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World Games - Results
Over the years the South African Teams have performed
well at the World Transplant Games (WTG).
See historical results below:
|
WTG |
NO.
ATHLETES |
GOLD |
SILVER |
BRONZE |
TOTAL
MEDALS |
|
1995 |
Manchester |
26 |
7 |
8 |
17 |
32 |
|
1997 |
Sydney |
23 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
13 |
|
1999 |
Budapest |
16 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
17 |
|
2001 |
Kobe |
11 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
13 |
|
2003 |
Nancy * |
6 |
1 |
2 |
|
3 |
|
2005 |
London (CA) |
14 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
13 |
|
2007 |
Bangkok |
22 |
5 |
8 |
8 |
21 |
(* Influenced by SARS virus outbreak)
At the WTG held in
Bangkok in 2007 the following athletes won
medals:
-
Kevin Vickers – Gold
for Squash & Silver for Ball Throw
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Koenie Pretorius –
Gold for 50m Freestyle & Backstroke (two World
Records)
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Edward Ormond –
Silver for Squash
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Philile Sithole –
Silver for Ball Throw & Bronze for Long Jump
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Daniel Matsoso –
Bronze for Road Run, 800m, 1500m & Ten Pin Bowling
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Nkanyesi Biyela –
Silver for Race Walk, Bronze for Road Race & Ten Pin
Bowling
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Stephan van den Berg
– Bronze for Ball Throw
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Mario Skaffer –
Silver for 400m freestyle
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Abdul Kathrada –
Silver for Road Race
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Gerhard van Dyk –
Silver for 20km Cycling
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Heilie Uys – Gold for
Golf and Discuss & Silver for Shot Put
All our
athletes did well and some of them were placed in the
top ten or just out of the medal standings.
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