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List of African records in Olympic weightlifting

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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

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Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification   Not ratified or later rescinded by WFA

Men

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Event Record Athlete Nation Date Meet Place Ref
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   Egypt 26 April 2019 African Championships Cairo, Egypt [1]
Total 303 kg Tojonirina Andriatsitohaina   Madagascar 27 May 2021 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya [2]
73 kg
Snatch 153 kg Karem Ben Hnia   Tunisia 27 August 2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco [3]
Clean & Jerk 186 kg Karem Ben Hnia   Tunisia 4 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat, Turkmenistan [4]
Total 338 kg Karem Ben Hnia   Tunisia 26 April 2019 African Championships Cairo, Egypt [1]
81 kg
Snatch 173 kg Mohamed Ihab   Egypt 5 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat, Turkmenistan [4]
Clean & Jerk 200 kg Mohamed Ihab   Egypt 5 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat, Turkmenistan [4]
Total 373 kg Mohamed Ihab   Egypt 5 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat, Turkmenistan [4]
89 kg
Snatch 171 kg Karim Abokahla   Egypt 3 July 2022 Mediterranean Games Oran, Algeria [5]
Clean & Jerk 212 kg Karim Abokahla   Egypt 3 July 2022 Mediterranean Games Oran, Algeria [5]
Total 383 kg Karim Abokahla   Egypt 3 July 2022 Mediterranean Games Oran, Algeria [5]
96 kg
Snatch 174 kg Karim Abokahla   Egypt 13 September 2023 World Championships Riyadh, Saudi Arabia [6]
Clean & Jerk 213 kg Karim Abokahla   Egypt 13 September 2023 World Championships Riyadh, Saudi Arabia [6]
Total 387 kg Karim Abokahla   Egypt 13 September 2023 World Championships Riyadh, Saudi Arabia [6]
102 kg
Snatch 174 kg Aymen Bacha   Tunisia 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   Algeria 4 July 2022 Mediterranean Games Oran, Algeria [5]
203 kg Walid Bidani   Algeria 9 February 2024 African Championships Ismailia, Egypt [7]
Clean & Jerk 243 kg Abdelrahman El-Sayed   Egypt 18 May 2023 African Championships Tunis, Tunisia [8]
Total 437 kg Walid Bidani   Algeria 4 July 2022 Mediterranean Games Oran, Algeria [5]

Women

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Event Record Athlete Nation Date Meet Place Ref
45 kg
Snatch 77 kg Rosina Randafiarison   Madagascar 4 September 2023 World Championships Riyadh, Saudi Arabia [6]
Clean & Jerk 93 kg Rosina Randafiarison   Madagascar 4 September 2023 World Championships Riyadh, Saudi Arabia [6]
Total 170 kg Rosina Randafiarison   Madagascar 4 September 2023 World Championships Riyadh, Saudi Arabia [6]
49 kg
Snatch 79 kg Noura Essam   Egypt 5 December 2022 World Championships Bogotá, Colombia [9]
80 kg Rosina Randafiarison   Madagascar 7 August 2024 Olympic Games Paris, France [10]
Clean & Jerk 99 kg Standard
100 kg Rosina Randafiarison   Madagascar 7 August 2024 Olympic Games Paris, France [10]
Total 173 kg Roilya Ranaivosoa   Mauritius 2 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat, Turkmenistan [4]
180 kg Rosina Randafiarison   Madagascar 7 August 2024 Olympic Games Paris, France [10]
55 kg
Snatch 97 kg Nouha Landoulsi   Tunisia 3 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat, Turkmenistan [4]
Clean & Jerk 116 kg Adijat Olarinoye   Nigeria 26 August 2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco [11]
Total 211 kg Nouha Landoulsi   Tunisia 3 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat, Turkmenistan [4]
59 kg
Snatch 100 kg Rafiatu Lawal   Nigeria 7 September 2023 World Championships Riyadh, Saudi Arabia [6]
101 kg Rafiatu Lawal   Nigeria 3 April 2024 World Cup Phuket, Thailand [12]
Clean & Jerk 125 kg Chinenye Fidelis   Nigeria 3 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat, Turkmenistan [4]
126 kg Rafiatu Lawal   Nigeria 3 April 2024 World Cup Phuket, Thailand [13]
130 kg Rafiatu Lawal   Nigeria 8 August 2024 Olympic Games Paris, France [14]
Total 225 kg Rafiatu Lawal   Nigeria 7 September 2023 World Championships Riyadh, Saudi Arabia [6]
227 kg Rafiatu Lawal   Nigeria 3 April 2024 World Cup Phuket, Thailand [15]
230 kg Rafiatu Lawal   Nigeria 8 August 2024 Olympic Games Paris, France [14]
64 kg
Snatch 104 kg Neama Said   Egypt 12 December 2021 World Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan [16]
Clean & Jerk 127 kg Neama Said   Egypt 12 December 2021 World Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan [16]
Total 233 kg Neama Said   Egypt 12 December 2021 World Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan [16]
71 kg
Snatch 111 kg Sara Ahmed   Egypt 6 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat, Turkmenistan [4]
Clean & Jerk 141 kg Sara Ahmed   Egypt 6 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat, Turkmenistan [4]
Total 252 kg Sara Ahmed   Egypt 6 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat, Turkmenistan [4]
76 kg
Snatch 113 kg Sara Ahmed   Egypt 13 December 2022 World Championships Bogotá, Colombia [9]
Clean & Jerk 148 kg Sara Ahmed   Egypt 13 December 2022 World Championships Bogotá, Colombia [9]
Total 261 kg Sara Ahmed   Egypt 13 December 2022 World Championships Bogotá, Colombia [9]
81 kg
Snatch 117 kg Sara Ahmed   Egypt 17 May 2023 African Championships Tunis, Tunisia [8]
Clean & Jerk 151 kg Sara Ahmed   Egypt 17 May 2023 African Championships Tunis, Tunisia [8]
Total 268 kg Sara Ahmed   Egypt 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   Egypt 31 October 2022 African Championships Cairo, Egypt [17]
Clean & Jerk 153 kg Halima Abdelazim   Egypt 15 December 2022 World Championships Bogotá, Colombia [9]
Total 275 kg Halima Abdelazim   Egypt 15 December 2022 World Championships Bogotá, Colombia [9]

Historical records

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Men (1998–2018)

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Event Record Athlete Nation Date Meet Place Ref
56 kg
Snatch 132 kg Khalil El-Maaoui   Tunisia 29 July 2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom [18]
Clean & Jerk 146 kg Khalil El-Maaoui   Tunisia 20 November 2009 World Championships Goyang, South Korea [19]
Total 271 kg Khalil El-Maaoui   Tunisia 20 November 2009 World Championships Goyang, South Korea [19]
62 kg
Snatch 137,5 kg Atef Jarray   Tunisia 8 September 2001 Mediterranean Games Tunis, Tunisia [20]
Clean & Jerk 162 kg Ahmed Saad   Egypt 30 July 2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom [18]
Total 295 kg Atef Jarray   Tunisia 8 September 2001 Mediterranean Games Tunis, Tunisia [20]
69 kg
Snatch 152,5 kg Youssef Sbai   Tunisia 21 November 2002 World Championships Warsaw, Poland [21]
Clean & Jerk 187,5 kg Mohamed El-Tantawy   Egypt 21 November 2002 World Championships Warsaw, Poland [21]
Total 335 kg Youssef Sbai   Tunisia 21 November 2002 World Championships Warsaw, Poland [21]
77 kg
Snatch 165 kg Mohamed Ihab   Egypt 10 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brasil [22]
Clean & Jerk 201 kg Mohamed Ihab   Egypt 24 November 2015 World Championships Houston, United States [23]
Total 363 kg Mohamed Ihab   Egypt 24 November 2015 World Championships Houston, United States [23]
85 kg
Snatch 165 kg Samir Ghachem   Tunisia 25 November 1999 World Championships Piraeus, Greece [24]
Clean & Jerk 210 kg Tarek Yehia Abdelazim   Egypt 3 August 2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom [18]
Total 375 kg Tarek Yehia Abdelazim   Egypt 3 August 2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom [18]
94 kg
Snatch 174 kg Ragab Abdelhay   Egypt 13 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brasil [22]
Clean & Jerk 213 kg Ragab Abdelhay   Egypt 13 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brasil [22]
Total 387 kg Ragab Abdelhay   Egypt 13 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brasil [22]
105 kg
Snatch 182 kg Ibrahim Moursi   Egypt 16 November 2005 World Championships Doha, Qatar [25]
Clean & Jerk 218 kg Ibrahim Moursi   Egypt 16 November 2005 World Championships Doha, Qatar [25]
Total 400 kg Ibrahim Moursi   Egypt 16 November 2005 World Championships Doha, Qatar [25]
+105 kg
Snatch 200 kg Mohamed Masoud   Egypt 11 September 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Congo Republic [26]
Clean & Jerk 243 kg Mohamed Masoud   Egypt 16 November 2014 World Championships Almaty, Kazakhstan [27]
Total 441 kg Mohamed Masoud   Egypt 11 September 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Congo Republic [26]

Women (1998–2018)

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Event Record Athlete Nation Date Meet Place Ref
48 kg
Snatch 80 kg Roilya Ranaivosoa   Mauritius 21 November 2015 World Championships Houston, United States [23]
Clean & Jerk 105 kg Blessed Udoh   Nigeria 14 August 2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece
Total 180 kg Blessed Udoh   Nigeria 14 August 2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece
53 kg
Snatch 88 kg Nouha Landoulsi   Tunisia 13 July 2017 African Championships Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius [28]
Clean & Jerk 115 kg Chinenye Fidelis   Nigeria 6 November 2011 World Championships Paris, France
Total 202 kg Chinenye Fidelis   Nigeria 31 March 2012 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya [29]
58 kg
Snatch 95 kg Franca Gbodo   Nigeria 16 August 2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece
Clean & Jerk 122 kg Chinenye Fidelis   Nigeria 10 May 2016 African Championships Yaoundé, Cameroon [30]
Total 212 kg Franca Gbodo   Nigeria 16 August 2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece
63 kg
Snatch 104 kg Sara Ahmed   Egypt 12 November 2014 World Championships Almaty, Kazakhstan [27]
Clean & Jerk 127 kg Leila Lassouani   Algeria 3 May 2004 African Championships Tunis, Tunisia
Total 229 kg Sara Ahmed   Egypt 12 November 2014 World Championships Almaty, Kazakhstan [27]
69 kg
Snatch 112 kg Sara Ahmed   Egypt 10 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [31]
Clean & Jerk 143 kg Sara Ahmed   Egypt 10 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [31]
Total 255 kg Sara Ahmed   Egypt 10 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [31]
75 kg
Snatch 120 kg Nahla Ramadan   Egypt 20 August 2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece
Clean & Jerk 147 kg Nahla Ramadan   Egypt 17 June 2003 World Junior Championships Hermosillo, Mexico [32]
Total 262 kg Nahla Ramadan   Egypt 17 June 2003 World Junior Championships Hermosillo, Mexico [32]
90 kg
Snatch 112 kg Bilkisu Musa   Nigeria 27 November 1999 World Championships Piraeus, Greece [24]
Clean & Jerk 145 kg Abeer Abdelrahman   Egypt 11 June 2010 World Junior Championships Sofia, Bulgaria [33]
Total 255 kg Abeer Abdelrahman   Egypt 11 June 2010 World Junior Championships Sofia, Bulgaria [33]
+90 kg
Snatch 129 kg Mariam Usman   Nigeria 5 August 2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom [18]
Clean & Jerk 161 kg Shaimaa Ahmed Khalaf   Egypt 14 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [34]
Total 281 kg Mariam Usman   Nigeria 29 March 2012 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya [29]

References

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  1. ^ a b "African Senior Weightlifting Qualification Championships 2019 – Result Book" (PDF). wfa.com.ly. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  2. ^ "2021 African Championships". IWF. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Weightlifting 12th All African Games – Men 73 kg" (PDF). WFA. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
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  6. ^ a b c d e f g h "2023 IWF World Championships". IWF. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  7. ^ "African Senior 34th Men and 23rd Women Weightlifting Championships – Men +109 kg – Result" (PDF). WFA. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
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  10. ^ a b c "Weightlifting – Women's 49kg – Results" (PDF). olympics.com. COJOP2024. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Weightlifting 12th All African Games – Women 55 kg" (PDF). WFA. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  12. ^ "2024 IWF World Cup Phuket Results". IWF. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  13. ^ "2024 IWF World Cup Phuket Results". IWF. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
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  15. ^ "2024 IWF World Cup Phuket Results". IWF. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
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  17. ^ "African Senior 32nd Men and 21st Women Weightlifting Championships – Women +87 kg – Results" (PDF). WFA. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  18. ^ a b c d e "XXX OLYMPIC GAMES RESULTS". www.iwf.net. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  19. ^ a b "77th Men's and 20th Women's World Championships". IWF. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  20. ^ a b "Affiche officielle des JM Tunis 2001" (PDF). cijm.org.gr. p. 20. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
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  24. ^ a b "70th MEN's and 13th WOMEN's WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS". www.iwf.net. 30 November 1999. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
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  27. ^ a b c "2014 Weightlifting World Championships Results". www.iwf.net. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  28. ^ "2017 African Championships". IWF. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  29. ^ a b "African Championships". IWF. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
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  32. ^ a b "29th Men's and 9th Women's Junior World Championships". IWF. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  33. ^ a b "36th Men's and 16th Women's Junior World Championships". IWF. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  34. ^ "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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