 Gymnastics | |
| First event | 1965  Brazzaville |
|---|---|
| Occur every | four years |
| Last event | 2019  Rabat |
| Best |  Egypt (EGY) |
Gymnastics events have been contested at most African Games since 1991 All-Africa Games in Cairo. It was absent at the 2011 and 2023 Games.
| Games | Year | Host city | Events | Best nation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Artistic gymnastics | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||
| V | 1991 |  Cairo | 8 | 6 | Egypt (EGY) | — |
| VI | 1995 |  Harare | 8 | 6 |  South Africa (RSA) | Egypt (EGY) |
| VII | 1999 |  Johannesburg | 8 | 6 | South Africa (RSA) | Egypt (EGY) |
| VIII | 2003 |  Abuja | 8 | 6 | South Africa (RSA) | — |
| IX | 2007 |  Algiers | 8 | 6 | Egypt (EGY) | — |
| X | 2011 |  Maputo | Not held | |||
| XI | 2015 | Brazzaville | 9 | 7 |  Algeria (ALG) | — |
| XII | 2019 | Rabat | 8 | 6 | Egypt (EGY) | — |
| XIII | 2023 |  Accra | Not held | |||
As of 2019:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt (EGY) | 44 | 42 | 23 | 109 |
| 2 | Algeria (ALG) | 26 | 18 | 23 | 67 |
| 3 | South Africa (RSA) | 22 | 21 | 25 | 68 |
| 4 |  Tunisia (TUN) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 |  Nigeria (NGR) | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 6 |  Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Republic of the Congo (CGO) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 9 |  Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 |  Cape Verde (CPV) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 99 | 85 | 95 | 279 | |
| Event | 91 | 95 | 99 | 03 | 07 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 23 | Years | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's team | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's individual all-around | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's floor exercise | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's pommel horse | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's still rings | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's vault | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's parallel bars | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's horizontal bar | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's team | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's individual all-around | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's vault | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's uneven bars | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's balance beam | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's floor exercise | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 95 | 99 | Years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | X | X | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual all-around | X | X | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball | X | X | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clubs | X | X | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hoop | X | X | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ribbon | X | X | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rope | X | X | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last updated after the 2019 African Games
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