South African Figure Skating Championships

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The South African Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition organized by the South African Figure Skating Association to crown the national champions of South Africa. Figure skating was first practiced in South Africa when a temporary ice rink was installed at the Empire Exhibition in Johannesburg in 1936. The South African Figure Skating Association became a member of the International Skating Union in 1938. In 1970, three new provinces – Eastern Province (Port Elizabeth), Northern Transvaal (Pretoria), and Western Province (Cape Town) – joined the skating federation to create a true national federation.

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StatusActive
GenreNational championships
FrequencyAnnual
CountrySouth Africa South Africa
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South African Figure Skating Championships
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StatusActive
GenreNational championships
FrequencyAnnual
CountrySouth Africa South Africa
Organised bySouth African Figure Skating Association
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194 skaters competed in the 1991/92 South African championships; about 25% were black. "Sport in our country is going to play a major role to complement the political situation," said Daniel Mayo, the national organizer of South Africa's National and Olympic Sports Congress, who was also imprisoned on Robben Island with Nelson Mandela during the 1980s. Mayo acknowledged the irony of a white-dominated sport helping to dispel the influence of apartheid, but noted that ice skating was gaining popularity among black South Africans.[1]

For forty-nine years, South Africa was the only member nation from all of Africa, until Morocco joined in 2011.

Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior and junior levels, although not every discipline may necessarily be held every year due to a lack of participants.

Senior medalists

Men's singles

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Men's event medalists
Season Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1954–55 Johannesburg Arthur Chapman[2] Andre Erlank[2] No other competitors
1955–56
1956–57
1957–58 Lennie Mills Ronald Hughes
1958–59
1959–64 No men's competitors
1964–65 Durban Brian O'Shea[3]
1965–66 Paul Wolozyn No other competitors
1969–70 Paul Wolozyn [4]
1970–71 Pretoria
1971–72 No men's competitors
1972–73 Cape Town Robert Dunn[5]
1973–74 Durban No gold medal awarded[a] Stephen Melville[a] No other competitors [6]
1974–75 Johannesburg Stephen Melville[7] Jeremy Dowson[8]
1975–76 Johannes Potgieter Stephen Melville [7]
1976–77 Lenel van den Berg[8] Jeremy Dowson[8]
1977–78 Jeremy Dowson[9] Garry Braid [8]
1978–79 Garry Braid[9] No other competitors
1979–80 Rick Simons[10] No other competitors
1980–81
1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86 Daniel Voges
1986–87 Rick Simons
1987–88
1988–89 Dino Quattrocecere[1]
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95 Robert Ward
1995–96
1996–97 Ferdi Skoberla Paul Slabbert Etienne Dreyer [11]
1997–98 Cape Town [12]
1998–99 Johannesburg No other competitors [13]
1999–2000 Cape Town No men's competitors [14]
2000–01 Pretoria Dino Quattrocecere Gareth Echardt No other competitors [15]
2000–02 Cape Town No other competitors [16]
2000–03 Gareth Echardt No other competitors [17]
2003–04 No men's competitors [18]
2004–05 Justin Pietersen Gareth Echardt No other competitors [19]
2005–06 Matthew Wilkinson Justin Pietersen [20]
2006–07 Justin Pietersen No other competitors [21]
2007–08 Kempton Park No other competitors [22]
2008–09 Cape Town [23]
2009–10 Pretoria [24]
2010–11 Cape Town [25]
2011–12 Kempton Park France Paul Richardeau (France) [26]
2012–13 Pretoria No men's competitors [27]
2013–14 Johann Wilkinson No other competitors [28]
2014–15 Cape Town [29]
2015–16 [30]
2016–17 Durban Matthew Samuels [31]
2017–18 Pretoria [32]
2018–19 Cape Town [33]
2019–20 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [34]
2020–21 Centurion Matthew Samuels Evan Wrensch Sinali Sango [35]
2021–22 Cape Town Evan Wrensch No other competitors [36]
2022–23 Pretoria [37]
2023–25 No men's competitors
2025–26 Cape Town Cody Kock Sinali Sango No other competitors [38]
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Women's singles

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Women's event medalists
Season Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1952–53 Coreen Van Heerden[2]
1953–54
1954–55 Johannesburg Yvonne Upcott[2] Coreen Van Heerden[2] No other competitors
1955–56
1956–57 Louise Dahl
1957–58 Patricia Eastwood[39] Pauline Gawler June Elliott
1958–59 Marion Sage
1959–60 Marion Sage
1960–65 No women's competitors
1965–66 Durban Ann Smith[3]
1966–67 Marcelle Matthews Margaret Betts Glenda O'Shea
1967–68 Margaret Betts
1968–69
1969–70 Marcelle Matthews Vanessa Jackson Glenda O'Shea [4]
1970–71 Vanessa Jackson
1971–72 Pretoria
1972–73 Cape Town Ann Broadhurst[5]
1973–74 Durban Pamela Smith[6]
1974–75 Johannesburg Karen Hayne
1975–76 Lynne Rayner Tammy Grenfell Jane Howard [7]
1976–77 Irene Anderson Tammy Grenfell [8]
1977–78 Tammy Grenfell Irene Anderson
1978–79 Tammy Grenfell No other competitors [9]
1979–80 Pretoria Irene Anderson Sheryl Lane No other competitors
1980–81
1981–82 Barbara-Anne Hawkes
1982–83 Adrianne Platt
1983–84
1984–85 Andrea Lief
1985–86 Barbara-Anne Hawkes
1986–87 Andrea Lief
1987–88
1988–89 Barbara-Anne Hawkes
1989–90
1990–91 Juanita-Anne Yorke
1991–92
1992–93 Barbara-Anne Hawkes Juanita-Anne Yorke Kim Harris
1993–94
1994–95 Johannesburg Claire Auret Paula Stephenson
1995–96 Shirene Human
1996–97 Natasha Bilik Chantal de Bruin [11]
1997–98 Cape Town Paula Stephenson [12]
1998–99 Johannesburg Simone Joseph Paula Stephenson [13]
1999–2000 Cape Town Tracy Downey [14]
2000–01 Pretoria Quinn Wilmans [15]
2001–02 Cape Town Jenna-Anne Buys Quinn Wilmans [16]
2002–03 Cherie Van Heerden [17]
2003–04 Jenna-Anne Buys Shirene Human Abigail Pietersen [18]
2004–05 Shirene Human Jenna-Anne Buys [19]
2005–06 Jenna-Anne Buys No other competitors [20]
2006–07 Abigail Pietersen No other competitors [21]
2007–08 Kempton Park Lejeanne Marais [22]
2008–09 Cape Town Megan Allely Abigail Pietersen [23]
2009–10 Pretoria Abigail Pietersen Lejeanne Marais Kim Falconer [24]
2010–11 Cape Town Lejeanne Marais Kim Falconer No other competitors [25]
2011–12 Kempton Park France Chloé Dépouilly (France) Nadia Geldenhuys [26]
2012–13 Cape Town Kim Falconer [27]
2013–14 Pretoria Nadia Geldenhuys Kim Falconer [28]
2014–15 Cape Town Michaela du Toit Kim Falconer No other competitors [29]
2015–16 Nadia Geldenhuys No other competitors [30]
2016–17 Durban Michaela du Toit Kathryn Winstanley No other competitors [31]
2017–18 Pretoria Kathryn Winstanley No other competitors [32]
2018–19 Cape Town [33]
2019–20 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [34]
2020–21 Centurion Kathryn Winstanley No other competitors [35]
2021–22 Cape Town Gian-Quen Isaacs Kathryn Winstanley Abigail Samuels [36]
2022–23 Pretoria Abigail Samuels No other competitors [37]
2023–24 Cape Town Gian-Quen Isaacs [40]
2024–25 Centurion [41]
2025–26 Cape Town Keva Emond Haley-Rae Thomson [38]
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Pairs

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Pairs event medalists
Season Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1947–48 Audrey McCue & Travers Penrose
1948–49
1949–50
1950–51 June Callaghan & Travers Penrose
1951–52
1952–53
1953–54
  • Yvonne Upcott
  • Travers Penrose
1954–55
1955–56 Johannesburg
  • Susan Ford
  • Andre Erlank
[2]
  • Yvonne Upcott
  • Travers Penrose
[2]		 No other competitors
1956–57
  • Yvonne Upcott
  • Travers Penrose
1957–58
1958–59
  • Barbara Matthews
  • Lennie Mills
[39]		 Wendy Creux & Clive Phipson Pauline Gawler & Basil Michael
1959–60
  • Glenda O'Shea
  • Brian O'Shea
 No other competitors
1960–65 No pairs competitors
1965–66 Durban
  • Glenda O'Shea
  • Brian O'Shea
[3]
1966–67 Janina Woloszyn & Paul Woloszyn No other competitors
1967–68
1968–69
1969–70
  • Lynette Dunn
  • Gavin Crompton
 No other competitors [4]
1970–71 Janina Woloszyn & Paul Woloszyn
1971–72 Pretoria
1972–73 Cape Town
  • Doreen Crofton
  • Michael Ashton
[5]
1973–74 Durban
  • Louise Buttle
  • Lenel van den Berg
[7]
  • Jane Howard
  • Peter Swemmer
 No other competitors [6]
1974–75 Johannesburg
1975–76
  • Margaret McIntyre
  • Lenel van den Berg
[7]
1976–77 No other competitors
1977–78
  • Helga Balk
  • Gavin MacPherson
  • Tracey Egan
  • Gary Culverwell
 No other competitors [8]
1978–79 No other competitors [9]
1979–80 Barbara-Anne Hawkes & Grant Walker Antoinette Els & Gerald Taljaard No other competitors
1980–81
  • Helga Balk
  • Gavin MacPherson
1981–82 Barbara-Anne Hawkes & Grant Walker
1982–83
  • Lisa Quattrocecere
  • Rick Simons
[10]
1983–84 Antoinette Els & Gerald Taljaard
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87 No pairs competitors
1987–88 Delene McKenzie & B. Voges
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92 Claire Auret & Chris van Rensburg
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95 Johannesburg
1996–2018 No pairs competitors
2018–19 Cape Town
  • Eloise Papka
  • Johann Wilkinson
 No other competitors [33]
2019–20 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [34]
2020–21 Centurion No pairs competitors [35]
2021–22 Cape Town
  • Julia Mauder
  • Johann Wilkinson
 No other competitors [36]
2022–23 Pretoria [37]
2023–26 No pairs competitors
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Ice dance

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Ice dance event medalists
Season Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1954–55 Johannesburg
  • Coreen van Heerden
  • Cliff West
[2]
  • Yvonne Upcott
  • Travers Penrose
[2]
1964–65 Durban
  • Glenda O'Shea
  • Brian O'Shea
[3]
1967–73 No ice dance competitors [6]
1973–74 Durban
  • Elayne Reeve
  • Jan Kitching
 No other competitors
1974–75 Johannesburg No ice dance competitors [7]
1975–76
  • Lesley Robinson
  • John Bonny
 No other competitors
1976–77
  • Anita Gray
  • Garry Braid
1977–78
  • Gavin MacPherson
  • Carol Brown
 [8]
1978–79
  • Gavin MacPherson
  • Carol Brown
[9]
  • Robert du Plessis
  • Helga Balk
[9]
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Note
  1. [a]
    Stephen Melville did not achieve the required standards in compulsory figures to be named the South African Champion; he was awarded the second place medal instead.

Junior medalists

Men's singles

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Junior men's event medalists
Season Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1997–98 Cape Town No gold medal awarded[a] Martin van Heerden[a] Ryan Alcock[a] [12]
1998–99 Johannesburg Winston Whitehead Ryan Alcock Claude Michaels [13]
1999–2000 Cape Town Gareth Echardt Winston Whitehead Ryan Alcock [14]
2000–01 Pretoria Ryan Alcock No other competitors [15]
2001–02 Cape Town Ra'eez Hendricks [16]
2002–03 Konrad Giering Justin Pietersen No other competitors [17]
2003–04 Ra'eez Hendricks [18]
2004–05 Keagan Cafun Konrad Giering No other competitors [19]
2005–06 Konrad Giering No other competitors [20]
2006–07 [21]
2007–11 No junior men's competitors
2011–12 Kempton Park Johann Wilkinson No other competitors [26]
2012–13 Pretoria Ancio van Tonder [27]
2013–14 Matthew Samuels Joshua Rees [28]
2014–15 Cape Town Matthew Samuels Ancio van Tonder No other competitors [29]
2015–16 Evan Wrensch [30]
2016–17 Durban Evan Wrensch No other competitors [31]
2017–18 Pretoria Sinali Sango No other competitors [32]
2018–19 Cape Town [33]
2019–20 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [34]
2020–21 Centurion Nicolas van de Vijver No other competitors [35]
2021–22 Cape Town Cody Kock No other competitors [36]
2022–23 Pretoria Jonathan Wilson [37]
2023–24 Cape Town Cody Kock Nicolas van de Vijver No other competitors [40]
2024–25 Centurion No other competitors [41]
2025–26 Cape Town No junior men's competitors [38]
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Women's singles

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Junior women's event medalists
Season Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1997–98 Cape Town Hayley Gething Tatum Tebbutt Tracey Rogers [12]
1998–99 Johannesburg Quinn Wilmans [13]
1999–2000 Cape Town Hayley Gething Janine Beron [14]
2000–01 Pretoria Cherie van Heerden Sharlene Botha [15]
2001–02 Cape Town Abigail Pietersen Janine Beron No other competitors [16]
2002–03 Jessica Amundsen Megan Allely [17]
2003–04 Megan Allely No other competitors [18]
2004–05 Lauren Henry Megan Allely Lejeanne Marais [19]
2005–06 Megan Allely Lauren Henry [20]
2006–07 Siobhan McColl Lejeanne Marais Megan Allely [21]
2007–08 Kempton Park Megan Allely Talitha Loftus [22]
2008–09 Cape Town Talitha Loftus Kim Falconer Tamarah Jacobs [23]
2009–10 Pretoria Nadia Geldenhuys Norway Anette Lande (Norway) Jessica Skinner [24]
2010–11 Cape Town Meredith Potgieter No other competitors [25]
2011–12 Kempton Park Simonn Erwee Jessica Skinner [26]
2012–13 Pretoria Michaela du Toit Kathryn Winstanley Simonn Erwee [27]
2013–14 [28]
2014–15 Cape Town Kathryn Winstanley Courtney Kuhn Lara Valenti [29]
2015–16 Abigail Samuels [30]
2016–17 Durban Courtney Kuhn Abigail Samuels Christel Viljoen [31]
2017–18 Pretoria Marion Papka Jaydean Brits Abigail Samuels [32]
2018–19 Cape Town Gian-Quen Isaacs Abigail Samuels Marielle Kolaja [33]
2019–20 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [34]
2020–21 Centurion Gian-Quen Isaacs Keva Emond Megan Timmerman [35]
2021–22 Cape Town Ella Hawkes Zara-Lee Jones [36]
2022–23 Pretoria Gian-Quen Isaacs Jasmine Coetzee Ella Hawkes [37]
2023–24 Cape Town Jasmine Coetzee Ella Hawkes Haley-Rae Thomson [40]
2024–25 Centurion [41]
2025–26 Cape Town Tindra Langa Maria Navarro Brito [38]
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Ice dance

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Junior ice dance event medalists
Season Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1997–2002 No junior ice dance competitors
2002–03 Cape Town
  • Tiffany Jones
  • Daniel O'Hanlon
 No other competitors [17]
2003–04
  • Lisa Fagan
  • Peter Fagan
 No other competitors [18]
2004–05
  • Lisa Fagan
  • Peter Fagan
 No other competitors [19]
2005–06
  • Tamsyn Scoble
  • Quiesto Spieringshoek
  • Nicole Hayes
  • Umayr Davids
 No other competitors [20]
2006–07
  • Rakshaan Hendricks
  • Derrick Hayward
 [21]
2007–08 Kempton Park No other competitors [22]
2008–22 No junior ice dance competitors
2022–23 Pretoria
  • Felicity Chase
  • Mikhail Ajam
 No other competitors [37]
2023–24 Cape Town
  • Ella Hawkes
  • Jonathan Wilson
 No other competitors [40]
2024–26 No junior ice dance competitors
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Note
  1. [a]
    None of the competitors achieved the necessary score to named the South African Junior Champion.

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