The Podium Pursuit Hall of Fame includes athletes who have achieved world records and medals at the top sporting events on the world stage.

Check out our timeline of these Moments of Glory achieved by African Athletes below and let us know if we have missed any:

SOUTH AFRICA

tatjana schoenmaker

South African Olympic Gold and World Record Silver Medalist and 2023 World Champion Swimmer.

wayde van niekerk

South African Track and Field Olympic Gold Medalist and World Champion.

bianca buitendag

South African Shortboard Surfer Olympic Silver Medalist.

Matthew sates

South African Olympic Swimmer and Multiple World Cup Gold Medalist.

caster semenya

South African Olympic Track and Field Medalist and Multiple World Champion.

Cameron Van Der Burgh

South African Olympic Medalist, Swimming World Champion and World Record Holder.

SOUTH AFRICA

chad le clos

South African Multiple Olympic Medalist and World Record Holder.

Shaun Keeling

South African Olympic Rowing Silver Medalist.

Luvo Manyonga

South African Olympic Track and Field Silver Medalist and World Champion.

Lawrence Brittain

South African Olympic Rowing Silver Medalist.

Sunette Viljoen

South African Olympic Silver Medalist and Multiple African and National Javelin Throw Champion.

Henri Schoeman

South African Olympic Triathlon Silver Medalist.

SOUTH AFRICA

John Smith

South African Olympic Gold Medalist, World Rowing Champion and World Record Holder.

James thompson

South African Olympic Gold Medalist and Rowing World Champion.

matthew brittain

South African Olympic Gold Rowing Medalist.

sizwe ndlovu

South African Olympic Gold Rowing Medalist.

Bridgitte Hartley

South African Olympic Canoeing Bronze Medalist.

ETHIOPIA

gudaf tsegay

Ethiopian Olympic Track and Field Athlete and World Record Holder.

lamecha girma

Ethiopian Olympic Track and Field Silver Medalist and Multiple World Record Holder.

letesenbet gidey

Ethiopian Olympic Track and Field Bronze Medalist and Multiple World Champion and Record Holder.

Selemon Barega

Ethiopian Olympic Track and Field Gold Medalist.

Tigist Assefa

Ethiopian Olympic Athlete and Marathon World Record Holder.

Tirunesh Dibaba

Ethiopian Olympic Medalist and Multiple World Champion and Record Holder.

ETHIOPIA

Genzebe Dibaba

Ethiopian Olympic Medalist, Multiple World Indoor Champion and World Record Holder.

Feyisa Lilesa

Ethiopian Olympic Silver Marathon Medalist.

Tamirat Tola

Ethiopian Olympic Bronze Medalist and Marathon World Champion.

Mare Dibaba

Ethiopian Olympic Bronze Medalist and Marathon World Champion.

Hagos Gebrhiwet

Ethiopian Olympic Bronze Medalist and Multiple World Champion.

Almaz Ayana

Ethiopian Olympic Medalist and Multiple World Champion.

ETHIOPIA

Meseret Defar

Ethiopian Olympic Gold Medalist and World Champion.

Dejen Gebremeskel

Ethiopian Olympic Track and Field Silver Medalist.

Tariku Bekele

Ethiopian Olympic Track and Field Bronze Medalist.

EGYPT

Alaaeldin Abouelkassem

Egyptian Olympic Silver Medalist and Multiple African Fencing Champion.

Mohamed Ibrahim El-Sayed

Egyptian Olympic Wrestling Bronze Medalist.

Ahmed El-Gendy

Egyptian Olympic Modern Pentathlon Silver Medalist.

Hedaya Malak

Egyptian Multiple Olympic Medalist and African Taekwondo Champion.

Seif Eissa

Egyptian Olympic Taekwondo Bronze Medalist.

Feryal Abdelaziz

Egyptian Olympic Gold Medalist and World Karateka Champion.

EGYPT

Karam Gaber

Egyptian Olympic Greco-Roman Wrestling Silver Medalist.

KENYA

Hellen Obiri

Kenyan Olympic Track and Field Silver Medalist and Multiple World Champion.

Faith Kipyegon

Kenyan Olympic Track and Field Gold Medalist, Double World Champion and Record Holder.

Timothy Cheruiyot

Kenyan Olympic Track and Field Silver Medalist and Multiple National Champion.

Benjamin Kigen

Kenyan Olympic Track and Field Bronze Medalist.

Beatrice Chepkoech

Kenyan Olympic Track and Field Athlete, World Champion and Record Holder.

David Rudisha

Kenyan Olympic Track and Field Gold Medalist and Multiple World & African Champion.

KENYA

Emmanuel Korir

Kenyan Olympic Track and Field Gold Medalist and World Champion.

Rotich Ferguson

Kenyan Olympic Track and Field Silver Medalist.

Peres Jepchirchir

Kenyan Olympic Gold Medalist, Multiple Marathon Champion and World Record Holder.

Eliud Kipchoge

Kenyan Olympic Track and Field Gold Medalist, World Champion and Multiple World Record Holder.

Brigid Kosgei

Kenyan Olympic Silver Medalist, Multiple Marathon Champion and World Record Holder.

Kelvin Kiptum

1999 – 2024

Kenyan Marathon World Record Holder.

KENYA

Abel Kirui

Kenyan Olympic Track and Field Medalist and Multiple World Champion.

Julius Yego

Kenyan Olympic Track and Field Silver Medalist, World and Multiple National Champion.

Vivian Cheruiyot

Kenyan Olympic Champion and Medalist and Multiple World Champion.

Paul Tanui

Kenyan Olympic Silver Track and Field Medalist.

Margaret Wambui

Kenyan Olympic Bronze Track and Field Medalist.

Ezekiel Kemboi

Kenyan Olympic Gold Medalist and Multiple World Champion.

KENYA

Sally Kipyego

Kenyan Olympic Track and Field Silver Medalist.

Thomas Longosiwa

Kenyan Olympic Track and Field Bronze Medalist.

Emmanuel Wanyonyi

Kenyan 800m World Record Holder.

UGANDA

Joshua Cheptegei

Ugandan Olympic Track and Field Medalist and Multiple World Champion and Record Holder.

Jacob Kiplimo

Ugandan Olympic Track and Field Medalist and World & National Record Holder.

Peruth Chemutai

Ugandan Olympic Track and Field Gold Medalist.

Stephen Kiprotich

Ugandan Olympic Marathon Gold Medalist and World Champion.

TUNISIA

Ahmed Hafnaoui

Tunisian Olympic Swimming Gold Medalist and World Champion.

Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi

Tunisian Olympic Taekwondo Silver Medalist.

Marwa Amri

Tunisian Olympic Wrestling Bronze Medalist.

Oussama Oueslati

Tunisian Olympic Taekwondo Bronze Medalist.

Oussama Mellouli

Tunisian Multiple Olympic Medalist and World Swimming Champion.

Inés Boubakri

Tunisian Olympic Fencing Bronze Medalist.

TUNISIA

Habiba Ghribi

Tunisian Olympic Track and Field Gold Medalist and World Champion.

MOROCCO

Soufiane El Bakkali

Moroccan Olympic Track and Field Gold Medalist and Multiple World Champion.

Mohammed Rabii

Moroccan Olympic Boxing Bronze Medalist.

Abdelaati Iguider

Moroccan Olympic Boxing Bronze Medalist.

NAMIBIA

Christine Mboma

Namibian Olympic Track and Field Silver Medalist.

BOTSWANA

Isaac Makwala

Botswana Olympic Bronze Medalist and Multiple National Champion.

Bayapo Ndori

Botswana Olympic Track and Field Bronze Medalist.

Zibane Ngozi

Botswana Olympic Track and Field Bronze Medalist and National Record Holder.

Baboloki Thebe

Botswana Olympic Track and Field Bronze Medalist.

NIGERIA

ese brume

Nigerian Olympic Track and Field Medalist and Multiple National Champion.

TOBI AMUSAN

Nigerian Olympic Track and Field Athlete, World Champion and Record Holder.

Blessing Oborududu

Nigerian Olympic Silver Medalist and Multiple African Wrestling Champion.

BURKINA FASO

Hugues Zango

Burkina Faso Olympic Track and Field Bronze Medalist and Triple Jump World Champion.

COTE D’IVOIRE

Ruth Gbagbi

Ivorian Olympic Medalist, World and Multiple African Taekwondo Champion.

Cheick Sallah Cisse

Ivorian Olympic Gold Medalist and World Champion.

GHANA

Samuel Takyi

Ghanaian Olympic Boxing Bronze Medalist.

ALGERIA

Taoufik Makhloufi

Algerian Multiple Olympic Medalist and National Champion.

NIGER

 AbdoulRazak Issoufou alfaga

Nigerien Olympic Silver Medalist and Taekwondo World Champion.

CAMEROON

Madias Nzesso

Cameroonian Olympic Weightlifting Bronze Medalist.