South African Figure Skating Championships

South African Figure Skating Championships
StatusActive
GenreNational championships
FrequencyAnnual
Country South Africa
Organised bySouth African Figure Skating Association

The South African Figure Skating Championships are held annually to crown the national champions of South Africa. Skaters compete in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior, junior, and novice levels, although not every discipline is held every year due to a lack of participants. The event is organized by the South African Figure Skating Association, the sport's governing body.

"South Africa is making only its second international appearance in an Olympic-sanctioned sport since a 31-year ban on the country's athletes was lifted earlier this fall."[1]

194 skaters competed in the 1991/92 South African championships; about 25% were black. "Sport in our country is going to play a major role to complement the political situation," said Daniel Mayo, the national organizer of South Africa's National and Olympic Sports Congress, who was also imprisoned on Robben Island with Nelson Mandela during the 1980s. Mayo acknowledged the irony of a white-dominated sport helping to dispel the influence of apartheid, but noted that ice skating was gaining popularity among black South Africans.[1]

Senior medalists

Men's singles

Men's event medalists
Season Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1954–55 Johannesburg Arthur Chapman[2] Andre Erlank[2] Unknown
1964–65 Durban Brian O'Shea[3] Unknown
1969–70 Unknown No men's competitors [4]
1971–72 Pretoria Unknown
1972–73 Cape Town Robert Dunn[5] Unknown
1973–74 Durban No gold medal awarded[a] Stephen Melville[a] No other competitors [6]
1974–75 Johannesburg Stephen Melville[7] Jeremy Dowson[8] Unknown
1975–76 Johannes Potgieter Stephen Melville [7]
1976–77 Unknown Lenel van den Berg[8] Jeremy Dowson[8]
1977–78 Jeremy Dowson Lenel van den Berg Garry Braid [8]
1978–79 Jeremy Dowson[9] Garry Braid[9] Unknown
1979–80 Unknown Rick Simons[10] Unknown
1980–81 Unknown Unknown
1981–82 Unknown Unknown
1982–83 Unknown Unknown
1989–90 Unknown Dino Quattrocecere[1] Unknown
1990–91 Unknown Unknown
1991–92 Unknown Unknown
1995–96 Unknown Ferdi Skoberla Paul Slabbert Etienne Dreyer [11]
1996–97 Unknown Unknown
1997–98 Cape Town Ferdi Skoberla Paul Slabbert Etienne Dreyer [12]
1998–99 Johannesburg No other competitors [13]
1999–2000 Cape Town No men's competitors [14]
2000–01 Pretoria Dino Quattrocecere Gareth Echardt No other competitors [15]
2000–02 Cape Town No other competitors [16]
2000–03 Gareth Echardt No other competitors [17]
2000–04 No men's competitors [18]
2000–05 Justin Pietersen Gareth Echardt No other competitors [19]
2000–06 Matthew Wilkinson Justin Pietersen [20]
2000–07 Justin Pietersen No other competitors [21]
2000–08 Kempton Park No other competitors [22]
2000–09 Cape Town [23]
2009–10 Pretoria [24]
2010–11 Cape Town [25]
2011–12 Kempton Park Paul Richardeau [26]
2012–13 Pretoria No men's competitors [27]
2013–14 Johann Wilkinson No other competitors [28]
2014–15 Cape Town [29]
2015–16 [30]
2016–17 Durban Matthew Samuels [31]
2017–18 Pretoria [32]
2018–19 Cape Town [33]
2019–20 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [34]
2020–21 Centurion Matthew Samuels Evan Wrensch Sinali Sango [35]
2021–22 Cape Town Evan Wrensch No other competitors [36]
2022–23 Pretoria [37]
2023–25 No men's competitors
  1. ^ a b Stephen Melville did not achieve the required standards in compulsory figures to be named the South African Champion; he was awarded the second place medal instead.

Women's singles

Women's event medalists
Season Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1952–53 Unknown Coreen Van Heerden[2] Unknown
1953–54 Unknown Unknown
1954–55 Johannesburg Yvonne Upcott[2] Coreen Van Heerden[2] Unknown
1959–60 Unknown Patricia Eastwood[38] Unknown
1964–65 Durban Ann Smith[3] Unknown
1969–70 Unknown Marcelle Matthews Vanessa Jackson Glenda O'Shea [4]
1971–72 Pretoria Unknown
1972–73 Cape Town Ann Broadhurst[5] Unknown
1973–74 Durban Pamela Smith[6] Unknown
1974–75 Johannesburg Unknown
1975–76 Lynne Rayner Tammy Grenfell Jane Howard [7]
1976–77 Irene Anderson Tammy Grenfell [8]
1977–78 Tammy Grenfell Irene Anderson
1978–79 Tammy Grenfell No other competitors [9]
1979–80 Pretoria Karen van der Merwe Unknown
1980–81 Unknown
1981–82 Unknown
1982–83 Unknown
1983–84 Unknown
1993–94 Johannesburg Claire Auret Paula Stephenson Unknown
1994–95 Unknown Unknown
1995–96 Unknown Shirene Human Natasha Bilik Chantal de Bruin [11]
1996–97 Unknown Unknown
1997–98 Cape Town Paula Stephenson Chantal de Bruin [12]
1998–99 Johannesburg Simone Joseph Paula Stephenson [13]
1999–2000 Cape Town Tracy Downey [14]
2000–01 Pretoria Quinn Wilmans [15]
2001–02 Cape Town Jenna-Anne Buys Quinn Wilmans [16]
2002–03 Cherie Van Heerden [17]
2003–04 Jenna-Anne Buys Shirene Human Abigail Pietersen [18]
2004–05 Shirene Human Jenna-Anne Buys [19]
2005–06 Jenna-Anne Buys No other competitors [20]
2006–07 Abigail Pietersen No other competitors [21]
2007–08 Kempton Park Lejeanne Marais [22]
2008–09 Cape Town Megan Allely Abigail Pietersen [23]
2009–10 Pretoria Abigail Pietersen Lejeanne Marais Kim Falconer [24]
2010–11 Cape Town Lejeanne Marais Kim Falconer No other competitors [25]
2011–12 Kempton Park Chloé Dépouilly Nadia Geldenhuys [26]
2012–13 Cape Town Kim Falconer [27]
2013–14 Pretoria Nadia Geldenhuys Kim Falconer [28]
2014–15 Cape Town Michaela du Toit Kim Falconer No other competitors [29]
2015–16 Nadia Geldenhuys No other competitors [30]
2016–17 Durban Michaela du Toit Kathryn Winstanley No other competitors [31]
2017–18 Pretoria Kathryn Winstanley No other competitors [32]
2018–19 Cape Town [33]
2019–20 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [34]
2020–21 Centurion Kathryn Winstanley No other competitors [35]
2021–22 Cape Town Gian-Quen Isaacs Kathryn Winstanley Abigail Samuels [36]
2022–23 Pretoria Abigail Samuels No other competitors [37]
2023–24 Cape Town Gian-Quen Isaacs [39]
2024–25 Centurion [40]

Pairs

Pairs event medalists
Season Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1954–55 Johannesburg
  • Susan Ford
  • Andre Erlank
[2]
  • Yvonne Upcott
  • Travers Penrose
[2] 		Unknown
1959–60 Unknown
  • Barbara Matthews
  • Lennie Mills
[38] 		Unknown
1964–65 Durban
  • Glenda O'Shea
  • Brian O'Shea
[3] 		Unknown
1969–70 Unknown
  • Glenda O'Shea
  • Brian O'Shea
  • Lynette Dunn
  • Gavin Crompton
 No other competitors [4]
1971–72 Pretoria Unknown
1972–73 Cape Town
  • Doreen Crofton
  • Michael Ashton
[5] 		Unknown
1973–74 Durban
  • Louise Buttle
  • Lenel van den Berg
[7]
  • Jane Howard
  • Peter Swemmer
 No other competitors [6]
1974–75 Johannesburg Unknown
1975–76
  • Margaret McIntyre
  • Lenel van den Berg
[7] 		Unknown
1976–77 Unknown
1977–78
  • Gavin MacPherson
  • Helga Balk
  • Gary Culverwell
  • Tracey Egan
 No other competitors [8]
1978–79 No other competitors [9]
1982–83 Unknown
  • Unknown
  • Rick Simons
[10] 		Unknown
1996–2018 No pairs competitors
2018–19 Cape Town
  • Eloise Papka
  • Johann Wilkinson
 No other competitors [33]
2019–20 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [34]
2020–21 Centurion No pairs competitors [35]
2021–22 Cape Town
  • Julia Mauder
  • Johann Wilkinson
 No other competitors [36]
2022–23 Pretoria [37]
2023–25 No pairs competitors

Ice dance

Ice dance event medalists
Season Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1954–55 Johannesburg
  • Coreen van Heerden
  • Cliff West
[2]
  • Yvonne Upcott
  • Travers Penrose
[2] 		Unknown
1964–65 Durban
  • Glenda O'Shea
  • Brian O'Shea
[3] 		Unknown
1967–73 No ice dance competitors [6]
1973–74 Durban
  • Elayne Reeve
  • Jan Kitching
 No other competitors
1974–75 Johannesburg No ice dance competitors [7]
1975–76
  • Lesley Robinson
  • John Bonny
 No other competitors
1976–77
  • Anita Gray
  • Garry Braid
1977–78
  • Gavin MacPherson
  • Carol Brown
 [8]
1978–79
  • Gavin MacPherson
  • Carol Brown
[9]
  • Robert du Plessis
  • Helga Balk
[9] 		Unknown

Junior medalists

Men's singles

Junior men's event medalists
Season Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1997–98 Cape Town No gold medal awarded[a] Martin van Heerden[a] Ryan Alcock[a] [12]
1998–99 Johannesburg Winston Whitehead Ryan Alcock Claude Michaels [13]
1999–2000 Cape Town Gareth Echardt Winston Whitehead Ryan Alcock [14]
2000–01 Pretoria Ryan Alcock No other competitors [15]
2001–02 Cape Town Ra'eez Hendricks [16]
2002–03 Konrad Giering Justin Pietersen No other competitors [17]
2003–04 Ra'eez Hendricks [18]
2004–05 Keagan Cafun Konrad Giering No other competitors [19]
2005–06 Konrad Giering No other competitors [20]
2006–07 [21]
2007–11 No junior men's competitors
2011–12 Kempton Park Johann Wilkinson No other competitors [26]
2012–13 Pretoria Ancio van Tonder [27]
2013–14 Matthew Samuels Joshua Rees [28]
2014–15 Cape Town Matthew Samuels Ancio van Tonder No other competitors [29]
2015–16 Evan Wrensch [30]
2016–17 Durban Evan Wrensch No other competitors [31]
2017–18 Pretoria Sinali Sango No other competitors [32]
2018–19 Cape Town [33]
2019–20 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [34]
2020–21 Centurion Nicolas van de Vijver No other competitors [35]
2021–22 Cape Town Cody Kock No other competitors [36]
2022–23 Pretoria Jonathan Wilson [37]
2023–24 Cape Town Cody Kock Nicolas van de Vijver No other competitors [39]
2024–25 Centurion No other competitors [40]
  1. ^ a b c None of the competitors in the 1998 men's junior event achieved the necessary scores to named the South African Champion.

Women's singles

Junior women's event medalists
Season Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1997–98 Cape Town Hayley Gething Tatum Tebbutt Tracey Rogers [12]
1998–99 Johannesburg Quinn Wilmans [13]
1999–2000 Cape Town Hayley Gething Janine Beron [14]
2000–01 Pretoria Cherie van Heerden Sharlene Botha [15]
2001–02 Cape Town Abigail Pietersen Janine Beron No other competitors [16]
2002–03 Jessica Amundsen Megan Allely [17]
2003–04 Megan Allely No other competitors [18]
2004–05 Lauren Henry Megan Allely Lejeanne Marais [19]
2005–06 Megan Allely Lauren Henry [20]
2006–07 Siobhan McColl Lejeanne Marais Megan Allely [21]
2007–08 Kempton Park Megan Allely Talitha Loftus [22]
2008–09 Cape Town Talitha Loftus Kim Falconer Tamarah Jacobs [23]
2009–10 Pretoria Nadia Geldenhuys Anette Lande Jessica Skinner [24]
2010–11 Cape Town Meredith Potgieter No other competitors [25]
2011–12 Kempton Park Simonn Erwee Jessica Skinner [26]
2012–13 Pretoria Michaela du Toit Kathryn Winstanley Simonn Erwee [27]
2013–14 [28]
2014–15 Cape Town Kathryn Winstanley Courtney Kuhn Lara Valenti [29]
2015–16 Abigail Samuels [30]
2016–17 Durban Courtney Kuhn Abigail Samuels Christel Viljoen [31]
2017–18 Pretoria Marion Papka Jaydean Brits Abigail Samuels [32]
2018–19 Cape Town Gian-Quen Isaacs Abigail Samuels Marielle Kolaja [33]
2019–20 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [34]
2020–21 Centurion Gian-Quen Isaacs Keva Emond Megan Timmerman [35]
2021–22 Cape Town Ella Hawkes Zara-Lee Jones [36]
2022–23 Pretoria Gian-Quen Isaacs Jasmine Coetzee Ella Hawkes [37]
2023–24 Cape Town Jasmine Coetzee Ella Hawkes Haley-Rae Thomson [39]
2024–25 Centurion [40]

Ice dance

Junior ice dance event medalists
Season Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1998–2002 No junior ice dance competitors
2002–03 Cape Town
  • Tiffany Jones
  • Daniel O'Hanlon
 No other competitors [17]
2003–04
  • Lisa Fagan
  • Peter Fagan
 No other competitors [18]
2004–05
  • Lisa Fagan
  • Peter Fagan
 No other competitors [19]
2005–06
  • Tamsyn Scoble
  • Quiesto Spieringshoek
  • Nicole Hayes
  • Umayr Davids
 No other competitors [20]
2006–07
  • Rakshaan Hendricks
  • Derrick Hayward
 [21]
2007–08 Kempton Park No other competitors [22]
2008–22 No junior ice dance competitors
2022–23 Pretoria
  • Felicity Chase
  • Mikhail Ajam
 No other competitors [37]
2023–24 Cape Town
  • Ella Hawkes
  • Jonathan Wilson
 No other competitors [39]
2024–25 Centurion No ice dance competitors [40]

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