Judo at the 2019 African Games | |
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Venue | Prince Moulay Abdallah Sports Complex |
Location | Rabat, Morocco |
Dates | 17–18 August |
Competitors | 212 from 34 nations |
Competition at external databases | |
Links | IJF • JudoInside |
Judo at the 2019 African Games was held on 17 and 18 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco.
The event served as a qualifier for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
* Host nation (Morocco)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Egypt (EGY) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
2 | Morocco (MAR)* | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
3 | Algeria (ALG) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
4 | Tunisia (TUN) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
5 | Gabon (GAB) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
6 | Cameroon (CMR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
7 | Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
8 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
9 | Angola (ANG) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Mauritius (MRI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
11 | Chad (CHA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Djibouti (DJI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (13 entries) | 14 | 14 | 28 | 56 |
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