South Africa competed in the 2017 Summer Deaflympics for the 7th consecutive time in the Summer Deaflympics since making its debut in 1993.[1]
| South Africa at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | RSA |
| NOC | South African Deaf Sports Federation |
| Website | www |
| in Samsun | |
| Competitors | 4 in 2 sports |
| Medals Ranked 35th |
|
| Summer Deaflympics appearances (overview) | |
South Africa sent a delegation of just 4 participants in the Games including 3 swimmers and an athlete.[2][3] South African team received 2 silver medals in the competition. Cornell Loubser was the only medalist for South Africa during the event bagging 2 silver medals.[4]
Participants
edit| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Medalists
edit| Name | Medal | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell Loubser |  Silver
|
Swimming | Women's Butterfly 100m |
| Cornell Loubser | Silver
|
Swimming | Women's Butterfly 200m |
Medal table
edit| Sport |  Gold
|
Silver
|
 Bronze
|
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "Deaflympics 2017 Samsun". deaflympics2017.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Games | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "SA team in Turkey to tackle Deaflympics | TeamSA". TeamSA. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Countries | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 15 October 2017.