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).
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Current records
Key to tables :
Awaiting ratification
Not ratified or later rescinded by WFA
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
303 kg
Tojonirina Andriatsitohaina
Madagascar
27 May 2021
African Championships
Nairobi , Kenya
[2]
73 kg
Snatch
153 kg
Karem Ben Hnia
Tunisia
27 August 2019
African Games
Rabat , Morocco
[3]
Clean & Jerk
186 kg
Karem Ben Hnia
Tunisia
4 November 2018
World Championships
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
[4]
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
[4]
Clean & Jerk
200 kg
Mohamed Ihab
Egypt
5 November 2018
World Championships
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
[4]
Total
373 kg
Mohamed Ihab
Egypt
5 November 2018
World Championships
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
[4]
89 kg
Snatch
171 kg
Karim Abokahla
Egypt
3 July 2022
Mediterranean Games
Oran , Algeria
[5]
Clean & Jerk
212 kg
Karim Abokahla
Egypt
3 July 2022
Mediterranean Games
Oran , Algeria
[5]
Total
383 kg
Karim Abokahla
Egypt
3 July 2022
Mediterranean Games
Oran , Algeria
[5]
96 kg
Snatch
174 kg
Karim Abokahla
Egypt
13 September 2023
World Championships
Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
[6]
Clean & Jerk
213 kg
Karim Abokahla
Egypt
13 September 2023
World Championships
Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
[6]
Total
387 kg
Karim Abokahla
Egypt
13 September 2023
World Championships
Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
[6]
102 kg
Snatch
174 kg
Aymen Bacha
Tunisia
4 July 2022
Mediterranean Games
Oran , Algeria
[5]
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
202 kg
Walid Bidani
Algeria
4 July 2022
Mediterranean Games
Oran , Algeria
[5]
203 kg
Walid Bidani
Algeria
9 February 2024
African Championships
Ismailia , Egypt
[7]
Clean & Jerk
243 kg
Abdelrahman El-Sayed
Egypt
18 May 2023
African Championships
Tunis , Tunisia
[8]
Total
437 kg
Walid Bidani
Algeria
4 July 2022
Mediterranean Games
Oran , Algeria
[5]
Women
Event
Record
Athlete
Nation
Date
Meet
Place
Ref
45 kg
Snatch
77 kg
Rosina Randafiarison
Madagascar
4 September 2023
World Championships
Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
[6]
Clean & Jerk
93 kg
Rosina Randafiarison
Madagascar
4 September 2023
World Championships
Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
[6]
Total
170 kg
Rosina Randafiarison
Madagascar
4 September 2023
World Championships
Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
[6]
49 kg
Snatch
79 kg
Noura Essam
Egypt
5 December 2022
World Championships
Bogotá , Colombia
[9]
Clean & Jerk
99 kg
Standard
Total
173 kg
Roilya Ranaivosoa
Mauritius
2 November 2018
World Championships
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
[4]
55 kg
Snatch
97 kg
Nouha Landoulsi
Tunisia
3 November 2018
World Championships
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
[4]
Clean & Jerk
116 kg
Adijat Olarinoye
Nigeria
26 August 2019
African Games
Rabat , Morocco
[10]
Total
211 kg
Nouha Landoulsi
Tunisia
3 November 2018
World Championships
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
[4]
59 kg
Snatch
100 kg
Rafiatu Lawal
Nigeria
7 September 2023
World Championships
Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
[6]
Clean & Jerk
125 kg
Chinenye Fidelis
Nigeria
3 November 2018
World Championships
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
[4]
Total
225 kg
Rafiatu Lawal
Nigeria
7 September 2023
World Championships
Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
[6]
64 kg
Snatch
104 kg
Neama Said
Egypt
12 December 2021
World Championships
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
[11]
Clean & Jerk
127 kg
Neama Said
Egypt
12 December 2021
World Championships
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
[11]
Total
233 kg
Neama Said
Egypt
12 December 2021
World Championships
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
[11]
71 kg
Snatch
111 kg
Sara Ahmed
Egypt
6 November 2018
World Championships
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
[4]
Clean & Jerk
141 kg
Sara Ahmed
Egypt
6 November 2018
World Championships
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
[4]
Total
252 kg
Sara Ahmed
Egypt
6 November 2018
World Championships
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
[4]
76 kg
Snatch
113 kg
Sara Ahmed
Egypt
13 December 2022
World Championships
Bogotá , Colombia
[9]
Clean & Jerk
148 kg
Sara Ahmed
Egypt
13 December 2022
World Championships
Bogotá , Colombia
[9]
Total
261 kg
Sara Ahmed
Egypt
13 December 2022
World Championships
Bogotá , Colombia
[9]
81 kg
Snatch
117 kg
Sara Ahmed
Egypt
17 May 2023
African Championships
Tunis , Tunisia
[8]
Clean & Jerk
151 kg
Sara Ahmed
Egypt
17 May 2023
African Championships
Tunis , Tunisia
[8]
Total
268 kg
Sara Ahmed
Egypt
17 May 2023
African Championships
Tunis , Tunisia
[8]
87 kg
Snatch
118 kg
Standard
Clean & Jerk
146 kg
Standard
Total
261 kg
Standard
+87 kg
Snatch
124 kg
Halima Abdelazim
Egypt
31 October 2022
African Championships
Cairo , Egypt
[12]
Clean & Jerk
153 kg
Halima Abdelazim
Egypt
15 December 2022
World Championships
Bogotá , Colombia
[9]
Total
275 kg
Halima Abdelazim
Egypt
15 December 2022
World Championships
Bogotá , Colombia
[9]
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
[13]
Clean & Jerk
146 kg
Khalil El-Maaoui
Tunisia
20 November 2009
World Championships
Goyang , South Korea
[14]
Total
271 kg
Khalil El-Maaoui
Tunisia
20 November 2009
World Championships
Goyang , South Korea
[14]
62 kg
Snatch
137,5 kg
Atef Jarray
Tunisia
8 September 2001
Mediterranean Games
Tunis , Tunisia
[15]
Clean & Jerk
162 kg
Ahmed Saad
Egypt
30 July 2012
Olympic Games
London , United Kingdom
[13]
Total
295 kg
Atef Jarray
Tunisia
8 September 2001
Mediterranean Games
Tunis , Tunisia
[15]
69 kg
Snatch
152,5 kg
Youssef Sbai
Tunisia
21 November 2002
World Championships
Warsaw , Poland
[16]
Clean & Jerk
187,5 kg
Mohamed El-Tantawy
Egypt
21 November 2002
World Championships
Warsaw , Poland
[16]
Total
335 kg
Youssef Sbai
Tunisia
21 November 2002
World Championships
Warsaw , Poland
[16]
77 kg
Snatch
165 kg
Mohamed Ihab
Egypt
10 August 2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brasil
[17]
Clean & Jerk
201 kg
Mohamed Ihab
Egypt
24 November 2015
World Championships
Houston , United States
[18]
Total
363 kg
Mohamed Ihab
Egypt
24 November 2015
World Championships
Houston , United States
[18]
85 kg
Snatch
165 kg
Samir Ghachem
Tunisia
25 November 1999
World Championships
Piraeus , Greece
[19]
Clean & Jerk
210 kg
Tarek Yehia Abdelazim
Egypt
3 August 2012
Olympic Games
London , United Kingdom
[13]
Total
375 kg
Tarek Yehia Abdelazim
Egypt
3 August 2012
Olympic Games
London , United Kingdom
[13]
94 kg
Snatch
174 kg
Ragab Abdelhay
Egypt
13 August 2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brasil
[17]
Clean & Jerk
213 kg
Ragab Abdelhay
Egypt
13 August 2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brasil
[17]
Total
387 kg
Ragab Abdelhay
Egypt
13 August 2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brasil
[17]
105 kg
Snatch
182 kg
Ibrahim Moursi
Egypt
16 November 2005
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[20]
Clean & Jerk
218 kg
Ibrahim Moursi
Egypt
16 November 2005
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[20]
Total
400 kg
Ibrahim Moursi
Egypt
16 November 2005
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[20]
+105 kg
Snatch
200 kg
Mohamed Masoud
Egypt
11 September 2015
African Games
Brazzaville , Congo Republic
[21]
Clean & Jerk
243 kg
Mohamed Masoud
Egypt
16 November 2014
World Championships
Almaty , Kazakhstan
[22]
Total
441 kg
Mohamed Masoud
Egypt
11 September 2015
African Games
Brazzaville , Congo Republic
[21]
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
[18]
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
[23]
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 , Kenya
[24]
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
[25]
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
[22]
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
[22]
69 kg
Snatch
112 kg
Sara Ahmed
Egypt
10 August 2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
[26]
Clean & Jerk
143 kg
Sara Ahmed
Egypt
10 August 2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
[26]
Total
255 kg
Sara Ahmed
Egypt
10 August 2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
[26]
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
[27]
Total
262 kg
Nahla Ramadan
Egypt
17 June 2003
World Junior Championships
Hermosillo , Mexico
[27]
90 kg
Snatch
112 kg
Bilkisu Musa
Nigeria
27 November 1999
World Championships
Piraeus , Greece
[19]
Clean & Jerk
145 kg
Abeer Abdelrahman
Egypt
11 June 2010
World Junior Championships
Sofia , Bulgaria
[28]
Total
255 kg
Abeer Abdelrahman
Egypt
11 June 2010
World Junior Championships
Sofia , Bulgaria
[28]
+90 kg
Snatch
129 kg
Mariam Usman
Nigeria
5 August 2012
Olympic Games
London , United Kingdom
[13]
Clean & Jerk
161 kg
Shaimaa Ahmed Khalaf
Egypt
14 August 2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
[29]
Total
281 kg
Mariam Usman
Nigeria
29 March 2012
African Championships
Nairobi , Kenya
[24]
References
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