2021 African Championships

Host city	Nairobi,Kenya
Dates	27–29 May
Main venue	Ruaraka Sports Club
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The2021African Weightlifting Championships was held inNairobi,Kenya from 27 to 29 May 2021.^[1][2]

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
55 kg
Snatch	Jean Ramiarimanana  Madagascar	100 kg	Abdelraouf Chetioui  Algeria	80 kg
Clean & Jerk	Abdelraouf Chetioui  Algeria	121 kg	Jean Ramiarimanana  Madagascar	120 kg
Total	Jean Ramiarimanana  Madagascar	220 kg	Abdelraouf Chetioui  Algeria	201 kg
61 kg
Snatch	Emmanuel Appah  Nigeria	115 kg	Amine Bouhijbha  Tunisia	113 kg	Eric Andriantsitohaina  Madagascar	102 kg
Clean & Jerk	Amine Bouhijbha  Tunisia	143 kg	Emmanuel Appah  Nigeria	140 kg	Eric Andriantsitohaina  Madagascar	132 kg
Total	Amine Bouhijbha  Tunisia	256 kg	Emmanuel Appah  Nigeria	255 kg	Eric Andriantsitohaina  Madagascar	239 kg
67 kg
Snatch	Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina  Madagascar	137 kg	Adel Lahcen  Algeria	120 kg	Julius Ssekitoleko  Uganda	100 kg
Clean & Jerk	Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina  Madagascar	166 kg	Adel Lahcen  Algeria	145 kg	Mohamed Moulabbi  Morocco	131 kg
Total	Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina  Madagascar	303 kg AF	Adel Lahcen  Algeria	265 kg	Julius Ssekitoleko  Uganda	230 kg
73 kg
Snatch	Karem Ben Hnia  Tunisia	150 kg	Nafaa Sariak  Algeria	135 kg	Abderrahim Moum  Morocco	126 kg
Clean & Jerk	Karem Ben Hnia  Tunisia	180 kg	Nafaa Sariak  Algeria	170 kg	Abderrahim Moum  Morocco	143 kg
Total	Karem Ben Hnia  Tunisia	330 kg	Nafaa Sariak  Algeria	305 kg	Abderrahim Moum  Morocco	269 kg
81 kg
Snatch	Ramzi Bahloul  Tunisia	140 kg	Ahmed Valdy Njoya  Cameroon	131 kg	Samir Fardjallah  Algeria	130 kg
Clean & Jerk	Ramzi Bahloul  Tunisia	166 kg	Ahmed Valdy Njoya  Cameroon	165 kg	Samir Fardjallah  Algeria	161 kg
Total	Ramzi Bahloul  Tunisia	306 kg	Ahmed Valdy Njoya  Cameroon	296 kg	Samir Fardjallah  Algeria	291 kg
89 kg
Snatch	Faris Touairi  Algeria	165 kg AF	Maurice Oduor Amoro  Kenya	102 kg
Clean & Jerk	Faris Touairi  Algeria	170 kg	Maurice Oduor Amoro  Kenya	132 kg
Total	Faris Touairi  Algeria	335 kg	Maurice Oduor Amoro  Kenya	234 kg
96 kg
Snatch	Ahmed Abuzriba  Libya	150 kg	Christian Amoah  Ghana	149 kg	Salim Messaoui  Algeria	146 kg
Clean & Jerk	Ahmed Abuzriba  Libya	186 kg	Christian Amoah  Ghana	184 kg	Salim Messaoui  Algeria	176 kg
Total	Ahmed Auzriba  Libya	336 kg	Christian Amoah  Ghana	333 kg	Salim Messaoui  Algeria	322 kg
102 kg
Snatch	Joël Essama  Cameroon	156 kg	Farid Saadi  Algeria	146 kg	Christoffel Reeders  South Africa	131 kg
Clean & Jerk	Joël Essama  Cameroon	190 kg	Farid Saadi  Algeria	171 kg	Christoffel Reeders  South Africa	160 kg
Total	Joël Essama  Cameroon	346 kg	Farid Saadi  Algeria	317 kg	Christoffel Reeders  South Africa	290 kg
109 kg
Snatch	Aymen Bacha  Tunisia	170 kg	Ayoub Dridi  Tunisia	135 kg
Clean & Jerk	Aymen Bacha  Tunisia	200 kg	Ayoub Dridi  Tunisia	160 kg
Total	Aymen Bacha  Tunisia	370 kg	Ayoub Dridi  Tunisia	295 kg
+109 kg
Snatch	Walid Bidani  Algeria	201 kg AF
Clean & Jerk	Walid Bidani  Algeria	215 kg
Total	Walid Bidani  Algeria	416 kg

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
45 kg
Snatch	Rosina Randafiarison  Madagascar	65 kg	Janet Oduor  Kenya	42 kg
Clean & Jerk	Rosina Randafiarison  Madagascar	70 kg	Janet Oduor  Kenya	50 kg
Total	Rosina Randafiarison  Madagascar	135 kg	Janet Oduor  Kenya	92 kg
49 kg
Snatch	Zohra Chihi  Tunisia	72 kg	Stella Kingsley  Nigeria	71 kg	Augustina Nkem Nwaokolo  Nigeria	71 kg
Clean & Jerk	Stella Kingsley  Nigeria	95 kg	Zohra Chihi  Tunisia	92 kg	Augustina Nkem Nwaokolo  Nigeria	89 kg
Total	Stella Kingsley  Nigeria	166 kg	Zohra Chihi  Tunisia	164 kg	Augustina Nkem Nwaokolo  Nigeria	160 kg
55 kg
Snatch	Adijat Adenike Olarinoye  Nigeria	90 kg	Fatima Zohra Laghouati  Algeria	75 kg	Caroline Wairimu  Kenya	40 kg
Clean & Jerk	Adijat Adenike Olarinoye  Nigeria	110 kg	Fatima Zohra Laghouati  Algeria	80 kg	Caroline Wairimu  Kenya	60 kg
Total	Adijat Adenike Olarinoye  Nigeria	200 kg	Fatima Zohra Laghouati  Algeria	155 kg	Caroline Wairimu  Kenya	100 kg
59 kg
Snatch	Rafiatu Folashade Lawal  Nigeria	90 kg	Nouha Landoulsi  Tunisia	89 kg	Anneke Spies  South Africa	75 kg
Clean & Jerk	Rafiatu Folashade Lawal  Nigeria	111 kg	Winny Chepngeno Langat  Kenya	81 kg	Magdeline Moyengwa  Botswana	75 kg
Total	Rafiatu Folashade Lawal  Nigeria	201 kg	Winny Chepngeno Langat  Kenya	142 kg	Magdeline Moyengwa  Botswana	135 kg
64 kg
Snatch	Joy Ogbonne Eze  Nigeria	88 kg	Ikram Cherrara  Algeria	65 kg	Rachael Achieng Kengere  Kenya	60 kg
Clean & Jerk	Joy Ogbonne Eze  Nigeria	110 kg	Ikram Cherrara  Algeria	75 kg	Rachael Achieng Kengere  Kenya	70 kg
Total	Joy Ogbonne Eze  Nigeria	198 kg	Ikram Cherrara  Algeria	140 kg	Rachael Achieng Kengere  Kenya	130 kg
71 kg
Snatch	Yosra Abidi  Tunisia	82 kg	Kheira Hammou  Algeria	80 kg	Jaoueher Guesmi  Tunisia	78 kg
Clean & Jerk	Yosra Abidi  Tunisia	111 kg	Jaoueher Guesmi  Tunisia	110 kg	Kheira Hammou  Algeria	70 kg
Total	Yosra Abidi  Tunisia	193 kg	Jaoueher Guesmi  Tunisia	188 kg	Kheira Hammou  Algeria	150 kg
76 kg
Snatch	Jeanne Eyenga  Cameroon	96 kg	Liadi Taiwo  Nigeria	91 kg	Maghnia Hammadi  Algeria	83 kg
Clean & Jerk	Jeanne Eyenga  Cameroon	117 kg	Liadi Taiwo  Nigeria	116 kg	Maghnia Hammadi  Algeria	112 kg
Total	Jeanne Eyenga  Cameroon	213 kg	Liadi Taiwo  Nigeria	207 kg	Maghnia Hammadi  Algeria	195 kg
81 kg
Snatch	Bouchra Fatima Zohra Hirech  Algeria	81 kg
Clean & Jerk	Bouchra Fatima Zohra Hirech  Algeria	105 kg
Total	Bouchra Fatima Zohra Hirech  Algeria	186 kg
87 kg
Snatch	Clémentine Meukeugni  Cameroon	100 kg	Ameni Ben Moussa  Tunisia	81 kg	Samira Ouass  Morocco	80 kg
Clean & Jerk	Clémentine Meukeugni  Cameroon	121 kg	Ameni Ben Moussa  Tunisia	102 kg	Samira Ouass  Morocco	100 kg
Total	Clémentine Meukeugni  Cameroon	221 kg	Ameni Ben Moussa  Tunisia	183 kg	Samira Ouass  Morocco	180 kg

Ranking byBig (Total result) medals

  *   Host nation (Kenya)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Tunisia	5	4	0	9
2	Nigeria	4	2	1	7
3	Algeria	3	5	4	12
4	Cameroon	3	1	0	4
5	Madagascar	3	0	1	4
6	Libya	1	0	0	1
7	Kenya*	0	3	2	5
8	Morocco	0	1	2	3
9	Ghana	0	1	0	1
10	Botswana	0	0	1	1
	South Africa	0	0	1	1
	Uganda	0	0	1	1
Totals (12 entries)		19	17	13	49

Ranking by all medals:Big (Total result) andSmall (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)

  *   Host nation (Kenya)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Tunisia	15	12	1	28
2	Nigeria	12	6	3	21
3	Algeria	9	16	11	36
4	Cameroon	9	3	0	12
5	Madagascar	8	1	3	12
6	Libya	3	0	0	3
7	Morocco	1	2	7	10
8	Kenya*	0	8	6	14
9	Ghana	0	3	0	3
10	South Africa	0	0	4	4
11	Botswana	0	0	2	2
	Uganda	0	0	2	2
Totals (12 entries)		57	51	39	147

• Results

• African Weightlifting Championships
• 2021 in weightlifting
• 2021 in Kenyan sport
• International sports competitions hosted by Kenya
• Sports competitions in Nairobi
• May 2021 sports events in Africa
• Sports events postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic