South Africa at the 2022 World Games

South Africa at the 2022 World Games
IOC code	RSA
NOC	South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
in Birmingham, United States 7 July 2022 (2022-07-07) – 17 July 2022 (2022-07-17)
Competitors	21 (12 men and 9 women) in 10 sports
Medals Ranked 47th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 1
World Games appearances
1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2022

South Africa competed at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States from 7 to 17 July 2022.[1] Athletes representing South Africa won one gold medal and the country finished in 47th place in the medal table.

Medalists

Further information: 2022 World Games § Medal table, and List of 2022 World Games medal winners

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Andy Birkett	Canoe marathon	Men's standard distance	12 July

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Air sports	1	0	1
Archery	2	2	4
Bowling	2	2	4
Canoe marathon	1	1	2
Cue sports	1	0	1
Duathlon	2	1	3
Powerlifting	0	1	1
Rhythmic gymnastics	—	1	1
Sport climbing	2	1	3
Water skiing	1	0	1
Total	12	9	21

Air sports

Main article: Air sports at the 2022 World Games

South Africa competed in air sports.[2]

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2022 World Games

South Africa competed in archery.[3]

Bowling

Main article: Bowling at the 2022 World Games

South Africa competed in bowling.[4]

Canoe marathon

Main article: Canoe marathon at the 2022 World Games

South Africa won one medal in canoe marathon.[5]

Cue sports

Main article: Cue sports at the 2022 World Games

South Africa competed in cue sports.[6]

Duathlon

Main article: Duathlon at the 2022 World Games

South Africa competed in duathlon.[7]

Powerlifting

Main article: Powerlifting at the 2022 World Games

South Africa competed in powerlifting.[8]

Athlete	Event	Exercises			Total weight	Total points	Rank
		Squat	Bench press	Deadlift
Christi Rees	Women's super heavyweight	207.5	—	170.0	—	—	DSQ

Rhythmic gymnastics

Main article: Rhythmic gymnastics at the 2022 World Games

South Africa competed in rhythmic gymnastics.[9]

Sport climbing

Main article: Sport climbing at the 2022 World Games

South Africa competed in sport climbing.[10]

Water skiing

Main article: Water skiing at the 2022 World Games

South Africa competed in water skiing.[11]

References

1. "Qualifications for TWG 2022, Birmingham (USA)". International World Games Association. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
2. "Air Sports Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
3. "Archery Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
4. "Bowling Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
5. "Canoe Marathon Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
6. "Billiard Sports Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
7. "Duathlon Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
8. "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
9. "Rhythmic Gymnastics Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
10. "Sport Climbing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
11. "Waterski & Wakeboard Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.