African Olympic Medal Winners at London 2012

Africa’s countries are long time members of the Olympic family with the continent’s nations participating in the modern Olympiad since 1908, when South Africa was the lone sub-Saharan team participating in London.

The second participant was Egypt in 1928 in Amsterdam. Every 4 years countries participating in the Olympics prepare themselves. Preparations are done at a cost and therefore those willing to meet the cost pick the bill and stand more to win. Participating in the Olympics requires huge financial investments as the rich countries have demonstrated in the London 2012 Olympics.

Africa was well represented at the Summer Olympic Games – London 2012. Tunisia, Ethiopia, Uganda, South Africa, Kenya, Gabon and Egypt were the only countries from the African continent to have won medals at the 2012 Games.

Below we take a look at African athletes who won medals in the London 2012 Olympic games:

Morocco: Abdalaati Iguider – Bronze (Men’s 1500m Final)

Ethiopia – Tirunesh Dibaba – Gold Women 10,000m

Kenya – Sally Kipyego – Silver Women 10,000m

Kenya – Vivian Cheruiyot – Bronze Women’s 10,000m

South Africa – Cameron van der Burgh – Gold Men’s 100m breaststroke + New World Record

South Africa – Chad le Clos – Gold Men’s 200m Butterfly

Egypt – Alaaeldin Abouelkassem – Silver Men’s Fencing

South Africa Rowing Team: Sizwe Ndlovu, Matthew Brittain, John Smith and James Thompson – Gold Men’s Rowing

Ethiopia – Tariku Bekele – Bronze Men’s 10,000m Finals

Ethiopia – Tiki Gelana – Gold Women’s Marathon

Kenya – Priscah Jeptoo – Silver Women’s Marathon

Tunisia – Oussama Mellouli – Bronze Men’s 1500 metres Freestyle

Kenya – Ezekiel Kemboi – Gold Men’s 3000m Steeplechase

Kenya – David Rudisha – Gold Men’s 800 metres Finals

Botswana – Nijel Amos – Silver in Men’s 800 metres Finals

Kenya – Timothy Kitum – Bronze Mens 800m final

South Africa – Caster Semenya – Silver Women’s 800m Finals

UGANDA – Stephen Kiprotich – GOLD
Stephen Kiprotich wins gold in the Men’s marathon event

KENYA – Abel Kirui – SILVER !
Abel Kirui grabbed the silver medal in the Men’s Olympic marathon event

KENYA – Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich – BRONZE
Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich finishing in third place in the Men’s Olympic marathon event

ETHIOPIA – Meseret Defar – GOLD !
Ethiopia’s Meseret Defar celebrates winning the women’s 5000m final.

GABON – Anthony Obame – SILVER !
Taekwondo fighter Anthony Obame secured a first Olympic medal for Gabon when he reached the final of the men’s heavyweight over-80kgs

EGYPT – Karam Gaber – SILVER !
Egypt’s Karam Gaber wins silver medal in Wrestling

 

 

ALGERIA – Taoufik Makhloufi – GOLD !
Taoufik Makhloufi winner of the Men’s 1500m race.

 

 

TUNISIA – Habiba Ghribi – SILVER !
Habiba Ghribi celebrates winning silver in the Women’s 3000m Steeplechase

 

 

TUNISIA – Oussama Mellouli – GOLD
Tunisia’s Oussama Mellouli poses with his bronze medal on the podium after his 10 000m open water swim !

 

 

ETHIOPIA – Dejen Gebremeskel – SILVER !
Dejen Gebremeskel wins silver in men’s 5000m

 

Credit – The London Olympics 2012