This is the list of African junior records in Olympic weightlifting. They are the best results set in competition by athletes aged 20 or younger 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Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification   Not ratified or later rescinded by WFA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
55 kg
Snatch 112 kg Standard
Clean & Jerk 130 kg Standard
Total 238 kg Standard
61 kg
Snatch 120 kg Standard
Clean & Jerk 148 kg Elsayed Aly Attia  Egypt 27 October 2023 African Junior Championships Cairo, Egypt 17 years, 298 days [1]
Total 261 kg Elsayed Aly Attia  Egypt 27 October 2023 African Junior Championships Cairo, Egypt 17 years, 298 days [1]
67 kg
Snatch 135 kg Edidiong Umoafia  Nigeria 9 December 2021 World Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 19 years, 76 days [2]
Clean & Jerk 161 kg Mohamed Abdelmonim Sayed  Egypt 4 May 2022 Junior World Championships Heraklion, Greece 18 years, 180 days [3]
Total 295 kg Edidiong Umoafia  Nigeria 9 December 2021 World Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 19 years, 76 days [2]
73 kg
Snatch 134 kg Mohamed Meknaci  Algeria 28 October 2023 African Junior Championships Cairo, Egypt 20 years, 288 days [1]
Clean & Jerk 162 kg Standard
Total 293 kg Standard
81 kg
Snatch 150 kg Mohamed Abdelmonem  Egypt 29 October 2023 African Junior Championships Cairo, Egypt 19 years, 358 days [1]
Clean & Jerk 186 kg Faris Touairi  Algeria 4 June 2019 Junior World Championships Suva, Fiji 19 years, 358 days [4]
Total 331 kg Faris Touairi  Algeria 4 June 2019 Junior World Championships Suva, Fiji 19 years, 358 days [4]
89 kg
Snatch 163 kg Ahmed Ashour  Egypt 28 April 2019 African Championships Cairo, Egypt 20 years, 108 days [5]
Clean & Jerk 200 kg Ahmed Ashour  Egypt 28 April 2019 African Championships Cairo, Egypt 20 years, 108 days [5]
Total 363 kg Ahmed Ashour  Egypt 28 April 2019 African Championships Cairo, Egypt 20 years, 108 days [5]
96 kg
Snatch 165 kg Ahmed Ashour  Egypt 5 June 2019 Junior World Championships Suva, Fiji 20 years, 146 days [4]
Clean & Jerk 209 kg Mahmoud Hosny Hassan  Egypt 13 September 2023 World Championships Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 18 years, 9 days [6]
Total 374 kg Mahmoud Hosny Hassan  Egypt 13 September 2023 World Championships Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 18 years, 9 days [6]
102 kg
Snatch 157 kg Standard
Clean & Jerk 194 kg Standard
Total 350 kg Standard
109 kg
Snatch 173 kg Aymen Bacha  Tunisia 29 April 2019 African Championships Cairo, Egypt 19 years, 185 days [5]
Clean & Jerk 205 kg Richmond Osarfo  Ghana 8 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 18 years, 329 days [7]
Total 366 kg Aymen Bacha  Tunisia 29 April 2019 African Championships Cairo, Egypt 19 years, 185 days [5]
+109 kg
Snatch 166 kg Standard
Clean & Jerk 203 kg Standard
Total 368 kg Standard

Women

Event Record Athlete Nation Date Meet Place Age Ref
45 kg
Snatch 71 kg Rosina Randafiarison  Madagascar 8 November 2019 African Zone 3 Championships Antananarivo, Madagascar 19 years, 314 days [8]
Clean & Jerk 86 kg Standard
Total 156 kg Rosina Randafiarison  Madagascar 8 November 2019 African Zone 3 Championships Antananarivo, Madagascar 19 years, 314 days [8]
49 kg
Snatch 79 kg Noura Essam  Egypt 5 December 2022 World Championships Bogotá, Colombia 17 years, 259 days [9]
Clean & Jerk 96 kg Stella Kingsley  Nigeria 8 December 2021 World Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 19 years, 25 days [2]
Total 168 kg Stella Kingsley  Nigeria 8 December 2021 World Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 19 years, 25 days [2]
55 kg
Snatch 97 kg Nouha Landoulsi  Tunisia 3 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 20 years, 182 days [7]
Clean & Jerk 114 kg Nouha Landoulsi  Tunisia 3 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 20 years, 182 days [7]
116 kg Adijat Olarinoye  Nigeria 26 August 2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco 20 years, 43 days [10]
Total 211 kg Nouha Landoulsi  Tunisia 3 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 20 years, 182 days [7]
59 kg
Snatch 92 kg Ghofrane Belkhir  Tunisia 10 December 2018 International Solidarity Championships Cairo, Egypt 17 years, 121 days [11]
Clean & Jerk 120 kg Ghofrane Belkhir  Tunisia 25 May 2021 World Junior Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 19 years, 287 days [12]
Total 211 kg Ghofrane Belkhir  Tunisia 25 May 2021 World Junior Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 19 years, 287 days [12]
64 kg
Snatch 106 kg Neama Said  Egypt 12 December 2021 World Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 19 years, 27 days [2]
Clean & Jerk 127 kg Neama Said  Egypt 12 December 2021 World Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 19 years, 27 days [2]
Total 233 kg Neama Said  Egypt 12 December 2021 World Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 19 years, 27 days [2]
71 kg
Snatch 111 kg Sara Ahmed  Egypt 6 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 20 years, 309 days [7]
Clean & Jerk 141 kg Sara Ahmed  Egypt 6 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 20 years, 309 days [7]
Total 252 kg Sara Ahmed  Egypt 6 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 20 years, 309 days [7]
76 kg
Snatch 110 kg Sara Ahmed  Egypt 11 December 2018 International Solidarity Championships Cairo, Egypt 20 years, 344 days [11]
Clean & Jerk 140 kg Sara Ahmed  Egypt 11 December 2018 International Solidarity Championships Cairo, Egypt 20 years, 344 days [11]
Total 250 kg Sara Ahmed  Egypt 11 December 2018 International Solidarity Championships Cairo, Egypt 20 years, 344 days [11]
81 kg
Snatch 107 kg Standard
Clean & Jerk 132 kg Standard
Total 237 kg Standard
87 kg
Snatch 109 kg Standard
Clean & Jerk 135 kg Standard
Total 242 kg Standard
+87 kg
Snatch 105 kg Shimaa Khaled  Egypt 30 October 2023 African Junior Championships Cairo, Egypt 19 years, 258 days [1]
Clean & Jerk 140 kg Shimaa Khaled  Egypt 30 October 2023 African Junior Championships Cairo, Egypt 19 years, 258 days [1]
Total 245 kg Shimaa Khaled  Egypt 30 October 2023 African Junior Championships Cairo, Egypt 19 years, 258 days [1]

References

General
Specific
  1. ^ a b c d e f g "African Junior Championships". IWF. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "2021 IWF World Championships". IWF. Retrieved 12 December 2021. EDIDIONG Joseph Umoafia, KINGSLEY Stella Peter, SAID Neama Said Fahmi
  3. ^ "2022 IWF Junior World Championships". IWF. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "2019 IWF Junior World Championships". IWF. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d e "African Senior Weightlifting Qualification Championships 2019 – Result Book" (PDF). wfa.com.ly. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  6. ^ a b "2023 IWF World Championships". IWF. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "2018 IWF World Championships". IWF. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Zone 3 African Senior Championships". IWF. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  9. ^ "2022 IWF World Championships". IWF. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Weightlifting 12th All African Games – Women 55 kg" (PDF). WFA. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  11. ^ a b c d "5th International Solidarity Championships". IWF. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  12. ^ a b "2021 IWF Junior World Championships". IWF. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.

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