2021 African Weightlifting Championships

2021 African ChampionshipsHost city|  Nairobi, Kenya

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Dates| 27–29 May
Main venue| Ruaraka Sports Club

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The 2021 African Weightlifting Championships was held in Nairobi, Kenya from 27 to 29 May 2021.[1][2]

## Medal summary[edit]

### Men[edit]

Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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55 kg
Snatch  | Jean Ramiarimanana
Madagascar | 100 kg  | Abdelraouf Chetioui
Algeria | 80 kg  |  |
Clean & Jerk  | Abdelraouf Chetioui
Algeria | 121 kg  | Jean Ramiarimanana
Madagascar | 120 kg  |  |
Total  | Jean Ramiarimanana
Madagascar | 220 kg  | Abdelraouf Chetioui
Algeria | 201 kg  |  |
61 kg
Snatch  | Emmanuel Appah
Nigeria | 115 kg  | Amine Bouhijbha
Tunisia | 113 kg  | Eric Andriantsitohaina
Madagascar | 102 kg
Clean & Jerk  | Amine Bouhijbha
Tunisia | 143 kg  | Emmanuel Appah
Nigeria | 140 kg  | Eric Andriantsitohaina
Madagascar | 132 kg
Total  | Amine Bouhijbha
Tunisia | 256 kg  | Emmanuel Appah
Nigeria | 255 kg  | Eric Andriantsitohaina
Madagascar | 239 kg
67 kg
Snatch  | Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina
Madagascar | 137 kg  | Adel Lahcen
Algeria | 120 kg  | Julius Ssekitoleko
Uganda | 100 kg
Clean & Jerk  | Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina
Madagascar | 166 kg  | Adel Lahcen
Algeria | 145 kg  | Mohamed Moulabbi
Morocco | 131 kg
Total  | Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina
Madagascar | 303 kg
AF | Adel Lahcen
Algeria | 265 kg  | Julius Ssekitoleko
Uganda | 230 kg
73 kg
Snatch  | Karem Ben Hnia
Tunisia | 150 kg  | Nafaa Sariak
Algeria | 135 kg  | Abderrahim Moum
Morocco | 126 kg
Clean & Jerk  | Karem Ben Hnia
Tunisia | 180 kg  | Nafaa Sariak
Algeria | 170 kg  | Abderrahim Moum
Morocco | 143 kg
Total  | Karem Ben Hnia
Tunisia | 330 kg  | Nafaa Sariak
Algeria | 305 kg  | Abderrahim Moum
Morocco | 269 kg
81 kg
Snatch  | Ramzi Bahloul
Tunisia | 140 kg  | Ahmed Valdy Njoya
Cameroon | 131 kg  | Samir Fardjallah
Algeria | 130 kg
Clean & Jerk  | Ramzi Bahloul
Tunisia | 166 kg  | Ahmed Valdy Njoya
Cameroon | 165 kg  | Samir Fardjallah
Algeria | 161 kg
Total  | Ramzi Bahloul
Tunisia | 306 kg  | Ahmed Valdy Njoya
Cameroon | 296 kg  | Samir Fardjallah
Algeria | 291 kg
89 kg
Snatch  | Faris Touairi
Algeria | 165 kg
AF | Maurice Oduor Amoro
Kenya | 102 kg  |  |
Clean & Jerk  | Faris Touairi
Algeria | 170 kg  | Maurice Oduor Amoro
Kenya | 132 kg  |  |
Total  | Faris Touairi
Algeria | 335 kg  | Maurice Oduor Amoro
Kenya | 234 kg  |  |
96 kg
Snatch  | Ahmed Abuzriba
Libya | 150 kg  | Christian Amoah
Ghana | 149 kg  | Salim Messaoui
Algeria | 146 kg
Clean & Jerk  | Ahmed Abuzriba
Libya | 186 kg  | Christian Amoah
Ghana | 184 kg  | Salim Messaoui
Algeria | 176 kg
Total  | Ahmed Auzriba
Libya | 336 kg  | Christian Amoah
Ghana | 333 kg  | Salim Messaoui
Algeria | 322 kg
102 kg
Snatch  | Joël Essama
Cameroon | 156 kg  | Farid Saadi
Algeria | 146 kg  | Christoffel Reeders
South Africa | 131 kg
Clean & Jerk  | Joël Essama
Cameroon | 190 kg  | Farid Saadi
Algeria | 171 kg  | Christoffel Reeders
South Africa | 160 kg
Total  | Joël Essama
Cameroon | 346 kg  | Farid Saadi
Algeria | 317 kg  | Christoffel Reeders
South Africa | 290 kg
109 kg
Snatch  | Aymen Bacha
Tunisia | 170 kg  | Ayoub Dridi
Tunisia | 135 kg  |  |
Clean & Jerk  | Aymen Bacha
Tunisia | 200 kg  | Ayoub Dridi
Tunisia | 160 kg  |  |
Total  | Aymen Bacha
Tunisia | 370 kg  | Ayoub Dridi
Tunisia | 295 kg  |  |
+109 kg
Snatch  | Walid Bidani
Algeria | 201 kg
AF |  |  |  |
Clean & Jerk  | Walid Bidani
Algeria | 215 kg  |  |  |  |
Total  | Walid Bidani
Algeria | 416 kg  |  |  |  |

### Women[edit]

Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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45 kg
Snatch  | Rosina Randafiarison
Madagascar | 65 kg  | Janet Oduor
Kenya | 42 kg  |  |
Clean & Jerk  | Rosina Randafiarison
Madagascar | 70 kg  | Janet Oduor
Kenya | 50 kg  |  |
Total  | Rosina Randafiarison
Madagascar | 135 kg  | Janet Oduor
Kenya | 92 kg  |  |
49 kg
Snatch  | Zohra Chihi
Tunisia | 72 kg  | Stella Kingsley
Nigeria | 71 kg  | Augustina Nkem Nwaokolo
Nigeria | 71 kg
Clean & Jerk  | Stella Kingsley
Nigeria | 95 kg  | Zohra Chihi
Tunisia | 92 kg  | Augustina Nkem Nwaokolo
Nigeria | 89 kg
Total  | Stella Kingsley
Nigeria | 166 kg  | Zohra Chihi
Tunisia | 164 kg  | Augustina Nkem Nwaokolo
Nigeria | 160 kg
55 kg
Snatch  | Adijat Adenike Olarinoye
Nigeria | 90 kg  | Fatima Zohra Laghouati
Algeria | 75 kg  | Caroline Wairimu
Kenya | 40 kg
Clean & Jerk  | Adijat Adenike Olarinoye
Nigeria | 110 kg  | Fatima Zohra Laghouati
Algeria | 80 kg  | Caroline Wairimu
Kenya | 60 kg
Total  | Adijat Adenike Olarinoye
Nigeria | 200 kg  | Fatima Zohra Laghouati
Algeria | 155 kg  | Caroline Wairimu
Kenya | 100 kg
59 kg
Snatch  | Rafiatu Folashade Lawal
Nigeria | 90 kg  | Nouha Landoulsi
Tunisia | 89 kg  | Anneke Spies
South Africa | 75 kg
Clean & Jerk  | Rafiatu Folashade Lawal
Nigeria | 111 kg  | Winny Chepngeno Langat
Kenya | 81 kg  | Magdeline Moyengwa
Botswana | 75 kg
Total  | Rafiatu Folashade Lawal
Nigeria | 201 kg  | Winny Chepngeno Langat
Kenya | 142 kg  | Magdeline Moyengwa
Botswana | 135 kg
64 kg
Snatch  | Joy Ogbonne Eze
Nigeria | 88 kg  | Ikram Cherrara
Algeria | 65 kg  | Rachael Achieng Kengere
Kenya | 60 kg
Clean & Jerk  | Joy Ogbonne Eze
Nigeria | 110 kg  | Ikram Cherrara
Algeria | 75 kg  | Rachael Achieng Kengere
Kenya | 70 kg
Total  | Joy Ogbonne Eze
Nigeria | 198 kg  | Ikram Cherrara
Algeria | 140 kg  | Rachael Achieng Kengere
Kenya | 130 kg
71 kg
Snatch  | Yosra Abidi
Tunisia | 82 kg  | Kheira Hammou
Algeria | 80 kg  | Jaoueher Guesmi
Tunisia | 78 kg
Clean & Jerk  | Yosra Abidi
Tunisia | 111 kg  | Jaoueher Guesmi
Tunisia | 110 kg  | Kheira Hammou
Algeria | 70 kg
Total  | Yosra Abidi
Tunisia | 193 kg  | Jaoueher Guesmi
Tunisia | 188 kg  | Kheira Hammou
Algeria | 150 kg
76 kg
Snatch  | Jeanne Eyenga
Cameroon | 96 kg  | Liadi Taiwo
Nigeria | 91 kg  | Maghnia Hammadi
Algeria | 83 kg
Clean & Jerk  | Jeanne Eyenga
Cameroon | 117 kg  | Liadi Taiwo
Nigeria | 116 kg  | Maghnia Hammadi
Algeria | 112 kg
Total  | Jeanne Eyenga
Cameroon | 213 kg  | Liadi Taiwo
Nigeria | 207 kg  | Maghnia Hammadi
Algeria | 195 kg
81 kg
Snatch  | Bouchra Fatima Zohra Hirech
Algeria | 81 kg  |  |  |  |
Clean & Jerk  | Bouchra Fatima Zohra Hirech
Algeria | 105 kg  |  |  |  |
Total  | Bouchra Fatima Zohra Hirech
Algeria | 186 kg  |  |  |  |
87 kg
Snatch  | Clémentine Meukeugni
Cameroon | 100 kg  | Ameni Ben Moussa
Tunisia | 81 kg  | Samira Ouass
Morocco | 80 kg
Clean & Jerk  | Clémentine Meukeugni
Cameroon | 121 kg  | Ameni Ben Moussa
Tunisia | 102 kg  | Samira Ouass
Morocco | 100 kg
Total  | Clémentine Meukeugni
Cameroon | 221 kg  | Ameni Ben Moussa
Tunisia | 183 kg  | Samira Ouass
Morocco | 180 kg

## Medal table[edit]

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

* Host nation (Kenya)

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Tunisia| 5| 4| 0| 9
2|  Nigeria| 4| 2| 1| 7
3|  Algeria| 3| 5| 4| 12
4|  Cameroon| 3| 1| 0| 4
5|  Madagascar| 3| 0| 1| 4
6|  Libya| 1| 0| 0| 1
7|  Kenya*| 0| 3| 2| 5
8|  Morocco| 0| 1| 2| 3
9|  Ghana| 0| 1| 0| 1
10|  Botswana| 0| 0| 1| 1
South Africa| 0| 0| 1| 1
Uganda| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (12 entries)| 19| 17| 13| 49

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

* Host nation (Kenya)

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Tunisia| 15| 12| 1| 28
2|  Nigeria| 12| 6| 3| 21
3|  Algeria| 9| 16| 11| 36
4|  Cameroon| 9| 3| 0| 12
5|  Madagascar| 8| 1| 3| 12
6|  Libya| 3| 0| 0| 3
7|  Morocco| 1| 2| 7| 10
8|  Kenya*| 0| 8| 6| 14
9|  Ghana| 0| 3| 0| 3
10|  South Africa| 0| 0| 4| 4
11|  Botswana| 0| 0| 2| 2
Uganda| 0| 0| 2| 2
Totals (12 entries)| 57| 51| 39| 147

## Participating nations[edit]

* Algeria (14)
* Botswana (3)
* Cameroon (4)
* Ghana (1)
* Kenya (9)
* Libya (1)
* Lesotho (2)
* Madagascar (4)
* Morocco (3)
* Nigeria (7)
* South Africa (3)
* Tunisia (10)
* Uganda (6)

## References[edit]

1. ^ "African Senior (31st M & 20th W) Weightlifting Championships" (PDF). IWF. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
2. ^ "Start Book" (PDF). WFA. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.

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