South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics
South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | RSA |
NOC | South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Beijing | |
Competitors | 136[2] in 19 sports |
Flag bearers | Natalie du Toit (opening) Sifiso Nhlapo (closing)[1] |
Medals Ranked 70th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
South Africa competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The team included 136 athletes, as of 10 July 2008.[3] South Africa had its worst medals performance at an Olympics since 1994 (winter games), and tied its performance in the 1936 Games.
Medalists
[edit]Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Silver | Godfrey Khotso Mokoena | Athletics | Men's long jump |
Archery
[edit]South Africa sent archers to the Olympics for the fifth time, seeking the nation's first Olympic medal in the sport. Calvin Hartley earned the country its only qualifying spot, in the men's competition, by placing first in the 2008 African championship.[4]
Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
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Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Calvin Hartley | Men's individual | 654 | 37 | Stevens (CUB) (28) L 107 (18)–107 (19) |
Did not advance |
Athletics
[edit]- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Pieter de Villiers | 400 m hurdles | 49.24 | 2 Q | — | 49.44 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
Norman Dlomo | Marathon | — | 2:24:28 | 53 | |||||
Thuso Mpuang | 200 m | 20.87 | 6 Q | 21.04 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
Mbulaeni Mulaudzi | 800 m | 1:47.64 | 2 Q | — | 1:46.24 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
Alwyn Myburgh | 400 m hurdles | 48.92 SB | 3 Q | — | 49.16 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
Samson Ngoepe | 800 m | 1:47.42 | 5 | — | Did not advance | ||||
Hendrick Ramaala | Marathon | — | 2:22:43 | 44 | |||||
Ruben Ramolefi | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:19.86 PB | 1 Q | — | 8:34.58 | 14 | |||
Juan van Deventer | 1500 m | 3:36.32 | 1 Q | — | 3:37.75 | 6 Q | 3:34.77 | 6 | |
Louis van Zyl | 400 m hurdles | 48.86 | 2 Q | — | 48.57 | 3 Q | 48.42 | 5 | |
Hannes Dreyer Gert du Plessis Leigh Julius Ishmael Kumbane Thuso Mpuang Sergio Mullins Sibusiso Sishi |
4 × 100 m relay | DNF | — | Did not advance | |||||
Ofentse Mogawane Alwyn Myburgh Pieter Smith Louis van Zyl |
4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.26 SB | 6 | — | Did not advance |
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Godfrey Khotso Mokoena | Long jump | 8.14 | 4 Q | 8.24 | |
John Robert Oosthuizen | Javelin throw | 76.16 | 19 | Did not advance |
- Women
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
René Kalmer | 1500 m | 4:08.41 | 7 | — | Did not advance | ||||
Isabel Le Roux | 200 m | 23.67 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
Tsholofelo Thipe | 400 m | 54.11 | 6 | — | Did not advance |
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Elizna Naudé | Discus throw | 58.75 | 20 | Did not advance | |
Justine Robbeson | Javelin throw | 59.63 | 13 | Did not advance | |
Sunette Viljoen | 55.58 | 33 | Did not advance |
Badminton
[edit]Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Chris Dednam Roelof Dednam |
Men's doubles | — | Bach / Malaythong (USA) L 10–21, 16–21 |
Did not advance | ||||
Kerry-Lee Harrington | Women's singles | Bye | Wong M C (MAS) L 4–21, 4–21 |
Did not advance | ||||
Chantal Botts Michelle Edwards |
Women's doubles | — | Chien Y-C / Cheng W-H (TPE) L 6–21, 12–21 |
Did not advance |
Boxing
[edit]South Africa qualified one boxer for the Olympic boxing tournament. Jackson Chauke earned a spot in the flyweight competition at the second African continental qualifying tournament.[5]
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Jackson Chauke | Flyweight | Yunusov (TJK) L 1–9 |
Did not advance |
Canoeing
[edit]Slalom
[edit]Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||
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Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
Siboniso Cele | Men's C-1 | 162.51 | 16 | 100.42 | 16 | 262.93 | 16 | Did not advance | |||||
Cameron McIntosh Cyprian Ngidi |
Men's C-2 | 119.83 | 12 | 157.37 | 12 | 277.20 | 12 | Did not advance |
Sprint
[edit]- Men
Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Calvin Mokoto | C-1 500 m | 2:03.372 | 7 QS | 2:12.226 | 9 | Did not advance | |
C-1 1000 m | 4:33.887 | 7 QS | 4:26.650 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
Shaun Rubenstein | K-1 500 m | 1:37.686 | 5 QS | 1:44.154 | 4 | Did not advance | |
K-1 1000 m | 3:36.134 | 5 QS | 3:36.969 | 4 | Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Jennifer Hodson | K-1 500 m | 1:51.655 | 3 QS | 1:53.209 | 3 Q | 1:53.353 | 8 |
Michele Eray Bridgitte Hartley |
K-2 500 m | 1:43.341 | 8 QS | 1:47.018 | 8 | Did not advance | |
Michele Eray Jennifer Hodson Carol Joyce Nicola Mocke |
K-4 500 m | 1:37.399 | 3 QF | Bye | 1:36.724 | 7 |
Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
Cycling
[edit]Road
[edit]Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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John-Lee Augustyn | Men's road race | 6:26:17 | 27 |
David George | Men's road race | 6:39:42 | 80 |
Men's time trial | 1:07:55 | 31 | |
Robert Hunter | Men's road race | Did not finish | |
Cherise Taylor | Women's road race | 3:48:33 | 59 |
Marissa van der Merwe | 3:33:17 | 34 |
Mountain biking
[edit]Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Burry Stander | Men's cross-country | 2:01:58 | 15 |
Yolande Speedy | Women's cross-country | LAP (2 laps) | 22 |
BMX
[edit]Athlete | Event | Seeding | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Sifiso Nhlapo | Men's BMX | 36.428 | 13 | 6 | 1 Q | 8 | 2 Q | DNF | 7 |
Diving
[edit]- Women
Athlete | Events | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Jenna Dreyer | 3 m springboard | 210.90 | 28 | Did not advance |
Fencing
[edit]- Men
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Sello Maduma | Individual épée | Kim S-G (KOR) L 12–15 |
Did not advance | |||||
Dario Torrente | Videira (POR) L 10–15 |
Did not advance | ||||||
Mike Wood | Nikishyn (UKR) L 7–15 |
Did not advance | ||||||
Sello Maduma Dario Torrente Mike Wood George Harrop-Allin |
Team épée | — | China (CHN) L 28–45 |
Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Jyoti Chetty | Individual sabre | Besbes (TUN) L 2–15 |
Did not advance | |||||
Adele du Plooy | Pundyk (UKR) L 7–15 |
Did not advance | ||||||
Elvira Wood | Sassine (CAN) L 2–15 |
Did not advance | ||||||
Jyoti Chetty Adele du Plooy Shelley Gosher Elvira Wood |
Team sabre | — | United States (USA) L 8–45 |
Classification semi-final Russia (RUS) L 13–45 |
7th place final Canada (CAN) L 16–45 |
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Field hockey
[edit]Men's tournament
[edit]- Team roster
The following is the South African roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[6]
Head Coach: Gregg Clark
Reserve:
- Group play
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 13 | Semi-finals |
2 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 11 | |
3 | Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 8 | Fifth place game |
4 | Pakistan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 6 | Seventh place game |
5 | Canada | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 4 | Ninth place game |
6 | South Africa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 25 | −21 | 0 | Eleventh place game |
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- Classification match for 11th/12th place
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Women's tournament
[edit]- Team roster
The following is the South African roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[7]
Head Coach: Jennifer King
Reserve:
- Group play
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 15 | Advanced to semifinals |
China | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 10 | |
Australia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 10 | |
Spain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 6 | |
South Korea | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 3 | |
South Africa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 |
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Gymnastics
[edit]Rhythmic
[edit]Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
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Rope | Hoop | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | Rope | Hoop | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | ||
Odette Richard | Individual | 13.975 | 13.950 | 13.800 | 13.775 | 55.500 | 23 | Did not advance |
Judo
[edit]Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Marlon August | Men's −73 kg | — | Al Qubaisi (UAE) W 1000–0000 |
Guilheiro (BRA) L 0000–1001 |
Did not advance | ||||||
Matthew Jago | Men's −81 kg | Bye | Krawczyk (POL) L 0000–0120 |
Did not advance | |||||||
Patrick Trezise | Men's −90 kg | — | Pershin (RUS) L 0000–1000 |
Did not advance | Rosati (ARG) L 0000–1000 |
Did not advance |
Rowing
[edit]- Men
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Ramon di Clemente Shaun Keeling |
Pair | 6:45.26 | 3 SA/B | Bye | 6:37.18 | 3 FA | 6:47.83 | 5 |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Hendrika Geyser | Single sculls | 8:20.26 | 4 QF | — | 7:44.14 | 4 SC/D | 7:59.67 | 1 FC | 7:35.06 | 13 | |
Kirsten McCann Alexandra White |
Lightweight double sculls | 7:20.51 | 6 R | 7:48.04 | 4 FC | — | Bye | 7:20.49 | 14 |
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; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Sailing
[edit]- Women
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
Penny Alison Dominique Provoyeur Kim Rew |
Yngling | 10 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 7 | CAN | CAN | EL | 63 | 12 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled
- Men
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
Dallyn McLean |
DuelRace Class | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | EL | 36 | 5th |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – advanced into the medal race; CAN = Final Race cancelled
Shooting
[edit]- Women
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Esmari van Reenen | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 578 | 16 | Did not advance | |
Diane Swanton | Trap | 57 | 17 | Did not advance |
Swimming
[edit]- Men
- Women
Natalie du Toit, five time gold medallist at the Athens Paralympics in 2004, has qualified to compete, becoming the first amputee ever to qualify for the Olympic Games in the 10 kilometre open water race.[8][9] She finished in 16th place.
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Melissa Corfe | 200 m freestyle | 2:00.95 | 33 | Did not advance | |||
400 m freestyle | 4:10.54 | 17 | — | Did not advance | |||
200 m backstroke | 2:12.64 | 22 | Did not advance | ||||
Natalie du Toit | 10 km open water | — | 2:00:49.9 | 16 | |||
Mandy Loots | 100 m butterfly | 58.61 AF | 18 | Did not advance | |||
Kathryn Meaklim | 200 m butterfly | 2:09.41 | 16 Q | 2:11.74 | 16 | Did not advance | |
400 m individual medley | 4:37.11 | 10 | — | Did not advance | |||
Jessica Pengelly | 200 m individual medley | 2:15.80 | 26 | Did not advance | |||
400 m individual medley | 4:41.04 | 21 | — | Did not advance | |||
Lize-Mari Retief | 50 m freestyle | 25.44 | 26 | Did not advance | |||
100 m freestyle | 55.17 | 21 | Did not advance | ||||
100 m butterfly | 58.20 AF | 8 Q | 58.63 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
Wendy Trott | 400 m freestyle | 4:08.38 AF | 12 | — | Did not advance | ||
800 m freestyle | 8:26.21 AF | 9 | — | Did not advance | |||
Suzaan van Biljon | 100 m breaststroke | 1:07.55 | 5 Q | 1:09.56 | 16 | Did not advance | |
200 m breaststroke | 2:25.51 | 9 Q | 2:28.45 | 15 | Did not advance | ||
Melissa Corfe Mandy Loots Kathryn Meaklim Wendy Trott |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:51.14 | 15 | — | Did not advance | ||
Melissa Corfe Mandy Loots Lize-Mari Retief Suzaan van Biljon |
4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:04.20 | 12 | — | Did not advance |
Tennis
[edit]Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Kevin Anderson | Men's singles | Loglo (TOG) W 6–3, 6–2 |
Kiefer (GER) L 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 4–6 |
Did not advance | ||||
Kevin Anderson Jeff Coetzee |
Men's doubles | — | Almagro / Ferrer (ESP) L 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
Did not advance |
Triathlon
[edit]Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
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Mari Rabie | Women's | 19:54 | 0:29 | 1:06:30 | 0:34 | 42:01 | 2:09:28.02 | 43 |
Kate Roberts | 19:58 | 0:30 | 1:06:26 | 0:37 | 38:02 | 2:05:33.24 | 32 |
Volleyball
[edit]Beach
[edit]Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | |||
Judith Augoustides Vita Nel |
Women's | Pool D Goller – Ludwig (GER) L 0 – 2 (12–21, 14–21) Koutroumanidou – Tsiartsiani (GRE) L 0 – 2 (12–21, 8–21) Chen X – Zhang X (CHN) L 0 – 2 (13–21, 9–21) |
4 | Did not advance |
Weightlifting
[edit]Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Darryn Anthony | Men's −77 kg | 135 | 24 | 160 | 22 | 295 | 22 |
Wrestling
[edit]Key:
- VT - Victory by Fall.
- PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
- PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
- Men's freestyle
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Heinrich Barnes | −66 kg | Buyanjav (MGL) L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance | 19 |
References
[edit]- ^ http://www.sascoc.co.za/article.asp?id=267116[permanent dead link ]
- ^ South Africa athletes index, Yahoo! Sports
- ^ South African Team[permanent dead link ]
- ^ FITA Olympic Qualification - Men
- ^ 2nd AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament
- ^ 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling, LA84 Foundation.
- ^ 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling, LA84 Foundation.
- ^ "Dreams carry Natalie Du Toit to Beijing", The Telegraph, 4 May 2008.
- ^ "Du Toit, who lost leg in scooter accident, will swim in Beijing Games", Reuters, 3 May 2008.