South Africa at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics

South Africa competed at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, Russia, from 10–18 August 2013. A team of 30 athletes was announced to represent the country in the event.

South Africa at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics
WA code	RSA
in Moscow
Competitors	30
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
World Championships in Athletics appearances
1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023

Results

(q – qualified, NM – no mark, SB – season best)

Men

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Anaso Jobodwana	100 metres			10.17	2	10.17	4
Akani Simbine	100 metres			10.38	7
Anaso Jobodwana	200 metres			20.17	1	20.13	2	20.14	6
Wayde van Niekerk	400 metres			46.37	5
André Olivier	800 metres			DNS	–
Johan Cronje	1500 metres			3:39.95	4	3:43.71	5	3:36.83	3
Elroy Gelant	5000 metres			13:25.07	6			13:43.58	12
Stephen Mokoka	10,000 metres							28:11.61	20
PC Beneke	400 metres hurdles			51.14	7
Cornel Fredericks	400 metres hurdles			49.66	4	48.85	4
L.J. van Zyl	400 metres hurdles			50.05	5
Sibusiso Nzima	Marathon							2:26:32	43
Hendrick Ramaala	Marathon							2:30:23	47
Lebogang Shange	20 kilometres walk							DNF	–
Marc Mundell	50 kilometres walk							3:57:55	31

Field events

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Final
		Width Height	Rank	Width Height	Rank
Godfrey Khotso Mokoena	Long jump	8.16	2	8.10	7
Zarck Visser	Long jump	7.79	10
Orazio Cremona	Shot put	19.42	7
Victor Hogan	Discus throw	62.45	6	64.35	5
John Robert Oosthuizen	Javelin throw	74.36	16
Chris Harmse	Hammer throw	71.42	13

Decathlon

Willem Coertzen	Decathlon
	Event	Results	Points	Rank
	100 m	10.95	872	2
	Long jump	7.44	920	3
	Shot put	13.88	721	6
	High jump	2.05	850	4
	400 m	48.32	894	1
	110 m hurdles	14.30	936	1
	Discus throw	43.25	731	4
	Pole vault	4.50	760	7
	Javelin throw	69.35	879	2
	1500 m	4:24.60	780	2
Total			8343	9

Women

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Justine Palframan	200 metres			23.64	5
Anneri Ebersohn	400 metres hurdles			57.90	6
Tanith Maxwell	Marathon							2:56:37	42

Field events

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Final
		Width Height	Rank	Width Height	Rank
Lynique Prinsloo	Long jump	6.17	15
Sunette Viljoen	Javelin throw	64.51	2	63.58	6

External links

• IAAF World Championships – South Africa