/ 11 May 2000

SA ATHLETICS TEAM FOR SYDNEY

THE National Olympic Commission on Wednesday announced the South African track and field team to compete at the Sydney Olympics in September.

Men:

Matthew Quinn (100m, 200m)

Lee-Roy Newton (100m, 4×100,)

Marcus LaGrange (200m, 400m, 4x100m, 4x400m)

Paul Gorries (200m, 4x100m)

Hendrik Mokganyetsi (400m, 4x400m)

Arnaud Malherbe (400m, 4x400m)

Jopie van Oudtshoorn (400m, 4x400m)

Gideon van Oudtshoorn, Shaun Abrahams, Mbulani Mulaudzi, Jurgens Kotze, Hezekiel Sepeng, Werner Botha, Johan Botha (all 800m)

Johannes Maremane (10,000m, marathon)

Josia Thugwane (10,000m, marathon)

Hendrik Ramaala (10,000m, marathon)

Shadrack Hoff (5,000m)

Shaun Bownes (110m hurdles)

Llewellyn Herbert (400m hurdles, 4x400m)

Hennie Botha (400m hurdles, 4x400m)

Alwyn Myburgh (400m hurdles)

Jacques Freitag (high jump)

Okkert Brits, Riaan Botha (pole vault)

Burger Lambrechts, Janus Robberts, Karel Potgieter (shot put)

Frantz Kruger, Fritz Potgieter (discus)

Chris Haremse (hammer)

Marius Corbett (javelin)

Morne Nagel (4x100m)

Adriaan Botha (4x400m)

Women:

Wendy Hartman (100m, 200m, 4x100m)

Dikeledi Moropane (100m, 200m, 4x100m)

Heide Seyerling (200m, 400m, 4x100m)

Susanna Holtshausen (400m, 4x100m)

Elana Meyer (10,000m, marathon)

Suritga Febbraio (400m hurdles, 4x100m)

Hestrie Cloete (high jump)

Elmarie Gerryts (polevault)