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South Africa

Representation across the 50 published all-time lists. Counts use best-by-athlete rows only.

24

Athletes in lists

16

Lists with a RSA row

1

World records

#19

Rank by athletes listed

World records held

Current canonical records

Men's 400 Metres · Wayde van Niekerk · 201643.03

Representation by list

South Africa athletes on each published all-time top 50

Men's 100m2/50Akani Simbine · 9.82 · #19 Men's 200m2/50Clarence Munyai · 19.69 · #19 Men's 400m2/50Wayde van Niekerk · 43.03 · #1 Men's 800m2/50Hezekiél Sepeng · 1:42.69 · #40 Men's 10,000m1/50Adriaan Wildschutt · 26:50.64 · #42 Men's 400mH1/50Louis van Zyl · 47.66 · #41 Men's High Jump1/50Jacques Freitag · 2.38 · #22 Men's Pole Vault1/50Okkert Brits · 6.03 · #10 Men's Long Jump3/50Luvo Manyonga · 8.65 · #14 Men's Shot Put1/50Janus Robberts · 21.97 · #41 Men's Discus1/50Frantz Kruger · 70.32 · #37 Men's Javelin1/50Marius Corbett · 88.75 · #40 Men's 10 km1/50Maxime Chaumeton · 26:55 · #24

Each cell is one rank on the list; red cells are South Africa athletes.

Athletes

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AthleteSexBest listRankMarkDateVenue
Wayde van NiekerkMMen's 400m#143.0314 Aug 2016Rio de Janeiro
Caster SemenyaWWomen's 800m#51:54.2530 Jun 2018Paris
Hestrie CloeteWWomen's High Jump#72.0631 Aug 2003Saint-Denis
Sunette ViljoenWWomen's Javelin#869.359 Jun 2012New York City
Okkert BritsMMen's Pole Vault#106.0318 Aug 1995Köln
Luvo ManyongaMMen's Long Jump#148.6522 Apr 2017Potchefstroom
Akani SimbineMMen's 100m#199.824 Aug 2024Saint-Denis
Clarence MunyaiMMen's 200m#1919.6916 Mar 2018Pretoria
Zakhitine NeneMMen's 400m#1943.7631 May 2025Nairobi
Jacques FreitagMMen's High Jump#222.385 Mar 2005Oudtshoorn