South Africa at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

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South Africa at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

CGF code	RSA
CGA	South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
Website	sascoc.co.za
in Melbourne, Australia
Flag bearers	Opening: Closing:
Medals Ranked 5th	Gold 12 Silver 13 Bronze 13 Total 38
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
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South Africa was represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by an unknown member strong contingent, consisting of athletes and various officials.

Gold

				Total
South Africa	12	13	13	38

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay: Lyndon Ferns, Ryk Neethling, Roland Schoeman and Gerhard Zandberg sets up a Games record of 3:14.97, beating Australia (silver) and Canada (bronze).
Women's 50 m EAD Freestyle: Natalie du Toit bettered the existing record twice (during Heat 2 and Final A) to 29.27 seconds.
Men's 50 m Butterfly: Roland Schoeman
Women's 100 m EAD Freestyle: Natalie du Toit
Women's Javelin: Sunette Viljoen
Men's Shot put: Janus Robberts
Men's 50 m Freestyle: Roland Schoeman
Women's Discus: Elizna Naude
Women's Trap: Diane Swanton
Men's 400 m Hurdles: Louis van Zyl
Women's High Jump: Anika Smith
Welterweight 69 kg: Bongani Mwelase

Silver

Bronze

Men's 50 m Backstroke: Gerhard Zandberg
Women's 50 m Butterfly: Lize-Mari Retief ties with Alice Mills of Australia
Women's 200 m Breaststroke: Suzaan van Biljon
Men's 25 m Standard Pistol Pairs: Allan Stuart McDonald and Daniel Francois van Tonder obtain a total of 1106, just behind Australia's 1112 and India's 1139.
Men's 100 m Freestyle: Roland Schoeman
Men's Lawn Bowls Triples: South Africa
Men's 25 m Centre Fire Pistol Pairs: Allan Stuart McDonald and Daniel Francois van Tonder obtain a total of 1135, just behind England's 1138 and India's 1150.
Men's 1500 m Freestyle: Troyden Prinsloo
Women's Floor: Francki van Rooyen
Women's 75 kg Weightlifting: Babalwa Ndleleni, becoming the first black woman to win a medal for the country at the Games.
Women's 200 m: Geraldine Pillay
Men's Hammer Throw: Christiaan Harmse
Women's Lawn Bowls Singles: Lorna Trigwell

Saturday 18 March 20:30 (UTC+11)	Report Stats	Malawi	57–56	South Africa	Umpires: Anne Abraitis Marion Johnson-Hurley Reserve umpire: Bill Alexander
		Scoring by quarter: 15-19, 12-16, 14-9, 16-12
		Linda Magombo 30/36 (83%) Mary Waya 27/31 (87%)		Sindisiwe Gumede 43/55 (78%) Lizanne Helmand 13/18 (72%)

Sunday 19 March 15:00 (UTC+11)	Stats	South Africa	80–34	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Umpires: Sharon Kelly Chris Campbell Reserve umpire: Pauline Sciascia
		Scoring by quarter: 15-10, 23-8, 19-8, 23-8
		Sindisiwe Gumede 41/49 (84%) Christine Markgraaff 31/41 (76%) Lizanne Helmand 6/8 (75%) Nthabiseng Moabi 2/2 (100%)		Galeine Gordon 18/20 (90%) Nicole Sandy 9/13 (69%) Samathea Christopher 7/10 (70%)

Tuesday 21 March 18:30 (UTC+11)	Report Stats	New Zealand	74–37	South Africa	Umpires: Carolene Logan Chris Campbell Reserve umpire: Marion Johnson-Hurley
		Scoring by quarter: 23-11, 23-5, 14-11, 14-10
		Irene van Dyk 44/48 (92%) Belinda Colling 16/21 (76%) Maria Tutaia 14/19 (74%)		Sindisiwe Gumede 30/35 (86%) Christine Markgraaff 6/8 (75%) Lizanne Helmand 1/3 (33%)

Wednesday 22 March 15:00 (UTC+11)	Stats	South Africa	56–51	Fiji	Umpires: Michelle Phippard Marion Johnson-Hurley Reserve umpire: Anne Abraitis
		Scoring by quarter: 14-7, 15-14, 12-12, 15-18
		Sindisiwe Gumede 40/46 (87%) Lizanne Helmand 10/13 (77%) Christine Markgraaff 6/6 (100%)		Matelita Shaw 29/35 (83%) Taraima Rara 20/23 (87%) Maria Bereso 2/4 (50%)

Thursday 23 March 19:00 (UTC+11)	Report Stats	South Africa	35–67	England	Umpires: Pauline Sciascia Michelle Phippard Reserve umpire: Stacey Campton
		Scoring by quarter: 8-17, 13-12, 8-18, 6-20
		Sindisiwe Gumede 27/33 (82%) Christine Markgraaff 6/9 (67%) Lizanne Helmand 2/7 (29%)		Louisa Brownfield 47/53 (89%) Abby Teare 12/17 (71%) Pamela Cookey 8/10 (80%)

South Africa at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Gold

Silver

Bronze

South Africa's Team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Athletics

Men's Competition

Women's Competition

Basketball

Men's team competition

Cycling

Gymnastics

Field Hockey

Men's team competition

Women's team competition

Lawn Bowls

Men's Competition

Women's Competition

Netball

Rugby Sevens

Men's team competition

Shooting

Squash

Table Tennis

Triathlon

Weightlifting

References

External links

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Pos	Team	P	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	New Zealand	5	5	0	374	173	+201	10
2	England	5	4	1	308	196	+112	8
3	Malawi	5	3	2	262	282	-20	6
4	South Africa	5	2	3	264	283	-19	4
5	Fiji	5	1	4	228	293	-65	2
6	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	5	0	5	171	380	-209	0

Friday 24 March 15:00 (UTC+11)	Report Stats	South Africa	46–43	Wales	Umpires: Chris Campbell Bobbi Brown Reserve umpire: Anne Abraitis
		Scoring by quarter: 11-15, 11-10, 12-9, 12-9
		Christine Markgraaff 28/38 (74%) Sindisiwe Gumede 11/11 (100%) Lizanne Helmand 6/12 (50%) Nthabiseng Moabi 1/1 (100%)		Rebecca James 31/41 (76%) Rhiannon Ace 12/19 (63%)