Guinea at the African Games

Sporting event delegation
Guinea at the
African Games
IOC codeGUI
NOCComité National Olympique Guinealais
Medals
Gold
1
Silver
3
Bronze
6
Total
10
African Games appearances (overview)

Guinea (GUI) has competed in the eight African Games. The country first took part in the second games that took place in 1973, when the team won a gold and a silver medal, the latter in football. The country next appeared twelve years later at the event in 1995. Athletes from Guinea have subsequently won a total of eight other medals, including two silver.

Participation

Guinea first entered the African Games (then called the All-African Games) in 1973. The team came away with a silver medal in the football tournament that year, beating the host nation, Nigeria.[1] The country has not sent teams to the following tournaments, returning in 1995. The country also attended in 2003, 2007, 2015, and, most recently, 2019.[2]

Medal tables

Medals by Games

Below is a table representing all the medals won by Guinea at the Games.[2]

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1973 Lagos 1 1 0 2 13
1995 Harare 0 1 0 1 24
2003 Abuja 0 0 1 1 36
2007 Algiers 0 1 2 3 29
2015 Brazzaville 0 0 1 1 38
2019 Rabat 0 0 2 2 38
Total 1 3 6 10

See also

References

  1. ^ Adamolekun, Ladipo (1976). Sékou Touré's Guinea: An Experiment in Nation Building. London: Methuen. p. 205. ISBN 9780416778403.
  2. ^ a b "All Africa Games Guinea". bestsports.com.br. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
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Nations at the African Games
Zone 1 - North Zone
Zone 2 - West Zone A
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  • Guinea
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  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
Zone 3 - West Zone B
  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Ghana
  • Liberia
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Togo
Zone 4 - Central Zone
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • DRC
  • Republic of the Congo
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Gabon
  • São Tomé and Príncipe
Zone 5 - Central-East Zone
Zone 6 - Southern Zone A
Zone 7 - Southern Zone B