Guinea at the 2007 All-Africa Games

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Guinea at the
2007 All-Africa Games
Flag of Guinea.svg
IOC code GUI
NOC Comité National Olympique et Sportif Guinéen
in Algiers
11 July 2007 (2007-07-11) – 23 July 2007 (2007-07-23)
Medals
Ranked 29th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
3
All-Africa Games appearances (overview)

Guinea competed in the 2007 All-Africa Games held at the Stade du 5 Juillet in the city of Algiers, Algeria. It was the fourth time that the country had competed in the games and the team left with three medals, including a silver for the national team in the men's football tournament.

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Competitors

Guinea entered a wide range of athletics competitions, including the men's 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres (in both the men's and women's events), 1,500 metres, 5,000 metres, long jump. [1] The country also competed in other events, including boxing, where Ibrahima Keita and Lamarana Conde made it to the quarter finals, the former winning to subsequently achieve a bronze medal. [2]

Medal summary

Namibia won three medals, a silver and two bronze.

Medal table

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics 0011
Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing 0011
Football pictogram.svg Football 0101
Total0123


List of Medalists

Silver Medal

MedalNameSportEventDateRef
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Guinea national under-23 football team Football Men's tournament 23 July [3]

Bronze Medal

MedalNameSportEventDateRef
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ibrahima Keita Boxing Men's Featherweight (– 57 kilograms) 17 July [2] [4]
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Fatoumata Fofana Athletics Women's 100 metres hurdles 20 July [5]

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