South Africa at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
South Africa competed at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, the inaugural Youth Olympic Games, held in Singapore from 14 August to 26 August 2010. The nation was represented by the South Africa Olympic Committee, which sent a total of sixty-two athletes to compete in thirteen sports. The flagbearer at the opening ceremony for the nation was fencer Wanda Matshaya.
Medalists
The following South African athletes won medals at the Games, all dates shown are August 2010. In the results sections below, medallists' names are emboldened. Names that italicised were a part of a Mixed NOC Event and do not count towards overall medal count.| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Chad le Clos | Swimming | Youth men's 200 m medley | 16th | |
| Athletics | Boys' discus throw | 21st | ||
| Chad le Clos | Swimming | Youth men's 400 m freestyle | 15th | |
| Chad le Clos | Swimming | Youth men's 100 m butterfly | 16th | |
| Chad le Clos | Swimming | Youth men's 200 m butterfly | 20th | |
| Athletics | Boys' 400 m | 21st | ||
| ' | ' | Athletics | Girls' Medley Relay | 23rd |
| Dylan Bosch | Swimming | Youth men's 200 m medley | 16th | |
| Chad le Clos Murray McDougall Dylan Bosch Peter Keune | Swimming | Youth men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 16th | |
| ' | ' | Equestrian | Team Jumping | 20th |
| Athletics | Boys' long jump | 22nd |
Athletics
Boys
;Track and Road Events;Field Events
Girls
;Track and Road Events;Field Events
Basketball
Boys; Qualifying Round – Group D
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 111 | 67 | +44 | 8 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 104 | 70 | +34 | 7 | |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 90 | 84 | +6 | 6 | |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 98 | 95 | +3 | 5 | |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 120 | −87 | 4 |
; 17th–20th placement matches
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 85 | 52 | +33 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 75 | 64 | +11 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 61 | –25 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 82 | –27 | 3 |
Canoeing
;Boys;Girls
Cycling
;Cross Country| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Points |
| Luke Roberts | Boys’ Cross Country | 1:04:30 | 17 | 72 |
| Teagan O'Keeffe | Girls’ Cross Country | -2LAP | 23 | 40 |
;Time Trial
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Points |
| Jayde Julius | Boys’ Time Trial | 4:19.85 | 21 | 30 |
| Teagan O'Keeffe | Girls’ Time Trial | 3:42.09 | 19 | 40 |
;BMX
;Road Race
;Overall
Equestrian
Fencing
;Group Stage| Athlete | Event | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Match 4 | Match 5 | Seed |
| Wanda Matshaya | Girls’ Épée | L 3-5 | L 1-5 | L 2-5 | W 5-4 | L 3-5 | 11 |
;Knock-Out Stage
Gymnastics
Artistic Gymnastics
;Boys;Girls
Rhythmic Gymnastics
;IndividualTrampoline
Field hockey
Rowing
Swimming
BoysGirls
Mixed
Triathlon
;Men's| Athlete | Event | Swim | Trans 1 | Bike | Trans 2 | Run | Total | Rank |
| Wian Sullwald | Individual | 9:19 | 0:31 | 29:22 | 0:26 | 16:48 | 56:26.68 | 8 |
;Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Total Times per Athlete '' | Total Group Time | Rank |
| Mixed Team Relay World Team 1 | 21:23 19:07 23:11 19:56 | 1:23:37.79 | 9 |
Weightlifting
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Phello John Ramela | Boys' 56kg | 85 | 100 | 185 | 10 |
Wrestling
;Freestyle;Greco-Roman