# 2021 African Weightlifting Championships

The 2021 African Weightlifting Championships was held in Nairobi, Kenya from 27 to 29 May 2021.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 55 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Jean Ramiarimanana Madagascar | 100 kg | Abdelraouf Chetioui Algeria | 80 kg | | |
| Clean & Jerk | Abdelraouf Chetioui Algeria | 121 kg | Jean Ramiarimanana Madagascar | 120 kg | | |
| Total | Jean Ramiarimanana Madagascar | 220 kg | Abdelraouf Chetioui Algeria | 201 kg | | |
| 61 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Emmanuel Appah Nigeria | 115 kg | Amine Bouhijbha Tunisia | 113 kg | Eric Andriantsitohaina Madagascar | 102 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Amine Bouhijbha Tunisia | 143 kg | Emmanuel Appah Nigeria | 140 kg | Eric Andriantsitohaina Madagascar | 132 kg |
| Total | Amine Bouhijbha Tunisia | 256 kg | Emmanuel Appah Nigeria | 255 kg | Eric Andriantsitohaina Madagascar | 239 kg |
| 67 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina Madagascar | 137 kg | Adel Lahcen Algeria | 120 kg | Julius Ssekitoleko Uganda | 100 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina Madagascar | 166 kg | Adel Lahcen Algeria | 145 kg | Mohamed Moulabbi Morocco | 131 kg |
| Total | Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina Madagascar | 303 kg AF | Adel Lahcen Algeria | 265 kg | Julius Ssekitoleko Uganda | 230 kg |
| 73 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Karem Ben Hnia Tunisia | 150 kg | Nafaa Sariak Algeria | 135 kg | Abderrahim Moum Morocco | 126 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Karem Ben Hnia Tunisia | 180 kg | Nafaa Sariak Algeria | 170 kg | Abderrahim Moum Morocco | 143 kg |
| Total | Karem Ben Hnia Tunisia | 330 kg | Nafaa Sariak Algeria | 305 kg | Abderrahim Moum Morocco | 269 kg |
| 81 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Ramzi Bahloul Tunisia | 140 kg | Ahmed Valdy Njoya Cameroon | 131 kg | Samir Fardjallah Algeria | 130 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Ramzi Bahloul Tunisia | 166 kg | Ahmed Valdy Njoya Cameroon | 165 kg | Samir Fardjallah Algeria | 161 kg |
| Total | Ramzi Bahloul Tunisia | 306 kg | Ahmed Valdy Njoya Cameroon | 296 kg | Samir Fardjallah Algeria | 291 kg |
| 89 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Faris Touairi Algeria | 165 kg AF | Maurice Oduor Amoro Kenya | 102 kg | | |
| Clean & Jerk | Faris Touairi Algeria | 170 kg | Maurice Oduor Amoro Kenya | 132 kg | | |
| Total | Faris Touairi Algeria | 335 kg | Maurice Oduor Amoro Kenya | 234 kg | | |
| 96 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Ahmed Abuzriba Libya | 150 kg | Christian Amoah Ghana | 149 kg | Salim Messaoui Algeria | 146 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Ahmed Abuzriba Libya | 186 kg | Christian Amoah Ghana | 184 kg | Salim Messaoui Algeria | 176 kg |
| Total | Ahmed Auzriba Libya | 336 kg | Christian Amoah Ghana | 333 kg | Salim Messaoui Algeria | 322 kg |
| 102 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Joël Essama Cameroon | 156 kg | Farid Saadi Algeria | 146 kg | Christoffel Reeders South Africa | 131 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Joël Essama Cameroon | 190 kg | Farid Saadi Algeria | 171 kg | Christoffel Reeders South Africa | 160 kg |
| Total | Joël Essama Cameroon | 346 kg | Farid Saadi Algeria | 317 kg | Christoffel Reeders South Africa | 290 kg |
| 109 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Aymen Bacha Tunisia | 170 kg | Ayoub Dridi Tunisia | 135 kg | | |
| Clean & Jerk | Aymen Bacha Tunisia | 200 kg | Ayoub Dridi Tunisia | 160 kg | | |
| Total | Aymen Bacha Tunisia | 370 kg | Ayoub Dridi Tunisia | 295 kg | | |
| +109 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Walid Bidani Algeria | 201 kg AF | | | | |
| Clean & Jerk | Walid Bidani Algeria | 215 kg | | | | |
| Total | Walid Bidani Algeria | 416 kg | | | | |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 45 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Rosina Randafiarison Madagascar | 65 kg | Janet Oduor Kenya | 42 kg | | |
| Clean & Jerk | Rosina Randafiarison Madagascar | 70 kg | Janet Oduor Kenya | 50 kg | | |
| Total | Rosina Randafiarison Madagascar | 135 kg | Janet Oduor Kenya | 92 kg | | |
| 49 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Zohra Chihi Tunisia | 72 kg | Stella Kingsley Nigeria | 71 kg | Augustina Nkem Nwaokolo Nigeria | 71 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Stella Kingsley Nigeria | 95 kg | Zohra Chihi Tunisia | 92 kg | Augustina Nkem Nwaokolo Nigeria | 89 kg |
| Total | Stella Kingsley Nigeria | 166 kg | Zohra Chihi Tunisia | 164 kg | Augustina Nkem Nwaokolo Nigeria | 160 kg |
| 55 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Adijat Adenike Olarinoye Nigeria | 90 kg | Fatima Zohra Laghouati Algeria | 75 kg | Caroline Wairimu Kenya | 40 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Adijat Adenike Olarinoye Nigeria | 110 kg | Fatima Zohra Laghouati Algeria | 80 kg | Caroline Wairimu Kenya | 60 kg |
| Total | Adijat Adenike Olarinoye Nigeria | 200 kg | Fatima Zohra Laghouati Algeria | 155 kg | Caroline Wairimu Kenya | 100 kg |
| 59 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Rafiatu Folashade Lawal Nigeria | 90 kg | Nouha Landoulsi Tunisia | 89 kg | Anneke Spies South Africa | 75 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Rafiatu Folashade Lawal Nigeria | 111 kg | Winny Chepngeno Langat Kenya | 81 kg | Magdeline Moyengwa Botswana | 75 kg |
| Total | Rafiatu Folashade Lawal Nigeria | 201 kg | Winny Chepngeno Langat Kenya | 142 kg | Magdeline Moyengwa Botswana | 135 kg |
| 64 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Joy Ogbonne Eze Nigeria | 88 kg | Ikram Cherrara Algeria | 65 kg | Rachael Achieng Kengere Kenya | 60 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Joy Ogbonne Eze Nigeria | 110 kg | Ikram Cherrara Algeria | 75 kg | Rachael Achieng Kengere Kenya | 70 kg |
| Total | Joy Ogbonne Eze Nigeria | 198 kg | Ikram Cherrara Algeria | 140 kg | Rachael Achieng Kengere Kenya | 130 kg |
| 71 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Yosra Abidi Tunisia | 82 kg | Kheira Hammou Algeria | 80 kg | Jaoueher Guesmi Tunisia | 78 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yosra Abidi Tunisia | 111 kg | Jaoueher Guesmi Tunisia | 110 kg | Kheira Hammou Algeria | 70 kg |
| Total | Yosra Abidi Tunisia | 193 kg | Jaoueher Guesmi Tunisia | 188 kg | Kheira Hammou Algeria | 150 kg |
| 76 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Jeanne Eyenga Cameroon | 96 kg | Liadi Taiwo Nigeria | 91 kg | Maghnia Hammadi Algeria | 83 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Jeanne Eyenga Cameroon | 117 kg | Liadi Taiwo Nigeria | 116 kg | Maghnia Hammadi Algeria | 112 kg |
| Total | Jeanne Eyenga Cameroon | 213 kg | Liadi Taiwo Nigeria | 207 kg | Maghnia Hammadi Algeria | 195 kg |
| 81 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Bouchra Fatima Zohra Hirech Algeria | 81 kg | | | | |
| Clean & Jerk | Bouchra Fatima Zohra Hirech Algeria | 105 kg | | | | |
| Total | Bouchra Fatima Zohra Hirech Algeria | 186 kg | | | | |
| 87 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Clémentine Meukeugni Cameroon | 100 kg | Ameni Ben Moussa Tunisia | 81 kg | Samira Ouass Morocco | 80 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Clémentine Meukeugni Cameroon | 121 kg | Ameni Ben Moussa Tunisia | 102 kg | Samira Ouass Morocco | 100 kg |
| Total | Clémentine Meukeugni Cameroon | 221 kg | Ameni Ben Moussa Tunisia | 183 kg | Samira Ouass Morocco | 180 kg |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
* Host nation (Kenya)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Tunisia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Algeria | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Madagascar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Libya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Kenya* | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Morocco | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Ghana | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Botswana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Uganda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 19 | 17 | 13 | 49 |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
* Host nation (Kenya)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Tunisia | 15 | 12 | 1 | 28 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 12 | 6 | 3 | 21 |
| 3 | Algeria | 9 | 16 | 11 | 36 |
| 4 | Cameroon | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | Madagascar | 8 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Libya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Morocco | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 8 | Kenya* | 0 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 9 | Ghana | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | Botswana | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Uganda | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 57 | 51 | 39 | 147 |

## Participating nations

* Algeria (14)
* Botswana (3)
* Cameroon (4)
* Ghana (1)
* Kenya (9)
* Libya (1)
* Lesotho (2)
* Madagascar (4)
* Morocco (3)
* Nigeria (7)
* South Africa (3)
* Tunisia (10)
* Uganda (6)