Women | 1 | 1 | Justine Robbeson |
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | 200m | Women | 3 | 1 | Geraldine Pillay |
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Discus | Women | 1 | 3 | Elizna Naude |
| 2004 | African Championships | 3000m hurdles | Women | 3 | 1 | Tebogo Masehla |
| 2004 | African Championships | High jump | Women | 2 | 1 | Samantha Dodd |
| 2004 | African Championships | 200m | Women | 1 | 1 | Geraldine Pillay |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | High jump | Women | 2 | 12 | Hestrie Cloete |
| 2004 | African Championships | Discus | Women | 1 | 1 | Elizna Naude |
| 2004 | African Championships | High jump | Women | 1 | 2 | Hestrie Cloete |
| 2004 | African Championships | 400m hurdles | Women | 1 | 1 | Surita Febbraio |
| 2004 | African Championships | 4x100m | Women | 2 | 1 | - |
| 2004 | African Championships | 4x400m | Women | 2 | 1 | - |
| 2004 | African Championships | Javelin | Women | 1 | 1 | Sunette Viljoen |
| 2003 | African Games | 4x100m | Women | 2 | 3 | - |
| 2003 | African Games | 20 km walk | Women | 1 | 2 | Estlé Viljoen |
| 2003 | World Championship | High jump | Women | 1 | 12 | Hestrie Cloete |
| 2003 | African Games | Shot put | Women | 2 | 1 | Veronica Abrahamse |
| 2003 | African Games | Pole vault | Women | 1 | 2 | Samantha Dodd |
| 2003 | African Games | Discus | Women | 1 | 2 | Elizna Naude |
| 2003 | African Games | Heptathlon | Women | 2 | 1 | Justine Robbeson |
| 2003 | African Games | High jump | Women | 2 | 1 | Marizca Gertenbach |
| 2003 | World Athletics Awards | Awards | Women | 1 | 10 | Hestrie Cloete |
| 2003 | African Games | Pole vault | Women | 2 | 1 | Annelie van Wyk |
| 2003 | World Athletics Final | High jump | Women | 1 | 7 | Hestrie Cloete |
| 2002 | African Championships | 4x100m | Women | 1 | 3 | - |
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | High jump | Women | 1 | 3 | Hestrie Cloete |
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Shot put | Women | 3 | 1 | Veronica Abrahamse |
| 2002 | African Championships | High jump | Women | 1 | 2 | Hestrie Cloete |
| 2001 | World Athletics Final | High jump | Women | 1 | 7 | Hestrie Cloete |
| 2001 | World Championship | High jump | Women | 1 | 12 | Hestrie Cloete |
| 2000 | World record - annual holding | Half marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Elana Meyer |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | High jump | Women | 2 | 12 | Hestrie Cloete |
| 1999 | African Games | High jump | Women | 1 | 3 | Hestrie Cloete |
| 1999 | Own WR improvement | Half marathon | Women | 1 | 4 | Elana Meyer |
| 1999 | African Games | Pole vault | Women | 2 | 1 | Elmarie Gerryts |
| 1999 | African Games | Heptathlon | Women | 1 | 2 | Maralize Visser-Fouché |
| 1999 | African Games | Hammer | Women | 2 | 1 | Elmarie Knoetzen |
| 1999 | World Athletics Final | High jump | Women | 1 | 7 | Hestrie Cloete |
| 1999 | African Games | Shot put | Women | 2 | 1 | Veronica Abrahamse |
| 1999 | African Games | Discus | Women | 2 | 1 | Lezelle Duvenage |
| 1999 | African Games | Pole vault | Women | 1 | 2 | Rika Erasmus |
| 1999 | African Games | 400m hurdles | Women | 2 | 1 | Surita Febbraio |
| 1999 | African Games | 10 km walk | Women | 1 | 2 | Susan Vermeulen |
| 1999 | African Games | Javelin | Women | 1 | 2 | Liezl Roux |
| 1999 | African Games | 5000m | Women | 2 | 2 | Elana Meyer |
| 1998 | African Championships | Shot put | Women | 1 | 1 | Veronica Abrahamse |
| 1998 | African Championships | High jump | Women | 1 | 2 | Hestrie Cloete |
| 1998 | Own WR improvement | Half marathon | Women | 1 | 4 | Elana Meyer |
| 1998 | Commonwealth Games | Pole vault | Women | 2 | 2 | Elmarie Gerryts |
| 1998 | African Championships | Discus | Women | 1 | 1 | Elizna Naude |
| 1998 | World Road Running Championships | Half marathon | Women | 2 | 4 | Elana Meyer |
| 1998 | Commonwealth Games | High jump | Women | 1 | 3 | Hestrie Cloete |
| 1998 | Commonwealth Games | Shot put | Women | 3 | 1 | Veronica Abrahamse |
| 1997 | World record - improvement | Half marathon | Women | 1 | 8 | Elana Meyer |
| 1996 | Berlin Marathon | Marathon | Women | 1 | 5 | Colleen De Reuck |
| 1996 | African Championships | 100m hurdles | Women | 2 | 1 | Lana Uys |
| 1995 | African Games | Javelin | Women | 1 | 2 | Rhona Dwinger |
| 1995 | African Games | Long jump | Women | 2 | 1 | Sanet Fouché |
| 1995 | African Games | High jump | Women | 1 | 3 | Hestrie Cloete |
| 1995 | African Games | 4x400m | Women | 2 | 3 | - |
| 1995 | African Games | Discus | Women | 2 | 1 | Rhona Dwinger |
| 1995 | African Games | Heptathlon | Women | 2 | 1 | Maralize Visser-Fouché |
| 1995 | African Games | Marathon | Women | 1 | 4 | Jowaine Parrott |
| 1995 | African Games | 400m hurdles | Women | 2 | 1 | Karen van der Veen |
| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | 1500m | Women | 3 | 1 | Gwen Griffiths |
| 1994 | World Road Running Championships | Half marathon | Women | 1 | 8 | Elana Meyer |
| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | High jump | Women | 2 | 2 | Charmaine Weavers |
| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Discus | Women | 3 | 1 | Lizette Etsebeth |
| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | 10000m | Women | 2 | 2 | Elana Meyer |
| 1993 | African Championships | 4x400m | Women | 2 | 1 | - |
| 1993 | African Championships | Javelin | Women | 1 | 1 | Liezl Roux |
| 1993 | World record - annual holding | Half marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Elana Meyer |
| 1993 | African Championships | Shot put | Women | 1 | 1 | Louise Meintjies |
| 1993 | African Championships | High jump | Women | 1 | 2 | Charmaine Weavers |
| 1993 | African Championships | 3000m | Women | 1 | 3 | Gwen Griffiths |
| 1993 | African Championships | Triple jump | Women | 1 | 2 | Petrusa Swart |
| 1993 | African Championships | 1500m | Women | 2 | 2 | Gwen Griffiths |
| 1993 | African Championships | 800m | Women | 3 | 1 | Ilse Wicksell |
| 1993 | African Championships | 1500m | Women | 1 | 3 | Elana Meyer |
| 1993 | African Championships | Discus | Women | 1 | 1 | Lizette Etsebeth |
| 1993 | African Championships | Heptathlon | Women | 1 | 1 | Chrisna Oosthuizen |
| 1992 | African Championships | 1500m | Women | 2 | 2 | Gwen Griffiths |
| 1992 | African Championships | 800m | Women | 3 | 1 | Ilse Wicksell |
| 1992 | African Championships | 100m | Women | 1 | 1 | Elinda Vorster |
| 1992 | African Championships | 1500m | Women | 1 | 3 | Elana Meyer |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | 10000m | Women | 2 | 12 | Elana Meyer |
| 1992 | African Championships | Discus | Women | 1 | 1 | Lizette Etsebeth |
| 1992 | African Championships | Heptathlon | Women | 1 | 1 | Chrisna Oosthuizen |
| 1992 | African Championships | 100m hurdles | Women | 2 | 1 | Karen van der Veen |
| 1992 | African Championships | 3000m | Women | 2 | 2 | Gwen Griffiths |
| 1992 | African Championships | High jump | Women | 2 | 1 | Charmaine Weavers |
| 1992 | African Championships | 4x400m | Women | 2 | 1 | - |
| 1992 | African Championships | 200m | Women | 1 | 1 | Elinda Vorster |
| 1992 | World record - annual holding | Half marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Elana Meyer |
| 1992 | African Championships | 4x100m | Women | 1 | 3 | - |
| 1992 | African Championships | Long jump | Women | 1 | 1 | Karen Botha |
| 1992 | African Championships | 400m hurdles | Women | 1 | 1 | Myrtle Bothma |
| 1991 | World record - improvement | Half marathon | Women | 1 | 8 | Elana Meyer |
| 1986 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country | Women | 1 | 8 | Zola Budd |
| 1985 | World record - improvement | 5000m | Women | 1 | 8 | Zola Budd |
| 1985 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country | Women | 1 | 8 | Zola Budd |
| 1984 | World record - improvement | 5000m | Women | 1 | 8 | Zola Budd |
| 1962 | World record - improvement | 20 km walk | Women | 1 | 8 | Marie van Tonder |
| 1958 | Commonwealth Games | Javelin | Women | 2 | 2 | Magdalena Swanepoel |
| 1954 | Commonwealth Games | Shot put | Women | 3 | 1 | Magdalena Swanepoel |
| 1954 | Commonwealth Games | Javelin | Women | 1 | 3 | Magdalena Swanepoel |
| 1952 | Olympic Games | High jump | Women | 1 | 24 | Esther Brand |
| 1952 | Olympic Games | 100m | Women | 2 | 12 | Daphne Hasenjäger |
| 1950 | Commonwealth Games | 220 yards | Women | 3 | 1 | Daphne Hasenjäger |
| 1941 | World record - improvement | High jump | Women | 1 | 8 | Esther Brand |
| 1938 | Commonwealth Games | 80m hurdles | Women | 1 | 3 | Barbara Burke |
| 1938 | Commonwealth Games | Javelin | Women | 2 | 2 | Antonia Robertson |
| 1934 | Commonwealth Games | High jump | Women | 1 | 3 | Marjorie Clark |
| 1934 | Commonwealth Games | 80m hurdles | Women | 1 | 3 | Marjorie Clark |
| 1932 | Olympic Games | 80m hurdles | Women | 3 | 6 | Marjorie Clark |
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