| Weightlifting at the 2023 Arab Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Bordj El Kiffan Multisports Hall |
| Location | Bordj El Kiffan, Algiers, Algeria |
| Dates | 11–14 July |
At the 2023 Arab Games , the weightlifting events were held at Bordj El Kiffan Multisports Hall in Bordj El Kiffan, Algiers, Algeria from 11 to 14 July. A total of 20 events were contested. [1] [2] Egypt was ranked first in the medal table. [3]
* Host nation (Algeria)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Egypt (EGY) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 |  Algeria (ALG)* | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 |  Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 |  Morocco (MAR) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 |  Libya (LBA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Syria (SYR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 |  Iraq (IRQ) | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 |  Oman (OMA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 10 |  Jordan (JOR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 KG Snatch |  Maha Fejreslam (MAR) | 65 |  Amal Moussa (EGY) | 64 |  Nadia Katbi (ALG) | 57 |
| 49 KG Clean Jerk | Amal Moussa (EGY) | 81 | Maha Fajreslam (MAR) | 80 |  Nour Khalfaoui (TUN) | 78 |
| 59 KG Snatch | Ech-Chaibia Ech-Chachouiy (MAR) [4] | 78 | Fatima Zohra Laghouati (ALG) | 77 | Souhir Khmiri (TUN) | 75 |
| 59 KG Clean Jerk | Fatima Zohra Laghouati (ALG) [4] | 98 | Souhir Khmiri (TUN) | 97 |  Manasik Alaa Ahmed Almalahma (IRQ) | 82 |
| 71 KG Snatch | Neama Said (EGY) | 105 | Chaima Rahmouni (TUN) | 90 | Jawaher Gesmi (TUN) | 80 |
| 71 KG Clean Jerk | Neama Said (EGY) | 130 | Chaima Rahmouni (TUN) | 110 | Jawaher Gesmi (TUN) | 108 |
| 81 KG Snatch | Rahma Elsayed (EGY) | 92 | Hadeel Salim Neamah Alsaedi (IRQ) | 85 | Rkia Sabihi (MAR) | 84 |
| 81 KG Clean Jerk | Rahma Elsayed (EGY) | 115 | Hadeel Salim Neamah Alsaedi (IRQ) | 108 | Rkia Sabihi (MAR) | 108 |
| More 81 KG Snatch | Shimaa Ali (EGY) | 85 | Amina Yahia Mamoun (ALG) | 82 |  Nujud Hussain Y Khormi (KSA) | 59 |
| More 81 KG Clean Jerk | Simaa Ali (EGY) | 107 | Amina Yahia Mamoun (ALG) | 106 | Rayan Luqman Abdulqader (IRQ) | 85 |
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