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African Weightlifting Championships |
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Status | active |
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Genre | sports event |
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Date(s) | usually April |
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Frequency | annual |
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Location(s) | various |
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Inaugurated | 1982 (1982) |
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Organised by | WFA |
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The African Weightlifting Championships is an event organised by Weightlifting Federation of Africa (WFA).[1][2]
Athletes compete in a total of 20 weight categories (10 for men and 10 for women):
- Men categories: 55 kg, 61 kg, 67 kg, 73 kg, 81 kg, 89 kg, 96 kg, 102 kg, 109 kg and +109 kg.
- Women categories: 45 kg, 49 kg, 55 kg, 59 kg, 64 kg, 71 kg, 76 kg, 81 kg, 87 kg and +87 kg.
Championships[]
Year
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Edition
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Venue
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Events
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M |
W
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1
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-
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[[]], [[]]
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30
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2
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-
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Cairo, Egypt
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30
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3
|
-
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Aswan, Egypt
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30
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4
|
-
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Nairobi, Kenya
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30
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5
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-
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Cairo, Egypt
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30
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6
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-
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[[]], [[]]
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30
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7
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-
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Tripoli, Libya
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30
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8
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-
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Nairobi, Kenya
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30
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9
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-
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Cape Town, South Africa
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30
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10
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-
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Ismailia, Egypt
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30
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|
11
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-
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Cairo, Egypt
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30
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12
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1
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Algiers, Algeria[3]
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45
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13
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2
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Yaoundé, Cameroon[4]
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45
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14
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3
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Stellenbosch, South Africa[5]
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45
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15
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4
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Nairobi, Kenya[6]
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45
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16
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5
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Tunis, Tunisia[7]
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45
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17
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6
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Kampala, Uganda[8]
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45
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18
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7
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El Jadida, Morocco[9]
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45
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2008
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19
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8
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Strand, South Africa[10]
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45
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2009
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20
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9
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Kampala, Uganda[11]
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45
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Year
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Edition
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Venue
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Events
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M |
W
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2010
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21
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10
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Yaoundé, Cameroon[12]
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45
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2011
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22
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11
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Cape Town, South Africa[13]
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45
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2012
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23
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12
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Nairobi, Kenya[14]
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45
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2013
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24
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13
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Casablanca, Morocco[15]
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45
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2015
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25
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14
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Brazzaville, Republic of Congo[16]
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45
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2016
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26
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15
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Yaoundé, Cameroon[17]
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45
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2017
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27
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16
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Vacoas, Mauritius[18]
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48
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2018
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28
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17
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Mahébourg, Mauritius[19]
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48
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2019
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29
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18
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Cairo, Egypt[20]
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60
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2020
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-
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-
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Vacoas, Mauritius
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-
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2021
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30
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19
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Nairobi, Kenya
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60
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Algeria
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All-time table medals[]
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals from 2008 to 2021:
References[]
External links[]
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World | |
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Continental | |
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Multi-sport events | |
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Categories:
- African Weightlifting Championships
- Weightlifting competitions
- African international sports competitions
- Annual sporting events
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