South Africa is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It will be the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Games in the post-apartheid era and twenty-first overall in Summer Olympic history.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Artistic swimming
South Africa fielded a pair of artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet as the highest-ranked African nation eligible for qualification at the 2023 FINA World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
Athletics
South African track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):
Track and road events
Cycling
Road
South Africa entered one male and two female rider to compete in the road race events at the Olympic. South Africa secured those quota through the UCI Nation Ranking.
Mountain biking
South African mountain bikers secured a men's and women's quota place each in the Olympic cross-country race by topping the field of nations vying for qualification at the 2023 African Championships in Johannesburg.
Diving
South African divers secured a quota place for Paris 2024 by advancing to the top twelve final of the women's individual springboard at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
Gymnastics
Artistic
South Africa entered one female gymnasts into the games. Caitlin Rooskrantz qualified for the games by virtue of her individual results, through all-around event at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.
Women
Rowing
South African rowers qualified boats in each of the following classes through the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia and 2023 African Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia.
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Rugby sevens
Summary
Women's tournament
South Africa women's national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2023 Africa Women's Sevens in Monastir, Tunisia.
Squad
Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players
Surfing
South African surfers confirmed three shortboard quota places for Tahiti. Jordy Smith and Sarah Baum topped the list of eligible surfers from Africa to secure the lone available berth in their respective shortboard races at the 2023 ISA World Surfing Games in Surf City, El Salvador.
Swimming
South African swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)):