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
Flag of Djibouti
IOC code	DJI
NOC	Comité National Olympique Djiboutien
in Rabat, Morocco 19 August 2019 – 31 August 2019
Competitors	31 (24 men and 7 women) in 9 sports
Medals Ranked 33rd	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 2
African Games appearances
2011 2015 2019 2023

Medal summary

Medal table

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Silver Ayanleh Souleiman Athletics Men's 1500 metres 30 August  Bronze Houssein Aden-Alexandre Judo Men's -73 kg 17 August

Medals by sport Sport Total Athletics 0 1 0 1 Judo 0 0 1 1 Total 0 1 1 2 Medals by date Day Date Total 2 17 August 0 0 1 1 15 30 August 0 1 0 1 Total 0 1 1 2

Athletics

Djibouti competed in several events in athletics.[1]

Ayanleh Souleiman won the silver medal in the men's 1500 metres event, the only medal won by an athlete representing Djibouti in athletics.[2][1]

Youssouf Hiss Bachir also competed in the men's 1500 metres event and he did not finish in the final.[1]

Souhra Ali Med competed in the women's 800 metres event.[1] She qualified to advance to the final where she finished in last place.[1]

Kadra Mohamed Dembil competed in the women's 1500 metres event and she finished in 11th place in the final.[1]

Mohamed Ismail Ibrahim competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase event. He finished in 8th place.[1]

Two athletes competed in the men's 5000 metres event: Bouh Ibrahim and Jamal Abdi Direh.[1] They finished in 8th and 14th place respectively.[1]

Mumin Gala competed in the men's half marathon event and did not finish.[1][3]

Canoeing

Abdoul-hakim Daoud Abdi competed in the men's K-1 200 metres event.[4] He was also scheduled to compete in the men's K-1 1000 metres event but he did not start.[4]

Chess

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

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.[5][6]

Karate

Kaled Amer Abdoul-Aziz (men's kumite -60kg) competed in karate.[7]

Rowing

Yahya Djireh Djama competed in the men's lightweight single sculls 500 metres event.[8]

Swimming

Houssein Gaber Ibrahim competed in the men's 50 metre freestyle and men's 100 metre freestyle events.[9][10]

Safia Houssein Barkat competed in the women's 50 metre breaststroke and women's 50 metre freestyle events.[11][10]

Table tennis

Djibouti competed in table tennis.[12]

Bouhran Abdourazak Abdallah, Djamal Ahmed Mohamed and Mohamed Houmed Saido competed in the men's singles event.[13] They also competed in the men's team event.[13] Mohamed and Saido also competed in the men's doubles event.[13]

Rahma Abdourahman Houssein competed in the women's singles event.[13]

Taekwondo

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. "2019 African Games – Athletics – Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
2. "Ayanleh Souleiman Hassan - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
3. "Mumin Booqora Gala - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
4. "Abdoul-hakim Daoud Abdi - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
5. "Event Overview - Men's -73kg". 2019 African Games website. 17 August 2019. Archived from the original on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
6. "2019 African Games Judo Medalists". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
7. "Kaled Amer Abdoul-Aziz - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
8. "Yahya Direh Djama - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
9. "Houssein Gaber Ibrahim - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
10. "Swimming Results Book" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
11. "Safia Houssein Barkat - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
12. "Table tennis results book" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
13. "NOC Entries by Event - Table Tennis - Djibouti". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.