African Weightlifting Championships

Sport Weightlifting
Competition Category Continental Championships
Years 1979—2025
Editions 34
Competitors 572
Countries 22

Editions

Edition Host City Country Held Events Competitors Countries
1979 African Weightlifting Championships Al-Qahira EGY 0 0 0
1985 African Weightlifting Championships Aswan EGY 27 26 6
1986 African Weightlifting Championships Nairobi KEN 0 0 0
1988 African Weightlifting Championships Al-Qahira EGY 30 12 3
1989 African Weightlifting Championships Boufarik ALG 18 – 22 June 1989 30 32 5
1990 African Weightlifting Championships Tarabulus LBA 0 0 0
1992 African Weightlifting Championships Nairobi KEN 30 26 6
1993 African Weightlifting Championships Al-Qahira EGY 12 – 15 April 1993 0 0 0
1994 African Weightlifting Championships Cape Town RSA 30 30 6
1996 African Weightlifting Championships Al-Ismailiyah EGY 8 – 17 April 1996 0 0 0
1997 African Weightlifting Championships Al-Qahira EGY 27 – 29 April 1997 0 0 0
1998 African Weightlifting Championships Al-Jaza'ir ALG 30 May – 6 June 1998 0 0 0
2000 African Weightlifting Championships Yaoundé CMR 7 – 11 March 2000 15 41 5
2001 African Weightlifting Championships Stellenbosch RSA 8 – 15 April 2001 0 0 0
2002 African Weightlifting Championships Nairobi KEN 8 – 13 May 2002 3 9 7
2004 African Weightlifting Championships Tunis TUN 3 – 6 May 2004 45 53 9
2005 African Weightlifting Championships Kampala UGA 24 – 29 July 2005 0 0 0
2006 African Weightlifting Championships El Jadida MAR 23 – 30 August 2006 0 0 0
2008 African Weightlifting Championships Strand RSA 10 – 16 May 2008 45 54 8
2009 African Weightlifting Championships Kampala UGA 1 – 8 August 2009 45 45 8
2010 African Weightlifting Championships Yaoundé CMR 3 – 6 August 2010 45 52 8
2011 African Weightlifting Championships Cape Town RSA 8 – 15 October 2011 39 28 3
2012 African Weightlifting Championships Nairobi KEN 28 March – 4 April 2012 45 52 12
2013 African Weightlifting Championships Casablanca MAR 30 October – 3 November 2013 45 48 8
2015 African Weightlifting Championships Brazzaville CGO 7 – 9 September 2015 45 51 10
2016 African Weightlifting Championships Yaoundé CMR 7 – 13 May 2016 45 54 12
2017 African Weightlifting Championships Vacoas MRI 10 – 18 July 2017 48 52 9
2018 African Weightlifting Championships Mahébourg MRI 10 – 17 August 2018 48 43 10
2019 African Weightlifting Championships Al-Qahira EGY 23 – 30 April 2019 60 62 11
2021 African Weightlifting Championships Nairobi KEN 24 – 31 May 2021 57 52 12
2022 African Weightlifting Championships Al-Qahira EGY 28 – 31 October 2022 54 47 10
2023 African Weightlifting Championships Tunis TUN 11 – 20 May 2023 60 61 15
2024 African Weightlifting Championships Al-Ismailiyah EGY 2 – 10 February 2024 57 61 11
2025 African Weightlifting Championships Moka MRI 20 – 28 April 2025 60 62 12

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Egypt EGY 323 114 50 487
2 Tunisia TUN 209 172 120 501
3 Algeria ALG 124 166 112 402
4 Nigeria NGR 123 89 33 245
5 Cameroon CMR 67 74 108 249
6 South Africa RSA 35 57 64 156
7 Madagascar MAD 30 27 22 79
8 Mauritius MRI 29 52 69 150
9 Libya LBA 28 55 59 142
10 Seychelles SEY 20 42 40 102
11 Morocco MAR 16 45 79 140
12 Uganda UGA 4 9 17 30
13 Kenya KEN 0 18 16 34
14 Ghana GHA 0 10 16 26
15 Zambia ZAM 0 3 0 3
16 Democratic Republic of the Congo COD 0 2 4 6
17 Gambia GAM 0 2 0 2
18 Botswana BOT 0 0 4 4
19 Guinea GUI 0 0 3 3
= Rwanda RWA 0 0 3 3
= Sudan SUD 0 0 3 3
22 Ethiopia ETH 0 0 1 1