FOR

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

14 JULY 2016
SASCOC ANNOUNCES FINAL TEAM SA 2016 OLYMPIC SQUAD
SASCOC announced an additional 113 athletes to the Team South Africa squad that will carry the
nations flag at the 2016 Olympic Games to be held from 5-21 August in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
The additional names come after the completion of the final qualifying deadlines in the various
sporting codes, bringing the final number of competitors for Rio to 137. The initial 24 names were
released on 25 May 2016.
Joining Team SA in Rio will be an exciting 39 athletes from the athletics code who have all met the
set standards to compete at Olympic Games. Some athletes such as Caster Semenya, Wenda Nel,
Wayde van Niekerk and Stephen Mokoka have also qualified for more than one event but will only
concentrate on disciplines of their specialty.
In addition to the athletics list are athletes from other sports which include three team sports: Rugby
sevens, the Banyana Banyana women's football side and the Under-23 Mens football team,
badminton, equestrian, golf, judo, rowing and triathlon.
SASCOC President Gideon Sam congratulated the members of the squad: You have all earned the
ultimate honour of representing your country. We have every faith in you excelling at your various
events. Attending the Olympics is the pinnacle of a sportsman's dream. Go and showcase the
rainbow nation to the best of your ability.
Tubby Reddy, SASCOC CEO and Chef de Mission congratulated the final team: Congratulations to all
athletes who have had the honour to be selected as part of Team South Africa and compete in this
prestigious sporting event.
'Were confident that the team is the creme de la creme of sporting talent, with most of them having
represented the country in international sporting events previously. We therefore wish them well
and as the Olympic body we will rally behind you all the way. Do the country proud and go well,
Reddy concluded.
Managing and coaching additions to the squad are also hugely experienced personnel who have
occupied these positions previously in different sporting events.
An incentive programme has been designed to incentivise athletes to medal at the Olympic and

Paralympic Games.
All medalists at both Olympic and Paralympic Games will receive incentives as follows:
Individual medal winner:

Athlete

Coach

Gold:

R500 000

R400 000

R100 000

Silver:

R250 000

R200 000

R 50 000

Bronze:

R100 000

R 80 000

R 20 000

The incentive amount received will be split 80% to the athlete and 20% to the coach of that specific
athlete. This principle was established with the understanding that the Coach plays an important
role in coaching and mentoring the Athlete and hence the coach incentive of 20%.
Team events and Relay event winners:
In the case a medal is won by a team event or a relay team which counts as one medal, the incentive
amount will also be as follows:

Athlete

Coach

Gold:

R500 000

R400 000

R100 000

Silver:

R250 000

R200 000

R 50 000

Bronze:

R100 000

R 80 000

R 20 000

80% of the incentive amount received will be paid to the athletes and must be equally split between
the teams or relay teams athletes. And 20% of the incentive amount will be paid to the head coach
of that specific sport code.

The full and final athletes in Team South Africa for the 2016 Olympics (includes the list that was
announced in May 2016)
AQUATICS
Diving
Julia Vincent
Marathon Swim
Michelle Weber
Chad Ho
Men
Chad Le Clos

Jarred Crous

Dylan Bosch

Calvyn Justus

Cameron Van der Burgh

Sebastien Rousseau

Michael Meyer

Christopher Reid

Matthew Meyer

Myles Brown

Bradley Tandy

Douglas Erasmus

Shawn Adriaanse

Graham Hill

Dean Price

Cedric Finch

William Sherritt

Managers/Coaches

Igor Omeltchenko
Alasdair Hatfield

ATHLETICS
Women Marathon
Irvette Van Zyl

Christine Kalmer

Lungile Gongqa

Alyssa Conley

Tsholofelo Thipe

Justine Palframan

Caster Semenya

Wenda Nel

Dominique Scott

Lynique Prinsloo

Sunette Viljoen

Anel Oosthuizen

Akani Simbine

Henricho Bruintjies

Tlotliso Leotlela

Clarence Munyai

Anaso Jobodwana

Wayde Van Niekerk

Jacob Rozani

Rynhardt Van Rensburg

Elroy Gelant

Stephen Mokoka

Antonio Alkana

Lindsay Hanekom

Lebo Phalula
Men Marathon
Lusapho April
Sibusiso Mzima

Women
Carina Horn

Men

Louis Van Zyl

LeRoux Hamman

Ruswahl Samaai

Luvo Manyonga

Stefan Brits

Khotso Mokoena

Willem Coertzen

Lebogang Shange

Wayne Snyman

Marc Mundell

Rocco Van Rooyen

Managers/Coaches
Irma Reyneke, Paul Gorries, Terseus Liebenberg, Maryna van Niekerk, Pieter Lourens and James
Moloi

BADMINTON
Men
Jacob Maliekal
Manager/Coach:

CANOEING
Women
Bridgitte Hartley
Manager/Coach
Craig Mustard

Chris Dedman

CYCLING
Women
An-Li Kachelhoffer

Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio

Men
Daryl Impey

Louis Meintjes

Kyle Dodd

Alan Hatherly

James Reid

Manager/Coach/Mechanics
Brett Coates

Jonnathan Chislett

Carl Pasio

Douglas Ryder

JP Jacobs

Gary Blem

Manager/Coach

Groom

Ingeborg Sanne

Kirsty Taylor

EQUESTRIAN
Women
Tanya Seymour

FOOTBALL
Women
Roxanne Barker

Amanda Dlamini

Andile Dlamini

Refiloe Jane

Bambanani Mbane

Mamello Makhabane

Stephanie Malherbe

Noko Matlou

Sanah Mollo

Robyn Moodaly

Linda Motlhalo

Octavia Nogwanya

Nompumelelo Nyandeni

Lebohang Ramalepe

Jermaine Seoposenwe

Leandra Smeda

Janine Van Wyk

Nothando Vilakazi

Barney Kujane

Vera Pauw

Desiree Ellis

Francis Chansa

Jody February

Tebogo Moerane

Tercious Malepe

Gift Motupa

Maphosa Modiba

Deolin Mekoa

Phumlani Ntshangase

Itumeleng Khune

Ishmael Mngonyama

Rivaldo Coetzee

Abbubaker Mobara

Erick Mathoho

Managers/Coaches

Men

Shilene Margaret Booysen

Keagan Dolly

Tyroane Sandows

Lebogang Mothiba

Menzi Masuku

Tashreeq Morris

Mothobi Mvala

Levy Ramajoe

Owen Da Gama

Thabo Senong

Predikumar Bhaktawer

Ashleigh Simon

Brandon Stone

Jaco van Zyl

Chris Simmons

Jason Reynolds

Deon Flowers

David Buhai

Managers& Coaches

Simone Conley

GOLF
Women
Paula Reto

Men

Golf Caddy

Manager/Coach
Gary Player

GYMNASTICS
Men's Artistic Gymnastics

Manager/Coach

Ryan Patterson

Jonathan Okada

Manager/Coach

Zack Piontek

Nikola Filipov

Kirsten McCann

Kate Christowitz

Ursula Grobler

Lee-Ann Persse

James Thompson

John Smith

Shaun Keeling

Lawrence Brittain

Jake Green

David Hunt

Vincent Breet

Jonathan Smith

Andrew Grant

JUDO
Men

ROWING
Women

Men

Manager/Coach
Roger Barrow
Paul Jackson

RUGBY SEVENS
Men
Dylan Sage

Philippus Snyman

Timothy Agaba

Albertus Smith

Werner Kok

Kyle Brown

Cheslin Kolbe

Rosko Specman

Justin Geduld

Cecil Afrika

Seabelo Senatla

Juan De Jongh

Neil Powell

Renfred Dazel

Alan Temple-Jones

Asenathi Jim

Manager/ Coach
Ashley Evert

SAILING
Men
Stefano Marcia
Roger Hudson
Manager/Coach
Brevan Thompson

TRIATHLON
Women
Gillian Sanders

Mari Rabie

Henri Schoeman

Lindsey Parry

Men
Richard Murray
Manager/Coach
Kate Roberts

MEDICAL TEAM
Chief Medical Officer: Dr Kevin Subban
Doctors: Danielle Lincoln; Paul Maphoto, Karen Schwabe
Chief Physiotherapist: Grace Hughes
Physiotherapists: Hugh Everson, Ashleigh Hansen, Collin Hill, Avilarsh Lukhan, Given Motha, Hendrik
Maree, Rannoa Ntseke, Eva Ramashala and Sandhya Silal

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