Senegal at the 2019 African Games

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Senegal at the
2019 African Games
Flag of Senegal.svg
Flag of Senegal
IOC codeSEN
NOCComité National Olympique et Sportif Sénégalais
in Rabat, Morocco
19 August 2019 (2019-08-19) – 31 August 2019 (2019-08-31)
Competitors127 (78 men and 49 women) in 16 sports
Medals
Ranked 22nd
Gold
1
Silver
5
Bronze
16
Total
22
African Games appearances (overview)

Senegal competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, 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[]

Athletics[]

Main article: Athletics at the 2019 African Games

Louis François Mendy won the bronze medal in the men's 110 metres hurdles event, the only medal won by an athlete representing Senegal in athletics.[1][2]

competed in the men's 100 metres and men's 200 metres.[2] In both events he did not advance to the semifinals.[2]

Boxing[]

Main article: Boxing at the 2019 African Games

Four athletes represented Senegal in boxing: , , Mbagnick Ndiaye and .

Canoeing[]

Main article: Canoeing at the 2019 African Games

Senegal competed in canoeing. and were among the canoeists to represent Senegal and they won three silver medals and one bronze medal.

Equestrian[]

Main article: Equestrian at the 2019 African Games

, , and represented Senegal in equestrian events.[3]

Fencing[]

Main article: Fencing at the 2019 African Games

Senegal competed in fencing and in total fencers representing Senegal won four bronze medals.[4]

Football[]

Main article: Football at the 2019 African Games

Senegal's national under-20 football team competed at the 2019 African Games.[5][6] They won the bronze medal in the men's tournament.[7]

Handball[]

Main article: Handball at the 2019 African Games

Senegal was scheduled to compete in handball at the 2019 African Games but ultimately did not compete.[5]

Judo[]

Main article: Judo at the 2019 African Games

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.[8]

Karate[]

Main article: Karate at the 2019 African Games

Senegal competed in karate.[9] won bronze in the Men's Kumite -60kg event, won bronze in the Men's Kumite -84kg event and the women's team won bronze in the Women's Kumite team event.

Shooting[]

Main article: Shooting at the 2019 African Games

, and competed in the men's skeet event.

Swimming[]

Main article: Swimming at the 2019 African Games

Six athletes represented Senegal in swimming.[10]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Steven Aimable 50 m freestyle 23.80 13 Did not advance
100 m freestyle 51.92 NR 10 Did not advance
50 m backstroke 27.71 NR 10 Did not advance
50 m butterfly 25.33 NR 12 Did not advance
100 m butterfly 54.96 6 Q 55.03 7
Abdoul Niane 50 m breaststroke 29.56 13 Did not advance
50 m freestyle 23.75 11 Did not advance
100 m freestyle 53.17 14 Did not advance
50 m backstroke 39.48 20 Did not advance
50 m butterfly 25.63 16 Did not advance
50 m breaststroke 31.07 18 Did not advance
100 m breaststroke 1:07.34 14 Did not advance
Abdoul Niane
Steven Aimable

 4×100 m freestyle relay N/A 3:29.30 NR 5
Steven Aimable


Abdoul Niane 		4×100 m medley relay N/A 3:57.50 NR 5
Women
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Jeanne Boutbien 50 m freestyle 27.51 NR 11 QR 27.53 8
100 m freestyle 59.19 7 Q 59.35 7
Sophia Diagne 50 m freestyle 28.29 16 Did not advance
50 m backstroke 32.33 16 Did not advance
50 m butterfly 30.22 14 Did not advance
Mixed
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Abdoul Niane

Sophia Diagne
Jeanne Boutbien 		4×100 m freestyle relay 3:46.48 NR 3 Q 3:43.89 NR 4
Sophia Diagne
Abdoul Niane*

Steven Aimable
Jeanne Boutbien 		4:15.24 4 Q 4:10.17 NR 4

Legend: (*) = Swimmers who participated in the heat only.

Table tennis[]

Main article: Table tennis at the 2019 African Games

, Mohamed Gueye and are scheduled to compete in table tennis.

Taekwondo[]

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2019 African Games

Senegal competed in Taekwondo.

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Women's –46 kg N/A   (EGY)
W 25–5 		  (COD)
L 26–28 		Did not advance
Women's –49 kg N/A   (GHA)
L 8–29 		Did not advance

Triathlon[]

Main article: Triathlon at the 2019 African Games

finished in 9th place in the men's event.[11]

finished in 15th place in the men's event.[11]

finished in 10th place in the women's event.[12]

finished in 15th place in the women's event.[12]

Volleyball[]

Main article: Volleyball at the 2019 African Games

Senegal's women's national volleyball team competed in the at the 2019 African Games.[13][14]

Wrestling[]

Main article: Wrestling at the 2019 African Games

Senegal competed in wrestling.[15] In total wrestlers representing Senegal won one silver medal and one bronze medal and the country finished 7th in the wrestling medal table.

References[]

  1. ^ "Louis François Mendy - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "2019 African Games – Athletics – Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  3. ^ "NOC Entries by Event - Equestrian - Senegal". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Fencing Results Book" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Things you need to know about the Rabat 2019 African Games". Olympic Channel. 27 July 2019. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Ghana draw Mali, Senegal and Burundi in 2019 African Games". GhanaWeb. 14 June 2019. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Football - Men's tournament". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  8. ^ "2019 African Games Judo Medalists". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). sportdata.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Swimming Results Book" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Men Elite - Results". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  12. ^ a b "Women Elite - Results". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  13. ^ "Senegal women qualify to African Games from Zone II". Confédération Africaine de Volleyball. 3 July 2019. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  14. ^ "Kenya women's volleyball team ready to defend African Games title". xinhuanet. 7 August 2019. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  15. ^ "2019 African Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
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