Highlights of Africans at the 2012 London Olympic Games


MEDALS COUNT: Kenya: Total Medals: 9 (2 Gold, 3 Silver, and 4 Bronze); Ethiopia: Total Medals: 7 (3 Gold, 1 Silver and 3 Bronze); South Africa: Total Medals 6 (3 Gold, 2 Silver and 1 Bronze); Tunisia: Total Medals: 3 (1 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze); Egypt: Total Medals: 2 (2 Silver); Algeria: Total Medals: 1 (1 Dold); Gabon: Total Medals: 1 (1 Silver); Botswana: Total Medals: 1 (1 Silver), and Morocco with 0ne bronze medal.

David Lekuta Rudisha, Kenya, wins the Men's 800m Final in a World Record time of 1:40.91 at the Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, during the London 2012 Olympic games. London, UK. 9th August 2012. Photo Tim Clayton

Ezekiel Kemboi of Kenya celebrates winning the Men's 3000m Steeplechase with Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad of France who came second during the athletics at the Olympic Stadium as part of the 2012 London Olympic Summer Games in London, UK on August 5th 2012. Photo: Visionhaus/Ben Radford

Meseret Defar, Ethiopia, winning the Gold Medal in the Women's 1500m Final with Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot, Kenya, winning Silver and Tirunesh Dibaba, Ethiopia winning Bronze at the Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, during the London 2012 Olympic games. London, UK. 10th August 2012. Photo: Tim Clayton

Uganda's Stephen Kiprotich, center, celebrates after receiving his medal as he stands alongside Kenya's Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich, right, and, Kenya's Abel Kirui, left, during the medal ceremony for the men's marathon during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London. Stephen Kiprotich won gold, Abel Kirui silver and Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich bronze. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Women's 5000-meter gold medalist from Ethiopia, Meseret Defar, center, poses with Kenya's silver medalist Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot, left, and Ethiopia's bronze medalist Tirunesh Dibaba, right, during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Friday, Aug. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Ethiopia's Meseret Defar, left, reacts as she crosses the finish line to win gold ahead of Kenya's Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot, center, and Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba, right, in the women's 5000-meter final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Friday, Aug. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

USA's Aries Merritt, Cuba's Dayron Robles, USA's Jason Richardson, South Africa's Lehann Fourie compete in the 110 meter hurdles final at Olympic Stadium during the London 2012 Olympics on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 in London. Merritt finished in first for gold and Richardson finished in second winning silver. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News)

Oscar Pistorius (R) of South Africa waits for relay baton in men's 4x400m relay final at London 2012 Olympic Games, London, Britain, Aug. 10, 2012. The team of South Africa ranked 8th with 3:03.46 (Xinhua/Liao Yujie)(zgp)

Crowd watches as as Great Britain's Ciaran Williams (#3) shoots as Team GB plays handball against Tunisia at the Copper Box during the 2012 London Olympics. 8/4/12 (Andrew Mills/The Star-Ledger) Sent DIRECT TO SELECTS Saturday, August 04, 2012

Gabon's Anthony Obame celebrates during the victory ceremony after winning the silver medal in men's plus 80-kg taekwondo competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Gold medalist Italy's Carlo Molfetta, second from left, stands on the podium with silver medalist Gabon's Anthony Obame, left, bronze medalist Cuba's Robelis Despaigne and bronze medalist China's Liu Xiaobo, right, during the medal ceremony for the men's plus 80-kg taekwondo competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Morocco's Driss Fettouhi..London Olympic 2012 Group D men's match between Japan v Morocco at the St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne on the 29th July 2012. Image: Richard Lee/SPORTIMAGE.

USA Carmelo Anthony goes for the layup past Nigeria Ekene Ibekwe during 156-73 Team USA victory over Team Nigeria, during the men's basketball preliminary, at the Basketball Arena, in London, Great Britain.

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