| 2021 African Judo Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Dakar Arena |
| Location | Dakar, Senegal |
| Dates | 20–22 May 2021 |
| Competitors | 210 from 40 nations |
| 2021 African Judo Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Men | Women | |
| 60 kg | 48 kg | |
| 66 kg | 52 kg | |
| 73 kg | 57 kg | |
| 81 kg | 63 kg | |
| 90 kg | 70 kg | |
| 100 kg | 78 kg | |
| +100 kg | +78 kg | |
The 2021 African Judo Championships took place in Dakar, Senegal, from 20 to 22 May 2021. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (–60 kg) | Issam Bassou  Morocco | Youssry Samy  Egypt | Mohamed Rebahi  Algeria |
| Younes Saddiki Morocco | |||
| Half-lightweight (–66 kg) | Ahmed Abelrahman Egypt | Wail Ezzine Algeria | Abderrahmane Boushita Morocco |
Kevin Loforte  Mozambique | |||
| Lightweight (–73 kg) | Fethi Nourine Algeria | Faye Njie  Gambia | Ali Abdelmouaty Egypt |
Hamza Oerghi  Tunisia | |||
| Half-middleweight (–81 kg) | Achraf Moutii Morocco | Hachem Sellami Tunisia | Mohamed Abdelaal Egypt |
Saliou Ndiaye  Senegal | |||
| Middleweight (–90 kg) | Abderrahmane Benamadi Algeria | Kwadjo Anani  Ghana | Abdelaziz Ben Ammar Tunisia |
Rémi Feuillet  Mauritius | |||
| Half-heavyweight (–100 kg) | Mustapha Bouamar Algeria | Koussay Ben Ghares Tunisia | Koffi Krémé Kobena  Ivory Coast |
| Mohammed Lahboub Morocco | |||
| Heavyweight (+100 kg) | Faïcel Jaballah Tunisia | Mohamed Sofiane Belrekaa Algeria | Anis Ben Khaled Tunisia |
| Mbagnick Ndiaye Senegal |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (–48 kg) | Oumaima Bedioui Tunisia | Priscilla Morand Mauritius | Chaimae Eddinari Morocco |
| Rania Harbaoui Tunisia | |||
| Half-lightweight (–52 kg) | Soumiya Iraoui Morocco | Salimata Fofana Ivory Coast | Charne Griesel  South Africa |
Djamila Silva  Cape Verde | |||
| Lightweight (–57 kg) | Ghofran Khelifi Tunisia | Donne Breytenbach South Africa | Zouleiha Abzetta Dabonne Ivory Coast |
| Yamina Halata Algeria | |||
| Half-middleweight (–63 kg) | Sarah Harachi Morocco | Sandrine Billiet Cape Verde | Amina Belkadi Algeria |
| Meriem Bjaoui Tunisia | |||
| Middleweight (–70 kg) | Nihel Bouchoucha Tunisia | Mariem Khelifi Tunisia | Fatou Kine Badji Senegal |
| Souad Bellakehal Algeria | |||
| Half-heavyweight (–78 kg) | Marie Branser  DR Congo | Hafsa Yatim Morocco | Sarra Mzougui Tunisia |
| Kaouthar Ouallal Algeria | |||
| Heavyweight (+78 kg) | Nihel Cheikh Rouhou Tunisia | Sonia Asselah Algeria | Meroua Mammeri Algeria |
| Monica Sagna Senegal |
* Host nation (Senegal)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | Morocco | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | Algeria | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | Egypt | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Ivory Coast | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Cape Verde | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mauritius | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| South Africa | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | Gambia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ghana | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Senegal * | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | Mozambique | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 nations) | 14 | 14 | 28 | 56 | |
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The women's 52 kg competition in at the 2021 African Judo Championships was held on 20 May at the Dakar Arena in Dakar, Senegal.
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