They finished fifth in their heat in a national record time of 40.42 seconds.
South Africa advanced to the finals with a national record time of 2 minutes 59.21 seconds, and took Silver in the final.
She finished the race in second place by two seconds ahead of Bodden, with a national record time of 1:05.39.
He also finished 4th in the 50km walk in a national record time of 3:45:30.
Nigeria also established a national record time of 2:58.68 minutes.
However, at the national championships in 1962, they both finished in a national record time.
He reached the steeplechase final and finished in ninth position with a national record time of 8:10.83.
Her result in Athens was good enough to make a national record time of 1:03.28 in the 2004 Olympics Women's 400 metres.
In the finals they finished in second place behind Russia in a national record time of 42.54 seconds.
His outdoor season peaked in Budapest when he ran an outright national record time of 1:47.44 minutes.