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2022  | |
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| Venue | Convention Centre Mohammed Ben Ahmed [1] |
| Location | Oran, Algeria |
| Dates | 26–29 May 2022 |
| Competitors | 173 from 26 nations |
| Champions | |
| Mixed team |  Algeria |
| Competition at external databases | |
| Links | IJF • JudoInside |
The 2022 African Judo Championships was the 43rd edition of the African Judo Championships and were held at the Convention Centre Mohammed Ben Ahmed in Oran, Algeria from 26 to 29 May 2022, with the mixed team event taking place on the championships' last day. [2] [3] [4]
The event airs on the African Judo Union's YouTube channel.
| Weight classes | Preliminaries | Final Block | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Men: -60, -66 Women: -48, -52, -57 | Tatami 1 | Tatami 2 | Final Block |
| Day 2 | Men: -73, -81 Women: -63, -70 | Tatami 1 | Tatami 2 | Final Block |
| Day 3 | Men: -90, -100, +100 Women: -78, +78 | Tatami 1 | Tatami 2 | Final Block |
| Day 4 | Mixed team | Tatami 1 | Tatami 2 | Final Block |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (−60 kg) |  Youssry Samy (EGY) |  Fraj Dhouibi (TUN) |  Younes Saddiki (MAR) |
| Billel Yagoubi (ALG) | |||
| Half-lightweight (−66 kg) |  Edmilson Pedro (ANG) | Abderrahmane Boushita (MAR) | Imad Bassou (MAR) |
 Steven Mungandu (ZAM) | |||
| Lightweight (−73 kg) | Messaoud Dris (ALG) | Houd Zourdani (ALG) | Hassan Doukkali (MAR) |
| Aleddine Ben Chalbi (TUN) | |||
| Half-middleweight (−81 kg) | Achraf Moutii (MAR) | Wajdi Hajji (TUN) | Abdelrahman Abdelghany (EGY) |
| Aghiles Imad Benazoug (ALG) | |||
| Middleweight (−90 kg) | Abderrahmane Benamadi (ALG) |  Thomas-Laszlo Breytenbach (RSA) |  Rémi Feuillet (MRI) |
| Ali Hazem (EGY) | |||
| Half-heavyweight (−100 kg) | Koussay Ben Ghares (TUN) | Mustapha Bouamar (ALG) |  Koffi Krémé Kobena (CIV) |
 Seidou Nji Mouluh (CMR) | |||
| Heavyweight (+100 kg) | Mohamed Sofiane Belrekaa (ALG) | Wahib Hdiouech (TUN) | Mohamed Aborakia (EGY) |
 Mbagnick Ndiaye (SEN) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (−48 kg) | Priscilla Morand (MRI) | Oumaima Bedioui (TUN) | Geronay Whitebooi (RSA) |
| Imane Rezzoug (ALG) | |||
| Half-lightweight (−52 kg) | Faiza Aissahine (ALG) |  Djamila Silva (CPV) | Charne Griesel (RSA) |
| Soumiya Iraoui (MAR) | |||
| Lightweight (−57 kg) | Yamina Halata (ALG) | Christianne Legentil (MRI) | Zouleiha Abzetta Dabonne (CIV) |
| Jasmine Martin (RSA) | |||
| Half-middleweight (−63 kg) | Amina Belkadi (ALG) | Sarah Harachi (MAR) | Audrey Jeannette Etoua Biock (CMR) |
| Meriem Bjaoui (TUN) | |||
| Middleweight (−70 kg) | Nihel Bouchoucha (TUN) | Souad Bellakehal (ALG) | Zita Ornella Biami (CMR) |
| Maria Niangi (ANG) | |||
| Half-heavyweight (−78 kg) | Kaouthar Ouallal (ALG) | Ayuk Otay Arrey Sophina (CMR) | Georgika Wesly Djengue Moune (CMR) |
| Hafsa Yatim (MAR) | |||
| Heavyweight (+78 kg) | Sarra Mzougui (TUN) | Monica Sagna (SEN) | Meroua Mammeri (ALG) |
| Sonia Asselah (ALG) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed team | Algeria (ALG) | Senegal (SEN) | Cameroon (CMR) |
| Morocco (MAR) |
Source: [5]
* Host nation (Algeria)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria (ALG)* | 8 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 | Tunisia (TUN) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Morocco (MAR) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | Mauritius (MRI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Egypt (EGY) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Angola (ANG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Senegal (SEN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 9 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Cape Verde (CPV) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Zambia (ZAM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 15 | 15 | 30 | 60 | |
. [7]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nage No Kata | Algeria (Merouane Bouguettaya - Nacer Bouguettaya) | Algeria (Mohamed Akil - Rabie Kohli) | South Africa (Erasmus Reece-Hunter - Moagi junior Molefe) |
| Kime No Kata | Algeria (Rachid Messaâdia - Karim Touati) | Algeria (Hacene Zemouri - Halim Zaabat) | South Africa (Erasmus Reece-Hunter - Moagi junior Molefe) |
| Katame No Kata | Algeria (Lahcenet Bennaceur - Brahim Belloti) | Algeria (Djamel Benmerzoug - Mossab Meziani) | Algeria (Ammar Khelloufi - Khaled Meslem) |
| Goshin Jutsu | Algeria (Brahim Belloti - Mohamed Akil) | Algeria (Khaled Meksem - Amar Khaloufi) | Algeria (Habi Belkadi - Mohamed Medjehed) |
| Ju No Kata | Algeria (Samia Allegue - Hamza Tebani) | Algeria (Messaouda Belhadj - Fares Haddadi) | - |
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