🇿🇦 Africa
South Africa armwrestling graph
Computed national signal
Globally ranked athletes
These are the 4 unique athletes counted above. Each athlete is shown with their best current ArmRankings placement; athletes can also appear in other classes and arms below.
Riekerd Bornman
The African Lion
#9 · 115kg+ Super Heavyweight
right arm · global class rank
Duvan Bornman
#51-60 · 115kg
right arm · global class rank
Herman Stevens
#51-60 · 115kg
right arm · global class rank
Terence Opperman
#51-60 · 115kg
right arm · global class rank
Rankings by weight class
Athletes are grouped by weight class and arm, then ordered by their global rank in that class. An athlete appears in every class where they have a computed ranking.
115kg+ Super Heavyweight
right arm
Global class rank115kg
National sources
No national federation ranking source is attached yet. Current data comes from ArmRankings match results and athlete country metadata.
International bridge evidence
This page gets stronger when athletes from South Africa face ranked athletes from other countries. More cross-border matches mean higher confidence in global placement.
Riekerd Bornman vs Filip Larsson
Riekerd Bornman · 3-0 · 2026-09-12
Riekerd Bornman vs Alizhan Muratov
Riekerd Bornman · 3-0 · 2026-06-06
Duvan Bornman vs André Nykonenko
Duvan Bornman · 3-1 · 2026-04-18
Riekerd Bornman vs Lars Rørbakken
Riekerd Bornman · 3-0 · 2026-04-18
Riekerd Bornman vs Aleksandr Beziazykov
Riekerd Bornman · 3-0 · 2025-12-13
Curtis Cameron vs Duvan Bornman
Curtis Cameron · 3-0 · 2025-12-13
Aleksandr Beziazykov vs Riekerd Bornman
Aleksandr Beziazykov · 3-0 · 2025-12-13
Riekerd Bornman vs Pavlo Derbedyenyev
Riekerd Bornman · 3-1 · 2025-08-15
Riekerd Bornman vs Wallace Dilley
Riekerd Bornman · 3-1 · 2025-06-21
Rino Masic vs Terence Opperman
Rino Masic · 3-0 · 2023-07-29