1997 Southern African Region Championships

Host City	Durban
Country	RSA
Held	21 – 22 June 1997
Competitors	84
Countries	10

Events

Medal table

Pos	Country		🥇 Gold	🥈 Silver	🥉 Bronze	Total
1	South Africa	RSA	26	16	12	54
2	Zimbabwe	ZIM	5	3	6	14
3	Mauritius	MRI	1	3	2	6
4	Seychelles	SEY	1	2	3	6
5	Namibia	NAM	1	2	1	4
6	Eswatini	SWZ	1	0	1	2
7	Botswana	BOT	0	7	5	12
8	Lesotho	LES	0	1	2	3
9	Réunion	RNN	0	1	1	2
10	Zambia	ZAM	0	0	1	1

Medal winners

Event	🥇 Gold		🥈 Silver		🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men	Matthew Quinn	RSA	Stéphane Buckland	MRI	Justice Dipeba	BOT
200 m, Men	Matthew Quinn	RSA	Justice Dipeba	BOT	Éric Milazar	MRI
400 m, Men	Phillip Mukomana	ZIM	Adriaan Botha	RSA	Arnaud Malherbe	RSA
800 m, Men	Crispen Mutakanyi	ZIM	Lucky Hadebe	RSA	Veranus Kamati	NAM
1,500 m, Men	Ebeneza Felix	RSA	Shingirai Badza	ZIM	Motlatsi Mphodi	BOT
5,000 m, Men	Reinhold Iita	NAM	Makhosonke Fika	RSA	Kabo Gabaseme	BOT
10,000 m, Men	Andries Khulu	RSA	Mphakeletsa Sephali	LES	Josphat Mhande	ZIM
110 m Hurdles, Men	Pieter Van Eeden	RSA	Gaël Ovois	RNN	Wessel Bosman	RSA
400 m Hurdles, Men	Llewellyn Herbert	RSA	Mario Toerien	RSA	Julius Masvanise	ZIM
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men	Shadrack Mogotsi	RSA	Petros Sithole	RSA	Ephraim Mokgokhu	RSA
4 x 100 m Relay, Men	South Africa	RSA	Botswana	BOT	Zimbabwe	ZIM
4 x 400 m Relay, Men	South Africa	RSA	Botswana	BOT	Zimbabwe	ZIM
High Jump, Men	Gavin Lendis	RSA	Eugène Ernesta	SEY	Juma Phiri	ZIM
Long Jump, Men	Victor Shabangu	SWZ	Gable Garenamotse	BOT	Danny Beauchamp	SEY
Triple Jump, Men	Paul Nioze	SEY	Gable Garenamotse	BOT	Gilbert Amourgom	RNN
Shot Put, Men	Burger Lambrechts	RSA	Janus Robberts	RSA	Karel Potgieter	RSA
Discus Throw, Men	Frits Potgieter	RSA	Frantz Kruger	RSA	Martin Swart	RSA
Hammer Throw, Men	Chris Harmse	RSA	Arulen Soobiah	MRI
Javelin Throw, Men	Marius Corbett	RSA	Alfred Ngwenya	ZIM	Motemakoane Ngoato	LES
100 m, Women	Anel Van Niekerk	RSA	Anabelle Auguste	MRI	Gaily Dube	ZIM
200 m, Women	Anel Van Niekerk	RSA	Charmaine Smit	NAM	Anabelle Auguste	MRI
400 m, Women	Leanie Van der Walt	RSA	Charmaine Smit	NAM	Cariena Pretorius	RSA
800 m, Women	Marie-Louise Henning	RSA	Boikhutso Ramonene	BOT	Ditapelo Molethi	BOT
1,500 m, Women	René Kalmer	RSA	Gwen Griffiths	RSA	Carlien Cornelissen	RSA
5,000 m, Women	Samukeliso Moyo	ZIM	Takalane Nthulane	RSA	Sesoane Mafusi	LES
100 m Hurdles, Women	Corien Botha	RSA	Arnell Jacobs	RSA	Doreen Julie	SEY
400 m Hurdles, Women	Yvonne Ntini	ZIM	Nivea Sekele	RSA	Marliese Steyn	RSA
4 x 100 m Relay, Women	South Africa	RSA	Zimbabwe	ZIM	Botswana	BOT
4 x 400 m Relay, Women	South Africa	RSA	Botswana	BOT	Zambia	ZAM
High Jump, Women	Hestrie Storbeck-Cloete	RSA	Jacqueline Fourie	RSA	Yolanda Van der Merwe	RSA
Long Jump, Women	Corien Botha	RSA	Charlene Lawrence	RSA	Joanna Hoareau	SEY
Triple Jump, Women	Sitty Shava	ZIM	Joanna Hoareau	SEY	Faith Makhathu	SWZ
Shot Put, Women	Maranelle Du Toit	RSA	Johanna Abrahamse	RSA	Beatrix Steenberg	RSA
Discus Throw, Women	Lezelle Duvenage	RSA	Sandra Willms	RSA	Elizna Naudé	RSA
Javelin Throw, Women	Bernadette Perrine-Ravina	MRI	Liezel Roux	RSA	Rhona Dwinger	RSA