List of African junior records in Olympic weightlifting

This is the list of African junior records in Olympic weightlifting . They are the best results set in competition by athletes aged 20 or younger throughout the entire calendar year of the performance. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch, clean and jerk, and the total for both by the Weightlifting Federation of Africa (WFA).

Men

Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification  Not ratified or later rescinded by WFA

Event	Record	Athlete	Nation	Date	Meet	Place	Age	Ref
55 kg
Snatch	112 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	130 kg	Standard
Total	238 kg	Standard
61 kg
Snatch	120 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	148 kg	Elsayed Aly Attia	Egypt	27 October 2023	African Junior Championships	Cairo, Egypt	17 years, 298 days	[1]
Total	261 kg	Elsayed Aly Attia	Egypt	27 October 2023	African Junior Championships	Cairo, Egypt	17 years, 298 days	[1]
67 kg
Snatch	135 kg	Edidiong Umoafia	Nigeria	9 December 2021	World Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	19 years, 76 days	[2]
Clean & Jerk	161 kg	Mohamed Abdelmonim Sayed	Egypt	4 May 2022	Junior World Championships	Heraklion, Greece	18 years, 180 days	[3]
Total	295 kg	Edidiong Umoafia	Nigeria	9 December 2021	World Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	19 years, 76 days	[2]
73 kg
Snatch	134 kg	Mohamed Meknaci	Algeria	28 October 2023	African Junior Championships	Cairo, Egypt	20 years, 288 days	[1]
Clean & Jerk	162 kg	Standard
Total	293 kg	Standard
81 kg
Snatch	150 kg	Mohamed Abdelmonem	Egypt	29 October 2023	African Junior Championships	Cairo, Egypt	19 years, 358 days	[1]
Clean & Jerk	186 kg	Faris Touairi	Algeria	4 June 2019	Junior World Championships	Suva, Fiji	19 years, 358 days	[4]
Total	331 kg	Faris Touairi	Algeria	4 June 2019	Junior World Championships	Suva, Fiji	19 years, 358 days	[4]
89 kg
Snatch	163 kg	Ahmed Ashour	Egypt	28 April 2019	African Championships	Cairo, Egypt	20 years, 108 days	[5]
Clean & Jerk	200 kg	Ahmed Ashour	Egypt	28 April 2019	African Championships	Cairo, Egypt	20 years, 108 days	[5]
Total	363 kg	Ahmed Ashour	Egypt	28 April 2019	African Championships	Cairo, Egypt	20 years, 108 days	[5]
96 kg
Snatch	165 kg	Ahmed Ashour	Egypt	5 June 2019	Junior World Championships	Suva, Fiji	20 years, 146 days	[4]
Clean & Jerk	209 kg	Mahmoud Hosny Hassan	Egypt	13 September 2023	World Championships	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	18 years, 9 days	[6]
Total	374 kg	Mahmoud Hosny Hassan	Egypt	13 September 2023	World Championships	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	18 years, 9 days	[6]
102 kg
Snatch	157 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	194 kg	Standard
Total	350 kg	Standard
109 kg
Snatch	173 kg	Aymen Bacha	Tunisia	29 April 2019	African Championships	Cairo, Egypt	19 years, 185 days	[5]
Clean & Jerk	205 kg	Richmond Osarfo	Ghana	8 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	18 years, 329 days	[7]
Total	366 kg	Aymen Bacha	Tunisia	29 April 2019	African Championships	Cairo, Egypt	19 years, 185 days	[5]
+109 kg
Snatch	166 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	203 kg	Standard
Total	368 kg	Standard

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Nation	Date	Meet	Place	Age	Ref
45 kg
Snatch	71 kg	Rosina Randafiarison	Madagascar	8 November 2019	African Zone 3 Championships	Antananarivo, Madagascar	19 years, 314 days	[8]
Clean & Jerk	86 kg	Standard
Total	156 kg	Rosina Randafiarison	Madagascar	8 November 2019	African Zone 3 Championships	Antananarivo, Madagascar	19 years, 314 days	[8]
49 kg
Snatch	79 kg	Noura Essam	Egypt	5 December 2022	World Championships	Bogotá, Colombia	17 years, 259 days	[9]
Clean & Jerk	96 kg	Stella Kingsley	Nigeria	8 December 2021	World Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	19 years, 25 days	[2]
Total	168 kg	Stella Kingsley	Nigeria	8 December 2021	World Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	19 years, 25 days	[2]
55 kg
Snatch	97 kg	Nouha Landoulsi	Tunisia	3 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	20 years, 182 days	[7]
Clean & Jerk	114 kg	Nouha Landoulsi	Tunisia	3 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	20 years, 182 days	[7]
	116 kg	Adijat Olarinoye	Nigeria	26 August 2019	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	20 years, 43 days	[10]
Total	211 kg	Nouha Landoulsi	Tunisia	3 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	20 years, 182 days	[7]
59 kg
Snatch	92 kg	Ghofrane Belkhir	Tunisia	10 December 2018	International Solidarity Championships	Cairo, Egypt	17 years, 121 days	[11]
Clean & Jerk	120 kg	Ghofrane Belkhir	Tunisia	25 May 2021	World Junior Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	19 years, 287 days	[12]
Total	211 kg	Ghofrane Belkhir	Tunisia	25 May 2021	World Junior Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	19 years, 287 days	[12]
64 kg
Snatch	106 kg	Neama Said	Egypt	12 December 2021	World Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	19 years, 27 days	[2]
Clean & Jerk	127 kg	Neama Said	Egypt	12 December 2021	World Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	19 years, 27 days	[2]
Total	233 kg	Neama Said	Egypt	12 December 2021	World Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	19 years, 27 days	[2]
71 kg
Snatch	111 kg	Sara Ahmed	Egypt	6 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	20 years, 309 days	[7]
Clean & Jerk	141 kg	Sara Ahmed	Egypt	6 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	20 years, 309 days	[7]
Total	252 kg	Sara Ahmed	Egypt	6 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	20 years, 309 days	[7]
76 kg
Snatch	110 kg	Sara Ahmed	Egypt	11 December 2018	International Solidarity Championships	Cairo, Egypt	20 years, 344 days	[11]
Clean & Jerk	140 kg	Sara Ahmed	Egypt	11 December 2018	International Solidarity Championships	Cairo, Egypt	20 years, 344 days	[11]
Total	250 kg	Sara Ahmed	Egypt	11 December 2018	International Solidarity Championships	Cairo, Egypt	20 years, 344 days	[11]
81 kg
Snatch	107 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	132 kg	Standard
Total	237 kg	Standard
87 kg
Snatch	109 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	135 kg	Standard
Total	242 kg	Standard
+87 kg
Snatch	105 kg	Shimaa Khaled	Egypt	30 October 2023	African Junior Championships	Cairo, Egypt	19 years, 258 days	[1]
Clean & Jerk	140 kg	Shimaa Khaled	Egypt	30 October 2023	African Junior Championships	Cairo, Egypt	19 years, 258 days	[1]
Total	245 kg	Shimaa Khaled	Egypt	30 October 2023	African Junior Championships	Cairo, Egypt	19 years, 258 days	[1]

References

General

• African Weightlifting Records – Junior Men 31 December 2023 updated
• African Weightlifting Records – Junior Women 31 December 2023 updated

Specific

1. "African Junior Championships". IWF . Retrieved 21 January 2024.
2. "2021 IWF World Championships". IWF . Retrieved 12 December 2021. EDIDIONG Joseph Umoafia, KINGSLEY Stella Peter, SAID Neama Said Fahmi
3. "2022 IWF Junior World Championships". IWF . Retrieved 22 May 2022.
4. "2019 IWF Junior World Championships". IWF . Retrieved 5 June 2019.
5. "African Senior Weightlifting Qualification Championships 2019 – Result Book" (PDF). wfa.com.ly. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
6. "2023 IWF World Championships". IWF . Retrieved 13 September 2023.
7. "2018 IWF World Championships". IWF . Retrieved 28 April 2019.
8. "Zone 3 African Senior Championships". IWF . Retrieved 6 December 2019.
9. "2022 IWF World Championships". IWF . Retrieved 7 December 2022.
10. "Weightlifting 12th All African Games – Women 55 kg" (PDF). WFA. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
11. "5th International Solidarity Championships". IWF . Retrieved 14 March 2019.
12. "2021 IWF Junior World Championships". IWF. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.

External links

• WFA official website