Here’s Team South Africa’s final position in the medal table
After all was said and done, Team South Africa ended up tying for 44th place in the official Paris Olympics 2024 medal table.
When everything was concluded, Team South Africa ended up in a tie for 44th place with Jamaica and Thailand in the official Paris Olympics 2024 medal table.
South Africa won a gold, three silvers and two bronze medals in France.
The gold and silver medals were won by Tatjana Smith in the women’s 100m breaststroke and 200m breaststroke, respectively.
Jo-Ane van Dyk (women’s javelin) and the men’s 4x100m relay team also took home silver medals, while the men’s rugby sevens team and Alan Hatherly in the men’s mountain bike cross country won bronze medals.
South Africa finished third-best in Africa
A total of 91 countries out of the 206 competing in France won at least one bronze medal.
The United States topped the medal table thanks to the gold medal won in the final event of the Games, the women’s basketball.
South Africa finished as the third-best African country behind 17th-placed Kenya (four golds, two silvers, five bronzes) and 39th-placed Algeria (two golds and one bronze).
Team South Africa was represented by 138 athletes, competing in 19 sports.
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| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 40 | 44 | 42 | 126 |
| 2 | China | 40 | 27 | 24 | 91 |
| 3 | Japan | 20 | 12 | 13 | 45 |
| 4 | Australia | 18 | 19 | 16 | 53 |
| 5 | France | 16 | 26 | 22 | 64 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 15 | 7 | 12 | 34 |
| 7 | Great Britain | 14 | 22 | 29 | 65 |
| 8 | South Korea | 13 | 9 | 10 | 32 |
| 9 | Italy | 12 | 13 | 15 | 40 |
| 10 | Germany | 12 | 13 | 8 | 33 |
| 11 | New Zealand | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| 12 | Canada | 9 | 7 | 11 | 27 |
| 13 | Uzbekistan | 8 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 14 | Hungary | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| 15 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 16 | Sweden | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 17 | Kenya | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 18 | Norway | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 19 | Ireland | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 20 | Brazil | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
| 21 | Iran | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 22 | Ukraine | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 23 | Romania | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 24 | Georgia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 25 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 27 | Serbia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 28 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 29 | Denmark | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 30 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 30 | Croatia | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 32 | Cuba | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 33 | Bahrain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 34 | Slovenia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 36 | Austria | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 37 | Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 37 | Philippines | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 39 | Algeria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 39 | Indonesia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 41 | Israel | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 42 | Poland | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 43 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 44 | Jamaica | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 44 | South Africa | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 44 | Thailand | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 47 | Ethiopia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 48 | Switzerland | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 49 | Ecuador | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 50 | Portugal | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 51 | Greece | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 52 | Argentina | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 52 | Egypt | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 52 | Tunisia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 55 | Botswana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 55 | Chile | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 55 | St Lucia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 55 | Uganda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 60 | Guatemala | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 60 | Morocco | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 62 | Dominica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 62 | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 64 | Turkey | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 65 | Mexico | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 66 | Armenia | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 66 | Colombia | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 68 | North Korea | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 68 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 70 | Lithuania | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 71 | India | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 72 | Moldova | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 73 | Kosovo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 74 | Cyprus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 74 | Fiji | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 74 | Jordan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 74 | Mongolia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 74 | Panama | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 79 | Tajikistan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 80 | Albania | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 80 | Grenada | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 80 | Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 80 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 84 | Cape Verde | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Ivory Coast | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Refugee Olympic Team | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Peru | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Qatar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Singapore | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Zambia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |