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Flagbearers for South Africa

Opening Ceremony

Edition	NOC	Athlete	Discipline	Notes	#
1908 Summer Olympics	South Africa	Doug Stupart	Athletics
1912 Summer Olympics	South Africa	?
1920 Summer Olympics	South Africa	?
1924 Summer Olympics	South Africa	?
1928 Summer Olympics	South Africa	?
1932 Summer Olympics	South Africa	Harry Hart	Boxing
1936 Summer Olympics	South Africa	Clarke Scholtz	Athletics
1948 Summer Olympics	South Africa	?
1952 Summer Olympics	South Africa	Schalk Booysen	Athletics
1956 Summer Olympics	South Africa	?
1960 Summer Olympics	South Africa	Manie van Zyl	Wrestling
1960 Winter Olympics	South Africa	?
1992 Summer Olympics	South Africa	Jan Tau	Athletics	Marching under a special flag made for the South African Olympic team, rather than the national flag.
1994 Winter Olympics	South Africa	Dino Quattrocecere	Figure Skating
1996 Summer Olympics	South Africa	Masibulele Makepula	Boxing
1998 Winter Olympics	South Africa	Shirene Human	Figure Skating
2000 Summer Olympics	South Africa	Hezekiél Sepeng	Athletics
2002 Winter Olympics	South Africa	Alex Heath	Alpine Skiing
2004 Summer Olympics	South Africa	Mbulaeni Mulaudzi	Athletics		136
2006 Winter Olympics	South Africa	Alex Heath	Alpine Skiing
2008 Summer Olympics	South Africa	Natalie du Toit	Swimming		130
2010 Summer Youth Olympics	South Africa	Wanda Matshaya	Fencing
2010 Winter Olympics	South Africa	Oliver Kraas	Cross Country Skiing		72
2012 Summer Olympics	South Africa	Caster Semenya	Athletics		171
2012 Winter Youth Olympics	South Africa	Sive Speelman	Alpine Skiing		59
2014 Summer Youth Olympics	South Africa	Muhammad Mia	Artistic Gymnastics		3
2016 Summer Olympics	South Africa	Wayde van Niekerk	Athletics		3
2016 Winter Youth Olympics	South Africa	Rachel Olivier	Alpine Skiing		59
2018 Summer Youth Olympics	South Africa	Michael Houlie	Swimming		175
2018 Winter Olympics	South Africa	Connor Wilson	Alpine Skiing		4
2020 Summer Olympics	South Africa	Phumelela Mbande	Hockey		179
		Chad le Clos	Swimming		179

Closing Ceremony

Edition	NOC	Athlete	Discipline	Notes	#
1936 Summer Olympics	South Africa	?
1948 Summer Olympics	South Africa	?
1952 Summer Olympics	South Africa	?
1956 Summer Olympics	South Africa	?
1960 Summer Olympics	South Africa	?
1960 Winter Olympics	South Africa	?
1992 Summer Olympics	South Africa	?
1994 Winter Olympics	South Africa	?
1996 Summer Olympics	South Africa	?
1998 Winter Olympics	South Africa	?
2000 Summer Olympics	South Africa	?
2002 Winter Olympics	South Africa	?
2004 Summer Olympics	South Africa	Roland Schoeman	Swimming		136
2006 Winter Olympics	South Africa	Tyler Botha	Skeleton
2008 Summer Olympics	South Africa	Sifiso Nhlapo	Cycling BMX Racing		130
2010 Winter Olympics	South Africa	Alex Heath	Official	Coach	72
2012 Summer Olympics	South Africa	Oscar Pistorius	Athletics		171
2016 Summer Olympics	South Africa	Caster Semenya	Athletics		3
2016 Winter Youth Olympics	South Africa	Rachel Olivier	Alpine Skiing		59
2018 Winter Olympics	South Africa	Connor Wilson	Alpine Skiing		4