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395,941 medals, every one searchable. Filter by nation, championship, event and year, count a country’s haul edition by edition, or set two championships side by side.
Republic of South Africa at the African Championships
Turkey · Balkan Athletics Championships
Cuba · Pan American Games
Kenya · Olympic Games
Jamaica · World ChampionshipsAll-time haul
418 medals
154 gold 136 silver 128 bronze
1 medal withdrawn for doping is not counted. Relays count once.
On the podium
17 of 24 editions since 1979 · every one since 1992First medal
1992 Belle Vue Maurel · Elinda Vorster, 100m goldFirst gold
1992 Belle Vue Maurel · Elinda Vorster, 100mBest edition
Durban 1993 50 medals, 15 of them goldAll-time table
3rd of 48 nations, ranked by goldsEvery edition, 1979–2026
Bars grow with the medals won · empty column = no medal · click a yearEdition by edition
| Year | Edition | Medals | G | S | B | Total | Medallists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Accra 24th edition | 9 | 4 | 9 | 22 | ||
| 2024 | Douala 23rd edition | 7 | 5 | 8 | 20 | ||
| 2022 | Port Louis 22nd edition | 9 | 13 | 14 | 36 | ||
| 2018 | Asaba 21st edition | 9 | 15 | 7 | 31 | ||
| 2016 | Durban 20th edition | 16 | 8 | 9 | 33 | ||
| 2014 | Marrakech 19th edition | 10 | 5 | 4 | 19 | ||
| 2012 | Porto-Novo 18th edition | 6 | 10 | 8 | 24 | ||
| 2010 | Nairobi ↗ 17th edition | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 | ||
| 2008 | Addis Ababa ↗ 16th edition | 12 | 2 | 8 | 22 | ||
| 2006 | Bambous 15th edition | 10 | 11 | 6 | 27 | ||
| 2004 | Brazzaville 14th edition | 10 | 12 | 8 | 30 | ||
| 2002 | Radès 13th edition | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 | ||
| 2000 | Algiers 12th edition | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1998 | Dakar 11th edition | 9 | 1 | 3 | 13 | ||
| 1996 | Yaounde 10th edition | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1993 | Durban 9th edition | 15 | 16 | 19 | 50 | ||
| 1992 | Belle Vue Maurel 8th edition | 16 | 16 | 15 | 47 | ||
| 1990 | Cairo 7th edition | No medal | – | – | – | – | |
| 1989 | Lagos 6th edition | No medal | – | – | – | – | |
| 1988 | Annaba 5th edition | No medal | – | – | – | – | |
| 1985 | Cairo 4th edition | No medal | – | – | – | – | |
| 1984 | Rabat 3rd edition | No medal | – | – | – | – | |
| 1982 | Cairo 2nd edition | No medal | – | – | – | – | |
| 1979 | Dakar 1st edition | No medal | – | – | – | – | |
| Total | 17 of 24 editions on the podium | 154 | 136 | 128 | 418 |