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Our Sports
Para Athletics
Introduction

Built For Every Athlete

Para athletics is the largest and most successful code in South African para sport. From track sprints to field throws, our athletes have delivered more Paralympic medals than any other discipline — across every Games since 1992.

How the Sport Works

Track. Field. Classification.

Every para athletics competitor is assigned a sport class based on how their impairment affects their ability to run, jump, or throw. Events are coded T (track) or F (field), followed by a number that groups athletes of similar function together.

Track

Track Events

Track events run from 100m sprints to distance races, including wheelchair racing and guide-running for visually impaired athletes.

100m to marathon
Field

Field Events

Field events include javelin, shot put, discus and long jump, contested seated or standing depending on classification.

4+ field disciplines
Classification

How Classes Work

Athletes compete in classes prefixed by their event type (T for track, F for field) and a number reflecting their impairment and function.

T & F classifications
Records
South African Para Athletics Records

Every SA record by event, class and age group — track, field, jumps, marathon and pentathlon — alongside the African and world marks, with the official PDFs to download.

View all records
Roll of Honour

Our Paralympic Medallists

Every Para Athletics athlete who has stood on a Paralympic podium for South Africa. Ranked by total medals won.

Anrune Weyers (Liebenberg)
Anrune Weyers (Liebenberg)
🥇 1 Gold🥈 2 Silver🥉 1 Bronze

1 Gold (2020), 2 Silver (2012, 2016), 1 Bronze (2012)

Louzanne Coetzee
Louzanne Coetzee
🥈 1 Silver🥉 2 Bronze

1 Silver (2020), 2 Bronze (2020, 2024)

Ntando Mahlangu
Ntando Mahlangu
🥇 2 Gold🥈 1 Silver

2 Gold (2020), 1 Silver (2016)

Mpumelelo Mhlongo
Mpumelelo Mhlongo
🥇 2 Gold🥉 1 Bronze

2 Gold (2024), 1 Bronze (2024)

Jonathan Ntutu
Jonathan Ntutu
🥈 1 Silver🥉 1 Bronze

1 Silver (2016), 1 Bronze (2012)

Full Roll — 46 Athletes
  • 9
    Fanie Lombaard
    6 Gold (2000, 2004, 2008), 2 Silver (2000, 2004), 1 Bronze (2008)
    🥇 6🥈 2🥉 1
  • 8
    Oscar Pistorius
    6 Gold (2004, 2008, 2012), 1 Silver (2012), 1 Bronze (2004)
    🥇 6🥈 1🥉 1
  • 6
    Ilse Hayes
    2 Gold (2008, 2012), 3 Silver (2008, 2012, 2016), 1 Bronze (2004)
    🥇 2🥈 3🥉 1
  • 6
    Hilton Langenhoven
    4 Gold (2008, 2016), 2 Silver (2004, 2012)
    🥇 4🥈 2
  • 5
    Dyan Buis
    1 Gold (2016), 2 Silver (2012), 2 Bronze (2012, 2016)
    🥇 1🥈 2🥉 2
  • 5
    Ernst van Dyk
    2 Silver (2004), 3 Bronze (2000, 2004, 2008)
    🥈 2🥉 3
  • 4
    Michael Louwrens
    3 Gold (1996, 2000, 2004), 1 Bronze (2012)
    🥇 3🥉 1
  • 4
    Tebogo Mokgalagadi
    2 Gold (2004), 1 Silver (2012), 1 Bronze (2008)
    🥇 2🥈 1🥉 1
  • 4
    Zanele Situ
    2 Gold (2000, 2004), 1 Silver (2000), 1 Bronze (2016)
    🥇 2🥈 1🥉 1
  • 4
    Fanie van der Merwe
    3 Gold (2008, 2012), 1 Bronze (2016)
    🥇 3🥉 1
  • 4
    Anrune Weyers (Liebenberg)
    1 Gold (2020), 2 Silver (2012, 2016), 1 Bronze (2012)
    🥇 1🥈 2🥉 1
  • 3
    Christelle Bosker
    2 Gold (2000), 1 Bronze (2000)
    🥇 2🥉 1
  • 3
    Louzanne Coetzee
    1 Silver (2020), 2 Bronze (2020, 2024)
    🥈 1🥉 2
  • 3
    Steyn Humphries
    1 Gold (1996), 1 Silver (1996), 1 Bronze (1996)
    🥇 1🥈 1🥉 1
  • 3
    Ntando Mahlangu
    2 Gold (2020), 1 Silver (2016)
    🥇 2🥈 1
  • 3
    Mpumelelo Mhlongo
    2 Gold (2024), 1 Bronze (2024)
    🥇 2🥉 1
  • 2
    Pieter Badenhorst
    1 Gold (1992), 1 Silver (1992)
    🥇 1🥈 1
  • 2
    Charl du Toit
    2 Gold (2016)
    🥇 2
  • 2
    Arnu Fourie
    1 Gold (2012), 1 Bronze (2012)
    🥇 1🥉 1
  • 2
    Jacobus Jonker
    2 Silver (1996, 2000)
    🥈 2
  • 2
    Leon Labuschagne
    2 Gold (1992, 1996)
    🥇 2
  • 2
    Stefanus Lombaard
    2 Gold (1996)
    🥇 2
  • 2
    Neil Louw
    2 Bronze (1992)
    🥉 2
  • 2
    Nathan Meyer
    2 Gold (2000)
    🥇 2
  • 2
    Nicholas Newman
    1 Gold (2004), 1 Bronze (2008)
    🥇 1🥉 1
  • 2
    Jonathan Ntutu
    1 Silver (2016), 1 Bronze (2012)
    🥈 1🥉 1
  • 2
    David Roos
    1 Silver (2012), 1 Bronze (2000)
    🥈 1🥉 1
  • 2
    Jaco Janse van Vuuren
    1 Silver (2000), 1 Bronze (1996)
    🥈 1🥉 1
  • 2
    Gert van der Merwe
    2 Gold (1996, 2000)
    🥇 2
  • 1
    Reinhardt Hamman
    1 Gold (2016)
    🥇 1
  • 1
    Derrick Hyman
    1 Gold (1992)
    🥇 1
  • 1
    Sheryl James
    1 Bronze (2020)
    🥉 1
  • 1
    Simone Kruger
    1 Gold (2024)
    🥇 1
  • 1
    Riaan Liebenberg
    1 Silver (2000)
    🥈 1
  • 1
    Stephanus Lombaard
    1 Bronze (1996)
    🥉 1
  • 1
    Daniel Louw
    1 Bronze (1996)
    🥉 1
  • 1
    Jane Mandean
    1 Bronze (2000)
    🥉 1
  • 1
    Beverly Mashinini
    1 Bronze (2004)
    🥉 1
  • 1
    Fabian Michaels
    1 Silver (2004)
    🥈 1
  • 1
    Tyrone Pillay
    1 Bronze (2016)
    🥉 1
  • 1
    Jeddie Schabort
    1 Bronze (1992)
    🥉 1
  • 1
    Krige Schabort
    1 Silver (2000)
    🥈 1
  • 1
    Union Sekailwe
    1 Bronze (2012)
    🥉 1
  • 1
    Hein Seyerling
    1 Bronze (2000)
    🥉 1
  • 1
    Zivan Smith
    1 Gold (2012)
    🥇 1
  • 1
    Duane Strydom
    1 Bronze (2004)
    🥉 1
Paralympic Representation

South Africa's Most Decorated Code

Para athletics has delivered more Paralympic medals for South Africa than any other sport. From Fanie Lombaard's nine medals to a new generation led by Mahlangu, Mhlongo and Kruger, the track and field legacy runs deep.

45+
Medal-winning athletes
9
Most medals (Fanie Lombaard)
1992
First Paralympic medals
Our Sponsors

Our Proud Sponsors

Our partners power South African para athletics. From grassroots to Paralympic podiums.

National Lotteries Commission
Toyota
South African Department of Sport, Arts & Culture