2004 in South African sport

Athletics

• 7 March - Mbulaeni Mulaudzi wins gold in the 800 metres at the 10th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics held in Budapest
• 28 August - Mbulaeni Mulaudzi wins silver in the 800 metres at the 28th Olympic Games held in Athens

  Football (Rugby Union)

June

• 12 June - The South Africa beat Ireland 31-17 at Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
• 19 June - The Springboks beat Ireland 26-17 at Newlands, Cape Town
• 26 June - The Springboks beat Wales 53-18 in Pretoria

  July

• 17 July - The Springboks beat the Pacific Islanders 38-24
• 24 July - The Springboks lose to New Zealand 23-21 at Jade Stadium, Christchurch in the Tri Nations Series
• 31 July - The Springboks lose to Australia 30-26 at the Subiaco Oval, Perth, Western Australia in the Tri-Nations Series

  August

• 14 August - The Springboks beat the All Blacks 40-26 at the Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg in the Tri-Nations Series
• 21 August - The Springboks beat the Wallibies 23-19 in the Tri-Nations Series

  November

• 6 November - The Springboks beat The Dragons 38-36 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
• 13 November - The Springboks lose to Ireland 12-17 at Lansdowne Road, Dublin
• 20 November - The Springboks lose to England 16-32 at the Twickenham Stadium, London
• 27 November - The Springboks beat Scotland 45-10 at the Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

  December

• 4 December - The Springboks beat Argentina 39-7 at José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires

  Football (Soccer)

• 17 November - South Africa beats Nigeria 2-1 in the Nelson Mandela Challenge held in Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg