List of African Olympic medalists
This is the list of Olympic medalists from African countries (No medal in Winter Games):
Olympics Medals (1896-2022)
Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kenya (KEN) | 35 | 42 | 36 | 113 |
2 | South Africa (RSA) | 27 | 33 | 29 | 89 |
3 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 23 | 12 | 23 | 58 |
4 | Egypt (EGY) | 8 | 11 | 19 | 38 |
5 | Morocco (MAR) | 7 | 5 | 12 | 24 |
6 | Algeria (ALG) | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 |
7 | Tunisia (TUN) | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
8 | Uganda (UGA) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
9 | Nigeria (NGR) | 3 | 11 | 13 | 27 |
10 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
11 | Cameroon (CMR) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
12 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
13 | Burundi (BDI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
14 | Mozambique (MOZ) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
15 | Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
16 | Tanzania (TAN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
17 | Ghana (GHA) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
18 | Botswana (BOT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Niger (NIG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Zambia (ZAM) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
21 | Gabon (GAB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Senegal (SEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Sudan (SUD) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
24 | Burkina Faso (BUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Djibouti (DJI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Eritrea (ERI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Mauritius (MRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Togo (TOG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (28 entries) | 126 | 146 | 168 | 440 |
Paralympics Medals (1960-2022)
Rank | NPC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | South Africa (RSA) | 121 | 95 | 88 | 304 |
2 | Egypt (EGY) | 49 | 52 | 63 | 164 |
3 | Tunisia (TUN) | 43 | 39 | 22 | 104 |
4 | Nigeria (NGR) | 39 | 20 | 21 | 80 |
5 | Algeria (ALG) | 27 | 22 | 36 | 85 |
6 | Rhodesia (RHO) | 21 | 18 | 15 | 54 |
7 | Kenya (KEN) | 18 | 16 | 14 | 48 |
8 | Morocco (MAR) | 16 | 11 | 11 | 38 |
9 | Angola (ANG) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
10 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
11 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 2 | 9 | 6 | 17 |
12 | Namibia (NAM) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
13 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
14 | Botswana (BOT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sudan (SUD) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
16 | Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
17 | Cape Verde (CPV) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Libya (LBA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Mozambique (MOZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Rwanda (RWA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (20 entries) | 348 | 293 | 287 | 928 |
Youth Olympics Medals (2010-2024)
Winter
Rank | NPC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Morocco (MAR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2 | Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (2 entries) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Summer
Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kenya (KEN) | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
2 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 7 | 8 | 6 | 21 |
3 | Egypt (EGY) | 7 | 5 | 14 | 26 |
4 | South Africa (RSA) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
5 | Nigeria (NGR) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
6 | Morocco (MAR) | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
7 | Tunisia (TUN) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
8 | Uganda (UGA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
9 | Zambia (ZAM) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
10 | Burundi (BDI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
11 | Eritrea (ERI) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
12 | Ghana (GHA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mauritius (MRI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
14 | Algeria (ALG) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
15 | Botswana (BOT) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
16 | Equatorial Guinea (GEQ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
17 | Djibouti (DJI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Niger (NIG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (18 entries) | 39 | 42 | 42 | 123 |
FISU World University Games (1959-2023)
Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | South Africa (RSA) | 35 | 41 | 37 | 113 |
2 | Nigeria (NGR) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 34 |
3 | Morocco (MAR) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 |
4 | Kenya (KEN) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 24 |
5 | Uganda (UGA) | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
6 | Algeria (ALG) | 3 | 8 | 9 | 20 |
7 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
8 | Ghana (GHA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
9 | Egypt (EGY) | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 |
10 | Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
11 | Botswana (BOT) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
12 | Madagascar (MAD) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
13 | Burkina Faso (BUR) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
14 | Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
15 | Mozambique (MOZ) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
16 | Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Tanzania (TAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
19 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (19 entries) | 79 | 105 | 104 | 288 |
Athletics
Boxing
Canoeing
Medal | Athlete | Games | Sport | Event |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bronze | Benjamin Boukpeti | 2008 Beijing | Canoeing | Men's slalom K-1 |
Bronze | Bridgitte Hartley | 2012 London | Canoeing | Women's K-1 500 m |
Cycling
Medal | Athlete | Games | Sport | Event |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gold | Rudolph Lewis | 1912 Stockholm | Cycling | Men's Individual Time Trial |
Silver | Henry Kaltenbrunn | 1920 Antwerp | Cycling | Men's Individual Time Trial |
Silver | William Smith James Walker | 1920 Antwerp | Cycling | Men's Tandem |
Bronze | James Walker William Smith Henry Kaltenbrunn Harry Goosen | 1920 Antwerp | Cycling | Team Pursuit |
Silver | Raymond Robinson Thomas Shardelow | 1952 Helsinki | Cycling (Track) | Men's 2000m tandem |
Silver | George Estman Robert Fowler Thomas Shardelow Alfred Swift | 1952 Helsinki | Cycling (Track) | Men's team pursuit (4000m) |
Bronze | Raymond Robinson | 1952 Helsinki | Cycling (Track) | Men's 1 km time trial |
Bronze | Alfred Swift | 1956 Melbourne/Stockholm | Cycling (Track) | Men's 1 km time trial |
Diving
Medal | Athlete | Games | Sport | Event |
---|---|---|---|---|
Silver | Farid Simaika | 1928 Amsterdam | Diving | Men's 10 m platform |
Bronze | Farid Simaika | 1928 Amsterdam | Diving | Men's 3 m springboard |
Fencing
Medal | Athlete | Games | Sport | Event |
---|---|---|---|---|
Silver | Alaaeldin Abouelkassem | 2012 London | Fencing | Men's foil |
Bronze | Inès Boubakri | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Fencing | Women's Foil |
Field hockey
Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gold | 1980 Moscow | Field hockey | Women's competition |
Football
Medal | Athlete | Games | Sport | Event |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bronze | 1992 Barcelona | Football | Men's competition | |
Gold | 1996 Atlanta | Football | Men's competition | |
Gold | 2000 Sydney | Football | Men's competition | |
Silver | 2008 Beijing | Football | Men's competition | |
Bronze | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Football | Men's competition |
Judo
Medal | Athlete | Games | Sport | Event |
---|---|---|---|---|
Silver | Mohamed Ali Rashwan | 1984 Los Angeles | Judo | Men's open |
Silver | Amar Benikhlef | 2008 Beijing | Judo | Men's -90 kg |
Bronze | Hesham Mesbah | 2008 Beijing | Judo | Men's −90 kg |
Bronze | Soraya Haddad | 2008 Beijing | Judo | Women's -52 kg |
Rowing
Medal | Athlete | Games | Sport | Event |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bronze | Donovan Cech Ramon di Clemente | 2004 Athens | Rowing | Men's coxless pair |
Gold | Sizwe Ndlovu Matthew Brittain John Smith James Thompson | 2012 London | Rowing | Men's Lightweight Four |
Silver | Shaun Keeling Lawrence Brittain | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Rowing | Men's coxless pair |
Rugby 7s
Medal | Athlete | Games | Sport | Event |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bronze | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Rugby Sevens | Men's tournament |
Shooting
Medal | Athlete | Games | Sport | Event |
---|---|---|---|---|
Silver | David Smith Robert Bodley Ferdinand Buchanan Frederick Morgan | 1920 Antwerp | Shooting | Men's Team 600 Metres Military Rifle |
Swimming
Taekwondo
Medal | Athlete | Games | Sport | Event |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bronze | Tamer Bayoumi | 2004 Athens | Taekwondo | Men's 58 kg |
Bronze | Chika Chukwumerije | 2008 Beijing | Taekwondo | Men's +80 kg |
Silver | Anthony Obame | 2012 London | Taekwondo | Men's +80 kg |
Gold | Cheick Sallah Cisse | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Taekwondo | Men's 80 kg |
Silver | Abdoul Razak Issoufou | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Taekwondo | Men's +80kg |
Bronze | Oussama Oueslati | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Taekwondo | Men's 80 kg |
Bronze | Hedaya Malak | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Taekwondo | Women's 57 kg |
Bronze | Ruth Gbagbi | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Taekwondo | Women's 67 kg |
Tennis
Medal | Athlete | Games | Sport | Event |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gold | Charles Winslow | 1912 Stockholm | Tennis | Men's Singles Outdoor |
Gold | Harold Kitson Charles Winslow | 1912 Stockholm | Tennis | Men's Doubles Outdoor |
Silver | Harold Kitson | 1912 Stockholm | Tennis | Men's Singles Outdoor |
Gold | Louis Raymond | 1920 Antwerp | Tennis | Men's Singles |
Bronze | Charles Winslow | 1920 Antwerp | Tennis | Men's Singles |
Silver | Wayne Ferreira Piet Norval | 1992 Barcelona | Tennis | Men's Doubles |
Triathlon
Medal | Athlete | Games | Sport | Event |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bronze | Henri Schoeman | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Triathlon | Men's Triathlon |
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Medal | Athlete | Games | Sport | Event |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gold | Ibrahim Moustafa | 1928 Amsterdam | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight |
Silver | Mahmoud Hassan | 1948 London | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight |
Bronze | Ibrahim Orabi | 1948 London | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight |
Bronze | Abdel Aaal Rashed | 1952 Helsinki | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman featherweight |
Silver | Osman Sayed | 1960 Rome | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman flyweight |
Gold | Karam Gaber | 2004 Athens | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg |
Silver | Karam Gaber | 2012 London | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg |
Bronze | Marwa Amri | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Wrestling | Women's freestyle 58 kg |
See also
- Lists of Olympic medalists
- All-time Olympic Games medal table
- All-time Paralympic Games medal table
- All-time Universiade medal table
- All-time Youth Olympic Games medal table
- Sport in Africa
- Paralympic sports
- Paralympic Games
References
- ^ "Zango Makes History As The First Burkinabe To Win An Olympic Medal". Boxscore World Sportswire.
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