Continental · May 2023
2023 African Weightlifting Championships
The 2023 African Weightlifting Championships began on 11 May 2023, with 104 lifters in 20 classes. Gold went to Davis Niyoyita (55 kg, 215 kg), Amine Bouhijbha (61 kg, 257 kg), Ayoub Salem (67 kg, 280 kg), Karem Ben Hnia (73 kg, 326 kg), Ameur Messaoudi (81 kg, 315 kg), Karim Abokahla (89 kg, 375 kg), Salim Elbagor (96 kg, 332 kg), Yasser Usama Hemdan Mohamed Salem (102 kg, 376 kg), Aymen Bacha (109 kg, 375 kg) and Abdelrahman El-Sayed (+109 kg, 428 kg) for the men, and Nadia Katbi (45 kg, 116 kg), Maha Fajreslam (49 kg, 143 kg), Eya Aquadi (55 kg, 165 kg), Rafiatu Lawal (59 kg, 217 kg), Chaima Rahmouni (64 kg, 198 kg), Neama Said (71 kg, 229 kg), Joelita Sharifa Coloma (76 kg, 185 kg), Sara Ahmed (81 kg, 268 kg), Samar Hussein (87 kg, 229 kg) and Halima Abbas (+87 kg, 260 kg) for the women.
- Lifters
- 104
- Classes
- 20
- Start date
- 11 May 2023
The 2023 African Weightlifting Championships in numbers
How close each class finished and how often the lifters made their attempts.
- Attempts made
- 56%
- 342 good lifts from the 606 attempts taken. For comparison, lifters at senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998 make 57%.
- Lifters without a total
- 13 of 104
- Each had no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
Winning margin in each class
The winner's total minus the runner-up's. The closest finals: Men's 67 kg and Women's 76 kg each came down to 1 kg between gold and silver. The widest: Men's 109 kg by 105 kg. A short bar is a close final; a long one, a class the winner had to themselves.
Men's 55 kg
Men's 61 kg
Men's 67 kg
Men's 73 kg
Men's 81 kg
Men's 89 kg
Men's 96 kg
Men's 102 kg
Men's 109 kg
Men's +109 kg
Women's 49 kg
Women's 55 kg
Women's 59 kg
Women's 64 kg
Women's 71 kg
Women's 76 kg
Women's 81 kg
Women's 87 kg
Women's +87 kg
Results by class
Each class lists the place, the total and all six attempts. A struck-through weight is a missed attempt and a dash an attempt not taken. A dash in the place column means no total was recorded, most often after three misses in the snatch or in the clean and jerk. Where two lifters tie and the results cannot separate them, both are shown without a place.
Men's 55 kg, 2023 African Weightlifting Championships
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| Place | Athlete | Total | Bodyweight | Snatch | Clean and jerk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||
| 1 |
|
215 | 54.65 | 85 | 95 | 120 | |||
| 2 | Isaac Sinka | 170 | 55 | 70 | 75 | 85 | 90 | 95 | |
Men's 61 kg, 2023 African Weightlifting Championships
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| Place | Athlete | Total | Bodyweight | Snatch | Clean and jerk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||
| 1 |
|
257 | 60.65 | 112 | 117 | 140 | |||
| 2 | Jelgib Elion Ndunyama | 172 | 57.4 | 75 | 80 | 92 | |||
| - | Jules Anthonio Andriamahefa | - | 59.3 | 105 | |||||
Men's 67 kg, 2023 African Weightlifting Championships
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| Place | Athlete | Total | Bodyweight | Snatch | Clean and jerk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||
| 1 |
|
280 | 66.5 | 121 | 124 | 126 | 150 | 154 | |
| 2 | Akram Chekhchoukh | 279 | 66.45 | 122 | 125 | 127 | 152 | ||
| 3 | Mohamed Aziz Ben Hadj | 273 | 66.35 | 120 | 143 | 147 | 153 | ||
| 4 | Mohamed Sameer Masoud | 266 | 66.55 | 110 | 116 | 122 | 136 | 144 | |
| 5 | Abderrahmane Rhaloui | 245 | 66.75 | 105 | 110 | 130 | 135 | ||
| 6 | Mohamed Moulabbi | 240 | 66.52 | 105 | 135 | ||||
| 7 | Daison Chizola Phiri | 200 | 64.85 | 85 | 115 | ||||
| 8 | Francis Semembe | 164 | 62.85 | 65 | 70 | 74 | 90 | ||
Men's 73 kg, 2023 African Weightlifting Championships
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| Place | Athlete | Total | Bodyweight | Snatch | Clean and jerk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||
| 1 |
|
326 | 72.6 | 146 | 180 | ||||
| 2 |
|
315 | 72.75 | 141 | 174 | ||||
| 3 |
|
312 | 70.75 | 137 | 142 | 160 | 170 | ||
| 4 | Gerard Thibauld Abeussa | 294 | 72.75 | 122 | 126 | 157 | 162 | 168 | |
| 5 | Jon-Antohein Phillips | 258 | 72.75 | 108 | 150 | ||||
| 6 | Joseph Njovu | 205 | 70.4 | 85 | 90 | 110 | 115 | ||
| 7 | Steven Banda | 172 | 69.65 | 75 | 77 | 95 | |||
| - |
|
- | 70.85 | 125 | 133 | ||||
| - | Ahsaan Ali Alhadi Shabi | - | 72.8 | 132 | |||||
| - | Mohamed Meknaci | - | 72.65 | 150 | |||||
Men's 81 kg, 2023 African Weightlifting Championships
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| Place | Athlete | Total | Bodyweight | Snatch | Clean and jerk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||
| 1 | Ameur Messaoudi | 315 | 80.9 | 140 | 145 | 170 | |||
| 2 | Hamza Ben Amor | 305 | 80.15 | 133 | 137 | 162 | 168 | ||
| 3 | Slim Bchini | 300 | 79.6 | 135 | 138 | 162 | |||
| 4 | Jeremie Junior Ngouanom Nzali | 287 | 80.25 | 126 | 161 | ||||
| 5 | Mohammed Alsharif Alzintani | 279 | 73.15 | 119 | 127 | 146 | 152 | ||
| 6 | Roger Brest Sokoudjou Sinetang | 276 | 79.7 | 120 | 125 | 151 | |||
| 7 | Daniel Sagi Itzchak Katzav | 250 | 80.45 | 100 | 110 | 130 | 140 | ||
| - | Mohamed Elamine Messaour | - | 80.3 | 135 | 139 | ||||
Men's 89 kg, 2023 African Weightlifting Championships
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| Place | Athlete | Total | Bodyweight | Snatch | Clean and jerk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||
| 1 |
|
375 | 89 | 162 | 167 | 200 | 208 | ||
| 2 |
|
352 | 88.25 | 160 | 182 | 192 | |||
| 3 | Islam Aboelwafa Mohamed | 351 | 85.25 | 148 | 155 | 161 | 180 | 190 | |
| 4 | Desmond Akano | 335 | 87.95 | 140 | 145 | 180 | 190 | ||
| 5 | Daniel Onana Tanga | 320 | 86.1 | 140 | 180 | ||||
| 6 | Said Alioua | 316 | 88.7 | 135 | 181 | ||||
| 7 | Rayen Ghrissa | 288 | 86.5 | 122 | 127 | 155 | 161 | ||
| 8 | Vuyani Mashego | 274 | 85.4 | 121 | 126 | 148 | |||
| 9 | Andre William Gadney | 259 | 86.5 | 114 | 134 | 140 | 145 | ||
Men's 96 kg, 2023 African Weightlifting Championships
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| Place | Athlete | Total | Bodyweight | Snatch | Clean and jerk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||
| 1 | Salim Elbagor | 332 | 91.95 | 145 | 152 | 175 | 180 | ||
| 2 | Ayoub Dridi | 311 | 95.65 | 130 | 135 | 170 | 176 | ||
| 3 | Laur Ivain Woudje Nzale | 285 | 89.5 | 115 | 125 | 155 | 160 | ||
| - | Mahmoud Hosny Elsayed Hassan | - | 94.45 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | ||
Men's 102 kg, 2023 African Weightlifting Championships
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| Place | Athlete | Total | Bodyweight | Snatch | Clean and jerk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||
| 1 | Yasser Usama Hemdan Mohamed Salem | 376 | 101.95 | 160 | 165 | 168 | 200 | 204 | 208 |
| 2 | Aymen Touairi | 369 | 101.9 | 163 | 166 | 203 | |||
| 3 | Mohamed Mahmoud Selim Abdelalim | 364 | 101.95 | 164 | 200 | ||||
| 4 |
|
351 | 101.55 | 156 | 195 | ||||
| 5 | Khelwin Juboo | 320 | 101.8 | 135 | 140 | 168 | 175 | 180 | |
| 6 | Ruben Burger | 310 | 102 | 140 | 170 | ||||
| - |
|
- | 101.5 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | ||
Men's 109 kg, 2023 African Weightlifting Championships
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| Place | Athlete | Total | Bodyweight | Snatch | Clean and jerk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||
| 1 |
|
375 | 108.45 | 163 | 170 | 190 | 205 | ||
| 2 | Antony Peter Swanepoel | 270 | 108.95 | 115 | 123 | 140 | 147 | ||
| 3 | Johannes Jacobus Beukman | 265 | 106.9 | 120 | 145 | ||||
Men's +109 kg, 2023 African Weightlifting Championships
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| Place | Athlete | Total | Bodyweight | Snatch | Clean and jerk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||
| 1 |
|
428 | 140.4 | 175 | 185 | 226 | 243 | ||
| 2 | Bilal Bouamr | 340 | 123.3 | 144 | 151 | 154 | 182 | 186 | |
| 3 | Maik Lahamadi Ezzedine | 330 | 109.75 | 143 | 150 | 180 | |||
| 4 | Bokang Alphius Kagiso | 280 | 113.25 | 120 | 125 | 151 | 155 | ||
| - |
|
- | 142.3 | 192 | |||||
Women's 45 kg, 2023 African Weightlifting Championships
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| Place | Athlete | Total | Bodyweight | Snatch | Clean and jerk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||
| 1 | Nadia Katbi | 116 | 44.8 | 45 | 51 | 60 | 65 | ||
Women's 49 kg, 2023 African Weightlifting Championships
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| Place | Athlete | Total | Bodyweight | Snatch | Clean and jerk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||
| 1 |
|
143 | 49 | 57 | 60 | 64 | 74 | 79 | |
| 2 | Nour Khafaoui | 138 | 48.5 | 57 | 75 | 81 | |||
| 3 |
|
129 | 49 | 56 | 58 | 68 | 71 | ||
Women's 55 kg, 2023 African Weightlifting Championships
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| Place | Athlete | Total | Bodyweight | Snatch | Clean and jerk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||
| 1 | Eya Aquadi | 165 | 54.15 | 65 | 69 | 72 | 85 | 90 | 93 |
| 2 | Israa Bejaoui | 161 | 54.15 | 65 | 71 | 85 | 90 | ||
Women's 59 kg, 2023 African Weightlifting Championships
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| Place | Athlete | Total | Bodyweight | Snatch | Clean and jerk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||
| 1 |
|
217 | 56.9 | 91 | 95 | 115 | 122 | ||
| 2 |
|
211 | 57 | 90 | 93 | 110 | 118 | ||
| 3 | Ech-Chaibia Ech-Chachouiy | 167 | 58.4 | 76 | 91 | ||||
| 4 | Sandra Mensimah Owusu | 157 | 59 | 72 | 85 | ||||
| 5 | Ebongo Nelly Ebong | 126 | 57.55 | 51 | 55 | 67 | 71 | ||
| - |
|
- | 58.7 | 80 | 83 | ||||
| - | Georgia Love | - | 59 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| - |
|
- | 57.55 | 88 | 92 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |
| - | Souhir Khmiri | - | 58.2 | 95 | |||||
Women's 64 kg, 2023 African Weightlifting Championships
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| Place | Athlete | Total | Bodyweight | Snatch | Clean and jerk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||
| 1 |
|
198 | 62.15 | 87 | 90 | 108 | |||
| 2 |
|
193 | 63.9 | 83 | 86 | 107 | |||
| 3 |
|
187 | 62.45 | 75 | 80 | 100 | 107 | ||
| 4 | Fatima Zohra Laghouati | 171 | 59.1 | 73 | 76 | 95 | |||
| 5 | Ryneveld Yolandi Van | 161 | 63.9 | 70 | 86 | 91 | |||
| 6 | Chantelle Burger | 156 | 61.25 | 64 | 67 | 70 | 83 | 86 | |
| 7 |
|
150 | 63.35 | 60 | 65 | 75 | 80 | 85 | |
Women's 71 kg, 2023 African Weightlifting Championships
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| Place | Athlete | Total | Bodyweight | Snatch | Clean and jerk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||
| 1 |
|
229 | 70.75 | 100 | 103 | 122 | 126 | ||
| 2 |
|
227 | 70.2 | 97 | 102 | 120 | 125 | ||
| 3 |
|
197 | 68.45 | 86 | 89 | 103 | 108 | ||
| 4 | Laryne Jefferies | 192 | 69.55 | 83 | 86 | 103 | 106 | ||
| 5 | Rkia Sabihi | 191 | 70.65 | 80 | 84 | 87 | 104 | ||
| 6 | Nawres Hamroui | 176 | 68.5 | 76 | 95 | 100 | |||
| 7 | Nihad Belounis | 174 | 71.1 | 72 | 77 | 92 | 97 | ||
| - | Renee Manuela Hyeng | - | 70.7 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
Women's 76 kg, 2023 African Weightlifting Championships
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| Place | Athlete | Total | Bodyweight | Snatch | Clean and jerk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||
| 1 | Joelita Sharifa Coloma | 185 | 72.65 | 80 | 84 | 85 | 100 | not taken | |
| 2 |
|
184 | 75 | 81 | 101 | 103 | |||
| 3 | Rayssa Djifack Ma-Atemken Zomgoua | 180 | 75.95 | 77 | 96 | 103 | |||
| 4 | Zeineb Maghraoui | 179 | 75.95 | 78 | 101 | ||||
| 5 | Kerrin Leigh Bouch | 173 | 73.25 | 71 | 77 | 90 | 96 | ||
Women's 81 kg, 2023 African Weightlifting Championships
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| Place | Athlete | Total | Bodyweight | Snatch | Clean and jerk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||
| 1 |
|
268 | 80.05 | 110 | 114 | 117 | 140 | 146 | 151 |
| 2 |
|
217 | 80.7 | 89 | 96 | 117 | 121 | ||
Women's 87 kg, 2023 African Weightlifting Championships
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| Place | Athlete | Total | Bodyweight | Snatch | Clean and jerk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||
| 1 |
|
229 | 83.75 | 100 | 105 | 116 | 124 | ||
| 2 | Fatma Mohamed Sadek Ahmed | 222 | 81.75 | 97 | 115 | 123 | 125 | ||
| 3 | Marie Alison Leroy Sunee | 191 | 82.75 | 75 | 82 | 85 | 97 | 106 | |
| 4 | Phalone Leticia Nzimo | 183 | 82.25 | 75 | 81 | 102 | |||
Women's +87 kg, 2023 African Weightlifting Championships
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| Place | Athlete | Total | Bodyweight | Snatch | Clean and jerk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||
| 1 |
|
260 | 141.8 | 110 | 115 | 145 | |||
| 2 | Estelle Adele Momeni | 176 | 94.65 | 81 | 95 | ||||
| 3 | Amina Yahia Mamoun | 175 | 105 | 75 | 82 | 93 | |||
| 4 | Marie Korkor Agbah-Hughes | 158 | 125.9 | 60 | 64 | 66 | 85 | 89 | 92 |

