| Senegal at the African Games | |
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| IOC code | SEN |
| African Games appearances (overview) | |
Senegal has competed in the African Games since the first edition in 1965. [1] Until 2015, the competition was known as the All-Africa Games. Senegal has won a total of 289 medals.
Below is a table representing all Senegalese medals across the Games in which it has competed.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 1973 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 1978 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 1987 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 21 |
| 1991 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 |
| 1995 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 1999 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 25 |
| 2003 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 34 |
| 2007 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 46 |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 33 |
| 2015 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 37 |
| 2019 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 22 |
| Totals (12 games) | 65 | 71 | 153 | 289 |
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