Weightlifting at the 2015 African Games
Weightlifting at the 2015 African Games in Brazzaville was held between September 7–9, 2015 while Powerlifting was held on September 11 and 12, 2015.
It also counted as 2015 African Weightlifting Championships.[1] Only total medals counted for African Games while snatch and clean & jerk medals counted for the African Weightlifting Championships.
The women's -53 kg gold medallist Elizabeth Onuah of Nigeria was stripped of her medals for doping.[2]
Medal table[]
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Egypt (EGY) | 31 | 15 | 12 | 58 |
| 2 |  Nigeria (NGR) | 16 | 24 | 11 | 51 |
| 3 |  Tunisia (TUN) | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| 4 |  (LBA) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 |  (SEY) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 |  Algeria (ALG) | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 |  (MRI) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 |  (CIV) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Madagascar (MAD) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 10 |  Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
 Kenya (KEN) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 12 |  (BEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 (TOG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 nations) | 59 | 59 | 58 | 176 | |
Medal summary[]
Men[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 kg | ||||||
| Snatch |  Tunisia |
108 kg |  Algeria |
103 kg | Eric Andriantsitohaina Madagascar |
100 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Tunisia |
140 kg | Rasaq Taniamowo Nigeria |
131 kg | Eric Andriantsitohaina Madagascar |
130 kg |
| Total | Tunisia |
248 kg | Rasaq Taniamowo Nigeria |
231 kg | Eric Andriantsitohaina Madagascar |
230 kg |
| 62 kg | ||||||
| Snatch |  Egypt |
132 kg | Egypt |
125 kg | Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina Madagascar |
115 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Egypt |
158 kg | Egypt |
156 kg | Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina Madagascar |
142 kg |
| Total | Egypt |
290 kg | Egypt |
281 kg | Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina Madagascar |
257 kg |
| 69 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Karem Ben Hnia Tunisia |
135 | Yinka Ayenuwa Nigeria[3] |
130 | Nigeria |
127 |
| Clean & Jerk | Karem Ben Hnia Tunisia |
173 | Yinka Ayenuwa Nigeria |
170 | Nigeria |
162 |
| Total | Karem Ben Hnia Tunisia |
308 | Yinka Ayenuwa Nigeria |
300 | Nigeria |
289 |
| 77 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Tunisia |
145 kg | Mamdum Dickson Seldum Nigeria[3] |
145 kg |  Libya |
138 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Ibrahim Ramadhan Egypt |
177 kg | Tunisia |
175 kg | Mamdum Dickson Seldum Nigeria |
175 kg |
| Total | Tunisia |
320 kg | Mamdum Dickson Seldum Nigeria |
320 kg | Libya |
298 kg |
| 85 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Egypt |
157 | Libya |
155 |  Cameroon |
140 |
| Clean & Jerk | Libya |
197 | Egypt |
195 | Nigeria[4] |
174 |
| Total | Libya |
354 | Egypt |
352 | Hossain Fardjallah Algeria |
314 |
| 94 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Ragab Abdelhay Egypt |
160 | Algeria |
150 | Libya |
140 |
| Clean & Jerk | Ragab Abdelhay Egypt |
205 | Algeria |
183 | Libya |
182 |
| Total | Ragab Abdelhay Egypt |
365 | Algeria |
333 | Libya |
322 |
| 105 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Egypt |
172 kg | Libya |
161 | Cameroon |
135 |
| Clean & Jerk | Egypt |
205 kg | Libya |
191 | Nigeria |
185 |
| Total | Egypt |
377 kg | Libya |
352 | Nigeria |
315 |
| +105 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Mohamed Masoud Egypt |
200 | Ahmed Mohamed Egypt |
185 | Algeria |
150 |
| Clean & Jerk | Mohamed Masoud Egypt |
241 | Ahmed Mohamed Egypt |
240 | Yvan Pierrot Mauritius[5] |
185 |
| Total | Mohamed Masoud Egypt |
441 | Ahmed Mohamed Egypt |
425 | Yvan Pierrot Mauritius |
331 |
Women[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Egypt |
70 kg | Tunisia |
68 kg | Nigeria |
68 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Egypt |
88 kg | Nigeria |
83 kg | Tunisia |
81 kg |
| Total | Egypt |
158 kg | Nigeria |
151 kg | Tunisia |
149 kg |
| 53 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Nigeria |
85 kg | Roilya Ranaivosoa Mauritius |
80 kg | Egypt |
78 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Egypt |
104 kg | Roilya Ranaivosoa Mauritius |
103 kg | Nigeria |
103 kg |
| Total | Nigeria |
188 kg | Roilya Ranaivosoa Mauritius |
183 kg | Egypt |
182 kg |
| 58 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Onyeka Azike Nigeria |
83 kg |  Seychelles |
80 kg | Egypt |
76 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Seychelles |
109 kg | Onyeka Azike Nigeria |
105 kg | Egypt |
101 kg |
| Total | Seychelles |
189 kg | Onyeka Azike Nigeria |
188 kg | Egypt |
177 kg |
| 63 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Esraa El-Sayed Egypt |
96 kg | Victoria Adesanmi Nigeria |
95 kg | Clementina Agricole Seychelles |
91 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Victoria Adesanmi Nigeria |
116 kg | Clementina Agricole Seychelles |
115 kg | Esraa El-Sayed Egypt |
112 kg |
| Total | Victoria Adesanmi Nigeria |
211 kg | Esraa El-Sayed Egypt |
208 kg | Clementina Agricole Seychelles |
206 kg |
| 69 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Sara Ahmed Egypt |
102 kg | Winifred Eze Ndidi Nigeria |
90 kg | Mercy Apondi Obiero  Kenya |
70 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Sara Ahmed Egypt |
132 kg | Winifred Eze Ndidi Nigeria |
120 kg | Mercy Apondi Obiero Kenya |
100 kg |
| Total | Sara Ahmed Egypt |
234 kg | Winifred Eze Ndidi Nigeria |
210 kg | Mercy Apondi Obiero Kenya |
170 kg |
| 75 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Otunlabilkis Abiodun Nigeria |
102 kg | Ghada Hassine Tunisia |
100 kg | Egypt |
98 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Otunlabilkis Abiodun Nigeria |
130 kg | Ghada Hassine Tunisia |
122 kg | Egypt |
121 kg |
| Total | Otunlabilkis Abiodun Nigeria |
232 kg | Ghada Hassine Tunisia |
222 kg | Egypt |
219 kg |
| +75 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Shaimaa Khalaf Egypt |
123 kg | Maryam Usman Nigeria |
118 kg | Yousra Dhiab Tunisia |
112 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Shaimaa Khalaf Egypt |
155 kg | Maryam Usman Nigeria |
150 kg | Yousra Dhiab Tunisia |
135 kg |
| Total | Shaimaa Khalaf Egypt |
278 kg | Maryam Usman Nigeria |
268 kg | Yousra Dhiab Tunisia |
247 kg |
Powerlifting[]
Men[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 kg | Yakubu Adesokan (NGA) |
182.5 kg | (ALG) |
131 kg |  (TOG) |
110 kg |
| 54 kg | Roland Ezuruike (NGA) |
182 kg |  (CIV) |
170 kg | Taha Abdelmagid (EGY) |
165 kg |
| 59 kg | Sherif Othman (EGY) |
210 kg | Anthony Ulonnam (NGA) |
190 kg | Conrat Atangana (CMR) |
160 kg |
| 65 kg | (NGA) |
214 kg | Shaaban Ibrahim (EGY) |
196 kg | Hocine Bettir (ALG) |
183 kg |
| 72 kg | (EGY) |
212 kg | Nnamdi Innocent (NGA) |
200 kg |  (BEN) |
170 kg |
| 80 kg | (EGY) |
220 kg | (NGA) |
192 kg | (CMR) |
166 kg |
| 88 kg | Hany Abdelhady (EGY) |
233 kg | (NGA) |
204 kg | ||
| 97 & 107 kg | Mohamed Eldib (EGY) |
204.57 pts | Abdulazeez Ibrahim (NGA) |
194.68 pts | Mohamed Elsayed (EGY) |
191.21 pts |
Women[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 kg | (EGY) |
92 kg | (NGA) |
90 kg | (KEN) |
65 kg |
| 45 kg | Latifat Tijani (NGA) |
98 kg | (EGY) |
95 kg | (ALG) |
82 kg |
| 55 & 61 kg | Esther Oyema (NGA) |
139.32 pts | Fatma Omar (EGY) |
137.34 pts | Lucy Ejike (NGA) |
136.50 pts |
| 67 & 73 kg | Ndidi Nwosu (NGA) |
122.50 pts | Amal Mahmoud (EGY) |
112.42 pts | Amany Ali (EGY) |
108.12 pts |
| 79 kg | Bose Omolayo (NGA) |
137 kg | (EGY) |
120 kg | (LBY) |
90 kg |
| -86 & +86 kg | Loveline Obiji (NGA) |
125.83 pts | Randa Mahmoud (EGY) |
121.04 pts | Precious Orji (NGA) |
117.25 pts |
References[]
- ^ "African Senior (25th Men & 14th Women) Weightlifting Championships". www.wfa.com.ly.
- ^ Doping ban shock for Nigeria. IOL (2016-01-24). Retrieved on 2016-01-24.
- ^ a b "AAG: nine gold for team nigeria"
- ^ "Team Nigeria soat at the All Africa games with 52 medals"
- ^ "Roilya Ranaivosoa s'adjuge trois médailles d'argent", Le mauricien.com, 13 septembre 2015
External links[]
Categories:
- 2015 African Games
- 2015 in weightlifting
- Weightlifting competitions in the Republic of the Congo
- Weightlifting at the African Games
- African Weightlifting Championships