Number of African medals won in Paris Summer Olympics 2024, by country and color

In the Paris Summer Olympics in 2024, Kenyan athletes won the most gold medals among other African nations, with four gold medals. All four medals were in running, with Beatrice Chebet winning the women's 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter races. Emmanuel Wanyonyi won the men's 800 meter race, while Fatih Kipyegon won the women's 1,500 meter race. Algeria followed with two golds. Kaylia Nemour, an artistic gymnast, and Imane Khelif, a boxer, won the gold medals for the country. In terms of the number of medals won, Kenya, South Africa, and Ethiopia were higher, with a total of 11, six, and four medals, respectively.