African women who won medals at the Tokyo Olympics 2020

 These Olympics were billed as the first gender-balanced Games, with 49% of the 11,656 athletes here being female.  And the women delivered. Here is a list of African women who won medals at the Tokyo Olympics 2020:

Feryal Abdelaziz, Egypt, Gold, Karate Women’s Kumite +61kg

Peruth Chemutai, Uganda, Gold (first Ugandan woman to win an Olympic gold medal in any sport), Women’s 3,000m Steeplechase

Peres Jepchirchir, Kenya, Gold, Athletics Women’s Marathon

Faith Chepng’etich Kipyegon, Kenya, Gold, Athletic Women’s 1500m

Tatjana Schoenmaker, South Africa, Gold, Women’s 200m Breaststroke and Silver in Women’s 100m Breaststroke

Bianca Buitendag, South Africa, Silver, Surfing

Brigid Kosgei, Kenya, Silver, Athletics Women’s Marathon

Christine Mboma, Namibia, Silver, Athletics Women’s 200m

Hellen Obiri, Kenya, Silver, Athletics Women’s 5,000m

Blessing Oborududu, Nigeria, Silver, Wrestling Women’s Freestyle 68kg

Ese Brume, Nigeria, Bronze, Athletics Women’s Long Jump

Ruth Gbagbi, Cote’d Ivoire, Bronze, Taekwando Women -67kg

Letesenbet Gidey, Ethiopia, Bronze, Athletics Women’s 10,000m

Hyvin Kiyeng, Kenya, Bronze, Athletics Women’s 3000m Steeplechase

Giana Lotfy, Egypt, Bronze, Karate Women’s Kumite -61kg

Hedaya Malak, Egypt, Bronze Taekwando Women -67kg

Gudaf Tsegay, Ethiopia, Bronze, Athletics Women’s 5000m

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