2023 African Weightlifting Championships

The 2023 African Weightlifting Championships was held in La Goulette, Tunis, Tunisia from 14 to 19 May 2023.[1][2]

2023 African Weightlifting Championships
Host cityTunis, Tunisia
Events20 (10 men's and 10 women's)
Dates14-19 May
Main venueLa Goulette Hall

Medal summary

Men
Event Gold Silver Bronze
55 kg
Snatch Davis Niyoyita
 Uganda
95 kg Isaac Sinka
 Zambia
75 kg Not awarded, lack of entries
Clean & Jerk Davis Niyoyita
 Uganda
120 kg Isaac Sinka
 Zambia
95 kg
Total Davis Niyoyita
 Uganda
215 kg Isaac Sinka
 Zambia
170 kg
61 kg
Snatch Amine Bouhijbha
 Tunisia
117 kg Jules Andriamahefa
 Madagascar
105 kg Jelgib Elion Ndunyama
 DR Congo
80 kg
Clean & Jerk Amine Bouhijbha
 Tunisia
140 kg Jelgib Elion Ndunyama
 DR Congo
92 kg Not awarded
(no registered mark)
Total Amine Bouhijbha
 Tunisia
257 kg Jelgib Elion Ndunyama
 DR Congo
172 kg
67 kg
Snatch Akram Chekhchoukh
 Algeria
127 kg Ayoub Salem
 Tunisia
126 kg Mohamed Sameer Masoud
 Libya
122 kg
Clean & Jerk Ayoub Salem
 Tunisia
154 kg Mohamed Aziz Ben Hadj
 Tunisia
153 kg Akram Chekhchoukh
 Algeria
152 kg
Total Ayoub Salem
 Tunisia
280 kg Akram Chekhchoukh
 Algeria
279 kg Mohamed Aziz Ben Hadj
 Tunisia
273 kg
73 kg
Snatch Karem Ben Hnia
 Tunisia
146 kg Edidiong Umoafia
 Nigeria
142 kg Samir Fardjallah
 Algeria
141 kg
Clean & Jerk Karem Ben Hnia
 Tunisia
180 kg Samir Fardjallah
 Algeria
174 kg Edidiong Umoafia
 Nigeria
170 kg
Total Karem Ben Hnia
 Tunisia
326 kg Samir Fardjallah
 Algeria
315 kg Edidiong Umoafia
 Nigeria
312 kg
81 kg
Snatch Ameur Messaoudi
 Algeria
145 kg Mohamed Messaour
 Algeria
139 kg Slim Bchini
 Tunisia
138 kg
Clean & Jerk Ameur Messaoudi
 Algeria
170 kg Hamza Ben Amor
 Tunisia
168 kg Slim Bchini
 Tunisia
162 kg
Total Ameur Messaoudi
 Algeria
315 kg Hamza Ben Amor
 Tunisia
305 kg Slim Bchini
 Tunisia
300 kg
89 kg
Snatch Karim Abokhala
 Egypt
167 kg Islam Aboelwafa
 Egypt
161 kg Faris Touairi
 Algeria
160 kg
Clean & Jerk Karim Abokhala
 Egypt
208 kg Faris Touairi
 Algeria
192 kg Islam Aboelwafa
 Egypt
190 kg
Total Karim Abokhala
 Egypt
375 kg Faris Touairi
 Algeria
352 kg Islam Aboelwafa
 Egypt
351 kg
96 kg
Snatch Salim Elbagor
 Algeria
152 kg Ayoub Dridi
 Tunisia
135 kg Laur Lvain Woudje Nzale
 Cameroon
125 kg
Clean & Jerk Salim Elbagor
 Algeria
180 kg Ayoub Dridi
 Tunisia
176 kg Laur Lvain Woudje Nzale
 Cameroon
160 kg
Total Salim Elbagor
 Algeria
332 kg Ayoub Dridi
 Tunisia
311 kg Laur Lvain Woudje Nzale
 Cameroon
285 kg
102 kg
Snatch Yasser Usama Hemdan
 Egypt
168 kg Aymen Touairi
 Algeria
166 kg Mohamed Abdelalim
 Egypt
164 kg
Clean & Jerk Yasser Usama Hemdan
 Egypt
208 kg Aymen Touairi
 Algeria
203 kg Mohamed Abdelalim
 Egypt
200 kg
Total Yasser Usama Hemdan
 Egypt
376 kg Aymen Touairi
 Algeria
369 kg Mohamed Abdelalim
 Egypt
364 kg
109 kg
Snatch Aymen Bacha
 Tunisia
170 kg Antony Swanepoel
 South Africa
123 kg Johannes Beukman
 South Africa
120 kg
Clean & Jerk Aymen Bacha
 Tunisia
205 kg Antony Swanepoel
 South Africa
147 kg Johannes Beukman
 South Africa
145 kg
Total Aymen Bacha
 Tunisia
375 kg Antony Swanepoel
 South Africa
270 kg Johannes Beukman
 South Africa
265 kg
109+ kg
Snatch Walid Bidani
 Algeria
192 kg Abdelrahman El-Sayed
 Egypt
185 kg Bilal Bouamr
 Morocco
154 kg
Clean & Jerk Abdelrahman El-Sayed
 Egypt
243 kg
AF
Bilal Bouamr
 Morocco
186 kg Maik Lahamadi Ezzedine
 Tunisia
180 kg
Total Abdelrahman El-Sayed
 Egypt
428 kg Bilal Bouamr
 Morocco
340 kg Maik Lahamadi Ezzedine
 Tunisia
330 kg
Women
Event Gold Silver Bronze
45 kg
Snatch Nadia Katbi
 Algeria
51 kg Not awarded, lack of entries
Clean & Jerk Nadia Katbi
 Algeria
65 kg
Total Nadia Katbi
 Algeria
116 kg
49 kg
Snatch Maha Fajreslam
 Morocco
64 kg Winnifred Ntumi
 Ghana
58 kg Nour Khafaoui
 Tunisia
57 kg
Clean & Jerk Nour Khafaoui
 Tunisia
81 kg Maha Fajreslam
 Morocco
79 kg Winnifred Ntumi
 Ghana
71 kg
Total Maha Fajreslam
 Morocco
143 kg Nour Khafaoui
 Tunisia
138 kg Winnifred Ntumi
 Ghana
129 kg
55 kg
Snatch Eya Aquadi
 Tunisia
72 kg Israa Bejaoui
 Tunisia
71 kg Not awarded, lack of entries
Clean & Jerk Eya Aquadi
 Tunisia
93 kg Israa Bejaoui
 Tunisia
90 kg
Total Eya Aquadi
 Tunisia
165 kg Israa Bejaoui
 Tunisia
161 kg
59 kg
Snatch Rafiatu Lawal
 Nigeria
95 kg
AF
Adijat Olarinoye
 Nigeria
93 kg Ghofrane Belkhir
 Tunisia
92 kg
Clean & Jerk Rafiatu Lawal
 Nigeria
122 kg Adijat Olarinoye
 Nigeria
118 kg Souhir Khmiri
 Tunisia
95 kg
Total Rafiatu Lawal
 Nigeria
217 kg
AF
Adijat Olarinoye
 Nigeria
211 kg Ech-Chaibia Ech-Chachouiy
 Morocco
167 kg
64 kg
Snatch Chaima Rhamouni
 Tunisia
90 kg Jawaher Gesmi
 Tunisia
86 kg Ruby Malvina
 Seychelles
80 kg
Clean & Jerk Chaima Rhamouni
 Tunisia
108 kg Jawaher Gesmi
 Tunisia
107 kg Ruby Malvina
 Seychelles
107 kg
Total Chaima Rhamouni
 Tunisia
198 kg Jawaher Gesmi
 Tunisia
193 kg Ruby Malvina
 Seychelles
187 kg
71 kg
Snatch Neama Said
 Egypt
103 kg Joy Ogbonne Eze
 Nigeria
102 kg Ketty Lent
 Mauritius
89 kg
Clean & Jerk Neama Said
 Egypt
126 kg Joy Ogbonne Eze
 Nigeria
125 kg Ketty Lent
 Mauritius
108 kg
Total Neama Said
 Egypt
229 kg Joy Ogbonne Eze
 Nigeria
227 kg Ketty Lent
 Mauritius
197 kg
76 kg
Snatch Joelita Coloma
 Seychelles
85 kg Bouchra Fatima Zohra Hirech
 Algeria
81 kg Zeineb Maghraoui
 Tunisia
78 kg
Clean & Jerk Bouchra Fatima Zohra Hirech
 Algeria
103 kg Rayssa Djifack Ma-Atemken Zomgoua
 Cameroon
103 kg Zeineb Maghraoui
 Tunisia
101 kg
Total Joelita Coloma
 Seychelles
185 kg Bouchra Fatima Zohra Hirech
 Algeria
184 kg Rayssa Djifack Ma-Atemken Zomgoua
 Cameroon
180 kg
81 kg
Snatch Sara Ahmed
 Egypt
117 kg
AF
Jeanne Eyenga
 Cameroon
96 kg Not awarded, lack of entries
Clean & Jerk Sara Ahmed
 Egypt
151 kg
AF
Jeanne Eyenga
 Cameroon
121 kg
Total Sara Ahmed
 Egypt
268 kg
AF
Jeanne Eyenga
 Cameroon
217 kg
87 kg
Snatch Samar Said
 Egypt
105 kg Fatma Ahmed
 Egypt
97 kg Alison Sunee
 Mauritius
85 kg
Clean & Jerk Fatma Ahmed
 Egypt
125 kg Samar Said
 Egypt
124 kg Alison Sunee
 Mauritius
106 kg
Total Samar Said
 Egypt
229 kg Fatma Ahmed
 Egypt
222 kg Alison Sunee
 Mauritius
191 kg
87+ kg
Snatch Halima Abdelazim
 Egypt
115 kg Amina Yahiamamoun
 Algeria
82 kg Estelle Momeni
 Cameroon
81 kg
Clean & Jerk Halima Abdelazim
 Egypt
145 kg Estelle Momeni
 Cameroon
95 kg Amina Yahiamamoun
 Algeria
93 kg
Total Halima Abdelazim
 Egypt
260 kg Estelle Momeni
 Cameroon
176 kg Amina Yahiamamoun
 Algeria
175 kg

Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

  *   Host nation (Tunisia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Egypt71210
2 Tunisia*65314
3 Algeria3519
4 Nigeria1214
5 Morocco1113
6 Seychelles1012
7 Uganda1001
8 Cameroon0224
9 South Africa0112
10 DR Congo0101
 Zambia0101
12 Mauritius0022
13 Ghana0011
Totals (13 entries)20191554

Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)

  *   Host nation (Tunisia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Egypt205530
2 Tunisia*18141143
3 Algeria1212529
4 Nigeria37212
5 Uganda3003
6 Morocco2327
7 Seychelles2035
8 Cameroon06511
9 South Africa0336
10 Zambia0303
11 DR Congo0213
12 Ghana0123
13 Madagascar0101
14 Mauritius0066
15 Libya0011
Totals (15 entries)605746163

Team ranking

Participating nations

A total of 107 competitors from 17 nations participated.

Men's results

55 kg

Rank Athlete Group Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Davis Niyoyita (UGA)A8595100120126126215
 Isaac Sinka (ZAM)A707580859095170

61 kg

Rank Athlete Group Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Amine Bouhijbha (TUN)A112116117140148148257
 Jelgib Elion Ndunyama (COD)A7580809292100172
 Jules Andriamahefa (MAD)A105113113130130130

67 kg

Rank Athlete Group Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Ayoub Salem (TUN)A121124126150154154280
 Akram Chekhchoukh (ALG)A122125127151151152279
 Mohamed Aziz Ben Hadj (TUN)A1201241264143147153273
4 Mohamed Sameer Masoud (LBA)A1101161221361421444266
5 Abderrahmane Rhaloui (MAR)A10511011551301351406245
6 Mohamed Moulabbi (MAR)A10511011261301351405240
7 Daison Phiri (ZAM)A85888871151151157200
8 Francis Sebembe (ZAM)A657074890951958164
 Isa Rustamov (AZE)A130135138160164168302

73 kg

Rank Athlete Group Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Karem Ben Hnia (TUN)A146149149180187187326
 Samir Fardjallah (ALG)A141145146172174181315
 Edidiong Umoafia (NGR)A137142146160170175312
4 Gerard Abeussa (CMR)A12212613061571621684294
5 Jon-Antohein Phillips (RSA)A10811311571501561565258
6 Joseph Njovu (ZAM)A85909581101101157205
7 Steven Banda (ZAM)A75757799597978172
 Abderrahim Moum (MAR)A1251301334155157161
 Ahsaan Shabi (LBA)A1321361365161161163
 Mohamed Meknaci (ALG)A1301311331501501626
 Omar Javadov (AZE)A135140143160167171310

81 kg

Rank Athlete Group Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Ameur Messaoudi (ALG)A140145151170177178315
 Hamza Ben Amor (TUN)A1331331374162168168305
 Slim Bchini (TUN)A135138140162165165300
4 Jeremie Ngouanom Nzali (CMR)A12612613161611611664287
5 Mohammed Alsharif Alzintani (LBA)A11912612751461521575279
6 Roger Soukoudjou Sinetang (CMR)A12012513071511561576276
7 Daniel Katzav (RSA)A10010711081301371407250
 Mohamed Messaour (ALG)A135135139161161161

89 kg

Rank Athlete Group Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Karim Abokahla (EGY)A162167167200208213375
 Faris Touairi (ALG)A160163164182192201352
 Islam Aboelwafa (EGY)A148155161180190190351
4 Akano Desmond (NGR)A14014514541801901904335
5 Daniel Onana Tanga (CMR)A14014014551801801806320
6 Said Alioua (MAR)A13514014161801801815316
7 Rayen Ghrissa (TUN)A12212713071551611647288
8 Vuyani Mashego (RSA)A12112512681481561608274
9 Andre William Gadney (RSA)A11412012291341401459259

96 kg

Rank Athlete Group Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Salim Elbagor (ALG)A145152160175175180332
 Ayoub Dridi (TUN)A130135135170176181311
 Laur Lvain Woudje Nzale (CMR)A115125131155160170285
 Mahmoud Hosny (EGY)A120150

102 kg

Rank Athlete Group Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Yasser Usama Hemdan (EGY)A160165168200204208376
 Aymen Touairi (ALG)A163166171203208211369
 Mohamed Abdelalim (EGY)A164170170200205205364
4 Junior Ngadja Nyabeyeu (CMR)A15616116141951952014351
5 Khelwin Juboo (MRI)A13514014051681751805320
6 Ruben Burger (RSA)A13814014061701701776310
 Ahmed Abuzriba (LBA)A130180

109 kg

Rank Athlete Group Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Aymen Bacha (TUN)A163170178190200205375
 Antony Swanepoel (RSA)A115123123140147150270
 Johannes Beukman (RSA)A120120126145145154265

+109 kg

Rank Athlete Group Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Abdelrahman El-Sayed (EGY)A175185193226243245428
 Bilal Bouamr (MAR)A144151154181182186340
 Maik Lahamadi Ezzedine (TUN)A1431501534180183186330
4 Bokang Kagiso (BOT)A12012513051501511554280
 Walid Bidani (ALG)A192197199225225225

Women's results

45 kg

Rank Athlete Group Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Nadia Katbi (ALG)A455151606570116
 Nazila Ismayilov (AZE)A556062667275132

49 kg

Rank Athlete Group Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Maha Fajreslam (MAR)A576064747982143
 Nour Khafaoui (TUN)A576161758185138
 Winnifred Ntumi (GHA)A565858687173129

55 kg

Rank Athlete Group Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Eya Aquadi (TUN)A656972859093165
 Israa Bejaoui (TUN)A657173859093161

59 kg

Rank Athlete Group Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Rafiatu Lawal (NGR)A919195115115122217
 Adijat Olarinoye (NGR)A909393110118118211
 Ech-Chaibia Ech-Chachouiy (MAR)A76808159195964167
4 Sandra Owusu (GHA)A72727268588885157
5 Ebongo Nelly Ebong (CMR)A51555576771716126
 Georgia Love (RSA)A717171
 Ghofrane Belkhir (TUN)A889296
 Souhir Khmiri (TUN)A78787895103103
 Anneke Spies (RSA)A747475105105105

64 kg

Rank Athlete Group Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Chaima Rahmouni (TUN)A879092108111111198
 Jawaher Gesmi (TUN)A838688107110112193
 Ruby Malvina (SEY)A758087100107113187
4 Fatima Zohra Laghouati (ALG)A7376764951011014171
5 Yolandi van Ryneveld (RSA)A70737358691965161
6 Chantelle Burger (RSA)A64677068386906156
7 Lydia Nakidde (UGA)A60657077580857150

71 kg

Rank Athlete Group Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Neama Said (EGY)A100103105122126130229
 Joy Ogbonne Eze (NGR)A97102105120120125227
 Ketty Lent (MRI)A868989103108110197
4 Laryne Jefferies (RSA)A83838651031061104192
5 Rkia Sabihi (MAR)A80848741041091095191
6 Nawres Hamroui (TUN)A7681817951001036176
7 Nihad Belounis (ALG)A727777692971017174
 Renee Manuela Hyeng (CMR)A666666

76 kg

Rank Athlete Group Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Joelita Coloma (SEY)A8084851001014185
 Bouchra Fatima Zohra Hirech (ALG)A818586101103106184
 Rayssa Djifack Ma-Atemken Zomgoua (CMR)A778283496101103180
4 Zeineb Maghraoui (TUN)A787883101103104179
5 Kerrin Leigh Bough (RSA)A717783590961015173

81 kg

Rank Athlete Group Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Sara Ahmed (EGY)A110114117140146151268
 Jeanne Eyenga (CMR)A898996117121121217

87 kg

Rank Athlete Group Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Samar Said (EGY)A100100105116124124229
 Fatma Ahmed (EGY)A97100101115123125222
 Alison Sunee (MRI)A75828597106110191
4 Phalone Leticia Nzimo (CMR)A75818541021071114183

+87 kg

Rank Athlete Group Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Halima Abdelazim (EGY)A110110115145145145260
 Estelle Momeni (CMR)A81878795103107176
 Amina Yahiamamoun (ALG)A75828893105106175
4 Marie Korkor Agbah-Hughes (GHA)A60646648589924158


Notes

1.^ Three Azerbaijani athletes participated in the championships as guest athletes, due to leaving the 2023 European Weightlifting Championships over a flag desecration incident.[3][4][5]

References

  1. "Tunis, Day 1 & 2: Azerbaijan weightlifter claims continental championships victory – in Africa". International Weightlifting Federation. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  2. "Tunis, Final Day: Egypt's Elsayed signs off with record at African Championships". International Weightlifting Federation. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  3. "İsa Rüstəmov rəqiblərini üstələdi" (in Azerbaijani). Azerbaijan Weightlifting Federation. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  4. "Nazilə İsmayılova Afrika çempionatında qalib oldu" (in Azerbaijani). Azerbaijan Weightlifting Federation. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  5. "Ömər Cavadov da Afrika çempionatında fərqləndi" (in Azerbaijani). Azerbaijan Weightlifting Federation. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
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