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This is the list of Olympic medalists from African countries (No medal in Winter Olympic Games):

Olympics Medals (1896-2022)

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RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Kenya (KEN)394441124
2 South Africa (RSA)28363195
3 Ethiopia (ETH)24152362
4 Egypt (EGY)9122041
5 Morocco (MAR)851326
6 Algeria (ALG)74920
7 Tunisia (TUN)64818
8 Uganda (UGA)55313
9 Nigeria (NGR)3111327
10 Zimbabwe (ZIM)3418
11 Cameroon (CMR)3126
12 Botswana (BOT)1214
13 Ivory Coast (CIV)1135
14 Burundi (BDI)1102
15 Mozambique (MOZ)1012
16 Namibia (NAM)0505
17 Tanzania (TAN)0202
18 Ghana (GHA)0145
19 Zambia (ZAM)0123
20 Niger (NIG)0112
21 Gabon (GAB)0101
 Senegal (SEN)0101
 Sudan (SUD)0101
24 Burkina Faso (BUR)0011
 Cape Verde (CPV)0011
 Djibouti (DJI)0011
 Eritrea (ERI)0011
 Mauritius (MRI)0011
 Togo (TOG)0011
Totals (29 entries)139158182479

Paralympics Medals (1960-2022)

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RankNPCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 South Africa (RSA)1219588304
2 Egypt (EGY)495263164
3 Tunisia (TUN)433922104
4 Nigeria (NGR)39202180
5 Algeria (ALG)27223685
6 Rhodesia (RHO)21181554
7 Kenya (KEN)18161448
8 Morocco (MAR)16111138
9 Angola (ANG)4318
10 Ivory Coast (CIV)3115
11 Zimbabwe (ZIM)29617
12 Namibia (NAM)24410
13 Ethiopia (ETH)1203
14 Botswana (BOT)1001
 Sudan (SUD)1001
16 Uganda (UGA)0112
17 Cape Verde (CPV)0011
 Libya (LBA)0011
 Mozambique (MOZ)0011
 Rwanda (RWA)0011
Totals (20 entries)348293287928

Youth Olympics Medals (2010-2024)

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Winter

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RankNPCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Morocco (MAR)1001
2 Tunisia (TUN)0101
Totals (2 entries)1102

Summer

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RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Kenya (KEN)83415
2 Ethiopia (ETH)78621
3 Egypt (EGY)751426
4 South Africa (RSA)65415
5 Nigeria (NGR)3328
6 Morocco (MAR)1539
7 Tunisia (TUN)1225
8 Uganda (UGA)1124
9 Zambia (ZAM)1113
10 Burundi (BDI)1102
11 Eritrea (ERI)1023
12 Ghana (GHA)1001
 Mauritius (MRI)1001
14 Algeria (ALG)0505
15 Botswana (BOT)0202
16 Equatorial Guinea (GEQ)0101
17 Djibouti (DJI)0011
 Niger (NIG)0011
Totals (18 entries)394242123

FISU World University Games (1959-2023)

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RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 South Africa (RSA)354137113
2 Nigeria (NGR)12111134
3 Morocco (MAR)89926
4 Kenya (KEN)78924
5 Uganda (UGA)65314
6 Algeria (ALG)38920
7 Ivory Coast (CIV)2248
8 Ghana (GHA)2013
9 Egypt (EGY)16815
10 Senegal (SEN)1539
11 Botswana (BOT)1124
12 Madagascar (MAD)1113
13 Burkina Faso (BUR)0303
14 Tunisia (TUN)0145
15 Mozambique (MOZ)0112
16 Cameroon (CMR)0101
 Namibia (NAM)0101
 Tanzania (TAN)0101
19 Ethiopia (ETH)0022
Totals (19 entries)79105104288

Athletics

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Medal Athlete Games Sport Event
 Gold South Africa Reggie Walker 1908 London Athletics Men's 100 m
 Silver South Africa Charles Hefferon 1908 London Athletics Men's marathon
 Gold South Africa Ken McArthur 1912 Stockholm Athletics Men's marathon
 Silver South Africa Christian Gitsham 1912 Stockholm Athletics Men's marathon
 Gold South Africa Bevil Rudd 1920 Antwerp Athletics Men's 400 m
 Silver South Africa
Henry Dafel
Jack Oosterlak
Clarence Oldfield
Bevil Rudd
1920 Antwerp Athletics Men's 400 Metres Relay
 Bronze South Africa Bevil Rudd 1920 Antwerp Athletics Men's 800m
 Silver South Africa Sydney Atkinson 1924 Paris Athletics Men's 110 m hurdles
 Bronze South Africa Cecil McMaster 1924 Paris Athletics Men's 10 km walk
 Gold South Africa Sydney Atkinson 1928 Amsterdam Athletics Men's 110 m hurdles
 Bronze South Africa Marjorie Clark 1932 Los Angeles Athletics Women's 80 m hurdles
 Gold South Africa Esther Brand 1952 Helsinki Athletics Women's high jump
 Silver South Africa Daphne Robb-Hasenjäger 1952 Helsinki Athletics Women's 100 m
 Gold Ethiopia Abebe Bikila 1960 Rome Athletics Men's marathon
 Silver Morocco Rhadi Ben Abdesselam 1960 Rome Athletics Men's marathon
 Bronze South Africa Malcolm Clive Spence 1960 Rome Athletics Men's 400 m
 Gold Ethiopia Abebe Bikila 1964 Tokyo Athletics Men's marathon
 Silver Tunisia Mohammed Gammoudi    1964 Tokyo Athletics Men's 10,000 m
 Bronze Kenya Wilson Kiprugut 1964 Tokyo Athletics Men's 800 m
 Gold Kenya Kipchoge Keino 1968 Mexico City Athletics Men's 1500 m
 Gold Tunisia Mohammed Gammoudi    1968 Mexico City Athletics Men's 5000 m
 Gold Kenya Naftali Temu 1968 Mexico City Athletics Men's 10000 m
 Gold Kenya Amos Biwott 1968 Mexico City Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase
 Gold Ethiopia Mamo Wolde 1968 Mexico City Athletics Men's marathon
 Silver Kenya Wilson Kiprugut 1968 Mexico City Athletics Men's 800 m
 Silver Kenya Kipchoge Keino 1968 Mexico City Athletics Men's 5000 m
 Silver Ethiopia Mamo Wolde 1968 Mexico City Athletics Men's 10,000 m
 Silver Kenya Benjamin Kogo 1968 Mexico City Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase
 Silver Kenya
Daniel Rudisha
Munyoro Nyamau
Naftali Bon
Charles Asati
1968 Mexico City Athletics Men's 4 × 400 m relay
 Bronze Kenya Naftali Temu 1968 Mexico City Athletics Men's 5000 m
 Bronze Tunisia Mohammed Gammoudi    1968 Mexico City Athletics Men's 10,000 m
 Gold Uganda John Akii-Bua 1972 Munich Athletics Men's 400 metre hurdles
 Gold Kenya Kipchoge Keino 1972 Munich Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase
 Gold Kenya
Charles Asati
Munyoro Nyamau
Robert Ouko
Julius Sang
1972 Munich Athletics Men's 4 × 400 m relay
 Silver Kenya Kipchoge Keino 1972 Munich Athletics Men's 1500 m
 Silver Tunisia Mohammed Gammoudi    1972 Munich Athletics Men's 5000 m
 Silver Kenya Ben Jipcho 1972 Munich Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase
 Bronze Kenya Julius Sang 1972 Munich Athletics Men's 400 m
 Bronze Kenya Mike Boit 1972 Munich Athletics Men's 800 m
 Bronze Ethiopia Miruts Yifter 1972 Munich Athletics Men's 10,000 m
 Bronze Ethiopia Mamo Wolde 1972 Munich Athletics Men's marathon
 Gold Ethiopia Miruts Yifter 1980 Moscow Athletics Men's 5000 m
 Gold Ethiopia Miruts Yifter 1980 Moscow Athletics Men's 10,000 m
 Silver Tanzania Suleiman Nyambui 1980 Moscow Athletics Men's 5000 metres
 Silver Tanzania Filbert Bayi 1980 Moscow Athletics Men's 3000 metre steeplechase
 Bronze Ethiopia Mohamed Kedir 1980 Moscow Athletics Men's 10,000 m
 Bronze Ethiopia Eshetu Tura 1980 Moscow Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase
 Gold Morocco Saïd Aouita 1984 Los Angeles Athletics Men's 5,000 metres
 Gold Kenya Julius Korir 1984 Los Angeles Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase
 Gold Morocco Nawal El Moutawakel 1984 Los Angeles Athletics Women's 400 metre hurdles
 Silver Ivory Coast Gabriel Tiacoh 1984 Los Angeles Athletics Men's 400 metres
 Bronze Kenya Michael Musyoki 1984 Los Angeles Athletics Men's 10000 m
 Bronze Nigeria
Sunday Uti
Moses Ugbisie
Rotimi Peters
Innocent Egbunike
1984 Los Angeles Athletics Men's 4×400 metre relay
 Gold Kenya Paul Ereng 1988 Seoul Athletics Men's 800 m
 Gold Kenya Peter Rono 1988 Seoul Athletics Men's 1500 m
 Gold Kenya John Ngugi 1988 Seoul Athletics Men's 5000 m
 Gold Morocco Brahim Boutayeb 1988 Seoul Athletics Men's 10,000 metres
 Gold Kenya Julius Kariuki 1988 Seoul Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase
 Silver Senegal Amadou Dia Ba 1988 Seoul Athletics Men's 400 metre hurdles
 Silver Kenya Peter Koech 1988 Seoul Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase
 Silver Kenya Douglas Wakiihuri 1988 Seoul Athletics Men's Marathon
 Bronze Morocco Saïd Aouita 1988 Seoul Athletics Men's 800 metres
 Bronze Kenya Kipkemboi Kimeli 1988 Seoul Athletics Men's 10000 m
 Bronze Djibouti Houssein Ahmed Salah 1988 Seoul Athletics Men's marathon
 Gold Kenya William Tanui 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's 800 m
 Gold Morocco Khalid Skah 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's 10,000 metres
 Gold Kenya Matthew Birir 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase
 Gold Algeria Hassiba Boulmerka 1992 Barcelona Athletics Women's 1500 metres
 Gold Ethiopia Derartu Tulu 1992 Barcelona Athletics Women's 10,000 m
 Silver Namibia Frankie Fredericks 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's 100 metres
 Silver Namibia Frankie Fredericks 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's 200 metres
 Silver Kenya Nixon Kiprotich 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's 800 m
 Silver Morocco Rachid El Basir 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's 1,500 metres
 Silver Kenya Paul Bitok 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's 5000 m
 Silver Kenya Richard Chelimo 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's 10000 m
 Silver Kenya Patrick Sang 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase
 Silver Nigeria
Olapade Adeniken
Davidson Ezinwa
Chidi Imoh
Oluyemi Kayode
Osmond Ezinwa*
1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's 4×100 metre relay
 Silver South Africa Elana Meyer 1992 Barcelona Athletics Women's 10,000 m
 Bronze Kenya Samson Kitur 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's 400 m
 Bronze Ethiopia Fita Bayisa 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's 5000 m
 Bronze Ethiopia Addis Abebe 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's 10,000 m
 Bronze Kenya William Mutwol 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase
 Bronze Nigeria
Beatrice Utondu
Christy Opara-Thompson
Mary Onyali
Faith Idehen
1992 Barcelona Athletics Women's 4×100 metre relay
 Gold Algeria Noureddine Morceli 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 1500 metres
 Gold Burundi Vénuste Niyongabo 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 5000 metres
 Gold Ethiopia Haile Gebrselassie     1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 10,000 m (OR)
 Gold Kenya Joseph Keter 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase
 Gold South Africa Josia Thugwane 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's marathon
 Gold Ethiopia Fatuma Roba 1996 Atlanta Athletics Women's marathon
 Gold Nigeria Chioma Ajunwa 1996 Atlanta Athletics Women's long jump
 Silver Namibia Frankie Fredericks 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 100 metres
 Silver Namibia Frankie Fredericks 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 200 metres
 Silver South Africa Hezekiel Sepeng 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 800m
 Silver Kenya Paul Bitok 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 5000 m
 Silver Kenya Paul Tergat 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 10000 m
 Silver Zambia Samuel Matete 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 400 metres hurdles
 Silver Kenya Moses Kiptanui 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase
 Silver Kenya Pauline Konga 1996 Atlanta Athletics Women's 5000 m
 Silver Nigeria Olabisi Afolabi
Fatima Yusuf
Charity Opara
Falilat Ogunkoya
1996 Atlanta Athletics Women's 4×400 metre relay
 Bronze Uganda Davis Kamoga 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 400 metres
 Bronze Kenya Fred Onyancha 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 800 m
 Bronze Kenya Stephen Kipkorir 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 1500 m
 Bronze Morocco Khalid Boulami 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 5,000 metres
 Bronze Morocco Salah Hissou 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 10,000 metres
 Bronze Kenya Erick Wainaina 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's Marathon
 Bronze Nigeria Mary Onyali 1996 Atlanta Athletics Women's 200 metres
 Bronze Nigeria Falilat Ogunkoya 1996 Atlanta Athletics Women's 400 metres
 Bronze Mozambique Maria de Lurdes Mutola 1996 Atlanta Athletics Women's 800 metres
 Bronze Ethiopia Gete Wami 1996 Atlanta Athletics Women's 10,000 m
 Gold Kenya Noah Ngeny 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 1500 m
 Gold Ethiopia Million Wolde 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 5000 m
 Gold Ethiopia Haile Gebrselassie 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 10,000 m
 Gold Kenya Reuben Kosgei 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase
 Gold Nigeria
Nduka Awazie
Fidelis Gadzama
Clement Chukwu
Jude Monye
Sunday Bada
Enefiok Udo-Obong
2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 4×400 metre relay
 Gold Ethiopia Gezahegne Abera 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's marathon
 Gold Mozambique Maria de Lurdes Mutola 2000 Sydney Athletics Women's 800 metres
 Gold Algeria Nouria Merah-Benida 2000 Sydney Athletics Women's 1500 metres
 Gold Ethiopia Derartu Tulu 2000 Sydney Athletics Women's 10,000 m (OR)
 Silver Morocco Hicham El Guerrouj 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 1,500 metres
 Silver Algeria Ali Saïdi-Sief 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 5000 metres
 Silver Kenya Paul Tergat 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 10000 m
 Silver Kenya Wilson Boit Kipketer 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase
 Silver Kenya Erick Wainaina 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's Marathon
 Silver Ethiopia Gete Wami 2000 Sydney Athletics Women's 10,000 m
 Silver Nigeria Glory Alozie 2000 Sydney Athletics Women's 100 metre hurdles
 Silver South Africa Hestrie Cloete 2000 Sydney Athletics Women's high jump
 Bronze Algeria Djabir Saïd-Guerni 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 800 metres
 Bronze Kenya Bernard Lagat 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 1500 m
 Bronze Morocco Brahim Lahlafi 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 5,000 metres
 Bronze Ethiopia Assefa Mezgebu 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 10,000 m
 Bronze South Africa Llewellyn Herbert 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 400m hurdles
 Bronze Morocco Ali Ezzine 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 3,000 metre steeplechase
 Bronze Ethiopia Tesfaye Tola 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's marathon
 Bronze South Africa Frantz Kruger 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's discus throw
 Bronze Algeria Abderrahmane Hammad 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's high jump
 Bronze Ethiopia Gete Wami 2000 Sydney Athletics Women's 5000 m
 Bronze Morocco Nezha Bidouane 2000 Sydney Athletics Women's 400 metre hurdles
 Bronze Kenya Joyce Chepchumba 2000 Sydney Athletics Women's Marathon
 Gold Morocco Hicham El Guerrouj 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 1,500 metres
 Gold Morocco Hicham El Guerrouj 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 5,000 metres
 Gold Ethiopia Kenenisa Bekele 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 10,000 m (OR)
 Gold Kenya Ezekiel Kemboi 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase
 Gold Ethiopia Meseret Defar 2004 Athens Athletics Women's 5000 m
 Gold Cameroon Françoise Mbango Etone 2004 Athens Athletics Women's triple jump
 Silver South Africa Mbulaeni Mulaudzi 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 800m
 Silver Kenya Bernard Lagat 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 1500 m
 Silver Ethiopia Kenenisa Bekele 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 5000 m
 Silver Ethiopia Sileshi Sihine 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 10,000 m
 Silver Kenya Brimin Kipruto 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase
 Silver Morocco Hasna Benhassi 2004 Athens Athletics Women's 800 metres
 Silver Kenya Isabella Ochichi 2004 Athens Athletics Women's 5000 m
 Silver Ethiopia Ejegayehu Dibaba 2004 Athens Athletics Women's 10,000 m
 Silver Kenya Catherine Ndereba 2004 Athens Athletics Women's Marathon
 Silver South Africa Hestrie Cloete 2004 Athens Athletics Women's high jump
 Bronze Kenya Eliud Kipchoge 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 5000 m
 Bronze Eritrea Zersenay Tadese 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 10,000 metres
 Bronze Kenya Paul Kipsiele Koech 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase
 Bronze Nigeria
Olusoji Fasuba
Uchenna Emedolu
Aaron Egbele
Deji Aliu
2004 Athens Athletics Men's 4×100 metre relay
 Bronze Nigeria
James Godday
Musa Audu
Saul Weigopwa
Enefiok Udo-Obong
2004 Athens Athletics Men's 4×400 metre relay
 Bronze Ethiopia Tirunesh Dibaba 2004 Athens Athletics Women's 5000 m
 Bronze Ethiopia Derartu Tulu 2004 Athens Athletics Women's 10,000 m
 Gold Kenya Wilfred Bungei 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's 800 m
 Gold Kenya Asbel Kipruto Kiprop 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's 1500 m
 Gold Ethiopia Kenenisa Bekele 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's 5000 m (OR)
 Gold Ethiopia Kenenisa Bekele 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's 10,000 m (OR)
 Gold Kenya Brimin Kiprop Kipruto 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase
 Gold Kenya Samuel Wanjiru 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's Marathon
 Gold Kenya Pamela Jelimo 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's 800 m
 Gold Kenya Nancy Lagat 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's 1500 m
 Gold Ethiopia Tirunesh Dibaba 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's 5000 m
 Gold Ethiopia Tirunesh Dibaba 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's 10,000 m (OR)
 Gold Cameroon Françoise Mbango Etone 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's triple jump
 Silver Sudan Ismail Ahmed Ismail 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's 800 metres
 Silver Kenya Eliud Kipchoge 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's 5000 m
 Silver Ethiopia Sileshi Sihine 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's 10,000 m
 Silver Morocco Jaouad Gharib 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's marathon
 Silver South Africa Khotso Mokoena 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's long jump
 Silver Kenya Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's 800 m
 Silver Ethiopia Meseret Defar 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's 5000 m
 Silver Kenya Eunice Jepkorir 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's 3000 m steeplechase
 Silver Nigeria
Franca Idoko
Gloria Kemasuode
Halimat Ismaila
Oludamola Osayomi
Agnes Osazuwa*
2008 Beijing Athletics Women's 4x100 metre relay
 Silver Kenya Catherine Ndereba 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's Marathon
 Silver Nigeria Blessing Okagbare 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's long jump
 Bronze Kenya Alfred Kirwa Yego 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's 800 m
 Bronze Kenya Edwin Cheruiyot Soi 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's 5000 m
 Bronze Kenya Micah Kogo 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's 10000 m
 Bronze Kenya Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase
 Bronze Ethiopia Tsegay Kebede 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's marathon
 Bronze Morocco Hasna Benhassi 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's 800 metres
 Bronze Kenya Sylvia Kibet 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's 5000 metres
 Bronze Kenya Linet Masai 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's 10000 metres
 Gold Kenya David Rudisha 2012 London Athletics Men's 800 m
 Gold Algeria Taoufik Makhloufi 2012 London Athletics Men's 1500 metres
 Gold Kenya Ezekiel Kemboi 2012 London Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase
 Gold Uganda Stephen Kiprotich 2012 London Athletics Men's marathon
 Gold South Africa Caster Semenya 2012 London Athletics Women's 800m
 Gold Ethiopia Meseret Defar 2012 London Athletics Women's 5000 m
 Gold Ethiopia Tirunesh Dibaba 2012 London Athletics Women's 10,000 m
 Gold Tunisia Habiba Ghribi 2012 London Athletics Women's 3000 m steeplechase
 Gold Ethiopia Tiki Gelana 2012 London Athletics Women's marathon (OR)
 Silver Botswana Nijel Amos 2012 London Athletics Men's 800 metres
 Silver Ethiopia Dejen Gebremeskel 2012 London Athletics Men's 5000 m
 Silver Kenya Abel Kirui 2012 London Athletics Men's Marathon
 Silver Kenya Vivian Cheruiyot 2012 London Athletics Women's 5000 m
 Silver Kenya Sally Kipyego 2012 London Athletics Women's 10000 m
 Silver Ethiopia Sofia Assefa 2012 London Athletics Women's 3000 m steeplechase
 Silver Kenya Priscah Jeptoo 2012 London Athletics Women's Marathon
 Bronze Kenya Timothy Kitum 2012 London Athletics Men's 800 m
 Bronze Morocco Abdalaati Iguider 2012 London Athletics Men's 1500 metres
 Bronze Kenya Thomas Longosiwa 2012 London Athletics Men's 5000 m
 Bronze Kenya Abel Mutai 2012 London Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase
 Bronze Kenya Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich 2012 London Athletics Men's Marathon
 Bronze Ethiopia Tirunesh Dibaba 2012 London Athletics Women's 5000 m
 Bronze Kenya Vivian Cheruiyot 2012 London Athletics Women's 10000 m
 Bronze Kenya Milcah Chemos Cheywa 2012 London Athletics Women's 3000 m steeplechase
 Gold South Africa Wayde Van Niekerk 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's 400 m
 Gold Kenya David Rudisha 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's 800 m
 Gold Kenya Conseslus Kipruto 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase
 Gold Kenya Eliud Kipchoge 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's Marathon
 Gold South Africa Caster Semenya 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Women's 800m
 Gold Kenya Faith Kipyegon 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Women's 1500 m
 Gold Kenya Vivian Cheruiyot 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Women's 5000 m
 Gold Ethiopia Almaz Ayana 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Women's 10,000 m (WR)
 Gold Kenya Jemimah Sumgong 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Women's Marathon
 Silver Algeria Taoufik Makhloufi 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's 800 metres
 Silver Algeria Taoufik Makhloufi 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's 1500 metres
 Silver Kenya Paul Tanui 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's 10000 m
 Silver Kenya Boniface Mucheru Tumuti 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's 400m hurdles
 Silver Ethiopia Feyisa Lilesa 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's marathon
 Silver South Africa Luvo Manyonga 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's long jump
 Silver Kenya Julius Yego 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's Javelin
 Silver Burundi Francine Niyonsaba 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Women's 800 metres
 Silver Ethiopia Genzebe Dibaba 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Women's 1500 m
 Silver Kenya Hellen Obiri 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Women's 5000 m
 Silver Kenya Vivian Cheruiyot 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Women's 10000 m
 Silver Kenya Hyvin Jepkemoi Kiyeng 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Women's 3000 m steeplechase
 Silver South Africa Sunette Viljoen 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Women's javelin throw
 Bronze Ethiopia Hagos Gebrhiwet 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's 5000 m
 Bronze Ethiopia Tamirat Tola 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's 10,000 m
 Bronze Kenya Margaret Wambui 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Women's 800 m
 Bronze Ethiopia Almaz Ayana 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Women's 5000 m
 Bronze Ethiopia Tirunesh Dibaba 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Women's 10,000 m
 Bronze Ethiopia Mare Dibaba 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Women's marathon
 Bronze Burkina Faso Hugues Fabrice Zango 2020 Tokyo Athletics Men's Triple Jump[1]

Boxing

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Medal Athlete Games Sport Event
 Gold South Africa Clarence Walker 1920 Antwerp Boxing Men's bantamweight
 Gold South Africa William Smith 1924 Paris Boxing Men's bantamweight
 Bronze South Africa Harry Isaacs 1928 Amsterdam Boxing Men's bantamweight
 Gold South Africa Lawrence Stevens 1932 Los Angeles Boxing Men's lightweight
 Gold South Africa David Carstens 1932 Los Angeles Boxing Men's light-heavyweight
 Bronze South Africa Ernest Peirce 1932 Los Angeles Boxing Men's middleweight
 Silver South Africa Charles Catterall 1936 Berlin Boxing Men's featherweight
 Gold South Africa Gerald Dreyer 1948 London Boxing Men's lightweight
 Gold South Africa George Hunter 1948 London Boxing Men's light-heavyweight
 Silver South Africa Dennis Shepherd 1948 London Boxing Men's featherweight
 Bronze South Africa John Arthur 1948 London Boxing Men's heavyweight
 Silver South Africa Theunis Van Schalkwyk 1952 Helsinki Boxing Men's light-middleweight
 Bronze South Africa William Toweel 1952 Helsinki Boxing Men's flyweight
 Bronze South Africa Leonard Leisching 1952 Helsinki Boxing Men's featherweight
 Bronze South Africa Andries Nieman 1952 Helsinki Boxing Men's heavyweight
 Bronze South Africa Daniel Bekker 1956 Melbourne/Stockholm Boxing Men's heavyweight
 Bronze South Africa Henry Loubscher 1956 Melbourne/Stockholm Boxing Men's light-welterweight
 Silver Ghana Clement Quartey 1960 Rome Boxing Men's light welterweight
 Silver South Africa Daniel Bekker 1960 Rome Boxing Men's heavyweight
 Bronze Egypt Abdel Moneim El-Guindi 1960 Rome Boxing Men's flyweight
 Bronze South Africa William Meyers 1960 Rome Boxing Men's featherweight
 Bronze Tunisia Habib Galhia 1964 Tokyo Boxing Men's light welterweight
 Bronze Ghana Eddie Blay 1964 Tokyo Boxing Men's light welterweight
 Bronze Nigeria Nojim Maiyegun 1964 Tokyo Boxing Men's light middleweight
 Silver Uganda Eridadi Mukwanga 1968 Mexico City Boxing Men's bantamweight
 Silver Cameroon Joseph Bessala 1968 Mexico City Boxing Men's welterweight
 Bronze Uganda Leo Rwabwogo 1968 Mexico City Boxing Men's flyweight
 Bronze Kenya Philip Waruinge 1968 Mexico City Boxing Men's featherweight
 Silver Uganda Leo Rwabwogo 1972 Munich Boxing Men's flyweight
 Silver Kenya Philip Waruinge 1972 Munich Boxing Men's featherweight
 Bronze Kenya Samuel Mbugua 1972 Munich Boxing Men's lightweight
 Bronze Niger Issaka Daborg 1972 Munich Boxing Men's light welterweight
 Bronze Kenya Dick Murunga 1972 Munich Boxing Men's welterweight
 Bronze Ghana Prince Amartey 1972 Munich Boxing Men's middleweight
 Bronze Nigeria Isaac Ikhouria 1972 Munich Boxing Men's light heavyweight
 Silver Uganda John Mugabi 1980 Moscow Boxing Men's welterweight
 Silver Nigeria Peter Konyegwachie 1984 Los Angeles Boxing Men's featherweight
 Bronze Zambia Keith Mwila 1984 Los Angeles Boxing Light flyweight (–48 kg)
 Bronze Kenya Ibrahim Bilali 1984 Los Angeles Boxing Men's flyweight
 Bronze Cameroon Martin Ndongo-Ebanga 1984 Los Angeles Boxing Men's lightweight
 Bronze Algeria Mohamed Zaoui 1984 Los Angeles Boxing Men's middleweight
 Bronze Algeria Mustapha Moussa 1984 Los Angeles Boxing Men's light-heavyweight
 Gold Kenya Robert Wangila 1988 Seoul Boxing Men's welterweight
 Bronze Morocco Abdelhak Achik 1988 Seoul Boxing Men's featherweight
 Bronze Kenya Chris Sande 1988 Seoul Boxing Men's middleweight
 Silver Nigeria David Izonritei 1992 Barcelona Boxing Men's heavyweight
 Silver Nigeria Richard Igbineghu 1992 Barcelona Boxing Men's super heavyweight
 Bronze Morocco Mohammed Achik 1992 Barcelona Boxing Men's bantamweight
 Bronze Algeria Hocine Soltani 1992 Barcelona Boxing Men's featherweight
 Gold Algeria Hocine Soltani 1996 Atlanta Boxing Men's lightweight
 Bronze Tunisia Fethi Missaoui 1996 Atlanta Boxing Men's light welterweight
 Bronze Algeria Mohamed Bahari 1996 Atlanta Boxing Men's middleweight
 Bronze Nigeria Duncan Dokiwari 1996 Atlanta Boxing Men's super heavyweight
 Bronze Morocco Tahar Tamsamani 2000 Sydney Boxing Men's featherweight
 Bronze Algeria Mohamed Allalou 2000 Sydney Boxing Men's light-welterweight
 Silver Egypt Mohamed Aly 2004 Athens Boxing Men's super heavyweight
 Bronze Egypt Ahmed Ismail 2004 Athens Boxing Men's light heavyweight
 Bronze Egypt Mohamed Elsayed 2004 Athens Boxing Men's heavyweight
 Bronze Mauritius Bruno Julie 2008 Beijing Boxing Bantamweight
 Bronze Morocco Mohammed Rabii 2016 Rio de Janeiro Boxing Men's welterweight

Canoeing

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Medal Athlete Games Sport Event
 Bronze Togo Benjamin Boukpeti 2008 Beijing Canoeing Men's slalom K-1
 Bronze South Africa Bridgitte Hartley 2012 London Canoeing Women's K-1 500 m

Cycling

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Medal Athlete Games Sport Event
 Gold South Africa Rudolph Lewis 1912 Stockholm Cycling Men's Individual Time Trial
 Silver South Africa Henry Kaltenbrunn 1920 Antwerp Cycling Men's Individual Time Trial
 Silver South Africa
William Smith
James Walker
1920 Antwerp Cycling Men's Tandem
 Bronze South Africa
James Walker
William Smith
Henry Kaltenbrunn
Harry Goosen
1920 Antwerp Cycling Team Pursuit
 Silver South Africa
Raymond Robinson
Thomas Shardelow
1952 Helsinki Cycling (Track) Men's 2000m tandem
 Silver South Africa
George Estman
Robert Fowler
Thomas Shardelow
Alfred Swift
1952 Helsinki Cycling (Track) Men's team pursuit (4000m)
 Bronze South Africa Raymond Robinson 1952 Helsinki Cycling (Track) Men's 1 km time trial
 Bronze South Africa Alfred Swift 1956 Melbourne/Stockholm Cycling (Track) Men's 1 km time trial

Diving

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Medal Athlete Games Sport Event
 Silver Egypt Farid Simaika 1928 Amsterdam Diving Men's 10 m platform
 Bronze Egypt Farid Simaika 1928 Amsterdam Diving Men's 3 m springboard

Fencing

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Medal Athlete Games Sport Event
 Silver Egypt Alaaeldin Abouelkassem 2012 London Fencing Men's foil
 Bronze Tunisia Inès Boubakri 2016 Rio de Janeiro Fencing Women's Foil

Field hockey

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Medal Name Games Sport Event
 Gold 1980 Moscow Field hockey Women's competition

Football

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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

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Medal Athlete Games Sport Event
 Silver Egypt Mohamed Ali Rashwan 1984 Los Angeles Judo Men's open
 Silver Algeria Amar Benikhlef 2008 Beijing Judo Men's -90 kg
 Bronze Egypt Hesham Mesbah 2008 Beijing Judo Men's −90 kg
 Bronze Algeria Soraya Haddad 2008 Beijing Judo Women's -52 kg

Rowing

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Medal Athlete Games Sport Event
 Bronze South Africa
Donovan Cech
Ramon di Clemente
2004 Athens Rowing Men's coxless pair
 Gold South Africa
Sizwe Ndlovu
Matthew Brittain
John Smith
James Thompson
2012 London Rowing Men's Lightweight Four
 Silver South Africa
Shaun Keeling
Lawrence Brittain
2016 Rio de Janeiro Rowing Men's coxless pair

Rugby 7s

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Medal Athlete Games Sport Event
 Bronze 2016 Rio de Janeiro Rugby Sevens Men's tournament

Shooting

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Medal Athlete Games Sport Event
 Silver South Africa
David Smith
Robert Bodley
Ferdinand Buchanan
Frederick Morgan
1920 Antwerp Shooting Men's Team 600 Metres Military Rifle

Swimming

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Medal Athlete Games Sport Event
 Bronze South Africa
Rhoda Rennie
Frederica van der Goes
Mary Bedford
Kathleen Russell
1928 Amsterdam Swimming Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
 Bronze South Africa Jenny Maakal 1932 Los Angeles Swimming Women's 400 m freestyle
 Gold South Africa Joan Harrison 1952 Helsinki Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke
 Bronze South Africa
Moira Abernethy
Jeanette Myburgh
Natalie Myburgh
Susan Elizabeth Roberts
1956 Melbourne/Stockholm Swimming Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
 Gold South Africa Penelope Heyns 1996 Atlanta Swimming Women's 100m breaststroke
 Gold South Africa Penelope Heyns 1996 Atlanta Swimming Women's 200m breaststroke
 Bronze South Africa Marianne Kriel 1996 Atlanta Swimming Women's 100m backstroke
 Silver South Africa Terence Parkin 2000 Sydney Swimming Men's 200m breaststroke
 Bronze South Africa Penelope Heyns 2000 Sydney Swimming Women's 100m breaststroke
 Gold South Africa
Lyndon Ferns
Ryk Neethling
Roland Mark Schoeman
Darian Townsend
2004 Athens Swimming Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
 Gold Zimbabwe Kirsty Coventry 2004 Athens Swimming Women's 200-metre backstroke
 Silver South Africa Roland Mark Schoeman 2004 Athens Swimming Men's 100m freestyle
 Silver Zimbabwe Kirsty Coventry 2004 Athens Swimming Women's 100-metre backstroke
 Bronze South Africa Roland Mark Schoeman 2004 Athens Swimming Men's 50m freestyle
 Bronze Zimbabwe Kirsty Coventry 2004 Athens Swimming Women's 200-metre individual medley
 Gold Tunisia Oussama Mellouli 2008 Beijing Swimming Men's 1500 m freestyle
 Gold Zimbabwe Kirsty Coventry 2008 Beijing Swimming Women's 200-metre backstroke
 Silver Zimbabwe Kirsty Coventry 2008 Beijing Swimming Women's 100-metre backstroke
 Silver Zimbabwe Kirsty Coventry 2008 Beijing Swimming Women's 200-metre individual medley
 Silver Zimbabwe Kirsty Coventry 2008 Beijing Swimming Women's 400-metre individual medley
 Gold South Africa Cameron van der Burgh 2012 London Swimming Men's 100m breaststroke
 Gold South Africa Chad le Clos 2012 London Swimming Men's 200m butterfly
 Gold Tunisia Oussama Mellouli 2012 London Swimming Men's 10km marathon
 Silver South Africa Chad le Clos 2012 London Swimming Men's 100m butterfly
 Bronze Tunisia Oussama Mellouli 2012 London Swimming Men's 1500 m freestyle
 Silver South Africa Chad le Clos 2016 Rio de Janeiro Swimming Men's 200m freestyle
 Silver South Africa Chad le Clos 2016 Rio de Janeiro Swimming Men's 100m butterfly
 Silver South Africa Cameron van der Burgh 2016 Rio de Janeiro Swimming Men's 100m breaststroke
 Gold Tunisia Ahmed Hafnaoui 2020 Tokyo Swimming Men's 400m freestyle
 Gold South Africa Tatjana Schoenmaker 2020 Tokyo Swimming Women's 200m breaststroke
 Silver South Africa Tatjana Schoenmaker 2020 Tokyo Swimming Women's 100m breaststroke

Taekwondo

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Medal Athlete Games Sport Event
 Bronze Egypt Tamer Bayoumi 2004 Athens Taekwondo Men's 58 kg
 Bronze Nigeria Chika Chukwumerije 2008 Beijing Taekwondo Men's +80 kg
 Silver Gabon Anthony Obame 2012 London Taekwondo Men's +80 kg
 Gold Ivory Coast Cheick Sallah Cisse 2016 Rio de Janeiro Taekwondo Men's 80 kg
 Silver Niger Abdoul Razak Issoufou 2016 Rio de Janeiro Taekwondo Men's +80kg
 Bronze Tunisia Oussama Oueslati 2016 Rio de Janeiro Taekwondo Men's 80 kg
 Bronze Egypt Hedaya Malak 2016 Rio de Janeiro Taekwondo Women's 57 kg
 Bronze Ivory Coast Ruth Gbagbi 2016 Rio de Janeiro Taekwondo Women's 67 kg

Tennis

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Medal Athlete Games Sport Event
 Gold South Africa Charles Winslow 1912 Stockholm Tennis Men's Singles Outdoor
 Gold South Africa
Harold Kitson
Charles Winslow
1912 Stockholm Tennis Men's Doubles Outdoor
 Silver South Africa Harold Kitson 1912 Stockholm Tennis Men's Singles Outdoor
 Gold South Africa Louis Raymond 1920 Antwerp Tennis Men's Singles
 Bronze South Africa Charles Winslow 1920 Antwerp Tennis Men's Singles
 Silver South Africa
Wayne Ferreira
Piet Norval
1992 Barcelona Tennis Men's Doubles

Triathlon

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Medal Athlete Games Sport Event
 Bronze South Africa Henri Schoeman 2016 Rio de Janeiro Triathlon Men's Triathlon

Weightlifting

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Medal Athlete Games Sport Event
 Gold Egypt El Sayed Nosseir 1928 Amsterdam Weightlifting Men's light heavyweight
 Gold Egypt Anwar Mesbah 1936 Berlin Weightlifting Men's lightweight
 Gold Egypt Khadr El Touni 1936 Berlin Weightlifting Men's middleweight
 Silver Egypt Saleh Soliman 1936 Berlin Weightlifting Men's featherweight
 Bronze Egypt Ibrahim Shams 1936 Berlin Weightlifting Men's featherweight
 Bronze Egypt Ibrahim Wasif 1936 Berlin Weightlifting Men's light heavyweight
 Gold Egypt Mahmoud Fayad 1948 London Weightlifting Men's featherweight
 Gold Egypt Ibrahim Shams 1948 London Weightlifting Men's lightweight
 Silver Egypt Attia Hamouda 1948 London Weightlifting Men's lightweight
 Silver Nigeria Ruth Ogbeifo 2000 Sydney Weightlifting Women's 75 kg
 Bronze Egypt Abeer Abdelrahman 2008 Beijing Weightlifting Women's 69 kg
 Bronze Nigeria Mariam Usman 2008 Beijing Weightlifting Women's +75 kg
 Silver Egypt Abeer Abdelrahman 2012 London Weightlifting Women's 75 kg
 Bronze Egypt Tarek Yehia 2012 London Weightlifting Men's 85 kg
 Bronze Cameroon Madias Nzesso 2012 London Weightlifting Women's 75 kg
 Bronze Egypt Mohamed Ihab 2016 Rio de Janeiro Weightlifting Men's 77 kg
 Bronze Egypt Sara Ahmed 2016 Rio de Janeiro Weightlifting Women's 69 kg

Wrestling

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Medal Athlete Games Sport Event
 Gold Egypt Ibrahim Moustafa 1928 Amsterdam Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight
 Silver Egypt Mahmoud Hassan 1948 London Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight
 Bronze Egypt Ibrahim Orabi 1948 London Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight
 Bronze Egypt Abdel Aaal Rashed 1952 Helsinki Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman featherweight
 Silver Egypt Osman Sayed 1960 Rome Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman flyweight
 Gold Egypt Karam Gaber 2004 Athens Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg
 Silver Egypt Karam Gaber 2012 London Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg
 Bronze Tunisia Marwa Amri 2016 Rio de Janeiro Wrestling Women's freestyle 58 kg

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Zango Makes History As The First Burkinabe To Win An Olympic Medal". Boxscore World Sportswire.
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