2016 African Championships

Host city	Yaoundé, Cameroon
Dates	May 7 – 13

The 2016 African Weightlifting Championships was held in Yaoundé, Cameroon between May 7 and May 13, 2016.

Medal summary

Results are obtained from the IWF website. ^{[1] [2]}

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
56 kg
Snatch	Amine Bouhijbha   Tunisia	105 kg	Eric Andriantsitohaina   Madagascar	100 kg	Abdelghani Chigar   Morocco	97 kg
Clean & Jerk	Amine Bouhijbha   Tunisia	131 kg	Eric Andriantsitohaina   Madagascar	130 kg	Abdelghani Chigar   Morocco	105 kg
Total	Amine Bouhijbha   Tunisia	236 kg	Eric Andriantsitohaina   Madagascar	230 kg	Abdelghani Chigar   Morocco	202 kg
62 kg
Snatch	Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina   Madagascar	118 kg	Amor Fenni   Algeria	116 kg	Faouzi Kraydi   Tunisia	115 kg
Clean & Jerk	Olivier Matam   Cameroon	147 kg	Charles Ssekyaaya   Uganda	146 kg	Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina   Madagascar	145 kg
Total	Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina   Madagascar	263 kg	Olivier Matam   Cameroon	262 kg	Charles Ssekyaaya   Uganda	261 kg
69 kg
Snatch	Karem Ben Hnia   Tunisia	147 kg	Yassin Abdalla   Egypt	140 kg	Hassine Ben Hamida   Tunisia	124 kg
Clean & Jerk	Karem Ben Hnia   Tunisia	170 kg	Yassin Abdalla   Egypt	160 kg	Hassine Ben Hamida   Tunisia	151 kg
Total	Karem Ben Hnia   Tunisia	317 kg	Yassin Abdalla   Egypt	300 kg	Hassine Ben Hamida   Tunisia	275 kg
77 kg
Snatch	Rami Bahloul   Tunisia	144 kg	Ramzi Bahloul   Tunisia	144 kg	Jean-Baptiste Yanou   Cameroon	140 kg
Clean & Jerk	Ramzi Bahloul   Tunisia	171 kg	Rami Bahloul   Tunisia	170 kg	Jean-Baptiste Yanou   Cameroon	162 kg
Total	Ramzi Bahloul   Tunisia	315 kg	Rami Bahloul   Tunisia	314 kg	Jean-Baptiste Yanou   Cameroon	302 kg
85 kg
Snatch	Housseyn Fardjallah   Algeria	150 kg	Ezzeldin Thabet   Egypt	147 kg	Amir Belhout   Algeria	146 kg
Clean & Jerk	Ezzeldin Thabet   Egypt	188 kg	Housseyn Fardjallah   Algeria	185 kg	Amir Belhout   Algeria	165 kg
Total	Ezzeldin Thabet   Egypt	355 kg	Housseyn Fardjallah   Algeria	355 kg	Amir Belhout   Algeria	311 kg
94 kg
Snatch	Saddam Messaoui   Algeria	150 kg	Petit Minkoumba   Cameroon	142 kg	Achraf Maatoug   Tunisia	140 kg
Clean & Jerk	Aymen Touairi   Algeria	185 kg	Saddam Messaoui   Algeria	179 kg	Achraf Maatoug   Tunisia	178 kg
Total	Saddam Messaoui   Algeria	329 kg	Achraf Maatoug   Tunisia	318 kg	Petit Minkoumba   Cameroon	315 kg
105 kg
Snatch	Joël Essama   Cameroon	135 kg	Mohammed Fethi   Algeria	135 kg	Zakaria Bertali   Morocco	131 kg
Clean & Jerk	Joël Essama   Cameroon	168 kg	Mohammed Fethi   Algeria	168 kg	Zakaria Bertali   Morocco	155 kg
Total	Joël Essama   Cameroon	303 kg	Mohammed Fethi   Algeria	303 kg	Zakaria Bertali   Morocco	286 kg
+105 kg
Snatch	Walid Bidani   Algeria	181 kg	Hamza Sanoune   Algeria	155 kg	Abdelali Lagsir   Morocco	130 kg
Clean & Jerk	Walid Bidani   Algeria	210 kg	Hamza Sanoune   Algeria	185 kg	Abdelali Lagsir   Morocco	181 kg
Total	Walid Bidani   Algeria	391 kg	Hamza Sanoune   Algeria	340 kg	Abdelali Lagsir   Morocco	311 kg

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
48 kg
Snatch	Roilya Ranaivosoa   Mauritius	78 kg	Zohra Chihi   Tunisia	64 kg	Rosina Randafiarison   Madagascar	62 kg
Clean & Jerk	Roilya Ranaivosoa   Mauritius	102 kg	Zohra Chihi   Tunisia	80 kg	Monica Uweh   Nigeria	80 kg
Total	Roilya Ranaivosoa   Mauritius	180 kg	Zohra Chihi   Tunisia	144 kg	Monica Uweh   Nigeria	140 kg
53 kg
Snatch	Nouha Landoulsi   Tunisia	73 kg	Fatima Yakubu   Nigeria	72 kg	Ruth Baffoe   Ghana	69 kg
Clean & Jerk	Nouha Landoulsi   Tunisia	90 kg	Fatima Yakubu   Nigeria	86 kg	Ruth Baffoe   Ghana	82 kg
Total	Nouha Landoulsi   Tunisia	163 kg	Fatima Yakubu   Nigeria	158 kg	Ruth Baffoe   Ghana	151 kg
58 kg
Snatch	Chinenye Fidelis   Nigeria	87 kg	Rachael Ekoshoria   Nigeria	82 kg	Clementina Agricole   Seychelles	77 kg
Clean & Jerk	Chinenye Fidelis   Nigeria	122 kg	Rachael Ekoshoria   Nigeria	110 kg	Clementina Agricole   Seychelles	101 kg
Total	Chinenye Fidelis   Nigeria	209 kg	Rachael Ekoshoria   Nigeria	192 kg	Clementina Agricole   Seychelles	178 kg
63 kg
Snatch	Olauwatoyin Adesanmi   Nigeria	100 kg	Vania Ravololoniaina   Madagascar	81 kg	Ghofrane Belkhir   Tunisia	80 kg
Clean & Jerk	Olauwatoyin Adesanmi   Nigeria	115 kg	Ghofrane Belkhir   Tunisia	100 kg	Vania Ravololoniaina   Madagascar	97 kg
Total	Olauwatoyin Adesanmi   Nigeria	215 kg	Ghofrane Belkhir   Tunisia	180 kg	Vania Ravololoniaina   Madagascar	178 kg
69 kg
Snatch	Arcangeline Fouodji   Cameroon	81 kg	Emmanuella Labonne   Mauritius	80 kg	Ikram Cherara   Algeria	80 kg
Clean & Jerk	Arcangeline Fouodji   Cameroon	105 kg	Mercy Obiero   Kenya	105 kg	Ikram Cherara   Algeria	103 kg
Total	Arcangeline Fouodji   Cameroon	186 kg	Ikram Cherara   Algeria	183 kg	Mercy Obiero   Kenya	181 kg
75 kg
Snatch	Samar Said   Egypt	98 kg	Bilikis Otunla   Nigeria	97 kg	Diane Tiemeni   Cameroon	80 kg
Clean & Jerk	Bilikis Otunla   Nigeria	125 kg	Samar Said   Egypt	120 kg	Hortense Nguidjol   Cameroon	100 kg
Total	Bilikis Otunla   Nigeria	222 kg	Samar Said   Egypt	218 kg	Bouchra Hirech   Algeria	179 kg
+75 kg
Snatch	Mariam Usman   Nigeria	120 kg	Yosra Dhieb   Tunisia	110 kg	Shalinee Valaydon   Mauritius	96 kg
Clean & Jerk	Mariam Usman   Nigeria	150 kg	Marwa Jelassi   Tunisia	122 kg	Albertine Um   Cameroon	116 kg
Total	Mariam Usman   Nigeria	270 kg	Marwa Jelassi   Tunisia	217 kg	Shalinee Valaydon   Mauritius	211 kg

Participating nations

References

External links

• Tournament website