Senegal at the 2019 African Games

Senegal at the
2019 African Games
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]

Henry Bandiaky 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: Marietou Diallo, Mamadou Fall, Mbagnick Ndiaye and Khadija Timera.

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 2019 African Games

Senegal competed in canoeing. Oulimata Ba Fall and Combe Seck 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

Batj Gaye, Salif Keita, Babacar Ngom and Mohamed Seck 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] Fallou Beye won bronze in the Men's Kumite -60kg event, Abdou Cisse 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

Clement Fakhoury, Hassane Ramlaoui and Hassan Saleh 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
El Hadji Adama Niane 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
Adama Thiaw Ndir 50 m breaststroke 31.07 18 did not advance
100 m breaststroke 1:07.34 14 did not advance
Abdoul Niane
Steven Aimable
El Hadji Adama Niane
Adama Thiaw Ndir 		4×100 m freestyle relay — 3:29.30 NR 5
Steven Aimable
Adama Thiaw Ndir
El Hadji Adama Niane
Abdoul Niane 		4×100 m medley relay — 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
El Hadji Adama 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*
Adama Thiaw Ndir
Steven Aimable
Jeanne Boutbien 		4×100 m medley relay 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

Ibrahima Diao, Mohamed Gueye and Hamidou Sow 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
Ngoné Fall Women's –46 kg —  Mansour (EGY)
W 25–5 		 Mbubu (COD)
L 26–28 		did not advance
Sokhna Diarra Bousso Seck Women's –49 kg —  Amarh (GHA)
L 8–29 		did not advance

Triathlon

Main article: Triathlon at the 2019 African Games

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

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

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

Sall Adji Mame Awa 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 women's volleyball tournament 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

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  15. ^ "2019 African Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.