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2016 African Championships

Host city	Yaoundé, Cameroon
Dates	May 7 – 13

The 2016 African Weightlifting Championships was held in Yaoundé, Cameroon between May 7 and May 13, 2016.

Medal summary

Results are obtained from the IWF website.

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
56 kg
Snatch	Amine Bouhijbha Tunisia	105 kg	Eric Andriantsitohaina Madagascar	100 kg	Abdelghani Chigar Morocco	97 kg
Clean & Jerk	Amine Bouhijbha Tunisia	131 kg	Eric Andriantsitohaina Madagascar	130 kg	Abdelghani Chigar Morocco	105 kg
Total	Amine Bouhijbha Tunisia	236 kg	Eric Andriantsitohaina Madagascar	230 kg	Abdelghani Chigar Morocco	202 kg
62 kg
Snatch	Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina Madagascar	118 kg	Amor Fenni Algeria	116 kg	Faouzi Kraydi Tunisia	115 kg
Clean & Jerk	Olivier Matam Cameroon	147 kg	Charles Ssekyaaya Uganda	146 kg	Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina Madagascar	145 kg
Total	Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina Madagascar	263 kg	Olivier Matam Cameroon	262 kg	Charles Ssekyaaya Uganda	261 kg
69 kg
Snatch	Karem Ben Hnia Tunisia	147 kg	Yassin Abdalla Egypt	140 kg	Hassine Ben Hamida Tunisia	124 kg
Clean & Jerk	Karem Ben Hnia Tunisia	170 kg	Yassin Abdalla Egypt	160 kg	Hassine Ben Hamida Tunisia	151 kg
Total	Karem Ben Hnia Tunisia	317 kg	Yassin Abdalla Egypt	300 kg	Hassine Ben Hamida Tunisia	275 kg
77 kg
Snatch	Rami Bahloul Tunisia	144 kg	Ramzi Bahloul Tunisia	144 kg	Jean-Baptiste Yanou Cameroon	140 kg
Clean & Jerk	Ramzi Bahloul Tunisia	171 kg	Rami Bahloul Tunisia	170 kg	Jean-Baptiste Yanou Cameroon	162 kg
Total	Ramzi Bahloul Tunisia	315 kg	Rami Bahloul Tunisia	314 kg	Jean-Baptiste Yanou Cameroon	302 kg
85 kg
Snatch	Housseyn Fardjallah Algeria	150 kg	Ezzeldin Thabet Egypt	147 kg	Amir Belhout Algeria	146 kg
Clean & Jerk	Ezzeldin Thabet Egypt	188 kg	Housseyn Fardjallah Algeria	185 kg	Amir Belhout Algeria	165 kg
Total	Ezzeldin Thabet Egypt	355 kg	Housseyn Fardjallah Algeria	355 kg	Amir Belhout Algeria	311 kg
94 kg
Snatch	Saddam Messaoui Algeria	150 kg	Petit Minkoumba Cameroon	142 kg	Achraf Maatoug Tunisia	140 kg
Clean & Jerk	Aymen Touairi Algeria	185 kg	Saddam Messaoui Algeria	179 kg	Achraf Maatoug Tunisia	178 kg
Total	Saddam Messaoui Algeria	329 kg	Achraf Maatoug Tunisia	318 kg	Petit Minkoumba Cameroon	315 kg
105 kg
Snatch	Joël Essama Cameroon	135 kg	Mohammed Fethi Algeria	135 kg	Zakaria Bertali Morocco	131 kg
Clean & Jerk	Joël Essama Cameroon	168 kg	Mohammed Fethi Algeria	168 kg	Zakaria Bertali Morocco	155 kg
Total	Joël Essama Cameroon	303 kg	Mohammed Fethi Algeria	303 kg	Zakaria Bertali Morocco	286 kg
+105 kg
Snatch	Walid Bidani Algeria	181 kg	Hamza Sanoune Algeria	155 kg	Abdelali Lagsir Morocco	130 kg
Clean & Jerk	Walid Bidani Algeria	210 kg	Hamza Sanoune Algeria	185 kg	Abdelali Lagsir Morocco	181 kg
Total	Walid Bidani Algeria	391 kg	Hamza Sanoune Algeria	340 kg	Abdelali Lagsir Morocco	311 kg

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
48 kg
Snatch	Roilya Ranaivosoa Mauritius	78 kg	Zohra Chihi Tunisia	64 kg	Rosina Randafiarison Madagascar	62 kg
Clean & Jerk	Roilya Ranaivosoa Mauritius	102 kg	Zohra Chihi Tunisia	80 kg	Monica Uweh Nigeria	80 kg
Total	Roilya Ranaivosoa Mauritius	180 kg	Zohra Chihi Tunisia	144 kg	Monica Uweh Nigeria	140 kg
53 kg
Snatch	Nouha Landoulsi Tunisia	73 kg	Fatima Yakubu Nigeria	72 kg	Ruth Baffoe Ghana	69 kg
Clean & Jerk	Nouha Landoulsi Tunisia	90 kg	Fatima Yakubu Nigeria	86 kg	Ruth Baffoe Ghana	82 kg
Total	Nouha Landoulsi Tunisia	163 kg	Fatima Yakubu Nigeria	158 kg	Ruth Baffoe Ghana	151 kg
58 kg
Snatch	Chinenye Fidelis Nigeria	87 kg	Rachael Ekoshoria Nigeria	82 kg	Clementina Agricole Seychelles	77 kg
Clean & Jerk	Chinenye Fidelis Nigeria	122 kg	Rachael Ekoshoria Nigeria	110 kg	Clementina Agricole Seychelles	101 kg
Total	Chinenye Fidelis Nigeria	209 kg	Rachael Ekoshoria Nigeria	192 kg	Clementina Agricole Seychelles	178 kg
63 kg
Snatch	Olauwatoyin Adesanmi Nigeria	100 kg	Vania Ravololoniaina Madagascar	81 kg	Ghofrane Belkhir Tunisia	80 kg
Clean & Jerk	Olauwatoyin Adesanmi Nigeria	115 kg	Ghofrane Belkhir Tunisia	100 kg	Vania Ravololoniaina Madagascar	97 kg
Total	Olauwatoyin Adesanmi Nigeria	215 kg	Ghofrane Belkhir Tunisia	180 kg	Vania Ravololoniaina Madagascar	178 kg
69 kg
Snatch	Arcangeline Fouodji Cameroon	81 kg	Emmanuella Labonne Mauritius	80 kg	Ikram Cherara Algeria	80 kg
Clean & Jerk	Arcangeline Fouodji Cameroon	105 kg	Mercy Obiero Kenya	105 kg	Ikram Cherara Algeria	103 kg
Total	Arcangeline Fouodji Cameroon	186 kg	Ikram Cherara Algeria	183 kg	Mercy Obiero Kenya	181 kg
75 kg
Snatch	Samar Said Egypt	98 kg	Bilikis Otunla Nigeria	97 kg	Diane Tiemeni Cameroon	80 kg
Clean & Jerk	Bilikis Otunla Nigeria	125 kg	Samar Said Egypt	120 kg	Hortense Nguidjol Cameroon	100 kg
Total	Bilikis Otunla Nigeria	222 kg	Samar Said Egypt	218 kg	Bouchra Hirech Algeria	179 kg
+75 kg
Snatch	Mariam Usman Nigeria	120 kg	Yosra Dhieb Tunisia	110 kg	Shalinee Valaydon Mauritius	96 kg
Clean & Jerk	Mariam Usman Nigeria	150 kg	Marwa Jelassi Tunisia	122 kg	Albertine Um Cameroon	116 kg
Total	Mariam Usman Nigeria	270 kg	Marwa Jelassi Tunisia	217 kg	Shalinee Valaydon Mauritius	211 kg

Participating nations

• Algeria (13)
• Central African Republic (3)
• Republic of the Congo (4)
• Cameroon (15)
• Egypt (3)
• Ghana (7)
• Kenya (8)
• Madagascar (7)
• Morocco (13)

• Mauritius (3)
• Nigeria (7)
• Seychelles (3)
• Tunisia (15)
• Democratic Republic of the Congo (8)
• Equatorial Guinea (2)
• Libya (8)
• Sierra Leone (5)
• Uganda (2)

External links

• Tournament website