| Djibouti at the 2019 African Games | |
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| IOC code | DJI |
| NOC | Comité National Olympique Djiboutien |
| in Rabat, Morocco 19 August 2019 – 31 August 2019 | |
| Competitors | 31 (24 men and 7 women) in 9 sports |
| Medals Ranked 33rd |
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| African Games appearances (overview) | |
Djibouti competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. In total, athletes representing Djibouti won one silver medal and one bronze medal and the country finished in 33rd place in the medal table.
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Djibouti competed in several events in athletics. [1]
Ayanleh Souleiman won the silver medal in the men's 1500 metres event, the only medal won by an athlete representing Djibouti in athletics. [2] [1]
Youssouf Hiss Bachir also competed in the men's 1500 metres event and he did not finish in the final. [1]
Souhra Ali Med competed in the women's 800 metres event. [1] She qualified to advance to the final where she finished in last place. [1]
Kadra Mohamed Dembil competed in the women's 1500 metres event and she finished in 11th place in the final. [1]
Mohamed Ismail Ibrahim competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase event. He finished in 8th place. [1]
Two athletes competed in the men's 5000 metres event: Bouh Ibrahim and Jamal Abdi Direh. [1] They finished in 8th and 14th place respectively. [1]
Mumin Gala competed in the men's half marathon event and did not finish. [1] [3]
Abdoul-hakim Daoud Abdi competed in the men's K-1 200 metres event. [4] He was also scheduled to compete in the men's K-1 1000 metres event but he did not start. [4]
Mohamed Ali Djama, Idriss Elmi Barkhadleh and Hana Abdallah Hassan were scheduled to compete in chess but they did not compete in their events.
Four athletes represented Djibouti competed in judo:
Aden-Alexandre Houssein won one the bronze medals in the Men's -73 kg event. [5] [6]
Kaled Amer Abdoul-Aziz (men's kumite -60kg) competed in karate. [7]
Yahya Djireh Djama competed in the men's lightweight single sculls 500 metres event. [8]
Houssein Gaber Ibrahim competed in the men's 50 metre freestyle and men's 100 metre freestyle events. [9] [10]
Safia Houssein Barkat competed in the women's 50 metre breaststroke and women's 50 metre freestyle events. [11] [10]
Djibouti competed in table tennis. [12]
Bouhran Abdourazak Abdallah, Djamal Ahmed Mohamed and Mohamed Houmed Saido competed in the men's singles event. [13] They also competed in the men's team event. [13] Mohamed and Saido also competed in the men's doubles event. [13]
Rahma Abdourahman Houssein competed in the women's singles event. [13]
Two athletes competed in Taekwondo.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Radwan Houssein Hassan | Men's –54 kg | — |  Coulibaly (MLI)L 3–27 | did not advance | |||
| Abdi-kader Robleh Omar | Men's –58 kg |  Chol (SSD)W 34–2 |  Diakite (CIV)L 2–39 | did not advance | |||
Djibouti took part in the 1996 Summer Olympics, which were held in Atlanta, United States from 19 July to 4 August. The country's participation marked its fourth appearance in the Summer Olympics since its debut at the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles, United States. The delegation from Djibouti included five athletes, three in athletics and two in sailing. The three athletes for athletics were Ali Ibrahim, Omar Moussa, and Hussein Ahmed Salah while Robleh Ali Adou and Mohamed Youssef represented the country for sailing.
Djibouti took part in the 1992 Summer Olympics, which were held in Barcelona, Spain from 25 July to 9 August. The country's participation marked its fourth appearance in the Summer Olympics since its debut at the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles, United States. The delegation from Djibouti included eight athletes, five in athletics, two in judo and one in sailing. Houssein Djama, Moussa Souleiman, Omar Daher Gadid, Ahmed Salah, and Talal Omar Abdillahi represented the nation in athletics, while Youssef Omar Isahak, Alaoui Mohamed Taher represented the nation in judo. Robleh Ali Adou represented Djibouti in sailing.
Djibouti took part in the 1984 Summer Olympics, which were held in Los Angeles, United States from July 28 to August 12. The 1984 Summer Olympics were Djibouti's first Olympic appearance. The delegation included three marathon athletes, Djama Robleh, Ahmed Salah, and Omar Abdillahi Charmarke, none of whom won a medal.
Djibouti has participated in nine Summer Olympic Games as of the completion of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. They have never competed in the Winter Olympic Games. Djibouti debuted at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States of America with three athletes, but did not take home a medal. The highest number of Djiboutian athletes participating in a summer Games is eight in the 1992 games in Barcelona, Spain. Only one Djiboutian athlete has ever won a medal at the Olympics, marathon runner Hussein Ahmed Salah, who won a bronze medal in the 1988 marathon.
The Djiboutians are the people inhabiting or originating from Djibouti. The country is mainly composed of two ethnic groups, the Somali and the Afar. It has many languages - though Somali and Afar are the most widely spoken ones, Arabic and French serve as the official languages. There is a small Djiboutian diaspora in North America, Europe, and Australia.
Djibouti competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. The nation's participation marked its eighth appearance at the Summer Olympics. Djibouti did not field any athletes at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Morocco competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. This was the first time that Morocco hosted the competition. It was also the first time since the 1978 All-Africa Games that Morocco took part in the competition after being banned. In total, athletes representing Morocco won 31 gold medals, 32 silver medals and 46 bronze medals and the country finished in 5th place in the medal table.
Mali competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. In total, athletes representing Mali won two silver medals and two bronze medals and the country finished in 29th place in the medal table, shared with Libya.
Angola competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. In total, two gold medals, two silver medals and four bronze medals were won and the country finished in 16th place in the medal table, shared with Namibia.
Tunisia competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. In total, athletes representing Tunisia competed in all 26 sports held at the competition and they won 26 gold medals, 36 silver medals and 35 bronze medals. The country finished in 6th place in the medal table.
Zambia competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. In total, athletes representing Zambia won one gold medal, one silver medal and three bronze medals and the country finished in 24th place in the medal table.
Chad competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. In total, four bronze medals were won and the country finished 36th in the medal table.
Sudan competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. The country competed in nine sports and did not win a medal.
Mauritania competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco.
Seychelles competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. In total, athletes representing Seychelles won one gold medal, one silver medal and two bronze medals and the country finished 18th in the medal table. All medals were won in swimming by Felicity Passon. Passon also served as flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2019 African Games.
Libya competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. In total, athletes representing Libya won two silver medals and two bronze medals and the country finished in 29th place in the medal table, shared with Mali.
Somalia competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. In total, athletes representing Somalia competed in three sports and did not win any medals.
Niger competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. In total, 43 athletes represented Niger in 10 sports and won two gold medals and one bronze medal. All medals were won in Taekwondo and the country finished 21st in the medal table.
Aden-Alexandre Houssein is a Djiboutian judoka. He is a bronze medalist at the African Games and a two-time bronze medalist at the African Judo Championships.
Djibouti competed at several editions of the African Games. Djibouti first competed at the 2011 All-Africa Games held in Maputo, Mozambique. The country did not win a medal on this occasion.
