Federation · RSA

South Africa

Representation across the 52 published all-time lists. Counts use best-by-athlete rows only.

115

Athletes in lists

40

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

Women's 100m1/50Carina Horn · 10.98 · #159 Women's 200m1/50Evette de Klerk · 22.06 · #58 Women's 400m3/50Caster Semenya · 49.62 · #76 Women's 800m2/50Caster Semenya · 1:54.25 · #5 Women's 1500m3/50Caster Semenya · 3:59.92 · #168 Women's 5000m4/50Elana Meyer · 14:44.05 · #163 Women's 10,000m4/50Elana Meyer · 30:52.51 · #144 Women's 100mH1/50Marione Fourie · 12.49 · #61 Women's 400mH5/50Myrtle Bothma · 53.74 · #66 Women's High Jump3/50Hestrie Cloete · 2.06 · #7 Women's Long Jump1/50Karen Mey · 6.93 · #127 Women's Javelin3/50Sunette Viljoen · 69.35 · #8 Women's 10 km5/50Glenrose Xaba · 31:12 · #275 Women's Half Marathon4/50Elana Meyer · 1:06:44 · #132 Women's Marathon4/50Glenrose Xaba · 2:22:22 · #258 Women's 50 km Walk1/50Natalie Le Roux · 4:48:00 · #119

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