Team South Africa finished in a tie for 44th place in the official Paris Olympics 2024 medal table.
Team South Africa finished in a tie for 44th place in the official Paris Olympics 2024 medal table. Image: Anton Geyser//Team SA

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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.

12-08-24 11:41
Team South Africa finished in a tie for 44th place in the official Paris Olympics 2024 medal table.
Team South Africa finished in a tie for 44th place in the official Paris Olympics 2024 medal table. Image: Anton Geyser//Team SA

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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RankCountryGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1United States404442126
2China40272491
3Japan20121345
4Australia18191653
5France16262264
6Netherlands1571234
7Great Britain14222965
8South Korea1391032
9Italy12131540
10Germany1213833
11New Zealand107320
12Canada971127
13Uzbekistan82313
14Hungary67619
15Spain54918
16Sweden44311
17Kenya42511
18Norway4138
19Ireland4037
20Brazil371020
21Iran36312
22Ukraine35412
23Romania3429
24Georgia3317
25Belgium31610
26Bulgaria3137
27Serbia3115
28Czech Republic3025
29Denmark2259
30Azerbaijan2237
30Croatia2237
32Cuba2169
33Bahrain2114
34Slovenia2103
35Chinese Taipei2057
36Austria2035
37Hong Kong2024
37Philippines2024
39Algeria2013
39Indonesia2013
41Israel1517
42Poland14510
43Kazakhstan1337
44Jamaica1326
44South Africa1326
44Thailand1326
47Ethiopia1304
48Switzerland1258
49Ecuador1225
50Portugal1214
51Greece1168
52Argentina1113
52Egypt1113
52Tunisia1113
55Botswana1102
55Chile1102
55St Lucia1102
55Uganda1102
59Dominican Republic1023
60Guatemala1012
60Morocco1012
62Dominica1001
62Pakistan1001
64Turkey0358
65Mexico0325
66Armenia0314
66Colombia0314
68North Korea0246
68Kyrgyzstan0246
70Lithuania0224
71India0156
72Moldova0134
73Kosovo0112
74Cyprus0101
74Fiji0101
74Jordan0101
74Mongolia0101
74Panama0101
79Tajikistan0033
80Albania0022
80Grenada0022
80Malaysia0022
80Puerto Rico0022
84Cape Verde0011
84Ivory Coast0011
84Refugee Olympic Team0011
84Peru0011
84Qatar0011
84Singapore0011
84Slovakia0011
84Zambia0011