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395,983 medals, every one searchable. Filter by nation, championship, event and year, count a country’s haul edition by edition, or set two championships side by side.

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Republic of South Africa ’s medals at every World U20 CH

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Turkey · Balkan Athletics Championships

Cuba · Pan American Games

Kenya · Olympic Games

Jamaica · World Championships

All-time haul

70 medals

25 gold 22 silver 23 bronze

Relays count once.

On the podium

17 of 21 editions since 1986 · every one since 2016

First medal

1992 Seoul · Frits Potgieter, discus throw silver

First gold

1994 Lisbon · Heide Seyerling, 200m

Best edition

Nairobi ↗ 2021 9 medals, 3 of them gold

All-time table

10th of 109 nations, ranked by golds

Every edition, 1986–2026

One dot per medal · empty column = no medal · click a year

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Edition by edition

Year	Edition	Medals	G	S	B	Total
2026	Eugene 21st edition		1	3	4	8
2024	Lima 20th edition		3	2	2	7
2022	Cali 19th edition		2	1	2	5
2021	Nairobi ↗ 18th edition		3	2	4	9
2018	Tampere 17th edition		3	0	1	4
2016	Bydgoszcz 16th edition		0	3	0	3
2014	Eugene 15th edition	No medal	–	–	–	–
2012	Barcelona 14th edition		0	0	2	2
2010	Moncton 13th edition		1	0	1	2
2008	Bydgoszcz 12th edition		0	1	2	3
2006	Beijing 11th edition		1	0	0	1
2004	Grosseto 10th edition		2	4	0	6
2002	Kingston 9th edition		2	0	0	2
2000	Santiago 8th edition		4	1	2	7
1998	Annecy 7th edition		0	2	0	2
1996	Sydney 6th edition		0	2	1	3
1994	Lisbon 5th edition		3	0	0	3
1992	Seoul 4th edition		0	1	2	3
1990	Plovdiv 3rd edition	No medal	–	–	–	–
1988	Sudbury 2nd edition	No medal	–	–	–	–
1986	Athens 1st edition	No medal	–	–	–	–
Total	17 of 21 editions on the podium		25	22	23	70