Cape Verde at the 2003 All-Africa Games

Sporting event delegation

Cape Verde at the
2003 All-Africa Games

IOC code| CPV
NOC| Comité Olímpico Caboverdeano
in Abuja
5 October 2003 (2003-10-05) – 17 October 2003 (2003-10-17)
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

All-Africa Games appearances

* 1999
* 2003
* 2007
* 2011
* 2015
* 2019
* 2023

Youth appearances

* 2010
* 2014

Cape Verde competed in the 2003 All-Africa Games held at the National Stadium in the city of Abuja, Nigeria. The country participated with a diverse delegation, including four Taekwondo athletes, one boxer, a soccer team, one long-distance runner, and one sprinter. Of these, only a Taekwondo athlete achieved the distinction of winning a gold medal. This achievement represented the nation's first gold medal in the history of the Africa Games.

## Competitors

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Cape Verde sent a diverse delegation, including four Taekwondo athletes, one boxer, a soccer team, one long-distance runner, and one sprinter. Of these, only a Taekwondo athlete, 21-year old Fredson Gomes, achieved the distinction of winning a gold medal. This achievement represented the nation's first gold medal in the games.[1][2] He entered the men's welterweight in Taekwondo, which was held on 17 October.[3]

## Medal summary

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Cape Verde won a gold medal.[4] It was their first in the history of the games.[2]

### Medal table

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Sport  | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total

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Taekwondo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1

## List of Medalists

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### Gold Medal

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date  | Ref

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Gold | Fredson Gomes | Taekwondo | Welterweight (under 78 kg) | 17 October 2003 | [5]

## References

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1. ^ "Number of Entries by Country". 8allafricagames.org. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 October 2003. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
2. ^ a b "Senior victorious in Taekwondo contest". The Huntington News. 17 April 2007. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
3. ^ "8th All-Africa Games Schedule: Taekwondo". 8allafricagames.org. 2003. Archived from the original on 5 October 2003. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
4. ^ "8th All Africa Games 2003 Abuja Nigeria". 8allafricagames.org. 2003. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
5. ^ Bolz, Peter (2020). "Gomes, Fredson". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

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Nations at the 2003 All-Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Congo
* DR Congo
* Egypt
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Mali
* Mauritius
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* South Africa
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

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