List of African Olympic medalists
This is the list of Olympic medalists from African countries (No medal in Winter Olympic Games):
Olympics Medals (1896-2022)
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Paralympics Medals (1960-2022)
Rank | NPC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 121 | 95 | 88 | 304 |
2 | ![]() | 49 | 52 | 63 | 164 |
3 | ![]() | 43 | 39 | 22 | 104 |
4 | ![]() | 39 | 20 | 21 | 80 |
5 | ![]() | 27 | 22 | 36 | 85 |
6 | ![]() | 21 | 18 | 15 | 54 |
7 | ![]() | 18 | 16 | 14 | 48 |
8 | ![]() | 16 | 11 | 11 | 38 |
9 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
10 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
11 | ![]() | 2 | 9 | 6 | 17 |
12 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
13 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
14 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
16 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
17 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (20 entries) | 348 | 293 | 287 | 928 |
Youth Olympics Medals (2010-2024)
Winter
Rank | NPC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (2 entries) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Summer
Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
2 | ![]() | 7 | 8 | 6 | 21 |
3 | ![]() | 7 | 5 | 14 | 26 |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
5 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
11 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
12 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
14 | ![]() | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
15 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
16 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
17 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (18 entries) | 39 | 42 | 42 | 123 |
FISU World University Games (1959-2023)
Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 35 | 41 | 37 | 113 |
2 | ![]() | 12 | 11 | 11 | 34 |
3 | ![]() | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 |
4 | ![]() | 7 | 8 | 9 | 24 |
5 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
6 | ![]() | 3 | 8 | 9 | 20 |
7 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
8 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
11 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
12 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
14 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
15 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
16 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
19 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (19 entries) | 79 | 105 | 104 | 288 |
Athletics
Boxing
Canoeing
Medal | Athlete | Games | Sport | Event |
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![]() | ![]() | 2008 Beijing | ![]() | Men's slalom K-1 |
![]() | ![]() | 2012 London | ![]() | Women's K-1 500 m |
Cycling
Medal | Athlete | Games | Sport | Event |
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![]() | ![]() | 1912 Stockholm | ![]() | Men's Individual Time Trial |
![]() | ![]() | 1920 Antwerp | ![]() | Men's Individual Time Trial |
![]() | ![]() William Smith James Walker | 1920 Antwerp | ![]() | Men's Tandem |
![]() | ![]() James Walker William Smith Henry Kaltenbrunn Harry Goosen | 1920 Antwerp | ![]() | Team Pursuit |
![]() | ![]() Raymond Robinson Thomas Shardelow | 1952 Helsinki | ![]() | Men's 2000m tandem |
![]() | ![]() George Estman Robert Fowler Thomas Shardelow Alfred Swift | 1952 Helsinki | ![]() | Men's team pursuit (4000m) |
![]() | ![]() | 1952 Helsinki | ![]() | Men's 1 km time trial |
![]() | ![]() | 1956 Melbourne/Stockholm | ![]() | Men's 1 km time trial |
Diving
Medal | Athlete | Games | Sport | Event |
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![]() | ![]() | 1928 Amsterdam | ![]() | Men's 10 m platform |
![]() | ![]() | 1928 Amsterdam | ![]() | Men's 3 m springboard |
Fencing
Medal | Athlete | Games | Sport | Event |
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![]() | ![]() | 2012 London | ![]() | Men's foil |
![]() | ![]() | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | ![]() | Women's Foil |
Field hockey
Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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![]() | 1980 Moscow | ![]() | Women's competition |
Football
Medal | Athlete | Games | Sport | Event |
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![]() | 1992 Barcelona | ![]() | Men's competition | |
![]() | 1996 Atlanta | ![]() | Men's competition | |
![]() | 2000 Sydney | ![]() | Men's competition | |
![]() | 2008 Beijing | ![]() | Men's competition | |
![]() | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | ![]() | Men's competition |
Judo
Medal | Athlete | Games | Sport | Event |
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![]() | ![]() | 1984 Los Angeles | ![]() | Men's open |
![]() | ![]() | 2008 Beijing | ![]() | Men's -90 kg |
![]() | ![]() | 2008 Beijing | ![]() | Men's −90 kg |
![]() | ![]() | 2008 Beijing | ![]() | Women's -52 kg |
Rowing
Medal | Athlete | Games | Sport | Event |
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![]() | ![]() Donovan Cech Ramon di Clemente | 2004 Athens | ![]() | Men's coxless pair |
![]() | ![]() Sizwe Ndlovu Matthew Brittain John Smith James Thompson | 2012 London | ![]() | Men's Lightweight Four |
![]() | ![]() Shaun Keeling Lawrence Brittain | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | ![]() | Men's coxless pair |
Rugby 7s
Medal | Athlete | Games | Sport | Event |
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![]() | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | ![]() | Men's tournament |
Shooting
Medal | Athlete | Games | Sport | Event |
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![]() | ![]() David Smith Robert Bodley Ferdinand Buchanan Frederick Morgan | 1920 Antwerp | ![]() | Men's Team 600 Metres Military Rifle |
Swimming
Taekwondo
Medal | Athlete | Games | Sport | Event |
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![]() | ![]() | 2004 Athens | ![]() | Men's 58 kg |
![]() | ![]() | 2008 Beijing | ![]() | Men's +80 kg |
![]() | ![]() | 2012 London | ![]() | Men's +80 kg |
![]() | ![]() | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | ![]() | Men's 80 kg |
![]() | ![]() | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | ![]() | Men's +80kg |
![]() | ![]() | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | ![]() | Men's 80 kg |
![]() | ![]() | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | ![]() | Women's 57 kg |
![]() | ![]() | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | ![]() | Women's 67 kg |
Tennis
Medal | Athlete | Games | Sport | Event |
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![]() | ![]() | 1912 Stockholm | ![]() | Men's Singles Outdoor |
![]() | ![]() Harold Kitson Charles Winslow | 1912 Stockholm | ![]() | Men's Doubles Outdoor |
![]() | ![]() | 1912 Stockholm | ![]() | Men's Singles Outdoor |
![]() | ![]() | 1920 Antwerp | ![]() | Men's Singles |
![]() | ![]() | 1920 Antwerp | ![]() | Men's Singles |
![]() | ![]() Wayne Ferreira Piet Norval | 1992 Barcelona | ![]() | Men's Doubles |
Triathlon
Medal | Athlete | Games | Sport | Event |
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![]() | ![]() | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | ![]() | Men's Triathlon |
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Medal | Athlete | Games | Sport | Event |
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![]() | ![]() | 1928 Amsterdam | ![]() | Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight |
![]() | ![]() | 1948 London | ![]() | Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight |
![]() | ![]() | 1948 London | ![]() | Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight |
![]() | ![]() | 1952 Helsinki | ![]() | Men's Greco-Roman featherweight |
![]() | ![]() | 1960 Rome | ![]() | Men's Greco-Roman flyweight |
![]() | ![]() | 2004 Athens | ![]() | Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg |
![]() | ![]() | 2012 London | ![]() | Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg |
![]() | ![]() | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Wrestling | ![]() |
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.
External links
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