Well, congratulations to Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa, as he not only wins gold, but breaks a world record!
Also a great win by Jemima Sumgong – the first Kenyan woman to win the Olympic marathon.
So here is the latest African share of the medals.
Martin
| Rio 2016 | Ranking | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 24 | South Africa | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | |
| 30 | Kenya | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 40 | Ethiopia | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 62 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 64 | Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | ||
| London 2012 | 23 | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 28 | Kenya | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |
| 50 | Uganda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 50 | Algeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 58 | Egypt | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 69 | Botswana | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 69 | Gabon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 79 | Morocco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 11 | 10 | 31 |
Martin Plaut 