Weightlifting at the 2019 African Games

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Weightlifting
at the 2019 African Games
Weightlifting 2019 African Games.png
VenueNahda Indoor Sports Center
LocationRabat, Morocco
Dates25–30 August
Competitors138 [1]  from 17 nations
  2015
2023  

Weightlifting at the 2019 African Games was held from 25 to 30 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco.

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The event served as a qualifier for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.


Later five Egyptian athletes (Abderrahmane Al Sayed, Ibrahim Moustafa, Samar Hossein, Sara Ahmed Samir, Farag Salma) were disqualified due to anti-doping violations. [2]

Participating nations

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Morocco)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  (EGY)2316443
2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)16161850
3Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon  (CMR)66012
4Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar  (MAD)54211
5Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia  (TUN)45312
6Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)39315
7Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius  (MRI)3069
8Flag of Libya.svg  Libya  (LBA)0213
9Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)*011314
10Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana  (GHA)0178
11Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)0033
Totals (11 entries)606060180

Medal summary

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
55 kg
Snatch Jean Ramiarimanana
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
100 kg Issam Harfi
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
96 kg King Kalu
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
95 kg
Clean & Jerk King Kalu
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
123 kg Jean Ramiarimanana
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
122 kg Issam Harfi
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
111 kg
Total Jean Ramiarimanana
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
222 kg King Kalu
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
218 kg Issam Harfi
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
207 kg
61 kg
Snatch Emmanuel Appah
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
120 kg Amine Bouhijbha
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
119 kg Eric Andriantsitohaina
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
115 kg
Clean & Jerk Emmanuel Appah
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
151 kg Eric Andriantsitohaina
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
150 kg David Akwei
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
127 kg
Total Emmanuel Appah
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
271 kg Eric Andriantsitohaina
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
265 kg Jules Andriamahefa
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
231 kg
67 kg
Snatch Ahmed Saad
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
134 kg Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
132 kg Ahsaan Shabi
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
128 kg
Clean & Jerk Ahmed Saad
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
165 kg Ahsaan Shabi
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
155 kg Mohamed Moulab
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
135 kg
Total Ahmed Saad
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
299 kg Ahsaan Shabi
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
283 kg Mohamed Moulab
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
243 kg
73 kg
Snatch Karem Ben Hnia
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
153 kg
AF
Moustafa Ibrahim
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
138 kg Nafaa Sariak
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
130 kg
Clean & Jerk Karem Ben Hnia
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
180 kg Moustafa Ibrahim
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
175 kg Nafaa Sariak
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
162 kg
Total Karem Ben Hnia
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
333 kg Moustafa Ibrahim
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
313 kg Nafaa Sariak
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
292 kg
81 kg
Snatch Mohamed Mahmoud
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
160 kg Ramzi Bahloul
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
147 kg Mamdum Seldum
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
146 kg
Clean & Jerk Mohamed Mahmoud
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
190 kg Ahmed Elsayed
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
180 kg Mamdum Seldum
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
178 kg
Total Mohamed Mahmoud
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
350 kg Ahmed Elsayed
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
325 kg Mamdum Seldum
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
324 kg
89 kg
Snatch Karim Abokahla
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
164 kg
AF
Desmond Akano
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
149 kg Christian Amoah
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
148 kg
Clean & Jerk Karim Abokahla
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
201 kg
AF
Forrester Osei
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
181 kg Christian Amoah
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
180 kg
Total Karim Abokahla
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
365 kg
AF
Desmond Akano
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
329 kg Christian Amoah
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
328 kg
96 kg
Snatch Mohamed Abdelalim
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
165 kg Saddam Messaoui
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
161 kg Zubairi Kubo
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
131 kg
Clean & Jerk Mohamed Abdelalim
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
208 kg
AF
Saddam Messaoui
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
190 kg Zubairi Kubo
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
170 kg
Total Mohamed Abdelalim
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
373 kg Saddam Messaoui
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
351 kg Zubairi Kubo
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
301 kg
102 kg
Snatch Ragab Abdelhay
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
170 kg Joël Essama
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
159 kg Patrick Olawale Barde
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
158 kg
Clean & Jerk Ragab Abdelhay
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
205 kg Joël Essama
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
190 kg Patrick Olawale Barde
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
185 kg
Total Ragab Abdelhay
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
375 kg Joël Essama
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
349 kg Patrick Olawale Barde
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
343 kg
109 kg
Snatch Aymen Bacha
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
167 kg Gaber Mohamed
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
165 kgNot awarded
Clean & Jerk Gaber Mohamed
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
203 kg Aymen Bacha
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
200 kg Mohamed Abdelaziz
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
195 kg
Total Gaber Mohamed
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
368 kg Aymen Bacha
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
367 kgNot awarded
+109 kg
Snatch Abdelrahman Elsayed
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
165 kg Rabeh Chouya
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
160 kg Abdulakeem Tijani Abdul
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
143 kg
Clean & Jerk Abdelrahman Elsayed
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
196 kg Rabeh Chouya
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
195 kg Abdulakeem Tijani Abdul
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
180 kg
Total Abdelrahman Elsayed
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
361 kg Rabeh Chouya
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
355 kg Abdulakeem Tijani Abdul
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
323 kg

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
45 kg
Snatch Rosina Randafiarison
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
70 kg Stella Kingsley
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
58 kg Winnifred Ntumi
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
55 kg
Clean & Jerk Rosina Randafiarison
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
85 kg Stella Kingsley
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
80 kg Winnifred Ntumi
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
69 kg
Total Rosina Randafiarison
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
155 kg Stella Kingsley
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
138 kg Winnifred Ntumi
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
126 kg
49 kg
Snatch Roilya Ranaivosoa
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
75 kg Zohra Chihi
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
72 kg Augustina Nwaokolo
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
71 kg
Clean & Jerk Roilya Ranaivosoa
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
94 kg Heba Ahmed
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
93 kg Augustina Nwaokolo
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
90 kg
Total Roilya Ranaivosoa
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
169 kg Heba Ahmed
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
162 kg Augustina Nwaokolo
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
161 kg
55 kg
Snatch Chika Amalaha
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
93 kg Adijat Olarinoye
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
93 kg Meriem Ben Miloud
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
62 kg
Clean & Jerk Adijat Olarinoye
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
116 kg
AF
Chika Amalaha
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
115 kg Meriem Ben Miloud
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
86 kg
Total Adijat Olarinoye
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
209 kg Chika Amalaha
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
208 kg Meriem Ben Miloud
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
148 kg
59 kg
Snatch Rafiatu Folashade Lawal
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
93 kg
AF
Basma Ibrahim
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
88 kg Chaima Rahmouni
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
87 kg
Clean & Jerk Rafiatu Folashade Lawal
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
117 kg Basma Ibrahim
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
114 kg Chaima Rahmouni
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
108 kg
Total Rafiatu Folashade Lawal
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
210 kg Basma Ibrahim
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
202 kg Chaima Rahmouni
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
195 kg
64 kg
Snatch Joy Ogbonne Eze
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
97 kg Esraa El-Sayed
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
96 kg Neama Said
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
90 kg
Clean & Jerk Joy Ogbonne Eze
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
121 kg Neama Said
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
117 kg Esraa El-Sayed
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
113 kg
Total Joy Ogbonne Eze
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
218 kg Esraa El-Sayed
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
209 kg Neama Said
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
207 kg
71 kg
Snatch Rania Mahmoud
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
99 kg Caroline Oko-Uokha
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
95 kg Ketty Lent
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
82 kg
Clean & Jerk Rania Mahmoud
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
125 kg Caroline Oko-Uokha
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
116 kg Ketty Lent
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
105 kg
Total Rania Mahmoud
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
224 kg Caroline Oko-Uokha
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
211 kg Ketty Lent
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
181 kg
76 kg
Snatch Sara Ahmed
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
105 kg Jeanne Gaëlle Eyenga
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
88 kg Alison Sunee
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
84 kg
Clean & Jerk Sara Ahmed
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
133 kg Jeanne Gaëlle Eyenga
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
107 kg Alison Sunee
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
105 kg
Total Sara Ahmed
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
238 kg Jeanne Gaëlle Eyenga
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
195 kg Alison Sunee
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
189 kg
81 kg
Snatch Fatima Otiameh Musa
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
97 kg Salma Farag
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
96 kg Liadi Taiwo
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
95 kg
Clean & Jerk Fatima Otiameh Musa
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
122 kg Liadi Taiwo
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
121 kg Salma Farag
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
120 kg
Total Fatima Otiameh Musa
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
219 kg Salma Farag
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
216 kg Liadi Taiwo
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
216 kg
87 kg
Snatch Samar Hussein
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
106 kg Clementine Meukeugni
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
101 kg Bouchra Hirech
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
86 kg
Clean & Jerk Clementine Meukeugni
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
126 kg Samar Hussein
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
125 kg Bouchra Hirech
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
110 kg
Total Samar Hussein
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
231 kg Clementine Meukeugni
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
227 kg Bouchra Hirech
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
196 kg
+87 kg
Snatch Halima Abbas
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
121 kg
AF
Shaima Haridy
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
110 kg Obehi Joseph
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
105 kg
Clean & Jerk Halima Abbas
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
151 kg
AF
Shaima Haridy
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
135 kg Obehi Joseph
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
130 kg
Total Halima Abbas
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
272 kg
AF
Shaima Haridy
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
245 kg Obehi Joseph
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
235 kg

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