Djibouti at the 2019 African Games

Djibouti competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. In total athletes representing Djibouti won one silver medal and one bronze medal and the country finished in 33rd place in the medal table.

Djibouti at the
2019 African Games
IOC codeDJI
NOCComité National Olympique Djiboutien
in Rabat, Morocco
19 August 2019 (2019-08-19) – 31 August 2019 (2019-08-31)
Competitors31 (24 men and 7 women) in 9 sports
Medals
Ranked 33rd
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
2
African Games appearances

Medal summary

Medal table

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2019 African Games

Ayanleh Souleiman won the silver medal in the men's 1500 metres event, the only medal won by an athlete representing Djibouti in athletics.[1]

Youssouf Hiss Bachir also competed in the men's 1500 metres event and he did not finish in the final.

Souhra Ali Med competed in the women's 800 metres event. She qualified to advance to the final where she finished in last place.

Kadra Mohamed Dembil competed in the women's 1500 metres event and she finished in 11th place in the final.

Mohamed Ismail Ibrahim competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase event. He finished in 8th place.

Two athletes competed in the men's 5000 metres event: Bouh Ibrahim and Jamal Abdi Direh. They finished in 8th and 14th place respectively.

Mumin Gala competed in the men's half marathon event and did not finish.[2]

Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 2019 African Games

Abdoul-hakim Daoud Abdi competed in the men's K-1 200 metres event.[3] He was also scheduled to compete in the men's K-1 1000 metres event but he did not start.[3]

Chess
Main article: Chess at the 2019 African Games

Mohamed Ali Djama, Idriss Elmi Barkhadleh and Hana Abdallah Hassan were scheduled to compete in chess but they did not compete in their events.

Judo
Main article: Judo at the 2019 African Games

Four athletes represented Djibouti competed in judo:

  • Abdoulgabar Abdourahman Omar (Men's -90 kg)
  • Raguib Abdourahman (Women's -52 kg)
  • Houssein Aden-Alexandre (Men's -73 kg)
  • Moustapha Fouad Hamid (Men's -60 kg)

Houssein Aden-Alexandre won the bronze medal in the Men's -73 kg event.[4]

Karate
Main article: Karate at the 2019 African Games

Kaled Amer Abdoul-Aziz (men's kumite -60kg) competed in karate.[5]

Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 2019 African Games

Yahya Djireh Djama competed in the men's lightweight single sculls 500 metres event.[6]

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2019 African Games

Houssein Gaber Ibrahim competed in the men's 50 metre freestyle and men's 100 metre freestyle events.[7]

Safia Houssein Barkat competed in the women's 50 metre breaststroke and women's 50 metre freestyle events.[8]

Table tennis
Main article: Table tennis at the 2019 African Games

Bouhran Abdourazak Abdallah, Djamal Ahmed Mohamed and Mohamed Houmed Saido competed in the men's singles event.[9] They also competed in the men's team event.[9] Mohamed and Saido also competed in the men's doubles event.[9]

Rahma Abdourahman Houssein competed in the women's singles event.[9]

Taekwondo
Main article: Taekwondo at the 2019 African Games

Two athletes competed in Taekwondo.

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Radwan Houssein Hassan Men's –54 kg N/A  Coulibaly (MLI)
L 3–27		 Did not advance
Abdi-kader Robleh Omar Men's –58 kg  Chol (SSD)
W 34–2		  Diakite (CIV)
L 2–39		 Did not advance

References
  1. "Ayanleh Souleiman Hassan - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  2. "Mumin Booqora Gala - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  3. "Abdoul-hakim Daoud Abdi - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  4. "Event Overview - Men's -73kg". 2019 African Games website. 17 August 2019. Archived from the original on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  5. "Kaled Amer Abdoul-Aziz - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  6. "Yahya Direh Djama - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  7. "Houssein Gaber Ibrahim - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  8. "Safia Houssein Barkat - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  9. "NOC Entries by Event - Table Tennis - Djibouti". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
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