Top 10 South African athletes in junior men’s track and field events in 2025.
100m
1 – 9.94 Bayanda Walaza (Zagreb, 24 May)
2 – 10.11 Martin Joubert (Bloemfontein, 3 April)
3 – 10.17 Karabo Letebele (Potchefstroom, 24 April)
4 – 10.18 Naeem Jack (Potchefstroom, 24 April)
3 – 10.17 Karabo Letebele (Potchefstroom, 24 April)
4 – 10.18 Naeem Jack (Potchefstroom, 24 April)
5 – 10.20 Neo Binda (Bloemfontein, 3 April)
6 – 10.21 Mukona Manavhela (Pretoria, 15 March)
6 – 10.21 Mukona Manavhela (Pretoria, 15 March)
7 – 10.24 Urlinn Henecke (Bloemfontein, 3 April)
7 – 10.24 Marko Ferreira (Bloemfontein, 3 April)
9 – 10.35 Robin-Lee Eland (Bloemfontein, 3 April)
10 – 10.36 Zattu Hlongwane (Pretoria, 15 March)
10 – 10.36 Zattu Hlongwane (Pretoria, 15 March)
200m
1 – 20.08 Bayanda Walaza (Johannesburg, 19 March)
2 – 20.13 Naeem Jack (Potchefstroom, 26 April)
2 – 20.13 Naeem Jack (Potchefstroom, 26 April)
3 – 20.34 Leendert Koekemoer (Mannheim, 29 June)
4 – 20.67 Sbongakonke Makhaza (Cape Town, 29 March)
4 – 20.67 Sbongakonke Makhaza (Cape Town, 29 March)
5 – 20.80 Jaydon Fairlie (Pretoria, 19 September)
6 – 20.81 Marko Ferreira (Bloemfontein, 3 April)
7 – 20.82 Mukona Manavhela (Pretoria, 19 September)
7 – 20.82 Mukona Manavhela (Pretoria, 19 September)
8 – 20.92 Bertie Cruywagen (Potchefstroom, 8 November)
9 – 20.93 Neo Binda (Bloemfontein, 3 April)
10 – 21.01 Viandre de Beer (Pretoria, 19 September)
400m
1 – 45.03 Leendert Koekemoer (Potchefstroom, 25 April)
2 – 46.19 Jaydon Fairlie (Pretoria, 19 September)
3 – 46.38 Jaeger Coetzee (Cape Town, 28 March)
4 – 46.50 Kryn Romijn (Pretoria, 29 January)
5 – 46.57 Sihle Mahlangu (Pretoria, 1 May)
6 – 46.61 Bayanda Walaza (Pretoria, 1 February)
3 – 46.38 Jaeger Coetzee (Cape Town, 28 March)
4 – 46.50 Kryn Romijn (Pretoria, 29 January)
5 – 46.57 Sihle Mahlangu (Pretoria, 1 May)
6 – 46.61 Bayanda Walaza (Pretoria, 1 February)
6 – 46.61 Stiaan Myburgh (Bloemfontein, 18 October)
8 – 46.80 Zack Adam Reddy (Pretoria, 15 March)
8 – 46.80 Zack Adam Reddy (Pretoria, 15 March)
9 – 47.02 Aneeq Salie (Cape Town, 28 March)
10 – 47.10 Thuto Maamogawa (Pretoria, 17 May)
10 – 47.10 Thuto Maamogawa (Pretoria, 17 May)
800m
1 – 1:47.15 Werner Gouws (Cape Town, 4 April)
2 – 1:48.48 Emil Els (Abeokuta, 20 July)
2 – 1:48.48 Emil Els (Abeokuta, 20 July)
3 – 1:51.25 Christiaan Franken (Potchefstroom, 23 September)
4 – 1:51.90 Marceghlle Wakefield (Cape Town,29 March)
5 – 1:52.20 Bayon Prins (Cape Town, 29 March)
4 – 1:51.90 Marceghlle Wakefield (Cape Town,29 March)
5 – 1:52.20 Bayon Prins (Cape Town, 29 March)
6 – 1:52.30 Marcel Brits (Pretoria, 21 February)
7 – 1:52.43 Jurgen Nortje (Bloemfontein, 3 April)
8 – 1:52.48 Brandon Joubert (Cape Town, 29 March)
9 – 1:52.65 Princely Mhangana (Bloemfontein, 3 April)
10 – 1:52.71 Tiisetso Malungane (Pretoria, 14 March)
7 – 1:52.43 Jurgen Nortje (Bloemfontein, 3 April)
8 – 1:52.48 Brandon Joubert (Cape Town, 29 March)
9 – 1:52.65 Princely Mhangana (Bloemfontein, 3 April)
10 – 1:52.71 Tiisetso Malungane (Pretoria, 14 March)
1 500m
1 – 3:45.56 Lee-Hanro Arendse (Cape Town, 4 April)
2 – 3:46.50 Emil Els (Abeokuta, 16 July)
3 – 3:47.60 Ruben Visagie (Cape Town, 4 April)
4 – 3:48.05 Amogelang Tatai (Cape Town, 28 March)
5 – 3:50.24 Marcel Brits (Cape Town, 28 March)
6 – 3:52.60 Thinus Erasmus (Cape Town, 28 March)
7 – 3:53.01 Tiisetso Malungane (Cape Town, 28 March)
8 – 3:53.08 Realeboga Smith (Pretoria, 15 March)
9 – 3:54.50 De Villiers Lamprecht (Cape Town, 28 March)
10 – 3:55.78 Michael Bekker (Cape Town, 28 March)
3 – 3:47.60 Ruben Visagie (Cape Town, 4 April)
4 – 3:48.05 Amogelang Tatai (Cape Town, 28 March)
5 – 3:50.24 Marcel Brits (Cape Town, 28 March)
6 – 3:52.60 Thinus Erasmus (Cape Town, 28 March)
7 – 3:53.01 Tiisetso Malungane (Cape Town, 28 March)
8 – 3:53.08 Realeboga Smith (Pretoria, 15 March)
9 – 3:54.50 De Villiers Lamprecht (Cape Town, 28 March)
10 – 3:55.78 Michael Bekker (Cape Town, 28 March)
3 000m
1 – 7:57.33 Amogelang Tatai (Reunion, 29 November)
2 – 8:05.30 Ewan Lourens (Johannesburg, 12 February)
3 – 8:18.93 Beufin van der Westhuizen (Stellenbosch, 9 December)
4 – 8:22.72 Bertus van der Linde (Reunion, 29 November)
5 – 8:23.47 Realeboga Smith (Potchefstroom, 16 April)
6 – 8:25.05 Marcel Brits (Cape Town, 29 March)
7 – 8:26.34 Regardt Hattingh (Cape Town, 4 April)
8 – 8:26.65 Rico Coetzer (Cape Town, 29 March)
9 – 8:28.38 Juan Breytenbach (Cape Town, 29 March)
9 – 8:28.38 Divan de Vries (Cape Town, 4 April)
5 – 8:23.47 Realeboga Smith (Potchefstroom, 16 April)
6 – 8:25.05 Marcel Brits (Cape Town, 29 March)
7 – 8:26.34 Regardt Hattingh (Cape Town, 4 April)
8 – 8:26.65 Rico Coetzer (Cape Town, 29 March)
9 – 8:28.38 Juan Breytenbach (Cape Town, 29 March)
9 – 8:28.38 Divan de Vries (Cape Town, 4 April)
5 000m
1 – 14:24.45 Realeboga Smith (Cape Town, 27 March)
2 – 14:26.96 Beutin van der Westhuizen (Cape Town, 27 March)
3 – 14:27.30 Boiketlo Makhundu (Cape Town, 27 March)
4 – 14:35.77 Regardt Hattingh (Cape Town, 27 March)
5 – 14:35.84 Johann Roelofse (Cape Town, 27 March)
6 – 14:45.12 Busisa Namba (Cape Town, 27 March)
7 – 14:48.05 Divan de Vries (Cape Town, 27 March)
8 – 14:49.24 Koketso Mokoto (Cape Town, 27 March)
9 – 14:49.34 Njabulo Hlatswayo (Cape Town, 27 March)
10 – 14:49.66 Avuma Pheza (Cape Town, 27 March)
2 – 14:26.96 Beutin van der Westhuizen (Cape Town, 27 March)
3 – 14:27.30 Boiketlo Makhundu (Cape Town, 27 March)
4 – 14:35.77 Regardt Hattingh (Cape Town, 27 March)
5 – 14:35.84 Johann Roelofse (Cape Town, 27 March)
6 – 14:45.12 Busisa Namba (Cape Town, 27 March)
7 – 14:48.05 Divan de Vries (Cape Town, 27 March)
8 – 14:49.24 Koketso Mokoto (Cape Town, 27 March)
9 – 14:49.34 Njabulo Hlatswayo (Cape Town, 27 March)
10 – 14:49.66 Avuma Pheza (Cape Town, 27 March)
10 000m walk
1 – 46:38.61 Onwabile Rawu (Cape Town, 27 March)
2 – 47:08.60 Olwethu Mncibi (Cape Town, 27 March)
3 – 47:22.05 Sifiso Shabangu (Cape Town, 27 March)
4 – 48:32.98 Kgotso Nkosi (Cape Town, 27 March)
110m hurdles
1 – 13.16 Naeem Jack (Cape Town, 27 March)
2 – 13.38 Jayden Parkin (Mannheim, 29 June)
3 – 13.72 Morne Engelbrecht (Cape Town, 28 March)
4 – 13.76 Werner Bezuidenhout (Pretoria, 15 March)
5 – 13.88 Zander Rikhotso (Pretoria, 15 March)
6 – 13.96 Justin van Vuuren (Cape Town, 28 March)
2 – 13.38 Jayden Parkin (Mannheim, 29 June)
3 – 13.72 Morne Engelbrecht (Cape Town, 28 March)
4 – 13.76 Werner Bezuidenhout (Pretoria, 15 March)
5 – 13.88 Zander Rikhotso (Pretoria, 15 March)
6 – 13.96 Justin van Vuuren (Cape Town, 28 March)
7 – 13.97 Tumisho Letsoalo (Bloemfontein, 3 April)
8 – 13.99 Jayden Fritz (Cape Town, 28 March)
8 – 13.99 Jayden Fritz (Cape Town, 28 March)
9 – 14.11 Carel Froneman (Bloemfontein, 3 April)
10 – 14.12 Kofi Kyei (Bloemfontein, 3 April)
400m hurdles
1 – 49.06 Njabulo Mbatha (Gaborone, 12 April)
2 – 50.17 Matodzi Ndou (Potchefstroom, 25 April)
3 – 50.48 Lesibe Dikgale (Potchefstroom, 23 September)
4 – 51.01 Morne Engelbrecht (Bloemfontein, 3 April)
5 – 51.29 Stiaan Myburgh (Johannesburg, 5 April)
6 – 51.42 Juan du Plessis (Pretoria, 2 May)
7 – 52.43 Jo-Waine Bush (Bloemfontein, 3 April)
8 – 52.51 WJ Fraser (Potchefstroom, 15 March)
9 – 52.51 Mthokozisi Ndlovu (Bloemfontein, 3 April)
10 – 52.70 Abelinus Schoeman (Paarl, February)
3 – 50.48 Lesibe Dikgale (Potchefstroom, 23 September)
4 – 51.01 Morne Engelbrecht (Bloemfontein, 3 April)
5 – 51.29 Stiaan Myburgh (Johannesburg, 5 April)
6 – 51.42 Juan du Plessis (Pretoria, 2 May)
7 – 52.43 Jo-Waine Bush (Bloemfontein, 3 April)
8 – 52.51 WJ Fraser (Potchefstroom, 15 March)
9 – 52.51 Mthokozisi Ndlovu (Bloemfontein, 3 April)
10 – 52.70 Abelinus Schoeman (Paarl, February)
3 000m steeplechase
1 – 9:02.80 Alfonzo Jordaan (Cape Town, 29 March)
2 – 9:07.21 Dean Fourie (Cape Town, 29 March)
3 – 9:08.89 Siyabonga Mbeleki (Cape Town, 29 March)
2 – 9:07.21 Dean Fourie (Cape Town, 29 March)
3 – 9:08.89 Siyabonga Mbeleki (Cape Town, 29 March)
4 – 9:17.96 Luthabo Mpongwana (Cape Town, March)
5 – 9:20.00 Marcelino Booysen (Cape Town, 29 March)
5 – 9:20.00 Marcelino Booysen (Cape Town, 29 March)
6 – 9:23.40 Gerhard Bossert (Bloemfontein, 17 October)
7 – 9:24.20 Simba Chamunorwa (Pretoria, 8 March)
8 – 9:32.34 Lithemba Mpekana (Cape Town, 29 March)
8 – 9:32.34 Lithemba Mpekana (Cape Town, 29 March)
9 – 9:33.03 Reabetswe Chabalala (Bloemfontein, 7 March)
10 – 9:34.50 Romario Andrew (Cape Town, March)
High jump
1 – 2.20 Taelyn Smith (Windhoek, 10 July)
2 – 2.10 Matteo le Roux (Cape Town, 29 March)
3 – 2.06 Zizwe Khumalo (Pretoria, 8 February)
2 – 2.10 Matteo le Roux (Cape Town, 29 March)
3 – 2.06 Zizwe Khumalo (Pretoria, 8 February)
4 – 2.05 Petri Stoltz (Germiston, 25 January)
4 – 2.05 Willie van Wyk (Pretoria, 8 February)
6 – 2.03 Temoso Masikane (Cape Town, 29 March)
4 – 2.05 Willie van Wyk (Pretoria, 8 February)
6 – 2.03 Temoso Masikane (Cape Town, 29 March)
6 – 2.03 Zuan Schoeman (Pretoria, 19 September)
8 – 2.00 Arno Haasbroek (Pretoria, 29 January)
8 – 2.00 Arno Haasbroek (Pretoria, 29 January)
8 – 2.00 Charl Engelbrecht (Paarl, February)
8 – 2.00 Shandley Burrows (Cape Town, March)
8 – 2.00 Jamiel Marcus (Cape Town, 29 March)
8 – 2.00 Jamiel Marcus (Cape Town, 29 March)
Pole vault
1 – 4.50 Jaden van der Linde (Edmonton, 18 January)*
1 – 4.50 Theron Meyburgh (Potchefstroom, 25 February)
1 – 4.50 Theron Meyburgh (Potchefstroom, 25 February)
3 – 4.45 Kayden Thoresson (Cape Town, 28 March)
4 – 4.40 Andrew Rothman (Pretoria, 1 May)
4 – 4.40 Andrew Rothman (Pretoria, 1 May)
5 – 4.36 Reinhardt van Heerden (Stellenbosch, 3 December)
6 – 4.30 Kean du Toit (Bloemfontein, 3 April)
7 – 4.26 Lee Rothman (Stellenbosch, 3 December)
8 – 4.25 Bentley Clarence Schoeman (Cape Town, 28 March)
9 – 4.20 Paul Ras (Pretoria, 12 March)
8 – 4.25 Bentley Clarence Schoeman (Cape Town, 28 March)
9 – 4.20 Paul Ras (Pretoria, 12 March)
9 – 4.20 Cornelius de Beer (Cape Town, March)
9 – 4.20 Lee Rothman (Cape Town, 29 March)
9 – 4.20 Lee Rothman (Cape Town, 29 March)
Long jump
1 – 8.06 Temoso Masikane (Potchefstroom, 24 May)
2 – 7.68 Jayden Fourie (Pretoria, 8 February)
2 – 7.68 Jayden Fourie (Pretoria, 8 February)
3 – 7.57 Keamogetswe Monyeki (Pretoria, 19 September)
4 – 7.53 Sarel Boshoff (Pretoria, 19 September)
5 – 7.40 Tiisetso Mosima (Pretoria, 15 March)
5 – 7.40 Tiisetso Mosima (Pretoria, 15 March)
6 – 7.32 Charldenyo Vermeulen (Cape Town, March)
7 – 7.29 Nicolas Nieman (Pretoria, 21 February)
8 – 7.25 Keamogetswe Monyeki (Pretoria, 8 February)
7 – 7.29 Nicolas Nieman (Pretoria, 21 February)
8 – 7.25 Keamogetswe Monyeki (Pretoria, 8 February)
9 – 7.23 Ulrich Dreyer (Pretoria, 8 February)
10 – 7.18 Kabelo Mnisi (Pretoria, 19 September)
Triple jump
1 – 15.95 Temoso Masikane (Potchefstroom, 26 April)
2 – 15.07 Keamogetswe Monyeki (Pretoria, 15 March)
3 – 15.06 Hanno de Klerk (Potchefstroom, 26 April)
4 – 15.03 Siyabonga Simelane (Johannesburg, 19 March)
2 – 15.07 Keamogetswe Monyeki (Pretoria, 15 March)
3 – 15.06 Hanno de Klerk (Potchefstroom, 26 April)
4 – 15.03 Siyabonga Simelane (Johannesburg, 19 March)
5 – 14.93 Owen Ngwenya (Pretoria, 19 September)
6 – 14.72 Siyanbola Oluwadamilola (Pretoria, 15 March)
7 – 14.40 GJ Wessels (Cape Town, 29 March)
8 – 14.39 Gibbor Bassila (Johannesburg, 15 March)
6 – 14.72 Siyanbola Oluwadamilola (Pretoria, 15 March)
7 – 14.40 GJ Wessels (Cape Town, 29 March)
8 – 14.39 Gibbor Bassila (Johannesburg, 15 March)
9 – 14.26 Luvo Xokiyana (Bloemfontein, 3 April)
10 – 14.20 – Michael Mtungwazi (Potchefstroom, 24 May)
Shot put
1 – 20.57 Hencu Lamberts (Abeokuta, 17 July)
2 – 18.08 Sean Jonker (Potchefstroom, 15 March)
2 – 18.08 Sean Jonker (Potchefstroom, 15 March)
3 – 17.88 Michael Wesley Badenhorst (Abeokuta, 17 July)
4 – 17.52 Tiaan Stevens (Potchefstroom, 23 September)
5 – 17.06 Jordan Meyer (Cape Town, 28 March)
6 – 17.05 Zian du Plessis (Cape Town, 28 March)
5 – 17.06 Jordan Meyer (Cape Town, 28 March)
6 – 17.05 Zian du Plessis (Cape Town, 28 March)
7 – 16.53 Lourens Pieterse (Johannesburg, 5 February)
8 – 16.50 Aidan Erasmus (Pretoria, 19 September)
9 – 16.39 Chinedu Amadi (Johannesburg, 12 February)
9 – 16.39 Chinedu Amadi (Johannesburg, 12 February)
10 – 16.10 David Kriel (Paarl, February)
Discus throw
1 – 60.97 Michael Wesley Badenhorst (Cape Town, 27 March)
2 – 59.95 Zak Naude (Potchefstroom, 23 September)
3 – 58.87 Lourens Erasmus (Potchefstroom, 24 May)
3 – 58.87 Lourens Erasmus (Potchefstroom, 24 May)
4 – 54.62 Nicolai Hanekom (Paarl, February)
5 – 54.49 Tiaan Stevens (Johannesburg, 5 February)
5 – 54.49 Tiaan Stevens (Johannesburg, 5 February)
6 – 54.45 Aidan Erasmus (Pretoria, 19 September)
7 – 51.76 Ronald Khunou (Potchefstroom, 23 October)
8 – 51.50 Shaun Monyake (Pretoria, 19 September)
8 – 51.50 Shaun Monyake (Pretoria, 19 September)
9 – 49.48 Conrad van der Zwaard (Bloemfontein, 3 April)
10 – 49.29 Hencu Lamberts (Cape Town, 27 March)
10 – 49.29 Hencu Lamberts (Cape Town, 27 March)
Hammer throw
1 – 68.07 Matthew Durow (Bloemfontein, 7 March)
2 – 67.75 Eben Jacobs (Abeokuta, 20 July)
3 – 64.54 Roger Vorster (Johannesburg, 13 March)
4 – 60.79 Jandre Esterhuyse (Bloemfontein, 3 April)
5 – 60.74 Christopher Smit (Paarl, February)
6 – 60.70 Dylan Viviers (Bloemfontein, 25 October)
7 – 57.86 Ruan Kriel (Cape Town, 29 March)
8 – 56.67 Zachary Roberts (Cape Town, 29 March)
8 – 56.67 Zachary Roberts (Cape Town, 29 March)
9 – 55.20 Jordan Downing (Cape Town, March)
10 – 52.97 Handre Coetzee (Pretoria, 15 February)
10 – 52.97 Handre Coetzee (Pretoria, 15 February)
Javelin throw
1 – 78.10 Ewald Jansen (Potchefstroom, 25 February)
2 – 70.18 Marques Olivier (Bloemfontein, 18 October)
3 – 69.53 Jan-Hendrik Heymans (Cape Town, 28 March)
3 – 69.53 Jan-Hendrik Heymans (Cape Town, 28 March)
4 – 64.35 Francois Fourie (Pretoria, 21 February)
5 – 61.75 Harry I’ons (Pretoria, 29 January)
6 – 61.57 Owen Dalzell (Germiston Stadium, 25 January)
5 – 61.75 Harry I’ons (Pretoria, 29 January)
6 – 61.57 Owen Dalzell (Germiston Stadium, 25 January)
7 – 58.91 Tercius Bezuidenhout (Pretoria, 19 September)
8 – 57.50 Henlo Jordaan (Pretoria, 21 February)
9 – 57.42 Diedelof Fourie (Pretoria, 8 February)
9 – 57.42 Diedelof Fourie (Pretoria, 8 February)
10 – 57.23 Gerhard Bouwer (Cape Town, March)
Decathlon
1 – 6556 Dirk Coetzee (Cape Town, 28 March)
2 – 6022 Juhin Muller (Cape Town, 28 March)
3 – 5648 Henro Horn (Cape Town, 28 March)
4 – 5503 Khalil Wingrove (Cape Town, 28 March)
2 – 6022 Juhin Muller (Cape Town, 28 March)
3 – 5648 Henro Horn (Cape Town, 28 March)
4 – 5503 Khalil Wingrove (Cape Town, 28 March)
* Short track/indoor performance
** Featured image of Leendert Koekemoer by Cecilia van Bers







