South Africa at the 1996 Summer Olympics
South Africa competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 84 competitors, 64 men and 20 women, and this was the first South African team marched under the new post-Apartheid flag.
Medalists
Gold
- Josia Thugwane — Athletics, Men's Marathon
- Penny Heyns — Swimming, Women's 100 metres Breaststroke
- Penny Heyns — Swimming, Women's 200 metres Breaststroke
Silver
- Hezekiél Sepeng — Athletics, Men's 800 metres
Bronze
- Marianne Kriel — Swimming, Women's 100 metres Backstroke
Archery
Athletics
Men
;Track and road events;Field events
Women
;Track and road eventsBoxing
;MenCanoeing
Sprint
;WomenCycling
Road
;Men| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Doug Ryder | Road race | 4:56:47 | 61 |
| Blayne Wikner | Road race | 4:56:52 | 97 |
;Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Erica Green | Road race | 2:37:21 | 35 |
| Jackie Martin | Road race | 2:53:12 | 43 |
Track
;Sprints;Pursuits
;Time trials
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Jean-Pierre van Zyl | Men's 1000 metre time trial | 1:04.214 | 5 |
;Points races
Mountain biking
;Women| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Erica Green | Cross-country | 2:03:06 | 17 |
Field Hockey
Men's Tournament
;Group B| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
| 1. | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | |
| 2. | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | |
| 3. | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| 4. | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | −1 | |
| 5. | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | −5 | |
| 6. | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | −8 |
;Classification Matches 9-12
;9th Place Match
- Team Roster:
Judo
Modern Pentathlon
;MenRowing
;Men;Women
Sailing
;Men;Mixed
Shooting
;MenSwimming
;Men;Women
Tennis
;Men;Women