African Optimist Championships
The African Optimist Championships[1][2][3]
Summary of championships
| Year | Host City | Host Country | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 |  Egypt
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| 2003 | Port Elizabeth |  South Africa
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| 2006 | Alexandria | Egypt
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| 2008[4] | Grand Baie |  Mauritius
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10 – 16 August |
| 2009[5] | Richards Bay | South Africa
|
11-19 July |
| 2010[6] | Kilifi |  Kenya
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31 July to 8 August |
| 2011[7] | Hammamet |  Tunisia
|
1–9 October 2011 |
| 2012[8] | Dar es Salaam |  Tanzania
|
18 –26 August |
| 2013[9] | Langebaan | South Africa
|
10 – 18 August |
| 2014[10] |  Morocco
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10 to 17 October | |
| 2015[11] | Oran |  Algeria
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30 September to 8 October 2015 |
| 2016[12] | Luanda |  Angola
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6–14 October 2016 |
| 2017[13] | Alexandria | Egypt
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29 June- 6 July |
| 2018[14] | Maputo |  Mozambique
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25 November to 2 December 2018 |
| 2019[15] | Victoria Mahe |  Seychelles
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25 August to 1 September 2019 |
| 2022[16] | Cape Town | South Africa
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24 September to 1 October 2024 |
| 2023[17] | Morocco
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2 – 9 May | |
| 2024[18] | Victoria, Mahe | Seychelles
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12 to 19 October 2024 |
| 2025[19] | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania
|
2 – 8 August |
Medalists
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 |  SIN
Cheng Xinru Colin |
ALG
Lalaoui Abdallah |
ALG
Ziani Abdel-hamid |
| 2003 | |||
| 2008[20] | ALG
Mohamed Benouali |
MRI
GERARD Antoine |
EGY
EL BOKL Mohamed Ziad Es |
| 2009[21] | ALG
Zakaria Khoualed |
RSA
Alex Lehtinen |
TAN
Tarick Nielsen |
| 2010[22] | ALG
Imane Cherif Sahraoui |
TAN
Tarick Nielsen |
KEN
Maxim Sanders |
| 2011 | ALG
Abdelkhalek Boussouar |
RSA
David Wilson |
TUN
CHAABEN DHIAEDDINE |
| 2012 | RSA
David Wilson |
ANG
Filipe Andre |
ALG
Abdelkhalek Boussouar |
| 2013 |  GER
Konstantin Steidle |
RSA
Calvin Gibbs |
RSA
Georgou Divaris |
| 2014 | MOZ
SANCHES DIOGO |
ANG
DE SOUSA JEREMIAS |
ALG
ABDELFETTAH FARES |
| 2015 | ALG
Mokhtari Hichem |
MOZ
Diogo Sanches |
ALG
Kebaili Mohamed |
| 2016 | ANG
Osvaldo Da Gama |
RSA
Matt Gavin Ashwell |
ANG
Lourenco Simao |
| 2017 | ANG
GRACIANO NOVAES |
ANG
OSVALDO DA GAMA |
EGY
MAHMOUD EL TANBOLY M |
| 2018 | RSA
Ashwell Matt |
MOZ
Parruque Denise |
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| 2019 | ANG
Ronâncio PAULO |
ANG
Armindo SOUSA |
ANG
Osvaldo GAMA |
| 2022 | |||
| 2023 | |||
| 2024 | RSA
KEYTEL Joshua |
EGY
WALIED Karma |
ANG
JOÃO Paulo Francisco |
Medalists Team Racing
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | |||
| 2008 | Algeria
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South Africa
|
Mauritius
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| 2009 | South Africa
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Angola
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Tunisia
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| 2010 | |||
| 2011 | |||
| 2012 | |||
| 2013 | |||
| 2015 | Mozambique
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Algeria
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| 2016 | Angola
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Algeria
|
Mozambique
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| 2017 | |||
| 2018 | Angola
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Angola
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Egypt
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| 2019 | Angola
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Angola
|
Mozambique
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| 2022 | |||
| 2024 | Angola
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South Africa
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Tanzania
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| 2025 | MAR
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Angola
|
South Africa
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References
- ↑ "African Champs". Optimist Sailing SA. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
- ↑ "Optimist".
- ↑ "Regatta Results". Optimist Sailing SA. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
- ↑ "Event Results - IODA 6th African Sailing Championship - Mauritius 2008". www.mya.mu. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
- ↑ "Optimist".
- ↑ "Optimist".
- ↑ "Optimist".
- ↑ https://www.optiworld.org/default/events/event/text/ioda-african-championship-2012/page/0 [bare URL]
- ↑ "Optimist".
- ↑ "Optimist".
- ↑ "Optimist".
- ↑ "Optimist". Optimist. Archived from the original on 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
- ↑ "Optimist".
- ↑ "2018 Optimist African Championship".
- ↑ "Optimist".
- ↑ https://2022africans.optiworld.org/en/default/toa/race [bare URL]
- ↑ https://2023africans.optiworld.org/en/default/races/race-resultsall [bare URL]
- ↑ https://2024africans.optiworld.org/en/default/toa/race [bare URL]
- ↑ https://www.optiworld.org/default/events/event/text/2025-optimist-african-championship/page/0 [bare URL]
- ↑ "OPTIMIST INDIVIDUAL AFRICAN CHAMPIONSHIP 2008 (IAC)". www.mya.mu. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
- ↑ "James Oliver wins 2009 African Optimist Championships". www.sail-world.com. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
- ↑ "African Championship - All - Sailing Kenya - Naivasha Yacht Club - African Optimist Championships 2010". www.sailingkenya.org. Archived from the original on 2013-09-06. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
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