List of African records in Olympic weightlifting
The following are the African records in Olympic weightlifting. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Weightlifting Federation of Africa (WFA).
Current records
Key to tables: Awaiting ratification Not ratified or later rescinded by WFA
Men
Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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55 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 125 kg | Standard | |||||
Clean & Jerk | 144 kg | Standard | |||||
Total | 262 kg | Standard | |||||
61 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 132 kg | Standard | |||||
Clean & Jerk | 155 kg | Standard | |||||
Total | 283 kg | Standard | |||||
67 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 140 kg | Standard | |||||
Clean & Jerk | 168 kg | Ahmed Saad | ![]() | 26 April 2019 | African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | [1] |
Total | 303 kg | Tojonirina Andriatsitohaina | ![]() | 27 May 2021 | African Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | [2] |
73 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 153 kg | Karem Ben Hnia | ![]() | 27 August 2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco | [3] |
Clean & Jerk | 186 kg | Karem Ben Hnia | ![]() | 4 November 2018 | World Championships | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | [4] |
Total | 338 kg | Karem Ben Hnia | ![]() | 26 April 2019 | African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | [1] |
81 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 173 kg | Mohamed Ihab | ![]() | 5 November 2018 | World Championships | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | [4] |
Clean & Jerk | 200 kg | Mohamed Ihab | ![]() | 5 November 2018 | World Championships | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | [4] |
Total | 373 kg | Mohamed Ihab | ![]() | 5 November 2018 | World Championships | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | [4] |
89 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 171 kg | Karim Abokahla | ![]() | 3 July 2022 | Mediterranean Games | Oran, Algeria | [5] |
Clean & Jerk | 212 kg | Karim Abokahla | ![]() | 3 July 2022 | Mediterranean Games | Oran, Algeria | [5] |
Total | 383 kg | Karim Abokahla | ![]() | 3 July 2022 | Mediterranean Games | Oran, Algeria | [5] |
96 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 174 kg | Karim Abokahla | ![]() | 13 September 2023 | World Championships | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | [6] |
Clean & Jerk | 213 kg | Karim Abokahla | ![]() | 13 September 2023 | World Championships | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | [6] |
Total | 387 kg | Karim Abokahla | ![]() | 13 September 2023 | World Championships | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | [6] |
102 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 174 kg | Aymen Bacha | ![]() | 4 July 2022 | Mediterranean Games | Oran, Algeria | [5] |
Clean & Jerk | 213 kg | Standard | |||||
Total | 387 kg | Standard | |||||
109 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 177 kg | Standard | |||||
Clean & Jerk | 219 kg | Standard | |||||
Total | 398 kg | Standard | |||||
+109 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 202 kg | Walid Bidani | ![]() | 4 July 2022 | Mediterranean Games | Oran, Algeria | [5] |
203 kg | Walid Bidani | ![]() | 9 February 2024 | African Championships | Ismailia, Egypt | [7] | |
Clean & Jerk | 243 kg | Abdelrahman El-Sayed | ![]() | 18 May 2023 | African Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | [8] |
Total | 437 kg | Walid Bidani | ![]() | 4 July 2022 | Mediterranean Games | Oran, Algeria | [5] |
Women
Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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45 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 77 kg | Rosina Randafiarison | ![]() | 4 September 2023 | World Championships | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | [6] |
Clean & Jerk | 93 kg | Rosina Randafiarison | ![]() | 4 September 2023 | World Championships | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | [6] |
Total | 170 kg | Rosina Randafiarison | ![]() | 4 September 2023 | World Championships | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | [6] |
49 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 79 kg | Noura Essam | ![]() | 5 December 2022 | World Championships | Bogotá, Colombia | [9] |
80 kg | Rosina Randafiarison | ![]() | 7 August 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | [10] | |
Clean & Jerk | 99 kg | Standard | |||||
100 kg | Rosina Randafiarison | ![]() | 7 August 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | [10] | |
Total | 173 kg | Roilya Ranaivosoa | ![]() | 2 November 2018 | World Championships | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | [4] |
180 kg | Rosina Randafiarison | ![]() | 7 August 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | [10] | |
55 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 97 kg | Nouha Landoulsi | ![]() | 3 November 2018 | World Championships | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | [4] |
Clean & Jerk | 116 kg | Adijat Olarinoye | ![]() | 26 August 2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco | [11] |
Total | 211 kg | Nouha Landoulsi | ![]() | 3 November 2018 | World Championships | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | [4] |
59 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 100 kg | Rafiatu Lawal | ![]() | 7 September 2023 | World Championships | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | [6] |
101 kg | Rafiatu Lawal | ![]() | 3 April 2024 | World Cup | Phuket, Thailand | [12] | |
Clean & Jerk | 125 kg | Chinenye Fidelis | ![]() | 3 November 2018 | World Championships | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | [4] |
126 kg | Rafiatu Lawal | ![]() | 3 April 2024 | World Cup | Phuket, Thailand | [13] | |
130 kg | Rafiatu Lawal | ![]() | 8 August 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | [14] | |
Total | 225 kg | Rafiatu Lawal | ![]() | 7 September 2023 | World Championships | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | [6] |
227 kg | Rafiatu Lawal | ![]() | 3 April 2024 | World Cup | Phuket, Thailand | [15] | |
230 kg | Rafiatu Lawal | ![]() | 8 August 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | [14] | |
64 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 104 kg | Neama Said | ![]() | 12 December 2021 | World Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | [16] |
Clean & Jerk | 127 kg | Neama Said | ![]() | 12 December 2021 | World Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | [16] |
Total | 233 kg | Neama Said | ![]() | 12 December 2021 | World Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | [16] |
71 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 111 kg | Sara Ahmed | ![]() | 6 November 2018 | World Championships | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | [4] |
Clean & Jerk | 141 kg | Sara Ahmed | ![]() | 6 November 2018 | World Championships | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | [4] |
Total | 252 kg | Sara Ahmed | ![]() | 6 November 2018 | World Championships | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | [4] |
76 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 113 kg | Sara Ahmed | ![]() | 13 December 2022 | World Championships | Bogotá, Colombia | [9] |
Clean & Jerk | 148 kg | Sara Ahmed | ![]() | 13 December 2022 | World Championships | Bogotá, Colombia | [9] |
Total | 261 kg | Sara Ahmed | ![]() | 13 December 2022 | World Championships | Bogotá, Colombia | [9] |
81 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 117 kg | Sara Ahmed | ![]() | 17 May 2023 | African Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | [8] |
Clean & Jerk | 151 kg | Sara Ahmed | ![]() | 17 May 2023 | African Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | [8] |
Total | 268 kg | Sara Ahmed | ![]() | 17 May 2023 | African Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | [8] |
87 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 118 kg | Standard | |||||
Clean & Jerk | 146 kg | Standard | |||||
Total | 261 kg | Standard | |||||
+87 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 124 kg | Halima Abdelazim | ![]() | 31 October 2022 | African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | [17] |
Clean & Jerk | 153 kg | Halima Abdelazim | ![]() | 15 December 2022 | World Championships | Bogotá, Colombia | [9] |
Total | 275 kg | Halima Abdelazim | ![]() | 15 December 2022 | World Championships | Bogotá, Colombia | [9] |
Historical records
Men (1998–2018)
Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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56 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 132 kg | Khalil El-Maaoui | ![]() | 29 July 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | [18] |
Clean & Jerk | 146 kg | Khalil El-Maaoui | ![]() | 20 November 2009 | World Championships | Goyang, South Korea | [19] |
Total | 271 kg | Khalil El-Maaoui | ![]() | 20 November 2009 | World Championships | Goyang, South Korea | [19] |
62 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 137,5 kg | Atef Jarray | ![]() | 8 September 2001 | Mediterranean Games | Tunis, Tunisia | [20] |
Clean & Jerk | 162 kg | Ahmed Saad | ![]() | 30 July 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | [18] |
Total | 295 kg | Atef Jarray | ![]() | 8 September 2001 | Mediterranean Games | Tunis, Tunisia | [20] |
69 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 152,5 kg | Youssef Sbai | ![]() | 21 November 2002 | World Championships | Warsaw, Poland | [21] |
Clean & Jerk | 187,5 kg | Mohamed El-Tantawy | ![]() | 21 November 2002 | World Championships | Warsaw, Poland | [21] |
Total | 335 kg | Youssef Sbai | ![]() | 21 November 2002 | World Championships | Warsaw, Poland | [21] |
77 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 165 kg | Mohamed Ihab | ![]() | 10 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brasil | [22] |
Clean & Jerk | 201 kg | Mohamed Ihab | ![]() | 24 November 2015 | World Championships | Houston, United States | [23] |
Total | 363 kg | Mohamed Ihab | ![]() | 24 November 2015 | World Championships | Houston, United States | [23] |
85 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 165 kg | Samir Ghachem | ![]() | 25 November 1999 | World Championships | Piraeus, Greece | [24] |
Clean & Jerk | 210 kg | Tarek Yehia Abdelazim | ![]() | 3 August 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | [18] |
Total | 375 kg | Tarek Yehia Abdelazim | ![]() | 3 August 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | [18] |
94 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 174 kg | Ragab Abdelhay | ![]() | 13 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brasil | [22] |
Clean & Jerk | 213 kg | Ragab Abdelhay | ![]() | 13 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brasil | [22] |
Total | 387 kg | Ragab Abdelhay | ![]() | 13 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brasil | [22] |
105 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 182 kg | Ibrahim Moursi | ![]() | 16 November 2005 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [25] |
Clean & Jerk | 218 kg | Ibrahim Moursi | ![]() | 16 November 2005 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [25] |
Total | 400 kg | Ibrahim Moursi | ![]() | 16 November 2005 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [25] |
+105 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 200 kg | Mohamed Masoud | ![]() | 11 September 2015 | African Games | Brazzaville, Congo Republic | [26] |
Clean & Jerk | 243 kg | Mohamed Masoud | ![]() | 16 November 2014 | World Championships | Almaty, Kazakhstan | [27] |
Total | 441 kg | Mohamed Masoud | ![]() | 11 September 2015 | African Games | Brazzaville, Congo Republic | [26] |
Women (1998–2018)
Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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48 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 80 kg | Roilya Ranaivosoa | ![]() | 21 November 2015 | World Championships | Houston, United States | [23] |
Clean & Jerk | 105 kg | Blessed Udoh | ![]() | 14 August 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | |
Total | 180 kg | Blessed Udoh | ![]() | 14 August 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | |
53 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 88 kg | Nouha Landoulsi | ![]() | 13 July 2017 | African Championships | Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius | [28] |
Clean & Jerk | 115 kg | Chinenye Fidelis | ![]() | 6 November 2011 | World Championships | Paris, France | |
Total | 202 kg | Chinenye Fidelis | ![]() | 31 March 2012 | African Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | [29] |
58 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 95 kg | Franca Gbodo | ![]() | 16 August 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | |
Clean & Jerk | 122 kg | Chinenye Fidelis | ![]() | 10 May 2016 | African Championships | Yaoundé, Cameroon | [30] |
Total | 212 kg | Franca Gbodo | ![]() | 16 August 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | |
63 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 104 kg | Sara Ahmed | ![]() | 12 November 2014 | World Championships | Almaty, Kazakhstan | [27] |
Clean & Jerk | 127 kg | Leila Lassouani | ![]() | 3 May 2004 | African Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | |
Total | 229 kg | Sara Ahmed | ![]() | 12 November 2014 | World Championships | Almaty, Kazakhstan | [27] |
69 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 112 kg | Sara Ahmed | ![]() | 10 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [31] |
Clean & Jerk | 143 kg | Sara Ahmed | ![]() | 10 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [31] |
Total | 255 kg | Sara Ahmed | ![]() | 10 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [31] |
75 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 120 kg | Nahla Ramadan | ![]() | 20 August 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | |
Clean & Jerk | 147 kg | Nahla Ramadan | ![]() | 17 June 2003 | World Junior Championships | Hermosillo, Mexico | [32] |
Total | 262 kg | Nahla Ramadan | ![]() | 17 June 2003 | World Junior Championships | Hermosillo, Mexico | [32] |
90 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 112 kg | Bilkisu Musa | ![]() | 27 November 1999 | World Championships | Piraeus, Greece | [24] |
Clean & Jerk | 145 kg | Abeer Abdelrahman | ![]() | 11 June 2010 | World Junior Championships | Sofia, Bulgaria | [33] |
Total | 255 kg | Abeer Abdelrahman | ![]() | 11 June 2010 | World Junior Championships | Sofia, Bulgaria | [33] |
+90 kg | |||||||
Snatch | 129 kg | Mariam Usman | ![]() | 5 August 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | [18] |
Clean & Jerk | 161 kg | Shaimaa Ahmed Khalaf | ![]() | 14 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [34] |
Total | 281 kg | Mariam Usman | ![]() | 29 March 2012 | African Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | [29] |
References
- General
- African Weightlifting Records – Men 31 December 2023 updated
- African Weightlifting Records – Women 31 December 2023 updated
- Specific
- ^ a b "African Senior Weightlifting Qualification Championships 2019 – Result Book" (PDF). wfa.com.ly. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "2021 African Championships". IWF. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Weightlifting 12th All African Games – Men 73 kg" (PDF). WFA. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
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- ^ a b c d e f "2022 Mediterranean Games – Weightlifting – Results Book" (PDF). Oran 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "2023 IWF World Championships". IWF. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
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- ^ a b c "Weightlifting – Women's 49kg – Results" (PDF). olympics.com. COJOP2024. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
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- ^ "2024 IWF World Cup Phuket Results". IWF. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ a b c "2021 IWF World Championships". IWF. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "African Senior 32nd Men and 21st Women Weightlifting Championships – Women +87 kg – Results" (PDF). WFA. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "XXX OLYMPIC GAMES RESULTS". www.iwf.net. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ^ a b "77th Men's and 20th Women's World Championships". IWF. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Affiche officielle des JM Tunis 2001" (PDF). cijm.org.gr. p. 20. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "72nd MEN's and 15th WOMEN's WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS". www.iwf.net. 30 November 2002. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d "XXXI OLYMPIC GAMES Results". IWF. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ a b c "2015 IWF World Championships". IWF. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ a b "70th MEN's and 13th WOMEN's WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS". www.iwf.net. 30 November 1999. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ^ a b c "74th MEN's and 17th WOMEN's CENTENNIAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS". IWF. 16 November 2005. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ^ a b "2015 African Games - Weightlifting Results". www.iwf.net. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ^ a b c "2014 Weightlifting World Championships Results". www.iwf.net. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ^ "2017 African Championships". IWF. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ a b "African Championships". IWF. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ "2016 African Championships". IWF. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ a b c "Women's 69kg Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 10 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ a b "29th Men's and 9th Women's Junior World Championships". IWF. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ a b "36th Men's and 16th Women's Junior World Championships". IWF. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ "Women's +75kg Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 14 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
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