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| 2022 African Weightlifting Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Cairo Stadium – Hall 3 |
| Location | Cairo, Egypt |
| Dates | 28–31 October |
| Competitors | 58 from 12 nations |
The 2022 African Weightlifting Championships were held in Cairo, Egypt from 28 to 31 October 2022. It were the 32nd men's and 21st women's championship and 1st African Clubs Weightlifting Championships. [1] [2]
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Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
* Host nation (Egypt)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Egypt * | 12 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
| 2 |  Tunisia | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 |  Libya | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Mauritius | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |  Cameroon | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 |  Seychelles | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Ghana | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Rwanda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Africa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 18 | 15 | 13 | 46 | |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
* Host nation (Egypt)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt * | 35 | 13 | 4 | 52 |
| 2 | Tunisia | 12 | 13 | 5 | 30 |
| 3 | Mauritius | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | Libya | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | Cameroon | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| 6 | Seychelles | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Ghana | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Rwanda | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| South Africa | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 52 | 44 | 39 | 135 | |
12 national teams took part in the competition. [3] [4]
Cameroon (5) Democratic Republic of the Congo (2) Egypt (19) Ghana (2) Libya (3) Mauritius (7) Rwanda (2) Seychelles (3) South Africa (1)
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