This is the list of African youth records in Olympic weightlifting. They are the best results set in competition by athletes aged 13 to 17 throughout the entire calendar year of the performance. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch, clean and jerk, and the total for both by the Weightlifting Federation of Africa (WFA).

Men

Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification   Not ratified or later rescinded by WFA

Event Record Athlete Nation Date Meet Place Age Ref
49 kg
Snatch 76 kg Willem Emile  Mauritius 8 March 2019 Youth World Championships Las Vegas, United States 16 years, 78 days [1]
Clean & Jerk 95 kg Abdelmoamnen Shetawy  Algeria 27 October 2023 African Youth Championships Cairo, Egypt [2]
Total 170 kg Abdelmoamnen Shetawy  Algeria 27 October 2023 African Youth Championships Cairo, Egypt [2]
55 kg
Snatch 99 kg Mahmoud Sajir Jebali  Tunisia 26 March 2023 Youth World Championships Durrës, Albania 16 years, 278 days [3]
Clean & Jerk 125 kg Davis Niyoyita  Uganda 7 December 2021 World Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 17 years, 340 days [4]
Total 220 kg Davis Niyoyita  Uganda 7 December 2021 World Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 17 years, 340 days [4]
61 kg
Snatch 102 kg Mohamed Aziz Belhaj  Tunisia 26 April 2019 African Championships Cairo, Egypt 17 years, 102 days [5]
113 kg Elsayed Aly Attia  Egypt 27 October 2023 African Junior Championships Cairo, Egypt 17 years, 298 days [6]
Clean & Jerk 126 kg Standard
148 kg Elsayed Aly Attia  Egypt 27 October 2023 African Junior Championships Cairo, Egypt 17 years, 298 days [6]
Total 227 kg Standard
261 kg Elsayed Aly Attia  Egypt 27 October 2023 African Junior Championships Cairo, Egypt 17 years, 298 days [6]
67 kg
Snatch 125 kg Edidiong Umoafia  Nigeria 26 April 2019 African Championships Cairo, Egypt 16 years, 214 days [5]
Clean & Jerk 147 kg Edidiong Umoafia  Nigeria 26 April 2019 African Championships Cairo, Egypt 16 years, 214 days [5]
Total 272 kg Edidiong Umoafia  Nigeria 26 April 2019 African Championships Cairo, Egypt 16 years, 214 days [5]
73 kg
Snatch 120 kg Standard
Clean & Jerk 151 kg Standard
Total 269 kg Standard
81 kg
Snatch 142 kg Mahmoud Hosny  Egypt 6 May 2022 Junior World Championships Heraklion, Greece 16 years, 244 days [7]
Clean & Jerk 182 kg Mahmoud Hosny  Egypt 6 May 2022 Junior World Championships Heraklion, Greece 16 years, 244 days [7]
Total 324 kg Mahmoud Hosny  Egypt 6 May 2022 Junior World Championships Heraklion, Greece 16 years, 244 days [7]
89 kg
Snatch 150 kg Mahmoud Hosny  Egypt 15 June 2022 Youth World Championships León, Mexico 16 years, 284 days [8]
Clean & Jerk 193 kg Mahmoud Hosny  Egypt 15 June 2022 Youth World Championships León, Mexico 16 years, 284 days [8]
Total 343 kg Mahmoud Hosny  Egypt 15 June 2022 Youth World Championships León, Mexico 16 years, 284 days [8]
96 kg
Snatch 132 kg Standard
Clean & Jerk 163 kg Standard
Total 295 kg Standard
102 kg
Snatch 131 kg Standard
Clean & Jerk 159 kg Standard
Total 290 kg Standard
+102 kg
Snatch 135 kg Bilal Bouamr  Morocco 12 October 2021 Youth World Championships Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 17 years, 223 days [9]
Clean & Jerk 161 kg Khelwin Juboo  Mauritius 12 September 2019 African Youth Championships Kampala, Uganda 17 years, 77 days [10]
Total 296 kg Bilal Bouamr  Morocco 12 October 2021 Youth World Championships Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 17 years, 223 days [9]

Women

Event Record Athlete Nation Date Meet Place Age Ref
40 kg
Snatch 45 kg Maysa Khadraoui  Tunisia 25 March 2023 Youth World Championships Durrës, Albania 16 years, 319 days [3]
Clean & Jerk 65 kg Maysa Khadraoui  Tunisia 25 March 2023 Youth World Championships Durrës, Albania 16 years, 319 days [3]
66 kg Basma Ramadan  Egypt 25 March 2023 Youth World Championships Durrës, Albania 13 years, 247 days [3]
Total 110 kg Maysa Khadraoui  Tunisia 25 March 2023 Youth World Championships Durrës, Albania 16 years, 319 days [3]
45 kg
Snatch 67 kg Habiba Saad  Egypt 12 June 2022 Youth World Championships León, Mexico 14 years, 286 days [8]
Clean & Jerk 71 kg Standard
Total 137 kg Habiba Saad  Egypt 12 June 2022 Youth World Championships León, Mexico 14 years, 286 days [8]
49 kg
Snatch 79 kg Noura Essam  Egypt 5 December 2022 World Championships Bogotá, Colombia 17 years, 259 days [11]
Clean & Jerk 83 kg Habiba Saad  Egypt 27 March 2023 Youth World Championships Durrës, Albania 15 years, 209 days [3]
Total 152 kg Habiba Saad  Egypt 27 March 2023 Youth World Championships Durrës, Albania 15 years, 209 days [3]
55 kg
Snatch 80 kg Noura Essam  Egypt 28 October 2022 African Championships Cairo, Egypt 17 years, 221 days [12]
Clean & Jerk 97 kg Aya Motawea  Egypt 27 March 2023 Youth World Championships Durrës, Albania 16 years, 214 days [3]
Total 174 kg Noura Essam  Egypt 28 October 2022 African Championships Cairo, Egypt 17 years, 221 days [12]
59 kg
Snatch 92 kg Ghofrane Belkhir  Tunisia 10 December 2018 International Solidarity Championships Cairo, Egypt 17 years, 121 days [13]
Clean & Jerk 114 kg Ghofrane Belkhir  Tunisia 10 December 2018 International Solidarity Championships Cairo, Egypt 17 years, 121 days [13]
Total 206 kg Ghofrane Belkhir  Tunisia 10 December 2018 International Solidarity Championships Cairo, Egypt 17 years, 121 days [13]
64 kg
Snatch 91 kg Neama Said  Egypt 27 April 2019 African Championships Cairo, Egypt 16 years, 163 days [5]
Clean & Jerk 111 kg Neama Said  Egypt 27 April 2019 African Championships Cairo, Egypt 16 years, 163 days [5]
Total 202 kg Neama Said  Egypt 27 April 2019 African Championships Cairo, Egypt 16 years, 163 days [5]
71 kg
Snatch 100 kg Joy Ogbonne Eze  Nigeria 13 December 2021 World Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 17 years, 190 days [4]
Clean & Jerk 130 kg Joy Ogbonne Eze  Nigeria 13 December 2021 World Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 17 years, 190 days [4]
Total 230 kg Joy Ogbonne Eze  Nigeria 13 December 2021 World Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 17 years, 190 days [4]
76 kg
Snatch 101 kg Standard
Clean & Jerk 124 kg Standard
Total 221 kg Rahma Ahmed  Egypt 30 March 2023 Youth World Championships Durrës, Albania 17 years, 85 days [3]
81 kg
Snatch 105 kg Standard
Clean & Jerk 131 kg Standard
Total 232 kg Shams Mohamed  Egypt 31 March 2023 Youth World Championships Durrës, Albania 16 years, 320 days [3]
+81 kg
Snatch 99 kg Standard
Clean & Jerk 122 kg Standard
Total 218 kg Standard

References

General
Specific
  1. ^ "2019 IWF Youth World Championships". IWF. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b "African Youth Championships". IWF. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "2023 IWF Youth World Championships". IWF. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e "2021 IWF World Championships". IWF. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "African Senior Weightlifting Qualification Championships 2019 – Result Book" (PDF). wfa.com.ly. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  6. ^ a b c "African Junior Championships". IWF. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "2022 IWF Junior World Championships". IWF. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  8. ^ a b c d e "2022 IWF Youth World Championships". IWF. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  9. ^ a b "2021 IWF Youth World Championships". IWF. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  10. ^ "2019 African Youth Championships". IWF. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  11. ^ "2022 IWF World Championships". IWF. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  12. ^ a b "African Senior 32nd Men and 21st Women Weightlifting Championships – Women 55 kg – Results" (PDF). WFA. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  13. ^ a b c "5th International Solidarity Championships". IWF. Retrieved 14 March 2019.

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