Federation · RSA

South Africa

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

10

Athletes in lists

11

Lists with a RSA row

1

World records

#25

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 25

Men's 100m1/25Akani Simbine · 9.82 · #18 Men's 200m1/25Clarence Munyai · 19.69 · #19 Men's 400m2/25Wayde van Niekerk · 43.03 · #1 Women's 800m1/25Caster Semenya · 1:54.25 · #5 Men's High Jump1/25Jacques Freitag · 2.38 · #16 Women's High Jump1/25Hestrie Cloete · 2.06 · #6 Men's Pole Vault1/25Okkert Brits · 6.03 · #10 Men's Long Jump1/25Luvo Manyonga · 8.65 · #15 Women's Javelin1/25Sunette Viljoen · 69.35 · #8 Men's 5 km1/25 · 13:06 · #24 Men's 10 km1/25 · 26:55 · #17

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

Athletes

Showing 10 of 10

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#62.0631 Aug 2003Paris
Sunette ViljoenWWomen's Javelin#869.359 Jun 2012New York City
Okkert BritsMMen's Pole Vault#106.0318 Aug 1995Cologne
Luvo ManyongaMMen's Long Jump#158.6522 Apr 2017Potchefstroom
Jacques FreitagMMen's High Jump#162.385 Mar 2005Oudtshoorn
Akani SimbineMMen's 100m#189.824 Aug 2024Saint-Denis
Clarence MunyaiMMen's 200m#1919.6916 Mar 2018Pretoria
Zakithi NeneMMen's 400m#1943.7631 May 2025Nairobi