Hockey at the All-Africa Games
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Hockey
has been an All-Africa Games
event since the fourth edition in 1987
in Nairobi
, Kenya
.
Hockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
has been an All-Africa Games
All-Africa Games
The All-Africa Games, sometimes called the African Games or the Pan African Games, are a regional multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa...
event since the fourth edition in 1987
1987 All-Africa Games
The 4th All-Africa Games were played from August 1, 1987 to August 12, 1987 in Nairobi, Kenya. 42 countries participated in fourteen sports.From the beginning the intent had been to hold the African Games every four years. Economic difficulties and general civil unrest had never allowed this to...
in Nairobi
Nairobi
Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...
, Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
.
Results
| Men's Hockey | |||||
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| Year | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| 1987 Details |
 NairobiNairobi Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is... |
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| 1991 Details |
 CairoCairo Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life... |
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| 1995 Details |
 HarareHarare Harare before 1982 known as Salisbury) is the largest city and capital of Zimbabwe. It has an estimated population of 1,600,000, with 2,800,000 in its metropolitan area . Administratively, Harare is an independent city equivalent to a province. It is Zimbabwe's largest city and its... |
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| 1999 Details |
 JohannesburgJohannesburg Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa... |
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| 2003 Details |
 AbujaAbuja Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria, within the Federal Capital Territory . Abuja is a planned city, and was built mainly in the 1980s. It officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing Lagos... |
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| 2007 |  AlgiersAlgiers ' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000... |
No hockey tournament | |||
| 2011 |  MaputoMaputo Maputo, also known as Lourenço Marques, is the capital and largest city of Mozambique. It is known as the City of Acacias in reference to acacia trees commonly found along its avenues and the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. It was famous for the inscription "This is Portugal" on the walkway of its... |
No hockey tournament | |||
Participating nations
| Nation | 87 Kenya | 91 Egypt | 95 Zimbabwe | 99 South Africa | 03 Nigeria | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 5 | |
| 5th | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 4 | ||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 4 | ||
| 6th | 1 | |||||
| 5th | 1 | |||||
| 3rd | 5th | 6th | 4th | 4 | ||
| 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3 | |||
| 6th | 1 | |||||
| 7th | 1 | |||||
| 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 5th | 5 | |
Results
| Women's Hockey | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| 1995 Details |
Harare Harare Harare before 1982 known as Salisbury) is the largest city and capital of Zimbabwe. It has an estimated population of 1,600,000, with 2,800,000 in its metropolitan area . Administratively, Harare is an independent city equivalent to a province. It is Zimbabwe's largest city and its... |
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| 1999 Details |
Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa... |
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| 2003 Details |
Abuja Abuja Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria, within the Federal Capital Territory . Abuja is a planned city, and was built mainly in the 1980s. It officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing Lagos... |
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| 2007 | Algiers Algiers ' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000... |
No hockey tournament | |||
| 2011 | Maputo Maputo Maputo, also known as Lourenço Marques, is the capital and largest city of Mozambique. It is known as the City of Acacias in reference to acacia trees commonly found along its avenues and the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. It was famous for the inscription "This is Portugal" on the walkway of its... |
No hockey tournament | |||
Participating nations
| Nation | 95 Zimbabwe | 99 South Africa | 03 Nigeria | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | 4th | 2 | ||
| 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3 | |
| 4th | 4th | 6th | 3 | |
| 5th | 2nd | 2 | ||
| 1st | 1st | 1st | 3 | |
| 2nd | 2nd | 5th | 3 | |
Total
| 1 | align=left | |5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | align=left | |2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | align=left | |1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | align=left | |0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | align=left | |0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | align=left | |0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Medal table, men
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal table, women
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |