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All-time haul

233 medals

117 gold 70 silver 46 bronze

Relays count once.

On the podium

11 of 19 editions since 1987

First medal

1997 Durban · Anel Van Niekerk, 100m gold

First gold

1997 Durban · Anel Van Niekerk, 100m

Best edition

Durban 1997 54 medals, 26 of them gold

All-time table

2nd of 13 nations, ranked by golds

Every edition, 1987–2025

Bars grow with the medals won · empty column = no medal · click a year

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Edition by edition

Year	Edition	Medals	G	S	B	Total
2025	Harare 19th edition	No medal	–	–	–	–
2019	Reduit 18th edition		6	2	1	9
2017	Harare↗ 17th edition		4	6	0	10
2015	Reduit 16th edition		16	9	4	29
2013	Gaborone↗ 15th edition	No medal	–	–	–	–
2011	Maputo 14th edition		19	16	12	47
2009	Gaborone↗ 13th edition		12	4	6	22
2007	Windhoek 12th edition		11	6	3	20
2005	Harare↗ 11th edition		0	3	5	8
2003	Lusaka↗ 10th edition		4	0	0	4
2001	Harare↗ 9th edition		6	2	1	9
2000	Harare↗ 8th edition	No medal	–	–	–	–
1999	Harare↗ 7th edition		13	7	1	21
1997	Durban 6th edition		26	15	13	54
1995	Harare↗ 5th edition	No medal	–	–	–	–
1995	Harare 5th edition	No medal	–	–	–	–
1990	Windhoek 4th edition	No medal	–	–	–	–
1989	Luanshya↗ 3rd edition	No medal	–	–	–	–
1988	Gaborone↗ 2nd edition	No medal	–	–	–	–
1987	Harare↗ 1st edition	No medal	–	–	–	–
Total	11 of 19 editions on the podium		117	70	46	233