South African Figure Skating Championships

The South African Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition organized by the South African Figure Skating Association to crown the national champions of South Africa. Figure skating was first practiced in South Africa when a temporary ice rink was installed at the Empire Exhibition in Johannesburg in 1936. The South African Figure Skating Association became a member of the International Skating Union in 1938. In 1970, three new provinces – Eastern Province (Port Elizabeth), Northern Transvaal (Pretoria), and Western Province (Cape Town) – joined the skating federation to create a true national federation.

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.

For forty-nine years, South Africa was the only member nation from all of Africa, until Morocco joined in 2011.

Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior and junior levels, although not every discipline may necessarily be held every year due to a lack of participants.

Senior medalists Men's singles +Men's event medalists Season Location Gold Silver Bronze 1954–55 Johannesburg Arthur Chapman Andre Erlank No other competitors 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 Lennie Mills Ronald Hughes 1958–59 1959–64 No men's competitors 1964–65 Durban Brian O'Shea 1965–66 Paul Wolozyn No other competitors 1969–70 Paul Wolozyn 1970–71 Pretoria 1971–72 No men's competitors 1972–73 Cape Town Robert Dunn 1973–74 Durban No gold medal awarded Stephen Melville No other competitors 1974–75 Johannesburg Stephen Melville Jeremy Dowson 1975–76 Johannes Potgieter Stephen Melville 1976–77 Lenel van den Berg Jeremy Dowson 1977–78 Jeremy Dowson Garry Braid 1978–79 Garry Braid No other competitors 1979–80 Rick Simons No other competitors 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 Daniel Voges 1986–87 Rick Simons 1987–88 1988–89 Dino Quattrocecere 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 Robert Ward 1995–96 1996–97 Ferdi Skoberla Paul Slabbert Etienne Dreyer 1997–98 Cape Town 1998–99 Johannesburg No other competitors Cape Town No men's competitors 2000–01 Pretoria Dino Quattrocecere Gareth Echardt No other competitors 2000–02Cape Town No other competitors 2000–03 Gareth Echardt No other competitors 2003–04 No men's competitors 2004–05Justin Pietersen Gareth Echardt No other competitors 2005–06 Matthew Wilkinson Justin Pietersen 2006–07 Justin Pietersen No other competitors 2007–08 Kempton Park No other competitors 2008–09 Cape Town 2009–10 Pretoria 2010–11 Cape Town 2011–12 Kempton Park Paul Richardeau 2012–13 Pretoria No men's competitors 2013–14 Johann Wilkinson No other competitors 2014–15 Cape Town 2015–16 2016–17 Durban Matthew Samuels 2017–18 Pretoria 2018–19 Cape Town 2019–20 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2020–21 Centurion Matthew Samuels Evan Wrensch Sinali Sango 2021–22 Cape Town Evan Wrensch No other competitors 2022–23 Pretoria 2023–25 No men's competitors 2025–26 Cape Town Cody Kock Sinali Sango No other competitors

Women's singles +Women's event medalists Season Location Gold Silver Bronze 1952–53 Coreen Van Heerden 1953–54 1954–55 Johannesburg Yvonne Upcott Coreen Van Heerden No other competitors 1955–56 1956–57 Louise Dahl 1957–58 Patricia Eastwood Pauline Gawler June Elliott 1958–59 Marion Sage 1959–60 Marion Sage 1960–65 No women's competitors 1965–66 Durban Ann Smith 1966–67 Marcelle Matthews Margaret Betts Glenda O'Shea 1967–68 Margaret Betts 1968–69 1969–70 Marcelle Matthews Vanessa Jackson Glenda O'Shea 1970–71 Vanessa Jackson 1971–72 Pretoria 1972–73 Cape Town Ann Broadhurst 1973–74 Durban Pamela Smith 1974–75 Johannesburg Karen Hayne 1975–76 Lynne Rayner Tammy Grenfell Jane Howard 1976–77 Irene Anderson Tammy Grenfell 1977–78 Tammy Grenfell Irene Anderson 1978–79 Tammy Grenfell No other competitors 1979–80 Pretoria Irene Anderson Sheryl Lane No other competitors 1980–81 1981–82 Barbara-Anne Hawkes 1982–83 Adrianne Platt 1983–84 1984–85 Andrea Lief 1985–86 Barbara-Anne Hawkes 1986–87 Andrea Lief 1987–88 1988–89 Barbara-Anne Hawkes 1989–90 1990–91 Juanita-Anne Yorke 1991–92 1992–93 Barbara-Anne Hawkes Juanita-Anne Yorke Kim Harris 1993–94 1994–95 Johannesburg Claire Auret Paula Stephenson 1995–96 Shirene Human 1996–97 Natasha Bilik Chantal de Bruin 1997–98 Cape Town Paula Stephenson 1998–99 Johannesburg Simone Joseph Paula Stephenson Cape Town Tracy Downey 2000–01 Pretoria Quinn Wilmans 2001–02 Cape Town Jenna-Anne Buys Quinn Wilmans 2002–03 Cherie Van Heerden 2003–04 Jenna-Anne Buys Shirene Human Abigail Pietersen 2004–05 Shirene Human Jenna-Anne Buys 2005–06 Jenna-Anne Buys No other competitors 2006–07 Abigail Pietersen No other competitors 2007–08 Kempton Park Lejeanne Marais 2008–09 Cape Town Megan Allely Abigail Pietersen 2009–10 Pretoria Abigail Pietersen Lejeanne Marais Kim Falconer 2010–11 Cape Town Lejeanne Marais Kim Falconer No other competitors 2011–12 Kempton Park Chloé Dépouilly Nadia Geldenhuys 2012–13 Cape Town Kim Falconer 2013–14 Pretoria Nadia Geldenhuys Kim Falconer 2014–15 Cape Town Michaela du Toit Kim Falconer No other competitors 2015–16 Nadia Geldenhuys No other competitors 2016–17 Durban Michaela du Toit Kathryn Winstanley No other competitors 2017–18 Pretoria Kathryn Winstanley No other competitors 2018–19 Cape Town 2019–20 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2020–21 Centurion Kathryn Winstanley No other competitors 2021–22 Cape Town Gian-Quen Isaacs Kathryn Winstanley Abigail Samuels 2022–23 Pretoria Abigail Samuels No other competitors 2023–24 Cape Town Gian-Quen Isaacs 2024–25 Centurion 2025–26 Cape Town Keva Emond Haley-Rae Thomson

Pairs +Pairs event medalists Season Location Gold Silver Bronze 1947–48 Audrey McCue & Travers Penrose 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 June Callaghan & Travers Penrose 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 Johannesburg No other competitors 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 Wendy Creux & Clive Phipson Pauline Gawler & Basil Michael 1959–60 No other competitors 1960–65 No pairs competitors 1965–66 Durban 1966–67 Janina Woloszyn & Paul Woloszyn No other competitors 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 No other competitors 1970–71 Janina Woloszyn & Paul Woloszyn 1971–72 Pretoria 1972–73 Cape Town 1973–74 Durban No other competitors 1974–75 Johannesburg 1975–76 1976–77 No other competitors 1977–78 No other competitors 1978–79 No other competitors 1979–80 Barbara-Anne Hawkes & Grant Walker Antoinette Els & Gerald Taljaard No other competitors 1980–81 1981–82 Barbara-Anne Hawkes & Grant Walker 1982–83 1983–84 Antoinette Els & Gerald Taljaard 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 No pairs competitors 1987–88 Delene McKenzie & B. Voges 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 Claire Auret & Chris van Rensburg 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 Johannesburg No pairs competitors 2018–19 Cape Town No other competitors 2019–20 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2020–21 Centurion No pairs competitors 2021–22 Cape Town No other competitors 2022–23 Pretoria 2023–26 No pairs competitors

Ice dance +Ice dance event medalists Season Location Gold Silver Bronze 1954–55 Johannesburg 1964–65 Durban No ice dance competitors 1973–74 Durban No other competitors 1974–75 Johannesburg No ice dance competitors 1975–76 No other competitors1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 Note

Junior medalists Men's singles +Junior men's event medalists Season Location Gold Silver Bronze 1997–98 Cape Town No gold medal awarded Martin van Heerden Ryan Alcock 1998–99 Johannesburg Winston Whitehead Ryan Alcock Claude Michaels Cape Town Gareth Echardt Winston Whitehead Ryan Alcock 2000–01 Pretoria Ryan Alcock No other competitors 2001–02 Cape Town Ra'eez Hendricks 2002–03 Konrad Giering Justin Pietersen No other competitors 2003–04 Ra'eez Hendricks 2004–05 Keagan Cafun Konrad Giering No other competitors 2005–06 Konrad Giering No other competitors 2006–07 No junior men's competitors 2011–12 Kempton Park Johann Wilkinson No other competitors 2012–13 Pretoria Ancio van Tonder 2013–14 Matthew Samuels Joshua Rees 2014–15 Cape Town Matthew Samuels Ancio van Tonder No other competitors 2015–16 Evan Wrensch 2016–17 Durban Evan Wrensch No other competitors 2017–18 Pretoria Sinali Sango No other competitors 2018–19 Cape Town 2019–20 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2020–21 Centurion Nicolas van de Vijver No other competitors 2021–22 Cape Town Cody Kock No other competitors 2022–23 Pretoria Jonathan Wilson 2023–24 Cape Town Cody Kock Nicolas van de Vijver No other competitors 2024–25 Centurion No other competitors 2025–26 Cape Town No junior men's competitors

Women's singles +Junior women's event medalists Season Location Gold Silver Bronze 1997–98 Cape Town Hayley Gething Tatum Tebbutt Tracey Rogers 1998–99 Johannesburg Quinn Wilmans Cape Town Hayley Gething Janine Beron 2000–01 Pretoria Cherie van Heerden Sharlene Botha 2001–02 Cape Town Abigail Pietersen Janine Beron No other competitors 2002–03 Jessica Amundsen Megan Allely 2003–04 Megan Allely No other competitors 2004–05 Lauren Henry Megan Allely Lejeanne Marais 2005–06 Megan Allely Lauren Henry 2006–07 Siobhan McColl Lejeanne Marais Megan Allely 2007–08 Kempton Park Megan Allely Talitha Loftus 2008–09 Cape Town Talitha Loftus Kim Falconer Tamarah Jacobs 2009–10 Pretoria Nadia Geldenhuys Anette Lande Jessica Skinner 2010–11 Cape Town Meredith Potgieter No other competitors 2011–12 Kempton Park Simonn Erwee Jessica Skinner 2012–13 Pretoria Michaela du Toit Kathryn Winstanley Simonn Erwee 2013–14 2014–15 Cape Town Kathryn Winstanley Courtney Kuhn Lara Valenti 2015–16 Abigail Samuels 2016–17 Durban Courtney Kuhn Abigail Samuels Christel Viljoen 2017–18 Pretoria Marion Papka Jaydean Brits Abigail Samuels 2018–19 Cape Town Gian-Quen Isaacs Abigail Samuels Marielle Kolaja 2019–20 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2020–21 Centurion Gian-Quen Isaacs Keva Emond Megan Timmerman 2021–22 Cape Town Ella Hawkes Zara-Lee Jones 2022–23 Pretoria Gian-Quen Isaacs Jasmine Coetzee Ella Hawkes 2023–24 Cape Town Jasmine Coetzee Ella Hawkes Haley-Rae Thomson 2024–25 Centurion 2025–26 Cape Town Tindra Langa Maria Navarro Brito

Ice dance +Junior ice dance event medalists Season Location Gold Silver Bronze No junior ice dance competitors 2002–03 Cape Town No other competitors 2003–04 No other competitors 2004–05 No other competitors 2005–06 No other competitors 2006–07 2007–08 Kempton Park No other competitors No junior ice dance competitors 2022–23 Pretoria No other competitors 2023–24 Cape Town No other competitors 2024–26 No junior ice dance competitors Note

References

External links South African Figure Skating Association Historical Results From The South African Figure Skating Championships at Skate Guard