African Weightlifting Championships

The African Weightlifting Championships is an event organised by Weightlifting Federation of Africa (WFA).[1][2]

African Weightlifting Championships
StatusActive
GenreSports Event
Date(s)Usually April
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)Various
Inaugurated1979
Organised byWFA

Athletes compete in a total of 20 weight categories (10 for men and 10 for women):

  • Men categories: 55 kg, 61 kg, 67 kg, 73 kg, 81 kg, 89 kg, 96 kg, 102 kg, 109 kg and +109 kg.
  • Women categories: 45 kg, 49 kg, 55 kg, 59 kg, 64 kg, 71 kg, 76 kg, 81 kg, 87 kg and +87 kg.

Editions
Year Edition Venue Events
MW
1979 1 - Cairo, Egypt 30
1985 2 - Aswan, Egypt 30
1986 3 - Nairobi, Kenya 30
1988 4 - Cairo, Egypt 30
1989 5 - Boufarik, Algeria 30
1990 6 - Tripoli, Libya 30
1992 7 - Nairobi, Kenya 30
1993 8 - Cairo, Egypt 30
1994 9 - Cape Town, South Africa 30
1996 10 - Ismailia, Egypt 30
1997 11 - Cairo, Egypt 30
1998 12 1 Algiers, Algeria[3] 45
2000 13 2 Yaoundé, Cameroon[4] 45
2001 14 3 Stellenbosch, South Africa[5] 45
2002 15 4 Nairobi, Kenya[6] 45
2004 16 5 Tunis, Tunisia[7] 45
2005 17 6 Kampala, Uganda[8] 45
2006 18 7 El Jadida, Morocco[9] 45
2008 19 8 Strand, South Africa[10] 45
2009 20 9 Kampala, Uganda[11] 45
Year Edition Venue Events
MW
2010 21 10 Yaoundé, Cameroon[12] 45
2011 22 11 Cape Town, South Africa[13] 45
2012 23 12 Nairobi, Kenya[14] 45
2013 24 13 Casablanca, Morocco[15] 45
2015 25 14 Brazzaville, Republic of Congo[16] 45
2016 26 15 Yaoundé, Cameroon[17] 45
2017 27 16 Vacoas, Mauritius[18] 48
2018 28 17 Mahébourg, Mauritius[19] 48
2019 29 18 Cairo, Egypt[20] 60
2021 30 19 Nairobi, Kenya 60

Medals (2008-2021) (incomplete)

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Tunisia (TUN)1188557260
2 Nigeria (NGR)784014132
3 Egypt (EGY)762917122
4 Algeria (ALG)558164200
5 Cameroon (CMR)454039124
6 South Africa (RSA)243244100
7 Madagascar (MAD)20181452
8 Libya (LBA)16302773
9 Seychelles (SEY)14242159
10 Morocco (MAR)8224777
11 Mauritius (MRI)7241445
12 Uganda (UGA)110920
13 Kenya (KEN)09716
14 Ghana (GHA)031720
15 Botswana (BOT)0022
Totals (15 nations)4624473931302

See Also

References
  1. "Afrique Senior".
  2. "Revue olympique : Organe officiel du mouvement olympique. Vol. 138-139, Avril-Mai 1979". Revue olympique. 1979. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "IWF Calendar". Archived from the original on 1998-12-02.
  4. "2000 Calendar". Archived from the original on 2000-10-09.
  5. "2001 Calendar". Archived from the original on 2001-12-13.
  6. "2002 Calendar". Archived from the original on 2002-12-08.
  7. "2004 Calendar". Archived from the original on 2004-12-29.
  8. "2005 Calendar". Archived from the original on 2005-12-22.
  9. "Events | Calendar | 2006". Archived from the original on 2006-12-08. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  10. "2008 Calendar". Archived from the original on 2008-12-19.
  11. "Old BW | Results by Events | 2009". www.iwf.net. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  12. "Old BW | Results by Events | 2010". www.iwf.net.
  13. "Old BW | Results by Events | 2011". www.iwf.net.
  14. "Old BW | Results by Events | 2012". www.iwf.net.
  15. "Old BW | Results by Events | 2013". www.iwf.net.
  16. "African Senior (25th Men & 14th Women) Weightlifting Championships". www.wfa.com.ly.
  17. "Old BW | Results by Events | 2016". www.iwf.net.
  18. "Old BW | Results by Events | 2017". www.iwf.net.
  19. "Old BW | Results by Events | 2018". www.iwf.net.
  20. "Result book: African Senior Weightlifting Qualification Championships 2019" (PDF). www.wfa.com.ly.
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