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).

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Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification   Not ratified or later rescinded by WFA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

General
Specific
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  12. ^ "African Senior 32nd Men and 21st Women Weightlifting Championships – Women +87 kg – Results" (PDF). WFA. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  13. ^ a b c d e "XXX OLYMPIC GAMES RESULTS". www.iwf.net. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  14. ^ a b "77th Men's and 20th Women's World Championships". IWF. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  15. ^ a b "Affiche officielle des JM Tunis 2001" (PDF). cijm.org.gr. p. 20. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  16. ^ a b c "72nd MEN's and 15th WOMEN's WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS". www.iwf.net. 30 November 2002. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  17. ^ a b c d "XXXI OLYMPIC GAMES Results". IWF. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
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  19. ^ a b "70th MEN's and 13th WOMEN's WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS". www.iwf.net. 30 November 1999. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  20. ^ a b c "74th MEN's and 17th WOMEN's CENTENNIAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS". IWF. 16 November 2005. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  21. ^ a b "2015 African Games - Weightlifting Results". www.iwf.net. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  22. ^ a b c "2014 Weightlifting World Championships Results". www.iwf.net. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  23. ^ "2017 African Championships". IWF. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  24. ^ a b "African Championships". IWF. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  25. ^ "2016 African Championships". IWF. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  26. ^ a b c "Women's 69kg Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 10 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  27. ^ a b "29th Men's and 9th Women's Junior World Championships". IWF. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  28. ^ a b "36th Men's and 16th Women's Junior World Championships". IWF. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  29. ^ "Women's +75kg Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 14 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.

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