Olympics: Africans Get The Last Word

Gezahagne Abera of Ethiopia crosses the finish line to claim gold in the final event of the Olympics - the men's marathon. Africans again swept the field - Eric Wainaina of Kenya took silver and Tesfaye Tola, also of Ethiopia, won the bronze.

credit: KRT

Welcome to allAfrica's Olympics 2000 Page

Get a complete picture of Africa's performance at the Sydney Games (September 13 - October 1, 2000) here! You'll find all the stories we published, results for every competition in which African athletes participated, a full medals tally for the 2000 games (and one for Atlanta 1996), as well as useful links and bios for top athletes. Enjoy!

Results

View complete African results. Most sports are featured in tables like Football, Swimming, and other team sports. Or click here for Boxing and Judo results.

2000 Medal Winners       

Country	Name	Medal	Event
Ethiopia	Million Wolde	Gold	5000m
	Haile Gebrselassie	Gold	10000m
	Deratu Tulu	Gold	Women's 10000m
	Gezahagne Abera	Gold	Marathon
	Gete Wami	Silver	Women's 10000m
	Assefa Mezgebu	Bronze	10000m
	Gete Wami	Bronze	Women's 5000m
	Tesfaye Tola	Bronze	Marathon
Kenya	Noah Ngeny	Gold	1500m
	Reuben Kosgei	Gold	3000m Steeplechase
	Paul Tergat	Silver	10000m
	Eric Wainaina	Silver	Marathon
	Wilson Boit Kipketer	Silver	3000m Steeplechase
	Joyce Chepchumba	Bronze	Women's Marathon
	Bernard Lagat	Bronze	1500m
Algeria	Nouria Merah-Benida	Gold	Women's 1500m
	Ali Saidi-Sief	Silver	5000m
	Aderrahmane Hammad	Bronze	Men's High Jump
	Aissa Djabir Said-Guerni	Bronze	Men's 800m
	Mohamed Allalou	Bronze	Boxing Light Welterweight 63.5kg
Cameroon	Team	Gold	Football
Mozambique	Maria Mutola	Gold	Women's 800m
Nigeria	Ruth Ogbeifo	Silver	Women's Weightlifting 75 kg Category
	Glory Alozie	Silver	Women's 100m Hurdles
	Team	Silver	4x400m Relay
South Africa	Terence Parkin	Silver	Men's 200m Breastroke
	Hestrie Cloete	Silver	Women's High Jump
	Penny Heyns	Bronze	Women's 100m Breastroke
	Frantz Kruger	Bronze	Discus Throw
	Llewellyn Herbert	Bronze	400m Hurdles
Morocco	Hicham El Guerrouj	Silver	1500m
	Nouzha Bidouane	Bronze	Women's 400m Hurdles
	Brahim Lahlafi	Bronze	5000m
	Ali Ezzine	Bronze	3000m Steeplechase
	Tahar Tamsamania	Bronze	Boxing Featherweight 57kg

Links to Additional Coverage

Africa's Medals in 1996 
     

Africa took 34 medals in Atlanta, with Kenya leading the field.

Kenya: 1 Gold, 4 Silver, 3 Bronze

Nigeria: 2 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze

South Africa: 3 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze