| 2014 African Gymnastics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | The Rembrandt Hall, University of Pretoria |
| Location |  Pretoria, South Africa |
| Start date | 24 March 2014 |
| End date | 1 April 2014 |
The 2014 African Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships took place from 24 March to 1 April 2014 in Pretoria, South Africa. The Rembrandt Hall at the University of Pretoria Sports Center hosted the event. [1] [2]
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| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | South Africa Aimee van Rooyen Grace Legote Julene Van Rooyen Gugulethu Nkambule |  Egypt Sara Rostom Fatma Magdi Nourhal Khattab Asma Adawy |  Tunisia Amina Chtiba Maisa Ghazouani |
| All-Around | Grace Legote (RSA) | Sara Rostom (EGY) | Aimee Van Rooyen (RSA) |
| Hoop | Sara Rostom (EGY) | Grace Legote (RSA) | Julene Van Rooyen (RSA) |
| Ball | Grace Legote (RSA) | Julene Van Rooyen (RSA) | Fatma Magdi (EGY) |
| Clubs | Grace Legote (RSA) | Sara Rostom (EGY) | Fatma Magdi (EGY) |
| Ribbon | Grace Legote (RSA) | Sara Rostom (EGY) | Fatma Magdi (EGY) |
| Senior Group | |||
| All-Around | Egypt Aisha Elkolali Alia Elkatib Jacinthe Eldeeb Malak Mostafa Sarah Elkattan Yara Baraka | South Africa Amy Cooper Kayleigh Slaughter Michelle Harpur Paige Snyders Palesa Shabalala Taryn Christie-Taylor |  Angola Alice Tomas Beniude Panguleipo Jandira Henriques Margarida Cabral Nkumba Francisco Sofia Higino Yolanda Gaspar |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | Egypt Hana Hassan Haya Hisham Layla Selim Nour Abdel Aziz | South Africa Alexia Bazzo Chris-Marie van Wyk Palesa Mohlamme Shannon Gardiner |  Morocco Sofia Moussaoui Basma Ouatay |
| All-Around | Hana Hassan (EGY) | Shannon Gardiner (RSA) | Layla Selim (EGY) |
| Hoop | Hana Hassan (EGY) | Shannon Gardiner (RSA) | Haya Hisham (EGY) |
| Ball | Hana Hassan (EGY) | Layla Selim (EGY) | Shannon Gardiner (RSA) |
| Clubs | Nour Abdel Aziz (EGY) | Alexia Bazzo (RSA) | Hana Hassan (EGY) |
| Ribbon | Hana Hassan (EGY) | Layla Selim (EGY) | Chris-Marie van Wyk (RSA) |
| Junior Groups | |||
| All-Around | Egypt Hania Khattab Mariam Abdelhamid Nadin Gaber Sara Ibrahim Sherifa Bayoumy Zain Saad | Angola Alexandra Paulo Biatriz Kasselo Eunice Ferreira Iolanda Antonio Monica Gaspar | |
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