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PARALYMPIC 2012 RESULTS


GOLD

Athletics
·  Women's Long Jump - F13 Ilse Hayes
·  Men's Pentathlon - P12 Hilton Langenhoven
·  Men's Long Jump - F12 Hilton Langenhoven
·  Men's 200m - T12 Hilton Langenhoven
·  Men's 100m - T37 Fanie van der Merwe
·  Men's 200m - T37 Fanie van der Merwe
·  Men's Discus Throw - F42 Fanie Lombard
·  Men's 100m - T44 Oscar Pistorius
·  Men's 200m - T44 Oscar Pistorius
·  Men's 400m - T44 Oscar Pistorius

Equestrian
·  Individual Championship Test - Grade IV Philippa Johnson
·  Individual Freestyle Test - Grade IV Philippa Johnson

Hand Cycling
·  Men's Individual Road Race - Ernst van Dyk

Swimming
·  Women's 100m Butterfly - S9 Natalie du Toit
·  Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM9 Natalie du Toit
·  Women's 50m Freestyle - S9 Natalie du Toit
·  Women's 100m Freestyle - S9 Natalie du Toit
·  Women's 400m Freestyle - S9 Natalie du Toit
·  Women's 100m Backstroke - S10 Shireen Sapiro
·  Men's 100m Breaststroke - SB9 Kevin Paul
·  Men's 400m Freestyle - S13 Charl Bouwer


SILVER

Athletics
·  Women's 100m - T13 Ilse Hayes
·  Men's Long Jump - F46 David Roos

Cycling
·  Mixed Individual Road Race CP 1/CP 2 Riaan Nel


BRONZE
Athletics
·  Men's 100m - T35 Teboho Mokgalagadi
·  Men's Javelin Throw - F35/36 Nicholas Newman
·  Men's Shot Put - F42 Fanie Lombard
·  Men's Marathon - T54 Ernst van Dyk

Cycling
·  Track Men's Sprint (B&VI 1-3) Gavin Kilpatrick, Michael Thomson

Swimming
·  Men's 100m Breaststroke - SB5 Tadhg Slattery




Results were as from the 7th September 2012 - We are still expecting many more to come!!
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OLYMPICS - 31 JULY 2012




South African swimmer, 20-year-old, Chad Le Clos, has brought home another gold medal!! He made up incredible length to beat 19 medal winner, American Michael Phelps, in the 200m Butterfly event.


***Chad le Clos was 12-years-old when he saw his hero, 
Michael Phelps, aged 19-years-old, swim in the Athens Olympics. 
8 years later, le Clos beats Phelps. 
It is time for teenagers to look up to their ideals and to dream***

What are YOUR dreams?


This follows Cameron van der Burgh's incredible effort to win the 100m Breaststroke by a full swimmer's length on Sunday 29 July 2012.

South African Women's Football team, Banyana Banyana, drew with reigning Champions, Japan, to reach 5th place.

SA does it again! ANOTHER GOLD!! This time fr SA Rowing! Sizwe Ndlovu, John Smith, Matthew Brittain and James Thompson, we salute you!!





Come on SA! Keep them coming!!




SA does it again! A Bronze medal for Bridgitte Hartley in the Women's Single 500m Kayak event!! We are currently 20th on the medal leader board! 

Last, but not least, CASTER SEMENYA! After catching up incredible distance from the back of the pack, Caster Semenya achieved 2nd (SILVER)place in the 800m run. For her very first Olympics, what a great feat!




MEDAL TALLY: 3 GOLD
                             2 SILVER
                             1 BRONZE

TOTAL:             6 MEDALS

SOUTH AFRICA finished in 24th place out of 205 countries! Not too shabby!

Look out for the Paralympics which start on the 29th August!

6 comments:

  1. i wanna be a pro footbaler

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    1. Remember your dear old English teacher when you get there!

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  2. Great work South Africa but there's 1 missing, Caster Semenya I'm so proud 2 b a South African. :D:D

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    1. You are too quick for me, Siphosethu! I am updating now :)

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  3. Proud to be South African, Team SA all the way :) this years Olympics is said to be one of our most successful. Congrats :)

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