List of African youth records in Olympic weightlifting

This is the list of African youth records in Olympic weightlifting . They are the best results set in competition by athletes aged 13 to 17 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Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification  Not ratified or later rescinded by WFA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
49 kg
Snatch	76 kg	Willem Emile	Mauritius	8 March 2019	Youth World Championships	Las Vegas, United States	16 years, 78 days	[1]
Clean & Jerk	95 kg	Abdelmoamnen Shetawy	Algeria	27 October 2023	African Youth Championships	Cairo, Egypt		[2]
Total	170 kg	Abdelmoamnen Shetawy	Algeria	27 October 2023	African Youth Championships	Cairo, Egypt		[2]
55 kg
Snatch	99 kg	Mahmoud Sajir Jebali	Tunisia	26 March 2023	Youth World Championships	Durrës, Albania	16 years, 278 days	[3]
Clean & Jerk	125 kg	Davis Niyoyita	Uganda	7 December 2021	World Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	17 years, 340 days	[4]
Total	220 kg	Davis Niyoyita	Uganda	7 December 2021	World Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	17 years, 340 days	[4]
61 kg
Snatch	102 kg	Mohamed Aziz Belhaj	Tunisia	26 April 2019	African Championships	Cairo, Egypt	17 years, 102 days	[5]
	113 kg	Elsayed Aly Attia	Egypt	27 October 2023	African Junior Championships	Cairo, Egypt	17 years, 298 days	[6]
Clean & Jerk	126 kg	Standard
	148 kg	Elsayed Aly Attia	Egypt	27 October 2023	African Junior Championships	Cairo, Egypt	17 years, 298 days	[6]
Total	227 kg	Standard
	261 kg	Elsayed Aly Attia	Egypt	27 October 2023	African Junior Championships	Cairo, Egypt	17 years, 298 days	[6]
67 kg
Snatch	125 kg	Edidiong Umoafia	Nigeria	26 April 2019	African Championships	Cairo, Egypt	16 years, 214 days	[5]
	128 kg	Hussein Metwally	Egypt	23 May 2024	Youth World Championships	Lima, Peru	15 years, 160 days	[7]
Clean & Jerk	147 kg	Edidiong Umoafia	Nigeria	26 April 2019	African Championships	Cairo, Egypt	16 years, 214 days	[5]
	158 kg	Hussein Metwally	Egypt	23 May 2024	Youth World Championships	Lima, Peru	15 years, 160 days	[7]
Total	272 kg	Edidiong Umoafia	Nigeria	26 April 2019	African Championships	Cairo, Egypt	16 years, 214 days	[5]
	286 kg	Hussein Metwally	Egypt	23 May 2024	Youth World Championships	Lima, Peru	15 years, 160 days	[7]
73 kg
Snatch	120 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	151 kg	Standard
Total	269 kg	Standard
81 kg
Snatch	142 kg	Mahmoud Hosny	Egypt	6 May 2022	Junior World Championships	Heraklion, Greece	16 years, 244 days	[8]
	144 kg	Moustafa Mahmoud Bakry	Egypt	24 May 2024	Youth World Championships	Lima, Peru	16 years, 152 days	[7]
Clean & Jerk	182 kg	Mahmoud Hosny	Egypt	6 May 2022	Junior World Championships	Heraklion, Greece	16 years, 244 days	[8]
Total	324 kg	Mahmoud Hosny	Egypt	6 May 2022	Junior World Championships	Heraklion, Greece	16 years, 244 days	[8]
89 kg
Snatch	150 kg	Mahmoud Hosny	Egypt	15 June 2022	Youth World Championships	León, Mexico	16 years, 284 days	[9]
Clean & Jerk	193 kg	Mahmoud Hosny	Egypt	15 June 2022	Youth World Championships	León, Mexico	16 years, 284 days	[9]
Total	343 kg	Mahmoud Hosny	Egypt	15 June 2022	Youth World Championships	León, Mexico	16 years, 284 days	[9]
96 kg
Snatch	132 kg	Standard
	144 kg	Mahgoub Mahmoud	Egypt	25 May 2024	Youth World Championships	Lima, Peru	16 years, 208 days	[7]
Clean & Jerk	163 kg	Standard
	167 kg	Mahgoub Mahmoud	Egypt	25 May 2024	Youth World Championships	Lima, Peru	16 years, 208 days	[7]
Total	295 kg	Standard
	311 kg	Mahgoub Mahmoud	Egypt	25 May 2024	Youth World Championships	Lima, Peru	16 years, 208 days	[7]
102 kg
Snatch	131 kg	Standard
	140 kg	Mashal Omar	Egypt	25 May 2024	Youth World Championships	Lima, Peru	16 years, 339 days	[7]
Clean & Jerk	159 kg	Standard
	170 kg	Mashal Omar	Egypt	25 May 2024	Youth World Championships	Lima, Peru	16 years, 339 days	[7]
Total	290 kg	Standard
	310 kg	Mashal Omar	Egypt	25 May 2024	Youth World Championships	Lima, Peru	16 years, 339 days	[7]
+102 kg
Snatch	135 kg	Bilal Bouamr	Morocco	12 October 2021	Youth World Championships	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	17 years, 223 days	[10]
Clean & Jerk	161 kg	Khelwin Juboo	Mauritius	12 September 2019	African Youth Championships	Kampala, Uganda	17 years, 77 days	[11]
Total	296 kg	Bilal Bouamr	Morocco	12 October 2021	Youth World Championships	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	17 years, 223 days	[10]

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Nation	Date	Meet	Place	Age	Ref
40 kg
Snatch	45 kg	Maysa Khadraoui	Tunisia	25 March 2023	Youth World Championships	Durrës, Albania	16 years, 319 days	[3]
Clean & Jerk	65 kg	Maysa Khadraoui	Tunisia	25 March 2023	Youth World Championships	Durrës, Albania	16 years, 319 days	[3]
	66 kg	Basma Ramadan	Egypt	25 March 2023	Youth World Championships	Durrës, Albania	13 years, 247 days	[3]
Total	110 kg	Maysa Khadraoui	Tunisia	25 March 2023	Youth World Championships	Durrës, Albania	16 years, 319 days	[3]
45 kg
Snatch	67 kg	Habiba Saad	Egypt	12 June 2022	Youth World Championships	León, Mexico	14 years, 286 days	[9]
Clean & Jerk	71 kg	Standard
Total	137 kg	Habiba Saad	Egypt	12 June 2022	Youth World Championships	León, Mexico	14 years, 286 days	[9]
49 kg
Snatch	79 kg	Noura Essam	Egypt	5 December 2022	World Championships	Bogotá, Colombia	17 years, 259 days	[12]
Clean & Jerk	83 kg	Habiba Saad	Egypt	27 March 2023	Youth World Championships	Durrës, Albania	15 years, 209 days	[3]
Total	152 kg	Habiba Saad	Egypt	27 March 2023	Youth World Championships	Durrës, Albania	15 years, 209 days	[3]
55 kg
Snatch	80 kg	Noura Essam	Egypt	28 October 2022	African Championships	Cairo, Egypt	17 years, 221 days	[13]
Clean & Jerk	97 kg	Aya Motawea	Egypt	27 March 2023	Youth World Championships	Durrës, Albania	16 years, 214 days	[3]
Total	174 kg	Noura Essam	Egypt	28 October 2022	African Championships	Cairo, Egypt	17 years, 221 days	[13]
59 kg
Snatch	92 kg	Ghofrane Belkhir	Tunisia	10 December 2018	International Solidarity Championships	Cairo, Egypt	17 years, 121 days	[14]
Clean & Jerk	114 kg	Ghofrane Belkhir	Tunisia	10 December 2018	International Solidarity Championships	Cairo, Egypt	17 years, 121 days	[14]
Total	206 kg	Ghofrane Belkhir	Tunisia	10 December 2018	International Solidarity Championships	Cairo, Egypt	17 years, 121 days	[14]
64 kg
Snatch	91 kg	Neama Said	Egypt	27 April 2019	African Championships	Cairo, Egypt	16 years, 163 days	[5]
Clean & Jerk	111 kg	Neama Said	Egypt	27 April 2019	African Championships	Cairo, Egypt	16 years, 163 days	[5]
Total	202 kg	Neama Said	Egypt	27 April 2019	African Championships	Cairo, Egypt	16 years, 163 days	[5]
71 kg
Snatch	100 kg	Joy Ogbonne Eze	Nigeria	13 December 2021	World Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	17 years, 190 days	[4]
Clean & Jerk	130 kg	Joy Ogbonne Eze	Nigeria	13 December 2021	World Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	17 years, 190 days	[4]
Total	230 kg	Joy Ogbonne Eze	Nigeria	13 December 2021	World Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	17 years, 190 days	[4]
76 kg
Snatch	101 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	124 kg	Standard
Total	221 kg	Rahma Ahmed	Egypt	30 March 2023	Youth World Championships	Durrës, Albania	17 years, 85 days	[3]
81 kg
Snatch	105 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	131 kg	Standard
Total	232 kg	Shams Mohamed	Egypt	31 March 2023	Youth World Championships	Durrës, Albania	16 years, 320 days	[3]
+81 kg
Snatch	99 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	122 kg	Standard
Total	218 kg	Standard

References

General

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

Specific

1. "2019 IWF Youth World Championships". IWF . Retrieved 13 March 2019.
2. "African Youth Championships". IWF . Retrieved 21 January 2024.
3. "2023 IWF Youth World Championships". IWF . Retrieved 31 March 2023.
4. "2021 IWF World Championships". IWF . Retrieved 19 October 2022.
5. "African Senior Weightlifting Qualification Championships 2019 – Result Book" (PDF). wfa.com.ly. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
6. "African Junior Championships". IWF . Retrieved 21 January 2024.
7. "IWF World Youth Championships". IWF . Retrieved 26 May 2024.
8. "2022 IWF Junior World Championships". IWF . Retrieved 19 October 2022.
9. "2022 IWF Youth World Championships". IWF . Retrieved 14 June 2022.
10. "2021 IWF Youth World Championships". IWF . Retrieved 12 October 2021.
11. "2019 African Youth Championships". IWF . Retrieved 9 October 2019.
12. "2022 IWF World Championships". IWF . Retrieved 7 December 2022.
13. "African Senior 32nd Men and 21st Women Weightlifting Championships – Women 55 kg – Results" (PDF). WFA . Retrieved 29 October 2022.
14. "5th International Solidarity Championships". IWF . Retrieved 14 March 2019.

External links

• WFA official website