Paris 2024 Olympics: African Nations’ Performance at the 2024 Games

Paris 2024 Olympics Recap: African Nations’ Performance at the 2024 Games

The 2024 Olympics concluded in grand style on Sunday, August 12th, with a dazzling closing ceremony at the Stade de France. The event marked a historic moment for the host nation, France, and set the stage for the next Olympics in the United States four years from now. But before we shift our focus to the future, let’s reflect on how African nations performed in this year’s Olympics.

The Kenyans dominated the medal table with a total of 11 medals, 4 golds, 2 silvers, and 5 bronze medals making them the African nation with most medals in the 2024 Olympics.

The Algerians had 2 golds, and one bronze making it a total of 3, south Africans had 1 gold, 2 silvers and 3 bronze, while the Ethiopians had a total of 4, with 1 gold and 3 silver.

Egyptians, Moroccans, and Tunisians had 3 medals each while Botswana and Ugandan won 2 each.

The Ivorians, Carpe Verde, and Zambians won 1 medal each.

Here’s a breakdown of the medals won by African nations at the 2024 Olympics:

Athlete	Country	Competition	Medal Won
Faith Kipyegon	Kenya	Women’s 1500m, women’s 5000m	Gold Silver
Emmanuel Wanyonyi	Kenya	Men’s 800m	Gold
Beatrice CHEBET	Kenya	Women’s 5000m women’s 10000m	Gold Gold
Ronald KWEMOI	Kenya	Men’s 5000m	Silver
Hellen Obiri	Kenya	Women’s Marathon	Bronze
Benson KIPRUTO	Kenya	Men’s Marathon	Bronze
Abraham KIBIWOT	Kenya	Men’s 3000m Steeplechase	Bronze
Mary MORAA	Kenya	Women’s 800	Bronze
Faith CHEROTICH	Kenya	Women’s 3000m Steeplechase	Bronze
Kaylia NEMOUR	Algeria	Women’s Uneven Bars	Gold
Djamel SEDJATI	Algeria	Men’s 800m	Bronze
Imane KHELIF	Algeria	Women’s 66kg	Gold
Tatjana SMITH	South Africa	Swimming: Women’s Breaststroke 100m Women’s Breaststroke 200m	Gold Silver
Team South Africa	South Africa	Men’s 4 x 100m Relay	Silver
Jo-Ane van DYK	South Africa	Women’s Javelin Throw	Silver
Alan HATHERLY	South Africa	Men’s Cross-country	Bronze
Team South Africa	South Africa	Men’s Rugby Sevens	Bronze
Tamirat TOLA	Ethiopia	Men’s Marathon	Gold
Berihu AREGAWI	Ethiopia	Men’s 10000m	Silver
Tsige DUGUMA	Ethiopia	Women’s 10000m	Silver
Tigst ASSEFA	Ethiopia	Women’s Marathon	Silver
Ahmed ELGENDY	Egypt	Modern Pentathlon: Men’s Individual	Gold
Sara AHMED	Egypt	Weightlifting: Women’s 81kg	Silver
Mohamed ELSAYED	Egypt	Fencing: Men’s Épée Individual	Bronze
Firas KATOUSSI	Tunisia	Taekwondo: Men -80kg	Gold
Fares FERJANI	Tunisia	Fencing: Men’s Sabre Individual	Silver
Mohamed Khalil JENDOUBI	Tunisia	Fencing: Men’s – 58kg	Bronze
Letsile TEBOGO	Botswana	Men’s 200m	Gold
Team Botswana	Botswana	Men’s 4 x 400m Relay	Silver
Joshua CHEPTEGEI	Uganda	Men’s 10,000m	Gold
Peruth CHEMUTAI	Uganda	Women’s 3000m Steeplechase	Silver
Soufiane EL BAKKALI	Morrocco	Men’s 3000m Steeplechase	Gold
Team Morrocco	Morrocco	Men’s Footbal	Bronze
David de PINA	Cape Verde	Boxing: Men’s 51kg	Bronze
Muzala SAMUKONGA	Zambia	Men’s 400m	Bronze

With a total of 38 medals won by African nations in this years’ edition of the Olympics compare to the previous total of 37 in Tokyo, it only means that the continent is getting better and would hope to win even more when the competition returns in 2028.