Senegal
Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senegal border, the east, Guinea t ...
competed at the
2019 African Games
The 12th African Games (), also known as Rabat 2019 (), were held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. This was the first time that the African Games were hosted by Morocco following the country's readmission to the African Union in Janua ...
held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in
Rabat
Rabat (, also , ; ) is the Capital (political), capital city of Morocco and the List of cities in Morocco, country's seventh-largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan population of over 1.2 million. ...
, Morocco. In total, athletes representing Senegal won one gold medal, five silver medals and 16 bronze medals and the country finished in 22nd place in the medal table.
Medal summary
Medal table
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Athletics
Louis François Mendy
Louis François Mendy (born 2 March 1999) is a Senegalese track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 metres hurdles and also competes as a sprint (running), sprinter. At the 2019 African Games, he competed in the Athletics at the 2019 Af ...
won the bronze medal in the
men's 110 metres hurdles event, the only medal won by an athlete representing Senegal in athletics.
competed in the
men's 100 metres and
men's 200 metres.
In both events he did not advance to the semifinals.
Boxing
Four athletes represented Senegal in boxing:
Marietou Diallo,
Mamadou Fall,
Mbagnick Ndiaye and
Khadija Timera.
Canoeing
Senegal competed in canoeing.
Oulimata Ba Fall and
Combe Seck were among the canoeists to represent Senegal and they won three silver medals and one bronze medal.
Equestrian
Batj Gaye,
Salif Keita
Salif Keïta () (born 25 August 1949) is a Malian singer-songwriter, referred to as the "Golden Voice of Africa". He is a member of the Keita royal family of Mali.
Early life
Salif Keita was born a traditional prince in the village of Djolib ...
,
Babacar Ngom and
Mohamed Seck represented Senegal in equestrian events.
Fencing
Senegal competed in fencing and, in total, fencers representing Senegal won four bronze medals.
Football
Senegal's
national under-20 football team competed at the 2019 African Games.
They won the bronze medal in the
men's tournament.
Handball
Senegal was scheduled to compete in handball at the 2019 African Games but ultimately did not compete.
Judo
Ten athletes represented Senegal in judo.
Mbagnick Ndiaye won the gold medal in the men's +100 kg event and
Monica Sagna won a bronze medal in the women's +78 kg event.
Karate
Senegal competed in karate.
won bronze in the Men's Kumite -60kg event,
Abdou Cisse won bronze in the Men's Kumite -84kg event and the women's team won bronze in the Women's Kumite team event.
Shooting
Clement Fakhoury,
Hassane Ramlaoui and
Hassan Saleh competed in the men's skeet event.
Swimming
Six athletes represented Senegal in swimming.
;Men
;Women
;Mixed
Legend: (*) = Swimmers who participated in the heat only.
Table tennis
Ibrahima Diao,
Mohamed Gueye and
Hamidou Sow Hamidou is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
*Jules Hamidou (born 1987), Chadian footballer
*Souleymanou Hamidou (born 1973), Cameroonian footballer
Given name:
*Raïs Hamidou (1773–1815), Algerian c ...
are scheduled to compete in table tennis.
Taekwondo
Senegal competed in Taekwondo.
Triathlon
Mamadou Diop finished in 9th place in the men's event.
finished in 15th place in the men's event.
finished in 10th place in the women's event.
finished in 15th place in the women's event.
Volleyball
Senegal's
women's national volleyball team competed in the
women's volleyball tournament at the 2019 African Games.
Wrestling
Senegal competed in wrestling.
In total, wrestlers representing Senegal won one silver medal and one bronze medal and the country finished 7th in the wrestling medal table.
References
{{Nations at the 2019 African Games
Nations at the 2019 African Games
2019
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African Games
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