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).
Key to tables:
Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Age | Ref | |
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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 | 27 October 2023 | African Junior Championships | Cairo, Egypt | [1] | |||
Total | 261 kg | Elsayed Aly Attia | 27 October 2023 | African Junior Championships | Cairo, Egypt | ||||
67 kg | |||||||||
Snatch | 135 kg | Edidiong Umoafia | 9 December 2021 | World Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | [2] | |||
Clean & Jerk | 161 kg | Mohamed Abdelmonim Sayed | 4 May 2022 | Junior World Championships | Heraklion, Greece | [3] | |||
Total | 295 kg | Edidiong Umoafia | 9 December 2021 | World Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | ||||
73 kg | |||||||||
Snatch | 134 kg | Mohamed Meknaci | 28 October 2023 | African Junior Championships | Cairo, Egypt | ||||
Clean & Jerk | 162 kg | Standard | |||||||
Total | 293 kg | Standard | |||||||
81 kg | |||||||||
Snatch | 150 kg | Mohamed Abdelmonem | 29 October 2023 | African Junior Championships | Cairo, Egypt | ||||
Clean & Jerk | 186 kg | Faris Touairi | 4 June 2019 | Junior World Championships | Suva, Fiji | [4] | |||
Total | 331 kg | Faris Touairi | 4 June 2019 | Junior World Championships | Suva, Fiji | ||||
89 kg | |||||||||
Snatch | 163 kg | Ahmed Ashour | 28 April 2019 | African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | [5] | |||
Clean & Jerk | 200 kg | Ahmed Ashour | 28 April 2019 | African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | ||||
Total | 363 kg | Ahmed Ashour | 28 April 2019 | African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | ||||
96 kg | |||||||||
Snatch | 165 kg | Ahmed Ashour | 5 June 2019 | Junior World Championships | Suva, Fiji | ||||
Clean & Jerk | 209 kg | Mahmoud Hosny Hassan | 13 September 2023 | World Championships | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | [6] | |||
Total | 374 kg | Mahmoud Hosny Hassan | 13 September 2023 | World Championships | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ||||
102 kg | |||||||||
Snatch | 157 kg | Standard | |||||||
Clean & Jerk | 194 kg | Standard | |||||||
Total | 350 kg | Standard | |||||||
109 kg | |||||||||
Snatch | 173 kg | Aymen Bacha | 29 April 2019 | African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | ||||
Clean & Jerk | 205 kg | Richmond Osarfo | 8 November 2018 | World Championships | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | [7] | |||
Total | 366 kg | Aymen Bacha | 29 April 2019 | African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | ||||
+109 kg | |||||||||
Snatch | 166 kg | Standard | |||||||
Clean & Jerk | 203 kg | Standard | |||||||
Total | 368 kg | Standard |
Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Age | Ref | |
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45 kg | |||||||||
Snatch | 71 kg | Rosina Randafiarison | 8 November 2019 | African Zone 3 Championships | Antananarivo, Madagascar | [8] | |||
Clean & Jerk | 86 kg | Standard | |||||||
Total | 156 kg | Rosina Randafiarison | 8 November 2019 | African Zone 3 Championships | Antananarivo, Madagascar | ||||
49 kg | |||||||||
Snatch | 79 kg | Noura Essam | 5 December 2022 | World Championships | Bogotá, Colombia | [9] | |||
Clean & Jerk | 96 kg | Stella Kingsley | 8 December 2021 | World Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | ||||
Total | 168 kg | Stella Kingsley | 8 December 2021 | World Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | ||||
55 kg | |||||||||
Snatch | 97 kg | Nouha Landoulsi | 3 November 2018 | World Championships | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | ||||
Clean & Jerk | 114 kg | Nouha Landoulsi | 3 November 2018 | World Championships | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | ||||
116 kg | Adijat Olarinoye | 26 August 2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco | [10] | ||||
Total | 211 kg | Nouha Landoulsi | 3 November 2018 | World Championships | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | ||||
59 kg | |||||||||
Snatch | 92 kg | Ghofrane Belkhir | 10 December 2018 | International Solidarity Championships | Cairo, Egypt | [11] | |||
Clean & Jerk | 120 kg | Ghofrane Belkhir | 25 May 2021 | World Junior Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | [12] | |||
Total | 211 kg | Ghofrane Belkhir | 25 May 2021 | World Junior Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | ||||
64 kg | |||||||||
Snatch | 106 kg | Neama Said | 12 December 2021 | World Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | ||||
Clean & Jerk | 127 kg | Neama Said | 12 December 2021 | World Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | ||||
Total | 233 kg | Neama Said | 12 December 2021 | World Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | ||||
71 kg | |||||||||
Snatch | 111 kg | Sara Ahmed | 6 November 2018 | World Championships | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | ||||
Clean & Jerk | 141 kg | Sara Ahmed | 6 November 2018 | World Championships | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | ||||
Total | 252 kg | Sara Ahmed | 6 November 2018 | World Championships | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | ||||
76 kg | |||||||||
Snatch | 110 kg | Sara Ahmed | 11 December 2018 | International Solidarity Championships | Cairo, Egypt | ||||
Clean & Jerk | 140 kg | Sara Ahmed | 11 December 2018 | International Solidarity Championships | Cairo, Egypt | ||||
Total | 250 kg | Sara Ahmed | 11 December 2018 | International Solidarity Championships | Cairo, Egypt | ||||
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 | 30 October 2023 | African Junior Championships | Cairo, Egypt | ||||
Clean & Jerk | 140 kg | Shimaa Khaled | 30 October 2023 | African Junior Championships | Cairo, Egypt | ||||
Total | 245 kg | Shimaa Khaled | 30 October 2023 | African Junior Championships | Cairo, Egypt |