South Africa at the 2000 Summer Olympics
South Africa competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
The South African Airways had one of their Boeing 747-300s specially painted in rainbow colours to transport the South African Olympic team to Sydney. The aircraft was fondly dubbed the Ndizani.
Medalists
Archery
South Africa returned two of the archers that had competed four years earlier. Again, Lewis had the nation's only victory.
;WomenAthletics
;Men
;Track & road events
;Field events
;Women
;Track & road events
;Field eventsBaseball
South Africa's first appearance in the Olympic baseball tournament resulted in a last-place finish. The baseball team finished the preliminary round with a 1-6 record, having lost by 10 runs or more four times. The only team that South Africa defeated was the Netherlands.
;MenPreliminary round
| Team | W | L | PCT | Tiebreaker
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| 6 | 1 | | 1–0 |
| 6 | 1 | | 0–1 |
| 4 | 3 | | 1–0 |
| 4 | 3 | | 0–1 |
| 3 | 4 | | — |
| 2 | 5 | | 1–0 |
| 2 | 5 | | 0–1 |
| 1 | 6 | | — |
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Team RosterBoxing
;MenCanoeing
Sprint
;Men
;WomenCycling
Road Cycling
Track
Football
Men's Team Competition
First round
Group D
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Team RosterHockey
Pool D
Advanced to medal round
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----Seventh to tenth place classification
Crossover
Ninth and tenth place
Team RosterModern pentathlon
One female pentathlete represented South Africa in 2000.
;Women
| Athlete | Event | Shooting
| Fencing
| Swimming
| Riding
| Running
| Total points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Points | Points | Points | Points | Total points | Final rank |
| Karina Gerber | Women's | 928 | 720 | 1109 | 1040 | 820 | 4617 | 18 |
| - | Women's | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Women's | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sailing
;Men
;OpenSwimming
;Men
;WomenTaekwondo
South Africa has qualified a single taekwondo jin.Triathlon
| Athlete | Event | Swim | Trans 1 | Bike | Trans 2 | Run | Total Time | Rank |
| Conrad Stoltz | Men's | 18:47.39 | 41 | 57:38.60 | 1 | 33:58.40 | 1:50:24.39 | 20 |
| Lizel Moore | Women's | 21:01.48 | 41 | 1:08:32.90 | 28 | 38:43.81 | 2:08:18.19 | 30 |
