Five Pukke in SA Olympic squad

The SA Olympic squad for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was announced this morning (14 July) with five Pukke representatives in the Olympic team. Caster Semenya, Sunette Viljoen, Willem Coertzen and Elroy Gelant are a part of the athletics team, with the Athletics manager at Puk-Sport and Viljoen’s coach, Terseus Liebenberg also being selected as a coach.

Keegan Dolly, a former Old Boy of Potchefstroom Boys High will also be representing SA in men’s soccer.

The SA squad will look to better their 2012 London Olympics showing where they won 6 medals in total.

Here is the full Rio Olympic squad: 

Aquatics

Women: Diving: Julia Vincent
Marathon swim: Michelle Weber, Chad Ho

Men: Chad le Clos, Jarred Crous, Dylan Bosch, Calvyn Justus, Cameron van der Burgh, Sebastien Rousseau, Michael Meyer, Christopher Reid, Matthew Meyer, Myles Brown, Bradley Tandy, Douglas Erasmus
Managers/Coaches: Shawn Adriaanse, Graham Hill, Dean Price, Cedric Finch, Igor Omeltchenko, William Sherritt, Alasdair Hatfield

Athletics
Women (marathon): Irvette Van Zyl, Christine Kalmer, Lebo Phalula
Men (marathon): Lusapho April, Sibusiso Mzima, Lungile Gongqa

Women: Carina Horn, Alyssa Conley, Tsholofelo Thipe, Justine Palframan, Caster Semenya, Wenda Nel, Dominique Scott, Lynique Prinsloo, Sunette Viljoen, Anel Oosthuizen

Men: Akani Simbine, Henricho Bruintjies, Tlotliso Leotlela, Clarence Munyai, Anaso Jobodwana, Wayde van Niekerk, Jacob Rozani, Rynhardt van Rensburg, Elroy Gelant, Stephen Mokoka, Antonio Alkana, Lindsay Hanekom, Louis van Zyl, Le Roux Hamman, Ruswahl Samaai, Luvo Manyonga, Stefan Brits, Khotso Mokoena, Rocco van Rooyen, Willem Coertzen, Lebogang Shange, Wayne Snyman, Marc Mundell
Managers/Coaches: Irma Reyneke, Paul Gorries, Terseus Liebenberg, Maryna van Niekerk, Pieter Lourens and James Moloi

Badminton
Men: Jacob Maliekal
Manager/Coach: Chris Dedman

Canoeing
Women: Bridgitte Hartley
Manager/Coach: Craig Mustard

Cycling
Women: An-Li Kachelhoffer, Ashleigh Moolman- Pasio

Men: Daryl Impey, Louis Meintjes, Kyle Dodd, Alan Hatherly, James Reid
Manager/Coach/Mechanics: Brett Coates, Jonnathan Chislett, Carl Pasio, Douglas Ryder, JP Jacobs, Gary Blem

Equestrian
Women: Tanya Seymour
Manager/Coach: Ingeborg Sanne
Groom: Kirsty Taylor

Football
Women: Roxanne Barker, Amanda Dlamini, Andile Dlamini, Refiloe Jane, Bambanani Mbane, Mamello Makhabane, Stephanie Malherbe, Noko Matlou, Sanah Mollo, Robyn Moodaly, Linda Motlhalo, Octavia Nogwanya, Nompumelelo Nyandeni, Lebohang Ramalepe, Jermaine Seoposenwe, Leandra Smeda, Janine Van Wyk, Nothando Vilakazi
Managers/Coaches: Barney Kujane, Vera Pauw, Desiree Ellis, Francis Chansa, Shilene Margaret Booysen

Men: Jody February, Itumeleng Khune, Ishmael Mngonyama, Rivaldo Coetzee, Abbubaker Mobara, Mothobi Mvala, Erick Mathoho, Tebogo Moerane, Tercious Malepe, Gift Motupa, Maphosa Modiba, Deolin Mekoa, Phumlani Ntshangase, Keagan Dolly, Tyroane Sandows, Lebogang Mothiba, Menzi Masuka, Tashreeq Morris
Managers/Coaches: Levy Ramajoe, Owen da Gama, Thabo Senong, Predikumar Bhaktawer, Simone Conley

Golf
Women: Paula Reto, Ashleigh Simon
Men: Brandon Stone, Jaco van Zyl
Golf Caddies
Chris Simmons, Jason Reynolds, Deon Flowers, David Buhai
Manager/Coach: Gary Player

Gymnastics
Men’s Artistic Gymnastics: Ryan Patterson
Manager/Coach: Jonathan Okada

Judo
Men: Zack Piontek
Manager/Coach: Nikola Filipov

Rowing
Women: Kirsten McCann, Kate Christowitz, Ursula Grobler, Lee-Ann Persse
Men: James Thompson, John Smith, Shaun Keeling, Lawrence Brittain, Jake Green, David Hunt, Vincent Breet, Jonathan Smith

Manager/Coach: Roger Barrow, Andrew Grant, Paul Jackson

Rugby Sevens
Men: Dylan Sage, Philippus Snyman, Timothy Agaba, Albertus Smith, Werner Kok, Kyle Brown, Cheslin Kolbe, Rosko Specman, Justin Geduld, Cecil Afrika, Seabelo Senatla, Juan De Jongh
Manager/Coach:  Ashley Evert, Neil Powell, Renfred Dazel, Alan Temple-Jones

Sailing
Men: Stefano Marcia, Asenathi Jim, Roger Hudson
Manager/Coach: Brevan Thompson

Triathlon
Women: Gillian Sanders, Mari Rabie
Men: Richard Murray, Henri Schoeman
Manager/Coach: Kate Roberts, Lindsey Parry