How many medals have African athletes won?

Africa's participation in the Olympic Games began in 1908. In the half century from 1908 to 1960, although Africans participated in the Olympic Games one after another, there were no independent Africans who could only participate under the flag of their motherland. 1960, Senegalese athlete Abdou Thayer won the bronze medal in the men's 200m at the Tokyo Olympic Games in Japan. Today, Africans have not only achieved national independence and liberation with their strong determination and perseverance, but also become a formidable force in the international sports arena. Looking back on the Olympic history in the past 30 years, Africans won 174 medals in a series of Olympic games, including 54 gold medals, 56 silver medals and 64 bronze medals. More than half of these glittering medals were won by track and field athletes. Years of practice have proved that it is almost a patent for Africans to compete for medals in major track and field events, whether it is the four-year Olympic Games or other international track and field competitions. If only South Africa and Egypt were nominated for Olympic gold medals before the 1920s, a number of top black athletes from different African countries have emerged since the 1960s. 1960, Ethiopian long-distance runner Abbebe Bizira won the marathon gold medal in one fell swoop at the Rome Olympic Games, which not only broke the African-American record of zero in the Olympic gold medal list, but also sounded the horn for more African countries to win gold medals in the subsequent Olympic Games. 1964, Abbebe once again showed great power at the Tokyo Olympic Games, winning marathon titles in succession. This year was called the beginning of the "golden age" of African track and field competition by later generations. Four years later, on 1968, Africans ushered in an unprecedented Olympic medal harvest year. At the Mexican Olympic Games, Kenyan Kai Nuo not only won the gold medal in the1500m race, but also set a new record for the event. In this Olympic Games, African countries won 16 medals, among which Kenya and Tunisia won 4 gold medals. 1972, at the Munich Olympics, Africans won 16 medals again. Not only did Kai Nuo, the last gold medalist, win the 3000m steeplechase, but also a number of African track stars stood out, such as Ugandan athlete John Azi Bua, who won the first place in the 400m hurdles. However, just as African countries were preparing to show their skills in the Olympic Games, from 1976 Montreal Olympic Games to 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, the Olympic Games once became a political tool of a few developed countries under the influence of the international political situation. During this period, many African countries announced their boycott of the Olympic Games for various reasons, which directly affected the performance of African countries in the Olympic Games. Nevertheless, African countries that participated in the Olympic Games during this period still achieved a lot of good results, among which Zambia, Algeria, C? te d 'Ivoire, Senegal and other African countries also broke their unknown records in the Olympic medal list. 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games in Spain can be called a big gathering of Africans, because it is a sports event in which all African countries participate in the Olympic Games. In this international competition, South Africa ended 28 years of international isolation and returned to the Olympic family by announcing the abolition of apartheid. Besides, the Namibian team who participated in the Olympic Games for the first time was a blockbuster, and sprinter Frank fredericks won two gold medals in the100m and 200m competitions. What all Africans are proud of is that Ghana worked hard in the football match of this Olympic Games and became the first African country to win the bronze medal in this competition. 1996, African countries won 25 medals, including 7 gold medals, 8 silver medals and 10 bronze medals, just like at the Atlanta Olympic Games four years ago. This is another international competition to show Africans' long-distance running talent: all African national long-distance runners entered the finals, among which Algerian Nuredin Morselli, Burundian Vinust Nyanga Bo and Ethiopian Heller Gebreselassie won the men's1500m, 5000m and10000m races respectively. Meanwhile, South African Josia Sonwani and Kenyan Joseph Keter won gold medals in the marathon and 3000m steeplechase respectively. In addition to long-distance running, Nigerian Chioma Ajunwa and South African Penelope Haines won the women's long jump and women's swimming respectively. It is getting closer and closer to the opening day of the 27th Sydney Olympic Games, and we look forward to brilliant achievements of African Olympic athletes.