2023 African Weightlifting Championships

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

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

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) A 85 95 100 120 126 126 215
 Isaac Sinka (ZAM) A 70 75 80 85 90 95 170

61 kg

Rank Athlete Group Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Amine Bouhijbha (TUN) A 112 116 117 140 148 148 257
 Jelgib Elion Ndunyama (COD) A 75 80 80 92 92 100 172
—  Jules Andriamahefa (MAD) A 105 113 113 130 130 130 — —

67 kg

Rank Athlete Group Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Ayoub Salem (TUN) A 121 124 126 150 154 154 280
 Akram Chekhchoukh (ALG) A 122 125 127 151 151 152 279
 Mohamed Aziz Ben Hadj (TUN) A 120 124 126 4 143 147 153 273
4  Mohamed Sameer Masoud (LBA) A 110 116 122 136 142 144 4 266
5  Abderrahmane Rhaloui (MAR) A 105 110 115 5 130 135 140 6 245
6  Mohamed Moulabbi (MAR) A 105 110 112 6 130 135 140 5 240
7  Daison Phiri (ZAM) A 85 88 88 7 115 115 115 7 200
8  Francis Sebembe (ZAM) A 65 70 74 8 90 95 195 8 164
—  Isa Rustamov (AZE) A 130 135 138 — 160 164 168 — 302

73 kg

Rank Athlete Group Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Karem Ben Hnia (TUN) A 146 149 149 180 187 187 326
 Samir Fardjallah (ALG) A 141 145 146 172 174 181 315
 Edidiong Umoafia (NGR) A 137 142 146 160 170 175 312
4  Gerard Abeussa (CMR) A 122 126 130 6 157 162 168 4 294
5  Jon-Antohein Phillips (RSA) A 108 113 115 7 150 156 156 5 258
6  Joseph Njovu (ZAM) A 85 90 95 8 110 110 115 7 205
7  Steven Banda (ZAM) A 75 75 77 9 95 97 97 8 172
—  Abderrahim Moum (MAR) A 125 130 133 4 155 157 161 — —
—  Ahsaan Shabi (LBA) A 132 136 136 5 161 161 163 — —
—  Mohamed Meknaci (ALG) A 130 131 133 — 150 150 162 6 —
—  Omar Javadov (AZE) A 135 140 143 — 160 167 171 — 310

81 kg

Rank Athlete Group Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Ameur Messaoudi (ALG) A 140 145 151 170 177 178 315
 Hamza Ben Amor (TUN) A 133 133 137 4 162 168 168 305
 Slim Bchini (TUN) A 135 138 140 162 165 165 300
4  Jeremie Ngouanom Nzali (CMR) A 126 126 131 6 161 161 166 4 287
5  Mohammed Alsharif Alzintani (LBA) A 119 126 127 5 146 152 157 5 279
6  Roger Soukoudjou Sinetang (CMR) A 120 125 130 7 151 156 157 6 276
7  Daniel Katzav (RSA) A 100 107 110 8 130 137 140 7 250
—  Mohamed Messaour (ALG) A 135 135 139 161 161 161 — —

89 kg

Rank Athlete Group Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Karim Abokahla (EGY) A 162 167 167 200 208 213 375
 Faris Touairi (ALG) A 160 163 164 182 192 201 352
 Islam Aboelwafa (EGY) A 148 155 161 180 190 190 351
4  Akano Desmond (NGR) A 140 145 145 4 180 190 190 4 335
5  Daniel Onana Tanga (CMR) A 140 140 145 5 180 180 180 6 320
6  Said Alioua (MAR) A 135 140 141 6 180 180 181 5 316
7  Rayen Ghrissa (TUN) A 122 127 130 7 155 161 164 7 288
8  Vuyani Mashego (RSA) A 121 125 126 8 148 156 160 8 274
9  Andre William Gadney (RSA) A 114 120 122 9 134 140 145 9 259

96 kg

Rank Athlete Group Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Salim Elbagor (ALG) A 145 152 160 175 175 180 332
 Ayoub Dridi (TUN) A 130 135 135 170 176 181 311
 Laur Lvain Woudje Nzale (CMR) A 115 125 131 155 160 170 285
—  Mahmoud Hosny (EGY) A 120 — — — 150 — — — —

102 kg

Rank Athlete Group Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Yasser Usama Hemdan (EGY) A 160 165 168 200 204 208 376
 Aymen Touairi (ALG) A 163 166 171 203 208 211 369
 Mohamed Abdelalim (EGY) A 164 170 170 200 205 205 364
4  Junior Ngadja Nyabeyeu (CMR) A 156 161 161 4 195 195 201 4 351
5  Khelwin Juboo (MRI) A 135 140 140 5 168 175 180 5 320
6  Ruben Burger (RSA) A 138 140 140 6 170 170 177 6 310
—  Ahmed Abuzriba (LBA) A 130 — — — 180 — — — —

109 kg

Rank Athlete Group Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Aymen Bacha (TUN) A 163 170 178 190 200 205 375
 Antony Swanepoel (RSA) A 115 123 123 140 147 150 270
 Johannes Beukman (RSA) A 120 120 126 145 145 154 265

+109 kg

Rank Athlete Group Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Abdelrahman El-Sayed (EGY) A 175 185 193 226 243 245 428
 Bilal Bouamr (MAR) A 144 151 154 181 182 186 340
 Maik Lahamadi Ezzedine (TUN) A 143 150 153 4 180 183 186 330
4  Bokang Kagiso (BOT) A 120 125 130 5 150 151 155 4 280
—  Walid Bidani (ALG) A 192 197 199 225 225 225 — —

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) A 45 51 51 60 65 70 116
—  Nazila Ismayilov (AZE) A 55 60 62 — 66 72 75 — 132

49 kg

Rank Athlete Group Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Maha Fajreslam (MAR) A 57 60 64 74 79 82 143
 Nour Khafaoui (TUN) A 57 61 61 75 81 85 138
 Winnifred Ntumi (GHA) A 56 58 58 68 71 73 129

55 kg

Rank Athlete Group Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Eya Aquadi (TUN) A 65 69 72 85 90 93 165
 Israa Bejaoui (TUN) A 65 71 73 85 90 93 161

59 kg

Rank Athlete Group Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Rafiatu Lawal (NGR) A 91 91 95 115 115 122 217
 Adijat Olarinoye (NGR) A 90 93 93 110 118 118 211
 Ech-Chaibia Ech-Chachouiy (MAR) A 76 80 81 5 91 95 96 4 167
4  Sandra Owusu (GHA) A 72 72 72 6 85 88 88 5 157
5  Ebongo Nelly Ebong (CMR) A 51 55 55 7 67 71 71 6 126
–  Georgia Love (RSA) A 71 71 71 – – – – – –
–  Ghofrane Belkhir (TUN) A 88 92 96 – – – – –
–  Souhir Khmiri (TUN) A 78 78 78 – 95 103 103 –
–  Anneke Spies (RSA) A 74 74 75 – 105 105 105 – –

64 kg

Rank Athlete Group Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Chaima Rahmouni (TUN) A 87 90 92 108 111 111 198
 Jawaher Gesmi (TUN) A 83 86 88 107 110 112 193
 Ruby Malvina (SEY) A 75 80 87 100 107 113 187
4  Fatima Zohra Laghouati (ALG) A 73 76 76 4 95 101 101 4 171
5  Yolandi van Ryneveld (RSA) A 70 73 73 5 86 91 96 5 161
6  Chantelle Burger (RSA) A 64 67 70 6 83 86 90 6 156
7  Lydia Nakidde (UGA) A 60 65 70 7 75 80 85 7 150

71 kg

Rank Athlete Group Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Neama Said (EGY) A 100 103 105 122 126 130 229
 Joy Ogbonne Eze (NGR) A 97 102 105 120 120 125 227
 Ketty Lent (MRI) A 86 89 89 103 108 110 197
4  Laryne Jefferies (RSA) A 83 83 86 5 103 106 110 4 192
5  Rkia Sabihi (MAR) A 80 84 87 4 104 109 109 5 191
6  Nawres Hamroui (TUN) A 76 81 81 7 95 100 103 6 176
7  Nihad Belounis (ALG) A 72 77 77 6 92 97 101 7 174
—  Renee Manuela Hyeng (CMR) A 66 66 66 — — — — — —

76 kg

Rank Athlete Group Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Joelita Coloma (SEY) A 80 84 85 100 101 — 4 185
 Bouchra Fatima Zohra Hirech (ALG) A 81 85 86 101 103 106 184
 Rayssa Djifack Ma-Atemken Zomgoua (CMR) A 77 82 83 4 96 101 103 180
4  Zeineb Maghraoui (TUN) A 78 78 83 101 103 104 179
5  Kerrin Leigh Bough (RSA) A 71 77 83 5 90 96 101 5 173

81 kg

Rank Athlete Group Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Sara Ahmed (EGY) A 110 114 117 140 146 151 268
 Jeanne Eyenga (CMR) A 89 89 96 117 121 121 217

87 kg

Rank Athlete Group Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Samar Said (EGY) A 100 100 105 116 124 124 229
 Fatma Ahmed (EGY) A 97 100 101 115 123 125 222
 Alison Sunee (MRI) A 75 82 85 97 106 110 191
4  Phalone Leticia Nzimo (CMR) A 75 81 85 4 102 107 111 4 183

+87 kg

Rank Athlete Group Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Halima Abdelazim (EGY) A 110 110 115 145 145 145 260
 Estelle Momeni (CMR) A 81 87 87 95 103 107 176
 Amina Yahiamamoun (ALG) A 75 82 88 93 105 106 175
4  Marie Korkor Agbah-Hughes (GHA) A 60 64 66 4 85 89 92 4 158


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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