Sporting event delegation
| South Africa at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics | |
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| IOC code | RSA |
| NOC | South African Deaf Sports Federation |
| Website | www |
| in Samsun | |
| Competitors | 4 in 2 sports |
| Medals Ranked 35th |
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| Summer Deaflympics appearances (overview) | |
South Africa competed in the 2017 Summer Deaflympics for the 7th consecutive time in the Summer Deaflympics since making its debut in 1993.
South Africa sent a delegation of just 4 participants in the Games including 3 swimmers and an athlete. 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.
Participants
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Medalists
| Name | Medal | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell Loubser |  Silver
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Swimming | Women's Butterfly 100m |
| Cornell Loubser | Silver
|
Swimming | Women's Butterfly 200m |
Medal table
| Sport |  Gold
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Silver
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 Bronze
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- "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.
External links
| Nations at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics in Samsun, Turkey | |
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