Weightlifting at the 2019 African Games

Weightlifting
at the 2019 African Games
Weightlifting ; at the 2019 African Games
Venue	Nahda Indoor Sports Center
Location	Rabat, Morocco
Dates	25–30 August
Competitors	138 from 17 nations
	← 2015 2023 ⊟

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

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

Algeria (9)
Botswana (4)^[3]
Cameroon (8)
Egypt (20)^[4]
Ghana (5)^[5]
Kenya (8)
Liberia (1)
Libya (3)
Lesotho (3)
Madagascar (8)
Mauritius (10)
Morocco (20)
Nigeria (19)^[4]
Seychelles (3)
South Africa (3)^[6]
Sudan (2)
Tunisia (8)^[4]
Uganda (5)^[7]

Medal table

* Host nation (Morocco)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Egypt (EGY)	23	16	4	43
2	Nigeria (NGR)	16	16	18	50
3	Cameroon (CMR)	6	6	0	12
4	Madagascar (MAD)	5	4	2	11
5	Tunisia (TUN)	4	5	3	12
6	Algeria (ALG)	3	9	3	15
7	Mauritius (MRI)	3	0	6	9
8	Libya (LBA)	0	2	1	3
9	Morocco (MAR)*	0	1	13	14
10	Ghana (GHA)	0	1	7	8
11	Uganda (UGA)	0	0	3	3
Totals (11 entries)		60	60	60	180

Medal summary

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
55 kg
Snatch	Jean Ramiarimanana Madagascar	100 kg	Issam Harfi Morocco	96 kg	King Kalu Nigeria	95 kg
Clean & Jerk	King Kalu Nigeria	123 kg	Jean Ramiarimanana Madagascar	122 kg	Issam Harfi Morocco	111 kg
Total	Jean Ramiarimanana Madagascar	222 kg	King Kalu Nigeria	218 kg	Issam Harfi Morocco	207 kg
61 kg
Snatch	Emmanuel Appah Nigeria	120 kg	Amine Bouhijbha Tunisia	119 kg	Eric Andriantsitohaina Madagascar	115 kg
Clean & Jerk	Emmanuel Appah Nigeria	151 kg	Eric Andriantsitohaina Madagascar	150 kg	David Akwei Ghana	127 kg
Total	Emmanuel Appah Nigeria	271 kg	Eric Andriantsitohaina Madagascar	265 kg	Jules Andriamahefa Madagascar	231 kg
67 kg
Snatch	Ahmed Saad Egypt	134 kg	Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina Madagascar	132 kg	Ahsaan Shabi Libya	128 kg
Clean & Jerk	Ahmed Saad Egypt	165 kg	Ahsaan Shabi Libya	155 kg	Mohamed Moulab Morocco	135 kg
Total	Ahmed Saad Egypt	299 kg	Ahsaan Shabi Libya	283 kg	Mohamed Moulab Morocco	243 kg
73 kg
Snatch	Karem Ben Hnia Tunisia	153 kg AF	Moustafa Ibrahim Egypt	138 kg	Nafaa Sariak Algeria	130 kg
Clean & Jerk	Karem Ben Hnia Tunisia	180 kg	Moustafa Ibrahim Egypt	175 kg	Nafaa Sariak Algeria	162 kg
Total	Karem Ben Hnia Tunisia	333 kg	Moustafa Ibrahim Egypt	313 kg	Nafaa Sariak Algeria	292 kg
81 kg
Snatch	Mohamed Mahmoud Egypt	160 kg	Ramzi Bahloul Tunisia	147 kg	Mamdum Seldum Nigeria	146 kg
Clean & Jerk	Mohamed Mahmoud Egypt	190 kg	Ahmed Elsayed Egypt	180 kg	Mamdum Seldum Nigeria	178 kg
Total	Mohamed Mahmoud Egypt	350 kg	Ahmed Elsayed Egypt	325 kg	Mamdum Seldum Nigeria	324 kg
89 kg
Snatch	Karim Abokahla Egypt	164 kg AF	Desmond Akano Nigeria	149 kg	Christian Amoah Ghana	148 kg
Clean & Jerk	Karim Abokahla Egypt	201 kg AF	Forrester Osei Ghana	181 kg	Christian Amoah Ghana	180 kg
Total	Karim Abokahla Egypt	365 kg AF	Desmond Akano Nigeria	329 kg	Christian Amoah Ghana	328 kg
96 kg
Snatch	Mohamed Abdelalim Egypt	165 kg	Saddam Messaoui Algeria	161 kg	Zubairi Kubo Uganda	131 kg
Clean & Jerk	Mohamed Abdelalim Egypt	208 kg AF	Saddam Messaoui Algeria	190 kg	Zubairi Kubo Uganda	170 kg
Total	Mohamed Abdelalim Egypt	373 kg	Saddam Messaoui Algeria	351 kg	Zubairi Kubo Uganda	301 kg
102 kg
Snatch	Ragab Abdelhay Egypt	170 kg	Joël Essama Cameroon	159 kg	Patrick Olawale Barde Nigeria	158 kg
Clean & Jerk	Ragab Abdelhay Egypt	205 kg	Joël Essama Cameroon	190 kg	Patrick Olawale Barde Nigeria	185 kg
Total	Ragab Abdelhay Egypt	375 kg	Joël Essama Cameroon	349 kg	Patrick Olawale Barde Nigeria	343 kg
109 kg
Snatch	Aymen Bacha Tunisia	167 kg	Gaber Mohamed Egypt	165 kg	Not awarded
Clean & Jerk	Gaber Mohamed Egypt	203 kg	Aymen Bacha Tunisia	200 kg	Mohamed Abdelaziz Egypt	195 kg
Total	Gaber Mohamed Egypt	368 kg	Aymen Bacha Tunisia	367 kg	Not awarded
109 kg
Snatch	Abdelrahman Elsayed Egypt	165 kg	Rabeh Chouya Algeria	160 kg	Abdulakeem Tijani Abdul Nigeria	143 kg
Clean & Jerk	Abdelrahman Elsayed Egypt	196 kg	Rabeh Chouya Algeria	195 kg	Abdulakeem Tijani Abdul Nigeria	180 kg
Total	Abdelrahman Elsayed Egypt	361 kg	Rabeh Chouya Algeria	355 kg	Abdulakeem Tijani Abdul Nigeria	323 kg

Women

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

References

^ "12th All African Games – Weightlifting Competition – Start book" (PDF). WFA. 26 August 2019. p. 7. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
^ "The ITA imposes two-year sanctions on six Egyptian weightlifters". International Testing Agency. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
^ "Montsho going strong despite exit reports". MmegiOnline. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Things you need to know about the Rabat 2019 African Games". Olympic Channel. 27 July 2019. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
^ "2019 Africa Games: Confirmed federations to compete for Ghana in Morocco". Sports News - Ghana Web. 1 August 2019. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^ "Team SA Announced for 2019 African Games". South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee. 15 July 2019. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
^ "Uganda to send 77 athletes to 12th All Africa Games". xinhuanews. 29 July 2019. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.

External links

[1] "12th All African Games – Weightlifting Competition – Start book" (PDF). WFA. 26 August 2019. p. 7. Retrieved 27 August 2019.

[2] "The ITA imposes two-year sanctions on six Egyptian weightlifters". International Testing Agency. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.

[montsho_going_strong-3] "Montsho going strong despite exit reports". MmegiOnline. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.

[oc_ultimate_guide-4] "Things you need to know about the Rabat 2019 African Games". Olympic Channel. 27 July 2019. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.

[ghana_presents_ghanaweb-5] "2019 Africa Games: Confirmed federations to compete for Ghana in Morocco". Sports News - Ghana Web. 1 August 2019. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.

[team_sa_announced-6] "Team SA Announced for 2019 African Games". South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee. 15 July 2019. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.

[uganda_77_athletes-7] "Uganda to send 77 athletes to 12th All Africa Games". xinhuanews. 29 July 2019. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.

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