| 2022 African Gymnastics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Sports Development Center |
| Location |  Cairo, Egypt |
| Start date | 10 May 2022 |
| End date | 15 May 2022 |
The 2022 African Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships also known as The 16th African Championships was held from 17 to 19 June 2022 in Cairo, Egypt. [1] [2] [3] [4]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-around | Egypt Aliaa Saleh Farida Hussein Jomana Abouelmagd Amina Sobeih |  South Africa Yulia Galukhin Stephanie Dimitrova Kayla Rondi Shannon Gardiner |  Angola Luana Gomes Sofia Higino Aysha Morgado |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-around | Aliaa Saleh (EGY) | Farida Hussein (EGY) | Yulia Galukhin (RSA) |
| Hoop | Farida Hussein (EGY) | Aliaa Saleh (EGY) | Stephanie Dimitrova (RSA) |
| Ball | Aliaa Saleh (EGY) | Stephanie Dimitrova (RSA) | Jomana Abouelmagd (EGY) |
| Clubs | Farida Hussein (EGY) | Aliaa Saleh (EGY) | Luana Gomes (ANG) |
| Ribbon | Aliaa Saleh (EGY) | Farida Hussein (EGY) | Yulia Galukhin (RSA) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-around | Egypt Alia Ahmed Lamar Behairi Farida Mansy Abeer Ramadan | South Africa Chade Jansen Kgaogelo Maake Tricha Richards Zara Rodt |  Tunisia Mayssa Arfa Maram Ben Larbi Eya Boushis Chahd Ouechtati |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-around | Alia Ahmed (EGY) | Abeer Ramadan (EGY) | Kgaogelo Maake (RSA) |
| Hoop | Alia Ahmed (EGY) | Lamar Behairi (EGY) | Kgaogelo Maake (RSA) |
| Ball | Abeer Ramadan (EGY) | Alia Ahmed (EGY) | Kgaogelo Maake (RSA) |
| Clubs | Alia Ahmed (EGY) | Abeer Ramadan (EGY) | Chade Jansen (RSA) |
| Ribbon | Alia Ahmed (EGY) | Lamar Behairi (EGY) | Kgaogelo Maake (RSA) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-around | Egypt | Tunisia | — |
| 5 Balls | Egypt | Tunisia | — |
| 5 Ropes | Egypt | Tunisia | — |
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