msafiri OLYMPICS 74 OTHER AFRICAN SUCCESSES Kenya's rivals Ethiopia dominated the men's and women's 5,000m and 10,000m with Kenenisa Bekele and Tirunesh Dibaba respectively. Both athletes doubled up and were firm favourites. Bekele, 26, won gold in the 10,000m in Athens four years ago and has won the last three World Championships, while Dibaba is world champion in the 10,000m having won bronze in Athens when only 19. Swimmer Kirsty Coventry, 24, won all four of Zimbabwe's medals – one more than she won in Athens. She was victorious in the 200m backstroke and finished runner- up in the 100m backstroke ( despite setting a world record of 58.77 seconds in the semi- final), 200m individual medley and 400m individual medley. Oussama Mellouli became Tunisia's hero as he clinched gold in the 1500m freestyle in his first Games. And francoise Mbango Etone won Cameroon their only medal, retaining gold in the triple jump. AFRICAN RANKINGS Country Gold Silver Bronze Total ranking Kenya 5 5 4 14 15 Ethiopia 4 1 2 7 18 Zimbabwe 1 3 0 4 38 Cameroon 1 0 0 1 52 Tunisia 1 0 0 1 52 Nigeria 0 1 3 4 61 Algeria 0 1 1 2 65 Morocco 0 1 1 2 65 Sudan 0 1 0 1 71 South Africa 0 1 0 1 71 Togo 0 0 1 1 81 Egypt 0 0 1 1 81 Mauritius 0 0 1 1 81 training in Japan and making a big impression in Olympic marathons. Marathon runner Catherine Ndereba, 36, was also among the silver medallists for Kenya – the same result she achieved in Athens four years ago. The 19- year- old Asbel Kiprop is one to watch for the future after coming second in the 1500m, while 3000m steeplechaser Eunice Jepkorir, 26, and 23- year- old 5000m runner Eliud Kipchoge also won silver. Richard Mateelong, Edwin Cheruiyot Soi, Alfred KIRWA Yego and Micah Kogo completed Kenya's medal tally by taking bronze. Kenya's most successful Olympic Games will inspire the country's youngsters and many more gold medals are likely to follow in four years' time when the Olympic torch reaches London. In 2012, the likes of Jelimo, Jepkosgei, Wanjiru, Kipruto, Kipchoge, Kiprop, Soi, Yego and Kogo will all still be under 29, and Kenya's gold rush will surely continue. Mark Dadswell/ Getty Images FROM THE TOP: Kenenisa Bekele, Tirunesh Diababa and Kirsty Coventry LONDON 2012 kenya's most sucesful olympic games will inspire the country's youngsters. may the gold rush continue at london 2012! Stu Forster/ Getty Images; VALERY HACHE/ AFP/ Getty Images; Shaun Botterill/ Getty Images