Guinea at the African Games

Guinea at the African Games
IOC code	GUI
NOC	Comité National Olympique Guinealais
Medals	Gold 1 Silver 3 Bronze 6 Total 10
African Games appearances (overview)
1973 1978–1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023

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

See also: African Games and All-time African Games medal table

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

• Guinea at the Olympics
• Guinea at the Paralympics
• Sport in Guinea

References

1. Adamolekun, Ladipo (1976). Sékou Touré's Guinea: An Experiment in Nation Building. London: Methuen. p. 205. ISBN 9780416778403.
2. "All Africa Games Guinea". bestsports.com.br. Retrieved 30 October 2021.