Fastest by South Africa’s athletes
Top 5 · 15 categoriesEvery race run by an athlete carrying this flag, at any event anywhere — not only the ones held here. The times come from different courses on different days, so each row names its race; they are a list of performances, not a ranking of people.
Individual Pro · Women
523 races
1
59:44
2
1:00:45
3
1:00:57
4
1:01:28
5
1:01:53
All 523
Danel Louw
Istanbul 1 · Feb 2026
Danel Louw
Cape Town 1 · Apr 2026
Danel Louw
Cape Town · Aug 2026
Vicky MacIntosh
Hamburg · Oct 2025
Danel Louw
Cape Town · Jul 2025
Individual Pro · Men
1,031 races
1
55:48
2
56:10
3
56:26
4
56:33
5
57:12
All 1,031
Scott Bayvel
Birmingham · Oct 2026
Kyle Schoonbee
Cape Town · Aug 2026
Kyle Schoonbee
London Olympia · Mar 2026
Kyle Schoonbee
Hamburg · Oct 2025
Scott Bayvel
Oslo · Sep 2026
Individual Open · Women
3,296 races
1
1:06:32
2
1:06:37
3
1:07:03
4
1:07:25
5
1:07:28
All 3,296
Melanie Carsten
Cape Town 1 · Apr 2026
Stephani Viljoen
Brisbane · Mar 2025
Carly Wessels
Cape Town 1 · Apr 2026
Melanie Carsten
Birmingham · Oct 2023
Melanie Carsten
London · Nov 2023
Individual Open · Men
4,558 races
1
56:20
2
57:17
3
58:05
4
58:26
5
58:30
All 4,558
Trent Smith
Warsaw · Apr 2025
Christoff Heerden
Berlin · May 2025
Scott Bayvel
St. Gallen · Jan 2026
Scott Bayvel
Manchester · Jan 2026
Trent Smith
Manchester · Jan 2025
Doubles Pro · Women
396 races
1
55:02
2
56:10
3
56:46
4
57:11
5
57:45
All 396
Vicky MacIntosh & Danel Louw
Cape Town 1 · Apr 2026
Danel Louw & Vicky MacIntosh
Rome · Sep 2025
Danel Louw & Juan-Marié Herbst
Hamburg · Oct 2026
Danel Louw & Juan-Marié Herbst
Cape Town · Aug 2026
Juan-Marié Herbst & Danel Louw
Mumbai · Sep 2026
Doubles Pro · Men
724 races
1
50:35
2
51:28
3
51:58
4
53:14
5
53:14
All 724
Dylan Pienaar & Kyle Schoonbee
Cape Town · Aug 2026
Matthew Gearing & Kyle Schoonbee
London Olympia · Mar 2026
Dylan Pienaar & Kyle Schoonbee
Cape Town 1 · Apr 2026
Wesley Henning & Janco Lotter
Cape Town · Aug 2026
Björn Steinhagen & Teko Khetsi
Cape Town · Aug 2026
Doubles Pro · Mixed
1 raceDoubles Open · Women
5,725 races
1
59:16
2
59:40
3
1:00:38
4
1:01:01
5
1:01:53
All 5,725
Klare Osborne GBR & Melanie Carsten ZAF
Glasgow · Mar 2025
Amy Fish GBR & Melanie Carsten ZAF
Cardiff · May 2025
Carly Wessels ZAF & Yewon Ko KOR
Seoul · Nov 2025
Amy Fish GBR & Melanie Carsten ZAF
Birmingham · Oct 2024
Ruby Styles GBR & Emily Debeer ZAF
London Olympia · Mar 2026
Doubles Open · Men
3,998 races
1
52:55
2
53:58
3
54:01
4
54:52
5
54:53
All 3,998
Sheldon Valjalo GBR & Scott Bayvel ZAF
Paris · Nov 2024
Scott Bayvel ZAF & Sheldon Valjalo GBR
London · Nov 2023
Harry Wellstead GBR & STEFAN Pecelj ZAF
London Excel · Dec 2025
Frans Van Der Merwe & Jacques Badenhorst
Cape Town 1 · Apr 2026
Harry Wellstead GBR & STEFAN Pecelj ZAF
Riga · May 2026
Doubles Open · Mixed
4,876 races
1
52:16
2
54:39
3
55:37
4
55:41
5
55:56
All 4,876
Danel Louw & Kyle Schoonbee
Cape Town · Jul 2025
Nerea Izcue ESP & STEFAN Pecelj ZAF
Bologna · Apr 2026
Melanie Carsten ZAF & Perry Mullins GBR
Manchester · Jan 2025
Pieter Smith & Juan-Marié Herbst
Cape Town 1 · Apr 2026
Danel Louw ZAF & Jimmy Dhillon IND
Mumbai · Sep 2026
Relay · Women
488 races
1
58:38
2
1:00:07
3
1:01:33
4
1:02:23
5
1:02:46
All 488
Carly Wessels ZAF & Lauren Carr USA & Yewon Ko KOR & Bomnuri Kim KOR
Incheon · May 2026
Katy Partington GBR & Brittany Trew ZAF & Natalie Charity GBR & Daisy Self GBR
Stockholm · Dec 2025
Pascale Kruger & Cleo Albertus & Corlia Meyer & Vicky MacIntosh
Johannesburg · Nov 2025
Elissa Simpson USA & Tasmin Weir ZAF & Sara Kalmar HUN & Alexandra Pesszer HUN
Utrecht · Nov 2025
Liney Bezuidenhout & Chantel Jade Struwig & Stephani van Zyl & Tabea Poo
Cape Town 1 · Apr 2026
Relay · Men
230 races
1
47:29
2
53:42
3
53:54
4
54:06
5
54:50
All 230
Rogers Reddy & Berekat Tekligorgis & Steven Leong & karabo Ratlabyana
Johannesburg I · Mar 2025
Nkanyiso Buthelezi & Siphesihle Mr Maseko & Keke Lehobo & Kamo Motaung
Johannesburg · May 2026
Nolan Fredericks ZAF & Vladimir Casap MDA & Freddie Abrahams GBR & Lucian Ficau GBR
London Excel · Dec 2025
Siya Nkonyane & Onele Mngcethe & Katlego Mathiane & Sbusiso Dlamini
Johannesburg · May 2026
Aj Olivier & Timothy Marsh & Clinton Panther & Tristan Evan Hewlett
Cape Town · Jul 2025
Relay · Mixed
466 races
1
53:40
2
54:08
3
54:13
4
54:25
5
54:49
All 466
Vicky MacIntosh & Danel Louw & Wesley Henning & Kyle Schoonbee
World Championships
Trent Smith ZAF & Emily Pope GBR & Melanie Williams GBR & Dan Deacon GBR
Cardiff · Apr 2026
Julia Forrest ZAF & Keegan Ritchie ZAF & Carmen Buchacher AUT & Keaton Edwards ZAF
Cape Town 1 · Apr 2026
Danel Louw & Wesley Henning & Kyle Schoonbee & Vicky MacIntosh
Stockholm · Jun 2026
Jacques Badenhorst ZAF & Juan-Marié Herbst ZAF & Jimmy Dhillon IND & Danel Louw ZAF
Mumbai · Sep 2026