Weightlifting at the 2015 African Games explained

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 summary

Men

56 kg
Snatch		108 kg		103 kg		100 kg
Clean & Jerk		140 kg		131 kg		130 kg
Total		248 kg		231 kg		230 kg
62 kg
Snatch		132 kg		125 kg		115 kg
Clean & Jerk		158 kg		156 kg		142 kg
Total		290 kg		281 kg		257 kg
69 kg
Snatch		135	^[3]	130		127
Clean & Jerk		173		170		162
Total		308		300		289
77 kg
Snatch		145 kg		145 kg		138 kg
Clean & Jerk		177 kg		175 kg		175 kg
Total		320 kg		320 kg		298 kg
85 kg
Snatch		157		155		140
Clean & Jerk		197		195	^[4]	174
Total		354		352		314
94 kg
Snatch		160		150		140
Clean & Jerk		205		183		182
Total		365		333		322
105 kg
Snatch		172 kg		161		135
Clean & Jerk		205 kg		191		185
Total		377 kg		352		315
+105 kg
Snatch		200		185		150
Clean & Jerk		241		240	^[5]	185
Total		441		425		331

Women

48 kg
Snatch		70 kg		68 kg		68 kg
Clean & Jerk		88 kg		83 kg		81 kg
Total		158 kg		151 kg		149 kg
53 kg
Snatch		85 kg		80 kg		78 kg
Clean & Jerk		104 kg		103 kg		103 kg
Total		188 kg		183 kg		182 kg
58 kg
Snatch		83 kg		80 kg		76 kg
Clean & Jerk		109 kg		105 kg		101 kg
Total		189 kg		188 kg		177 kg
63 kg
Snatch		96 kg		95 kg		91 kg
Clean & Jerk		116 kg		115 kg		112 kg
Total		211 kg		208 kg		206 kg
69 kg
Snatch		102 kg		90 kg		70 kg
Clean & Jerk		132 kg		120 kg		100 kg
Total		234 kg		210 kg		170 kg
75 kg
Snatch		102 kg		100 kg		98 kg
Clean & Jerk		130 kg		122 kg		121 kg
Total		232 kg		222 kg		219 kg
+75 kg
Snatch		123 kg		118 kg		112 kg
Clean & Jerk		155 kg		150 kg		135 kg
Total		278 kg		268 kg		247 kg

Powerlifting

Men

49 kg		182.5 kg		131 kg		110 kg
54 kg		182 kg		170 kg		165 kg
59 kg		210 kg		190 kg		160 kg
65 kg		214 kg		196 kg		183 kg
72 kg		212 kg		200 kg		170 kg
80 kg		220 kg		192 kg		166 kg
88 kg		233 kg		204 kg
97 & 107 kg		204.57 pts		194.68 pts		191.21 pts

Women

41 kg		92 kg		90 kg		65 kg
45 kg		98 kg		95 kg		82 kg
55 & 61 kg		139.32 pts		137.34 pts		136.50 pts
67 & 73 kg		122.50 pts		112.42 pts		108.12 pts
79 kg		137 kg		120 kg		90 kg
-86 & +86 kg		125.83 pts		121.04 pts		117.25 pts

External links

• "IWF, results by events: African games".
• "Official website of IPC Powerlifting".

Notes and References

1. Web site: African Senior (25th Men & 14th Women) Weightlifting Championships . www.wfa.com.ly.
2. http://www.iol.co.za/sport/athletics/doping-ban-shock-for-nigeria-1975054 Doping ban shock for Nigeria
3. http://amarignis.blogspot.com/2015/09/aagnine-gold-for-team-nigeria.html "AAG: nine gold for team nigeria"
4. http://taritariboblog.poststop.net/page-488745.html "Team Nigeria soat at the All Africa games with 52 medals"
5. http://www.lemauricien.com/article/jeux-dafrique-halterophilie-roilya-ranaivosoa-sadjuge-trois-medailles-dargent "Roilya Ranaivosoa s'adjuge trois médailles d'argent", Le mauricien.com, 13 septembre 2015