Cheryl Roberts Obituary

Cheryl Roberts played table tennis and was from South Africa. She participated in the 1992 Summer Olympics women’s singles competition.

At the 1992 Olympics, Roberts played table tennis for South Africa. She was also one of the founding members of the National Executive Committee of the National Sports Council, which later became the Olympic Committee and South African Sports Confederation.

The coveted Andrew Mlangeni Green Jacket, given in honor of Rivonia trialist Andrew Mlangeni, was one of her many decorations.

At the age of 60, Roberts passed away from cancer on October 7, 2022.

Cheryl Roberts Obituary

Roberts, who represented South Africa as a table tennis player at the 1992 Summer Olympics Games in Barcelona, died of cancer at the Netcare Parklands Hospital in Durban at the age of 62.

Roberts used her social media and other platforms to raise awareness around representation and fought for the promotion and recognition of women in sports.

Molo Songololo director Patric Solomons had known Roberts for 30 years and recalled frequently meeting her at social and political events, rallies and protests, or casual meetings at the Don Pedro restaurant in Woodstock.

Solomons described Roberts as a “cool, friendly, youthful and independent” person who loved sports, music, arts, nature and traveling.