South Africa at the 2000 Summer Olympics

South Africa competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

The South African Airways had one of their Boeing 747-300s specially painted in rainbow colours to transport the South African Olympic team to Sydney. The aircraft was fondly dubbed the Ndizani.

Medalists

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Archery

South Africa returned two of the archers that had competed four years earlier. Again, Lewis had the nation's only victory.

Women

Athletics

Men
Track & road events

Field events

Women
Track & road events

Field events

Baseball

South Africa's first appearance in the Olympic baseball tournament resulted in a last-place finish. The baseball team finished the preliminary round with a 1–6 record, having lost by 10 runs or more four times. The only team that South Africa defeated was the Netherlands.

Men

Preliminary round

Team Roster

Boxing

Men

Canoeing

Sprint

Men

Women

Cycling

Road Cycling

Track

Mountain biking

Football

Men's Team Competition

Team Roster

Group D

Hockey

Women's Competition

Pool D

Advanced to medal round

Seventh to tenth place classification

Crossover

Ninth and tenth place

Team Roster

Judo

Women

Modern pentathlon

One female pentathlete represented South Africa in 2000.

Women

Rowing

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; R=Repechage