| Games |  |
 |
 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Summer Olympics |
2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| Winter Olympics |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| Medal | Athletes | Games | Sport | Event | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
 South Africa |
VAN NIEKERK Wayde |  2016 Rio de Janeiro |
 Athletics |
Men's | 400m |
|
South Africa |
SEMENYA Caster | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Athletics |
Women's | 800m |
|
South Africa |
MANYONGA Luvo | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Athletics |
Men's | long jump |
|
South Africa |
VILJOEN Sunette | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Athletics |
Women's | javelin throw |
|
South Africa |
Keeling Brittain |
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
 Rowing |
Men's | pair without coxswain (2-) |
|
South Africa |
LE CLOS Chad Guy Bertrand | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
 Swimming |
Men's | 200m freestyle |
|
South Africa |
VAN DER BURGH Cameron | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Swimming |
Men's | 100m breaststroke |
|
South Africa |
Chad Guy Bertrand | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Swimming |
Men's | 100m butterfly |
|
South Africa |
South Africa | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
 Rugby |
Men's | rugby-7 |
|
South Africa |
SCHOEMAN Henri | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
 Triathlon |
Men's | individual |
| 10 | Total | |||||