2016 Rio Paralympics: African Countries Take Home 99 Medals

The 2016 Rio Paralympic Games are over and 13 African countries accumulated a total of 99 Olympian medals (36 Gold, 32 Silver, and 31 Bronze), taking all 3 medals in 5 Athletic categories.

Tunisia took home the most medals in total. The country won 19 medals (7 Gold, 6 Silver, 6 Bronze). Nigeria took home the most Gold medals (8 total), breaking one world record in the process.

Paralympic Medal Count by African Country

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World Record Set

Nigeria’s Lucy Ejike broke women’s powerlifting -61 kg category world record. The standout world record was 133kg and was first broken by Egypt’s Fatma Omar with a 140 kg lift and then bettered by Nigeria’s Lucy Ejike with an outstanding 142 kg lift.

Lucy, who has polio and uses a wheelchair, has competed in five Paralympic Games and has taken a medal home every time, this one making her 3rd Gold medal.

2016 African Paralympian Medalists

African countries took all 3 medals in 5 events.

• In Men’s 100m – T37 10000m, South Africa won the Gold and Bronze whereas Egypt won the Silver.
• In Women’s Javelin Throw – F53/54, Nigeria won the Gold, Tunisia won the Silver and South Africa won the Bronze.
• In Men’s 400m – T13, Morocco won the Gold, Namibia won the Silver and Algeria won the Bronze.
• In Men’s 5000m – T12/13, Kenya won the Gold, Morocco won the Silver and Tunisia won the Bronze.
• In Men’s 1500m – T12/13, Algeria won the Gold, Ethiopia won the Silver and Kenya won the Bronze.

Below is a list of all the African Paralympic athletes that won medals in Rio.

CATEGORY	EVENT	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE
Athletics	Women’s Shot Put – F41	TUNISIA: TLILI Raoua	TUNISIA: BEN KOELLEB Samar
Athletics	Women’s Discus Throw – F40/41	TUNISIA: TLILI Raoua		TUNISIA: AMAIMIA Fathia
Athletics	Men’s 1500m – T38	TUNISIA: SAIDI Abbes
Athletics	Men’s 100m – T34	TUNISIA: KTILA Walid
Athletics	Women’s Club Throw – F31/32	TUNISIA: BRAHMI Maroua	ALGERIA: GASMI Mounia
Athletics	Women’s Shot Put – F32	TUNISIA: BRAHMI Maroua
Athletics	Women’s 1500m – T12/13	TUNISIA: BOUSAID Somaya	Somaya TUNISIA: CHOUAYA Najah
Cycling Road	Men’s Road Race H5	SOUTH AFRICA: VAN DYK Ernst
Swimming	Men’s 100m Breaststroke – SB9	SOUTH AFRICA: PAUL Kevin
Athletics	Men’s Long Jump – T12	SOUTH AFRICA: LANGENHOVEN Hilton
Athletics	Men’s Javelin Throw – F38	SOUTH AFRICA: HAMMAN Reinhardt
Athletics	Men’s 100m – T37	SOUTH AFRICA: DU TOIT Charl	EGYPT: MOHAMED Mostafa Fathalla	SOUTH AFRICA: VAN DER MERWE Fanie
Athletics	Men’s 400m – T37	SOUTH AFRICA: DU TOIT Charl		ALGERIA: HAMDI Sofiane
Athletics	Men’s 400m – T38	SOUTH AFRICA: BUIS Dyan Neille
Athletics	Women’s Javelin Throw – F53/54	NIGERIA: UGWUNWA Flora	TUNISIA: AIDI Hania	SOUTH AFRICA: SITU Ntombizanele
Powerlifting	Women’s +86 kg	NIGERIA: ORJI Josephine
Athletics	Women’s Shot Put – F40	NIGERIA: ONYE Lauritta	TUNISIA: ABDELLI Rima
Powerlifting	Women’s -79 kg	NIGERIA: OMOLAYO Bose
Powerlifting	Women’s -73 kg	NIGERIA: NWOSU Ndidi		EGYPT: ALI Amany
Powerlifting	Men’s -65 kg	NIGERIA: KEHINDE Paul		EGYPT: IBRAHIM Shaaban
Powerlifting	Men’s -54 kg	NIGERIA: EZURUIKE Roland
Powerlifting	Women’s -61 kg	NIGERIA: EJIKE Lucy	EGYPT: OMAR Fatma
Athletics	Men’s 200m – T11	NAMIBIA: SHIKONGO Ananias
Athletics	Men’s Shot Put – F34	MOROCCO: NOUIRI Azeddine
Athletics	Men’s Marathon – T11/12	MOROCCO: CHENTOUF El Amin
Athletics	Men’s 400m – T13	MOROCCO: AMGUOUN Mohamed	NAMIBIA: NAMBALA Johannes	ALGERIA: HAMOUMOU Mohamed Fouad
Athletics	Men’s 5000m – T12/13	KENYA: KIRWA Henry	MOROCCO: CHENTOUF El Amin	TUNISIA: ALOUI Bilel
Athletics	Men’s 5000m – T11	KENYA: KIMANI Samwel Mushai		KENYA: BII Wilson
Athletics	Men’s 1500m – T11	KENYA: KIMANI Samwel Mushai
Powerlifting	Men’s -59 kg	EGYPT: OSMAN Sherif
Powerlifting	Women’s -86 kg	EGYPT: MAHMOUD Randa
Powerlifting	Men’s -97 kg	EGYPT: ELDIB Mohamed
Athletics	Women’s Discus Throw – F56/57	ALGERIA: SAIFI Nassima		NIGERIA: IYIAZI Eucharia
Athletics	Men’s 1500m – T45/46	ALGERIA: NOUIOUA Samir	UGANDA: EMONG David
Athletics	Women’s Shot Put – F33	ALGERIA: BOUDJADAR Asmahan
Athletics	Men’s 1500m – T12/13	ALGERIA: BAKA Abdellatif	ETHIOPIA: DEMISSE Tamiru	KENYA: KIRWA Henry
Athletics	Men’s 800m – T33/34		TUNISIA: KTILA Walid
Athletics	Women’s Shot Put – F54		TUNISIA: AIDI Hania	TUNISIA: NAFATI Fadhila
Athletics	Men’s 100m – T12		SOUTH AFRICA: NTUTU Ndodomzi Jonathan
Athletics	Men’s 200m – T42		SOUTH AFRICA: MAHLANGU Ntando
Athletics	Women’s 400m – T45/46/47		SOUTH AFRICA: LIEBENBERG Anrune
Athletics	Men’s 200m – T12		SOUTH AFRICA: LANGENHOVEN Hilton	MOROCCO: AFRI Mahdi
Athletics	Women’s 100m – T13		SOUTH AFRICA: HAYES Ilse
Athletics	Women’s 400m – T13		SOUTH AFRICA: HAYES Ilse
Powerlifting	Women’s -45 kg		NIGERIA: TIJANI Latifat
Powerlifting	Women’s -55 kg		NIGERIA: OYEMA Esther
Athletics	Men’s 100m – T13		NAMIBIA: NAMBALA Johannes
Athletics	Men’s 400m – T12		MOROCCO: AFRI Mahdi
Athletics	Women’s 1500m – T11		KENYA: KOECH Nancy Chelangat
Athletics	Women’s Long Jump – T11		IVORY COAST: DIASSO Fatimata Brigitte
Powerlifting	Men’s +107 kg		EGYPT: MOSAAD Amr
Powerlifting	Women’s -50 kg		EGYPT: AHMED Rehab
Powerlifting	Men’s -107 kg		EGYPT: AHMED Mohamed
Athletics	Women’s Shot Put – F56/57		ALGERIA: SAIFI Nassima	ALGERIA: MEDJMEDJ Nadia
Athletics	Men’s Shot Put – F33		ALGERIA: KARDJENA Kamel
Athletics	Men’s 100m – T51		ALGERIA: BERRAHAL Mohamed
Athletics	Men’s Shot Put – F32		ALGERIA: BAHLAZ Lahouari
Athletics	Men’s 400m – T54			TUNISIA: GHARBI Yassine
Athletics	Men’s Shot Put – F40			TUNISIA: BOUAABID Smaali
Athletics	Women’s 400m – T37			TUNISIA: BAHI Neda
Athletics	Men’s Shot Put – F42			SOUTH AFRICA: PILLAY Tyrone
Athletics	Men’s Long Jump – T38			SOUTH AFRICA: BUIS Dyan Neille
Powerlifting	Men’s -72 kg			NIGERIA: INNOCENT Nnamdi
Athletics	Men’s 100m – T11			NAMIBIA: SHIKONGO Ananias
Athletics	Men’s 400m – T11			NAMIBIA: SHIKONGO Ananias
Athletics	Women’s 400m – T12			MOZAMBIQUE: GOVERNO Edmilsa
Triathlon	Men – PT2			MOROCCO: LAHNA Mohamed
Powerlifting	Women’s -67 kg			EGYPT: MAHMOUD Amal
Sitting Volleyball	Men’s			EGYPT
Athletics	Men’s 400m – T20			CAPE VERDE: BARBOSA Gracelino Tavares
Athletics	Women’s Javelin Throw – F55/56			ALGERIA: MEDJMEDJ Nadia
Athletics	Women’s Long Jump – T12			ALGERIA: HAMRI Lynda
Athletics	Men’s 1500m – T37			ALGERIA: DJEMAI Madjid
Judo	Women -52 kg			ALGERIA: ABDELLAOUI Cherine
Athletics	Women’s Shot Put – F56/57