Weightlifting at the 2015 African Games

Weightlifting at the 2015 African Games in Brazzaville was held between September 7–9, 2015 while Powerlifting was held on September 11 and 12, 2015.

It also counted as 2015 African Weightlifting Championships.[1] Only total medals counted for African Games while snatch and clean & jerk medals counted for the African Weightlifting Championships.[citation needed]

The women's -53 kg gold medallist Elizabeth Onuah of Nigeria was stripped of her medals for doping.[2]

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Egypt (EGY)31151258
2 Nigeria (NGR)16241151
3 Tunisia (TUN)85518
4 Libya (LBA)24612
5 Seychelles (SEY)2226
6 Algeria (ALG)0549
7 Mauritius (MRI)0325
8 Ivory Coast (CIV)0101
9 Madagascar (MAD)0066
10 Cameroon (CMR)0044
 Kenya (KEN)0044
12 Benin (BEN)0011
 Togo (TOG)0011
Totals (13 entries)595958176

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
56 kg
Snatch Amine Bouhijbha
 Tunisia		 108 kg Amor Fenni
 Algeria		 103 kg Eric Andriantsitohaina
 Madagascar		 100 kg
Clean & Jerk Amine Bouhijbha
 Tunisia		 140 kg Rasaq Taniamowo
 Nigeria		 131 kg Eric Andriantsitohaina
 Madagascar		 130 kg
Total Amine Bouhijbha
 Tunisia		 248 kg Rasaq Taniamowo
 Nigeria		 231 kg Eric Andriantsitohaina
 Madagascar		 230 kg
62 kg
Snatch Ahmed Ahmed Mohamed
 Egypt		 132 kg Ahmed Ataf Moustafa
 Egypt		 125 kg Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina
 Madagascar		 115 kg
Clean & Jerk Ahmed Ahmed Mohamed
 Egypt		 158 kg Ahmed Ataf Moustafa
 Egypt		 156 kg Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina
 Madagascar		 142 kg
Total Ahmed Ahmed Mohamed
 Egypt		 290 kg Ahmed Ataf Moustafa
 Egypt		 281 kg Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina
 Madagascar		 257 kg
69 kg
Snatch Karem Ben Hnia
 Tunisia		 135 Yinka Ayenuwa
 Nigeria[3]		 130 Ademola John Oginni
 Nigeria		 127
Clean & Jerk Karem Ben Hnia
 Tunisia		 173 Yinka Ayenuwa
 Nigeria		 170 Ademola John Oginni
 Nigeria		 162
Total Karem Ben Hnia
 Tunisia		 308 Yinka Ayenuwa
 Nigeria		 300 Ademola John Oginni
 Nigeria		 289
77 kg
Snatch Rami Bahloul
 Tunisia		 145 kg Mamdum Dickson Seldum
 Nigeria[3]		 145 kg Hani Maatoug Cheridi
 Libya		 138 kg
Clean & Jerk Ibrahim Ramadhan
 Egypt		 177 kg Rami Bahloul
 Tunisia		 175 kg Mamdum Dickson Seldum
 Nigeria		 175 kg
Total Rami Bahloul
 Tunisia		 320 kg Mamdum Dickson Seldum
 Nigeria		 320 kg Hani Maatoug Cheridi
 Libya		 298 kg
85 kg
Snatch Ammar Hassen
 Egypt		 157 Ali Kekli
 Libya		 155 Valery Nana Yakam
 Cameroon		 140
Clean & Jerk Ali Kekli
 Libya		 197 Ammar Hassen
 Egypt		 195 Micheal Anyolewachi
 Nigeria[4]		 174
Total Ali Kekli
 Libya		 354 Ammar Hassen
 Egypt		 352 Hossain Fardjallah
 Algeria		 314
94 kg
Snatch Ragab Abdelhay
 Egypt		 160 Messaoud Saddem
 Algeria		 150 Marouen El Ayyen
 Libya		 140
Clean & Jerk Ragab Abdelhay
 Egypt		 205 Messaoud Saddem
 Algeria		 183 Marouen El Ayyen
 Libya		 182
Total Ragab Abdelhay
 Egypt		 365 Messaoud Saddem
 Algeria		 333 Marouen El Ayyen
 Libya		 322
105 kg
Snatch Jaber Farhan
 Egypt		 172 kg Abdelmoneim Ouaddani
 Libya		 161 Tchouden Verlaine
 Cameroon		 135
Clean & Jerk Jaber Farhan
 Egypt		 205 kg Abdelmoneim Ouaddani
 Libya		 191 Joseph Ndubusi Paul
 Nigeria		 185
Total Jaber Farhan
 Egypt		 377 kg Abdelmoneim Ouaddani
 Libya		 352 Joseph Ndubusi Paul
 Nigeria		 315
+105 kg
Snatch Mohamed Masoud
 Egypt		 200 Ahmed Mohamed
 Egypt		 185 Hamza Sanoune
 Algeria		 150
Clean & Jerk Mohamed Masoud
 Egypt		 241 Ahmed Mohamed
 Egypt		 240 Yvan Pierrot
 Mauritius[5]		 185
Total Mohamed Masoud
 Egypt		 441 Ahmed Mohamed
 Egypt		 425 Yvan Pierrot
 Mauritius		 331

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
48 kg
Snatch Heba Saleh Mahmoud Ahmed
 Egypt		 70 kg Zohra Chihi
 Tunisia		 68 kg Monica Uweh
 Nigeria		 68 kg
Clean & Jerk Heba Saleh Mahmoud Ahmed
 Egypt		 88 kg Monica Uweh
 Nigeria		 83 kg Zohra Chihi
 Tunisia		 81 kg
Total Heba Saleh Mahmoud Ahmed
 Egypt		 158 kg Monica Uweh
 Nigeria		 151 kg Zohra Chihi
 Tunisia		 149 kg
53 kg
Snatch Onuah Elizabeth
 Nigeria		 85 kg Roilya Ranaivosoa
 Mauritius		 80 kg Basma Emad Ibrahim
 Egypt		 78 kg
Clean & Jerk Basma Emad Ibrahim
 Egypt		 104 kg Roilya Ranaivosoa
 Mauritius		 103 kg Onuah Elizabeth
 Nigeria		 103 kg
Total Onuah Elizabeth
 Nigeria		 188 kg Roilya Ranaivosoa
 Mauritius		 183 kg Basma Emad Ibrahim
 Egypt		 182 kg
58 kg
Snatch Onyeka Azike
 Nigeria		 83 kg Mabrina Ruby
 Seychelles		 80 kg Zeinab Mohamed
 Egypt		 76 kg
Clean & Jerk Mabrina Ruby
 Seychelles		 109 kg Onyeka Azike
 Nigeria		 105 kg Zeinab Mohamed
 Egypt		 101 kg
Total Mabrina Ruby
 Seychelles		 189 kg Onyeka Azike
 Nigeria		 188 kg Zeinab Mohamed
 Egypt		 177 kg
63 kg
Snatch Esraa El-Sayed
 Egypt		 96 kg Victoria Adesanmi
 Nigeria		 95 kg Clementina Agricole
 Seychelles		 91 kg
Clean & Jerk Victoria Adesanmi
 Nigeria		 116 kg Clementina Agricole
 Seychelles		 115 kg Esraa El-Sayed
 Egypt		 112 kg
Total Victoria Adesanmi
 Nigeria		 211 kg Esraa El-Sayed
 Egypt		 208 kg Clementina Agricole
 Seychelles		 206 kg
69 kg
Snatch Sara Ahmed
 Egypt		 102 kg Winifred Eze Ndidi
 Nigeria		 90 kg Mercy Apondi Obiero
 Kenya		 70 kg
Clean & Jerk Sara Ahmed
 Egypt		 132 kg Winifred Eze Ndidi
 Nigeria		 120 kg Mercy Apondi Obiero
 Kenya		 100 kg
Total Sara Ahmed
 Egypt		 234 kg Winifred Eze Ndidi
 Nigeria		 210 kg Mercy Apondi Obiero
 Kenya		 170 kg
75 kg
Snatch Otunlabilkis Abiodun
 Nigeria		 102 kg Ghada Hassine
 Tunisia		 100 kg Dina Khaled
 Egypt		 98 kg
Clean & Jerk Otunlabilkis Abiodun
 Nigeria		 130 kg Ghada Hassine
 Tunisia		 122 kg Dina Khaled
 Egypt		 121 kg
Total Otunlabilkis Abiodun
 Nigeria		 232 kg Ghada Hassine
 Tunisia		 222 kg Dina Khaled
 Egypt		 219 kg
+75 kg
Snatch Shaimaa Khalaf
 Egypt		 123 kg Maryam Usman
 Nigeria		 118 kg Yousra Dhiab
 Tunisia		 112 kg
Clean & Jerk Shaimaa Khalaf
 Egypt		 155 kg Maryam Usman
 Nigeria		 150 kg Yousra Dhiab
 Tunisia		 135 kg
Total Shaimaa Khalaf
 Egypt		 278 kg Maryam Usman
 Nigeria		 268 kg Yousra Dhiab
 Tunisia		 247 kg

Powerlifting

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
49 kg  Yakubu Adesokan (NGA) 182.5 kg  Ahmed Hadj Biour (ALG) 131 kg  Alion Bawa (TOG) 110 kg
54 kg  Roland Ezuruike (NGA) 182 kg  Alidou Diamoutene (CIV) 170 kg  Taha Abdelmagid (EGY) 165 kg
59 kg  Sherif Othman (EGY) 210 kg  Anthony Ulonnam (NGA) 190 kg  Conrat Atangana (CMR) 160 kg
65 kg  Olumide Kehinde (NGA) 214 kg  Shaaban Ibrahim (EGY) 196 kg  Hocine Bettir (ALG) 183 kg
72 kg  Mohamed El Elfi (EGY) 212 kg  Nnamdi Innocent (NGA) 200 kg  Cosme Akpovi (BEN) 170 kg
80 kg  Metwaly Methana (EGY) 220 kg  Tolu-Lope Taiwo (NGA) 192 kg  Maurice Biwole Nkodo (CMR) 166 kg
88 kg  Hany Abdelhady (EGY) 233 kg  Opeyemi jegede (NGA) 204 kg
97 & 107 kg  Mohamed Eldib (EGY) 204.57 pts  Abdulazeez Ibrahim (NGA) 194.68 pts  Mohamed Elsayed (EGY) 191.21 pts

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
41 kg  Nawal Ramadan (EGY) 92 kg  Nsini Jonah Ben (NGA) 90 kg  Hellen Nwawira Kariuki (KEN) 65 kg
45 kg  Latifat Tijani (NGA) 98 kg  Zeineb Oteify (EGY) 95 kg  Samira Guerioua (ALG) 82 kg
55 & 61 kg  Esther Oyema (NGA) 139.32 pts  Fatma Omar (EGY) 137.34 pts  Lucy Ejike (NGA) 136.50 pts
67 & 73 kg  Ndidi Nwosu (NGA) 122.50 pts  Amal Mahmoud (EGY) 112.42 pts  Amany Ali (EGY) 108.12 pts
79 kg  Bose Omolayo (NGA) 137 kg  Geehan Hassan (EGY) 120 kg  Sahar Elgnemi (LBY) 90 kg
-86 & +86 kg  Loveline Obiji (NGA) 125.83 pts  Randa Mahmoud (EGY) 121.04 pts  Precious Orji (NGA) 117.25 pts

References

  1. ^ "African Senior (25th Men & 14th Women) Weightlifting Championships". www.wfa.com.ly.
  2. ^ Doping ban shock for Nigeria. IOL (2016-01-24). Retrieved on 2016-01-24.
  3. ^ a b "AAG: nine gold for team nigeria"
  4. ^ "Team Nigeria soat at the All Africa games with 52 medals"
  5. ^ "Roilya Ranaivosoa s'adjuge trois médailles d'argent", Le mauricien.com, 13 septembre 2015