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The following are the African records in Olympic weightlifting . Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Weightlifting Federation of Africa (WFA).
Current records
Men
Event
Record
Athlete
Nation
Date
Meet
Place
Ref
55 kg
Snatch
125 kg
Standard
Clean & Jerk
144 kg
Standard
Total
262 kg
Standard
61 kg
Snatch
132 kg
Standard
Clean & Jerk
155 kg
Standard
Total
283 kg
Standard
67 kg
Snatch
140 kg
Standard
Clean & Jerk
168 kg
Ahmed Saad
Egypt
26 April 2019
African Championships
Cairo , Egypt
[ 1]
Total
302 kg
Standard
73 kg
Snatch
153 kg
Karem Ben Hnia
Tunisia
27 August 2019
African Games
Rabat , Morocco
[ 2]
Clean & Jerk
186 kg
Karem Ben Hnia
Tunisia
4 November 2018
World Championships
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
[ 3]
Total
338 kg
Karem Ben Hnia
Tunisia
26 April 2019
African Championships
Cairo , Egypt
[ 1]
81 kg
Snatch
173 kg
Mohamed Ihab
Egypt
5 November 2018
World Championships
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
[ 3]
Clean & Jerk
200 kg
Mohamed Ihab
Egypt
5 November 2018
World Championships
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
[ 3]
Total
373 kg
Mohamed Ihab
Egypt
5 November 2018
World Championships
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
[ 3]
89 kg
Snatch
164 kg
Karim Abokahla
Egypt
28 August 2019
African Games
Rabat , Morocco
[ 4]
Clean & Jerk
201 kg
Karim Abokahla
Egypt
28 August 2019
African Games
Rabat , Morocco
[ 4]
Total
365 kg
Karim Abokahla
Egypt
28 August 2019
African Games
Rabat , Morocco
[ 4]
96 kg
Snatch
170 kg
Mohamed Selim
Egypt
28 April 2019
African Championships
Cairo , Egypt
[ 1]
Clean & Jerk
208 kg
Mohamed Abdelalim
Egypt
29 August 2019
African Games
Rabat , Morocco
[ 5]
Total
376 kg
Standard
102 kg
Snatch
173 kg
Standard
Clean & Jerk
213 kg
Standard
Total
387 kg
Standard
109 kg
Snatch
177 kg
Standard
Clean & Jerk
219 kg
Standard
Total
398 kg
Standard
+109 kg
Snatch
200 kg
Walid Bidani
Algeria
27 September 2019
World Championships
Pattaya , Thailand
[ 6]
Clean & Jerk
231 kg
Walid Bidani
Algeria
27 September 2019
World Championships
Pattaya , Thailand
[ 6]
Total
431 kg
Walid Bidani
Algeria
27 September 2019
World Championships
Pattaya , Thailand
[ 6]
Women
Event
Record
Athlete
Nation
Date
Meet
Place
Ref
45 kg
Snatch
71 kg
Rosina Randafiarison
Madagascar
8 November 2019
African Zone 3 Championships
Antananarivo , Madagascar
[ 7]
Clean & Jerk
92 kg
Standard
Total
156 kg
Rosina Randafiarison
Madagascar
8 November 2019
African Zone 3 Championships
Antananarivo , Madagascar
[ 7]
49 kg
Snatch
76 kg
Roilya Ranaivosoa
Mauritius
2 November 2018
World Championships
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
[ 3]
Clean & Jerk
99 kg
Standard
Total
173 kg
Roilya Ranaivosoa
Mauritius
2 November 2018
World Championships
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
[ 3]
55 kg
Snatch
97 kg
Nouha Landoulsi
Tunisia
3 November 2018
World Championships
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
[ 3]
Clean & Jerk
116 kg
Adijat Olarinoye
Nigeria
26 August 2019
African Games
Rabat , Morocco
[ 8]
Total
211 kg
Nouha Landoulsi
Tunisia
3 November 2018
World Championships
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
[ 3]
59 kg
Snatch
93 kg
Folashade Rafiatu Lawal
Nigeria
27 August 2019
African Games
Rabat , Morocco
Clean & Jerk
125 kg
Chinenye Fidelis
Nigeria
3 November 2018
World Championships
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
[ 3]
Total
215 kg
Chinenye Fidelis
Nigeria
3 November 2018
World Championships
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
[ 3]
64 kg
Snatch
98 kg
Esraa El-Sayed
Egypt
27 April 2019
African Championships
Cairo , Egypt
[ 1]
Clean & Jerk
123 kg
Standard
Total
218 kg
Standard
71 kg
Snatch
111 kg
Sara Ahmed
Egypt
6 November 2018
World Championships
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
[ 3]
Clean & Jerk
141 kg
Sara Ahmed
Egypt
6 November 2018
World Championships
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
[ 3]
Total
252 kg
Sara Ahmed
Egypt
6 November 2018
World Championships
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
[ 3]
76 kg
Snatch
112 kg
Sara Ahmed
Egypt
28 April 2019
African Championships
Cairo , Egypt
[ 1]
Clean & Jerk
145 kg
Sara Ahmed
Egypt
28 April 2019
African Championships
Cairo , Egypt
[ 1]
Total
257 kg
Sara Ahmed
Egypt
28 April 2019
African Championships
Cairo , Egypt
[ 1]
81 kg
Snatch
115 kg
Standard
Clean & Jerk
142 kg
Standard
Total
253 kg
Standard
87 kg
Snatch
118 kg
Standard
Clean & Jerk
146 kg
Standard
Total
261 kg
Standard
+87 kg
Snatch
121 kg
Halima Abbas
Egypt
30 August 2019
African Games
Rabat , Morocco
Clean & Jerk
151 kg
Halima Abbas
Egypt
30 August 2019
African Games
Rabat , Morocco
Total
272 kg
Halima Abbas
Egypt
30 August 2019
African Games
Rabat , Morocco
Historical records
Men (1998–2018)
Event
Record
Athlete
Nation
Date
Meet
Place
Ref
56 kg
Snatch
132 kg
Khalil El-Maaoui
Tunisia
29 July 2012
Olympic Games
London , United Kingdom
[ 9]
Clean & Jerk
146 kg
Khalil El-Maaoui
Tunisia
20 November 2009
World Championships
Goyang , South Korea
[ 10]
Total
271 kg
Khalil El-Maaoui
Tunisia
20 November 2009
World Championships
Goyang , South Korea
[ 10]
62 kg
Snatch
137,5 kg
Atef Jarray
Tunisia
8 September 2001
Mediterranean Games
Tunis , Tunisia
[ 11]
Clean & Jerk
162 kg
Ahmed Saad
Egypt
30 July 2012
Olympic Games
London , United Kingdom
[ 9]
Total
295 kg
Atef Jarray
Tunisia
8 September 2001
Mediterranean Games
Tunis , Tunisia
[ 11]
69 kg
Snatch
152,5 kg
Youssef Sbai
Tunisia
21 November 2002
World Championships
Warsaw , Poland
[ 12]
Clean & Jerk
187,5 kg
Mohamed El-Tantawy
Egypt
21 November 2002
World Championships
Warsaw , Poland
[ 12]
Total
335 kg
Youssef Sbai
Tunisia
21 November 2002
World Championships
Warsaw , Poland
[ 12]
77 kg
Snatch
165 kg
Mohamed Ihab
Egypt
10 August 2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brasil
[ 13]
Clean & Jerk
201 kg
Mohamed Ihab
Egypt
24 November 2015
World Championships
Houston , United States
[ 14]
Total
363 kg
Mohamed Ihab
Egypt
24 November 2015
World Championships
Houston , United States
[ 14]
85 kg
Snatch
165 kg
Samir Ghachem
Tunisia
25 November 1999
World Championships
Piraeus , Greece
[ 15]
Clean & Jerk
210 kg
Tarek Yehia Abdelazim
Egypt
3 August 2012
Olympic Games
London , United Kingdom
[ 9]
Total
375 kg
Tarek Yehia Abdelazim
Egypt
3 August 2012
Olympic Games
London , United Kingdom
[ 9]
94 kg
Snatch
174 kg
Ragab Abdelhay
Egypt
13 August 2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brasil
[ 13]
Clean & Jerk
213 kg
Ragab Abdelhay
Egypt
13 August 2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brasil
[ 13]
Total
387 kg
Ragab Abdelhay
Egypt
13 August 2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brasil
[ 13]
105 kg
Snatch
182 kg
Ibrahim Moursi
Egypt
16 November 2005
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 16]
Clean & Jerk
218 kg
Ibrahim Moursi
Egypt
16 November 2005
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 16]
Total
400 kg
Ibrahim Moursi
Egypt
16 November 2005
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 16]
+105 kg
Snatch
200 kg
Mohamed Masoud
Egypt
11 September 2015
African Games
Brazzaville , Congo Republic
[ 17]
Clean & Jerk
243 kg
Mohamed Masoud
Egypt
16 November 2014
World Championships
Almaty , Kazakhstan
[ 18]
Total
441 kg
Mohamed Masoud
Egypt
11 September 2015
African Games
Brazzaville , Congo Republic
[ 17]
Women (1998–2018)
Event
Record
Athlete
Nation
Date
Meet
Place
Ref
48 kg
Snatch
80 kg
Roilya Ranaivosoa
Mauritius
21 November 2015
World Championships
Houston , United States
[ 14]
Clean & Jerk
105 kg
Blessed Udoh
Nigeria
14 August 2004
Olympic Games
Athens , Greece
Total
180 kg
Blessed Udoh
Nigeria
14 August 2004
Olympic Games
Athens , Greece
53 kg
Snatch
88 kg
Nouha Landoulsi
Tunisia
13 July 2017
African Championships
Vacoas-Phoenix , Mauritius
[ 19]
Clean & Jerk
115 kg
Chinenye Fidelis
Nigeria
6 November 2011
World Championships
Paris , France
Total
202 kg
Chinenye Fidelis
Nigeria
31 March 2012
African Championships
Nairobi , Kenia
[ 20]
58 kg
Snatch
95 kg
Franca Gbodo
Nigeria
16 August 2004
Olympic Games
Athens , Greece
Clean & Jerk
122 kg
Chinenye Fidelis
Nigeria
10 May 2016
African Championships
Yaoundé , Cameroon
[ 21]
Total
212 kg
Franca Gbodo
Nigeria
16 August 2004
Olympic Games
Athens , Greece
63 kg
Snatch
104 kg
Sara Ahmed
Egypt
12 November 2014
World Championships
Almaty , Kazakhstan
[ 18]
Clean & Jerk
127 kg
Leila Lassouani
Algeria
3 May 2004
African Championships
Tunis , Tunisia
Total
229 kg
Sara Ahmed
Egypt
12 November 2014
World Championships
Almaty , Kazakhstan
[ 18]
69 kg
Snatch
112 kg
Sara Ahmed
Egypt
10 August 2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
[ 22]
Clean & Jerk
143 kg
Sara Ahmed
Egypt
10 August 2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
[ 22]
Total
255 kg
Sara Ahmed
Egypt
10 August 2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
[ 22]
75 kg
Snatch
120 kg
Nahla Ramadan
Egypt
20 August 2004
Olympic Games
Athens , Greece
Clean & Jerk
147 kg
Nahla Ramadan
Egypt
17 June 2003
World Junior Championships
Hermosillo , Mexico
[ 23]
Total
262 kg
Nahla Ramadan
Egypt
17 June 2003
World Junior Championships
Hermosillo , Mexico
[ 23]
90 kg
Snatch
112 kg
Bilkisu Musa
Nigeria
27 November 1999
World Championships
Piraeus , Greece
[ 15]
Clean & Jerk
145 kg
Abeer Abdelrahman
Egypt
11 June 2010
World Junior Championships
Sofia , Bulgaria
[ 24]
Total
255 kg
Abeer Abdelrahman
Egypt
11 June 2010
World Junior Championships
Sofia , Bulgaria
[ 24]
+90 kg
Snatch
129 kg
Mariam Usman
Nigeria
5 August 2012
Olympic Games
London , United Kingdom
[ 9]
Clean & Jerk
161 kg
Shaimaa Ahmed Khalaf
Egypt
14 August 2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
[ 25]
Total
281 kg
Mariam Usman
Nigeria
29 March 2012
African Championships
Nairobi , Kenia
[ 20]
References
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