| Guinea at the African Games | |
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| IOC code | GUI |
| NOC | Comité National Olympique Guinealais |
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| African Games appearances (overview) | |
Guinea (GUI) has competed in the eight African Games . The country first took part in the second games that took place in 1973, when the team won a gold and a silver medal, the latter in football. The country next appeared twelve years later at the event in 1995. Athletes from Guinea have subsequently won a total of eight other medals, including two silver.
Guinea first entered the African Games (then called the All-African Games) in 1973. The team came away with a silver medal in the football tournament that year, beating the host nation, Nigeria. [1] The country has not sent teams to the following tournaments, returning in 1995. The country also attended in 2003, 2007, 2015, and, most recently, 2019. [2]
Below is a table representing all the medals won by Guinea at the Games. [2]
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Lagos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | |
| 1995 Harare | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | |
| 2003 Abuja | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | |
| 2007 Algiers | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 29 | |
| 2015 Brazzaville | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | |
| 2019 Rabat | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 38 | |
| Total | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||
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