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| 2026 African Weightlifting Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Suez Canal Authority Club, Suez Canal Stadium |
| Location | Ismailia, Egypt |
| Dates | 12–16 May |
The 2026 African Weightlifting Championships were held in Ismailia, Egypt, from 12 to 16 May 2026.[1]
Medal table
[edit]Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
* Host nation (Egypt)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Egypt (EGY)* | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 |  Nigeria (NGR) | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 |  Tunisia (TUN) | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 |  Madagascar (MAD) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 |  Algeria (ALG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Libya (LBA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 |  Mauritius (MRI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 |  Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
* Host nation (Egypt)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt (EGY)* | 20 | 17 | 5 | 42 |
| 2 | Nigeria (NGR) | 13 | 14 | 2 | 29 |
| 3 | Tunisia (TUN) | 8 | 2 | 16 | 26 |
| 4 | Madagascar (MAD) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | Mauritius (MRI) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Libya (LBA) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Algeria (ALG) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 10 | Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 11 |  Kenya (KEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 48 | 48 | 48 | 144 | |
Medal overview
[edit]Men
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| –60 kg | Snatch | Jean Ramiarimanana (MAD) | 110 kg | Havotriniaina Rakotomandimby (MAD) | 109 kg | Idriss Werthi (TUN) | 108 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Jean Ramiarimanana (MAD) | 140 kg | Havotriniaina Rakotomandimby (MAD) | 135 kg | Aman Allah Brini (TUN) | 131 kg | |
| Total | Jean Ramiarimanana (MAD) | 250 kg | Havotriniaina Rakotomandimby (MAD) | 244 kg | Idriss Werthi (TUN) | 232 kg | |
| –65 kg | Snatch | Noureldin Zaky (EGY) | 132 kg | Favour Agboro (NGR) | 123 kg | Amine Bouhijbha (TUN) | 121 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Noureldin Zaky (EGY) | 157 kg | Favour Agboro (NGR) | 156 kg | Amine Bouhijbha (TUN) | 146 kg | |
| Total | Noureldin Zaky (EGY) | 288 kg | Favour Agboro (NGR) | 280 kg | Amine Bouhijbha (TUN) | 267 kg | |
| –71 kg | Snatch | Edidiong Umoafia (NGR) | 141 kg | Ahmed Said (EGY) | 140 kg | Mohamed Sameer Masoud (LBA) | 130 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Ahmed Said (EGY) | 180 kg AF |
Edidiong Umoafia (NGR) | 170 kg | Gerard Abeussa (CMR) | 162 kg | |
| Total | Ahmed Said (EGY) | 320 kg | Edidiong Umoafia (NGR) | 311 kg | Mohamed Sameer Masoud (LBA) | 286 kg | |
| –79 kg | Snatch | Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina (MAD) | 142 kg | Adedapo Opadeji (NGR) | 140 kg | Ayoub Salem (TUN) | 140 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina (MAD) | 171 kg | Adedapo Opadeji (NGR) | 170 kg | Jon-antohein Phillips (RSA) | ||
| Total | Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina (MAD) | 313 kg | Adedapo Opadeji (NGR) | 310 kg | Ayoub Salem (TUN) | 305 kg | |
| –88 kg | Snatch | Abdelrahman Younes (EGY) | 182 kg WR |
Mohammed Al-Zintani (LBA) | 160 kg | William Swart (RSA) | 148 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Abdelrahman Younes (EGY) | 210 kg AF |
Mohammed Al-Zintani (LBA) | 200 kg | William Swart (RSA) | 188 kg | |
| Total | Abdelrahman Younes (EGY) | 392 kg AF |
Mohammed Al-Zintani (LBA) | 360 kg | William Swart (RSA) | 336 kg | |
| –94 kg | Snatch | Karim Abokahla (EGY) | 170 kg AF |
Ahmed Ashour (EGY) | 166 kg | Faris Touairi (ALG) | 155 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Karim Abokahla (EGY) | 210 kg AF |
Ahmed Ashour (EGY) | 200 kg | Faris Touairi (ALG) | 185 kg | |
| Total | Karim Abokahla (EGY) | 380 kg AF |
Ahmed Ashour (EGY) | 366 kg | Faris Touairi (ALG) | 340 kg | |
| –110 kg | Snatch | Mahmoud Hosny (EGY) | 173 kg | Ahmed Gamal (EGY) | 171 kg | Aymen Touairi (ALG) | 165 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Mahmoud Hosny (EGY) | 212 kg | Aymen Touairi (ALG) | 210 kg | Junior Ngadja Nyabeyeu (CMR) | 208 kg | |
| Total | Mahmoud Hosny (EGY) | 385 kg | Aymen Touairi (ALG) | 375 kg | Ahmed Gamal (EGY) | 374 kg | |
| +110 kg | Snatch | Aymen Bacha (TUN) | 183 kg | Bilal Bouamr (MAR) | 160 kg | Lucky Joseph (NGR) | 145 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Aymen Bacha (TUN) | 213 kg | Bilal Bouamr (MAR) | 192 kg | Christoffel Reeders (RSA) | 171 kg | |
| Total | Aymen Bacha (TUN) | 396 kg | Bilal Bouamr (MAR) | 352 kg | Lucky Joseph (NGR) | 315 kg | |
Women
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| –48 kg | Snatch | Ruth Asuquo (NGR) | 74 kg | Tendry Rakotonoely (MAD) | 60 kg | Maissa Khadhraoui (TUN) | 59 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Ruth Asuquo (NGR) | 93 kg | Maissa Khadhraoui (TUN) | 78 kg | Tendry Rakotonoely (MAD) | 76 kg | |
| Total | Ruth Asuquo (NGR) | 167 kg | Maissa Khadhraoui (TUN) | 137 kg | Tendry Rakotonoely (MAD) | 136 kg | |
| –53 kg | Snatch | Onome Didih (NGR) | 87 kg | Merna El-Tantawi (EGY) | 79 kg | Johanni Taljaard (RSA) | 75 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Onome Didih (NGR) | 105 kg | Johanni Taljaard (RSA) | 98 kg | Merna El-Tantawi (EGY) | 98 kg | |
| Total | Onome Didih (NGR) | 192 kg | Merna El-Tantawi (EGY) | 177 kg | Johanni Taljaard (RSA) | 173 kg | |
| –58 kg | Snatch | Rafiatu Lawal (NGR) | 95 kg | Noura Essam (EGY) | 87 kg | Eya Aouadi (TUN) | 81 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Rafiatu Lawal (NGR) | 120 kg | Noura Essam (EGY) | 108 kg | Eya Aouadi (TUN) | 107 kg | |
| Total | Rafiatu Lawal (NGR) | 215 kg | Noura Essam (EGY) | 195 kg | Eya Aouadi (TUN) | 188 kg | |
| –63 kg | Snatch | Chaima Rahmouni (TUN) | 91 kg | Ruth Ayodele (NGR) | 90 kg | Mercy Kerubo (KEN) | 81 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Chaima Rahmouni (TUN) | 111 kg | Ruth Ayodele (NGR) | 110 kg | Soloniaina Randriamparany (MAD) | 100 kg | |
| Total | Chaima Rahmouni (TUN) | 202 kg | Ruth Ayodele (NGR) | 200 kg | Soloniaina Randriamparany (MAD) | 178 kg | |
| –69 kg | Snatch | Ketty Lent (MRI) | 92 kg | Shaima Abdelnasser (EGY) | 89 kg | Hagar Roshdy (EGY) | 88 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Jawaher Gesmi (TUN) | 118 kg | Ketty Lent (MRI) | 112 kg | Shaima Abdelnasser (EGY) | 111 kg | |
| Total | Jawaher Gesmi (TUN) | 205 kg | Ketty Lent (MRI) | 204 kg | Shaima Abdelnasser (EGY) | 200 kg | |
| –77 kg | Snatch | Taiwo Liadi (NGR) | 105 kg | Roufida Fathi (EGY) | 96 kg | Ech-Chaibia Ech-Chachouiy (MAR) | 90 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Taiwo Liadi (NGR) | 138 kg | Roufida Fathi (EGY) | 131 kg | Eya Hosni (TUN) | 113 kg | |
| Total | Taiwo Liadi (NGR) | 243 kg | Roufida Fathi (EGY) | 227 kg | Eya Hosni (TUN) | 199 kg | |
| –86 kg | Snatch | Sara Ahmed (EGY) | 108 kg | Mary Osijo (NGR) | 95 kg | Zeineb Naoui (TUN) | 92 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Sara Ahmed (EGY) | 151 kg AF |
Mary Osijo (NGR) | 116 kg | Rayssa Djifack (CMR) | 112 kg | |
| Total | Sara Ahmed (EGY) | 259 kg | Mary Osijo (NGR) | 211 kg | Zeineb Naoui (TUN) | 199 kg | |
| +86 kg | Snatch | Mayar Abdelkader (EGY) | 104 kg | Fatma Mahmoud (EGY) | 101 kg | Estelle Momeni (CMR) | 80 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Fatma Mahmoud (EGY) | 135 kg | Mayar Abdelkader (EGY) | 131 kg | Estelle Momeni (CMR) | 97 kg | |
| Total | Fatma Mahmoud (EGY) | 236 kg | Mayar Abdelkader (EGY) | 235 kg | Estelle Momeni (CMR) | 177 kg | |
References
[edit]- ↑ "African Senior Championships – Start Book" (PDF). WFA. 13 May 2026. Retrieved 15 May 2026.