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2016 African Championships

Host city	Yaoundé, Cameroon
Dates	May 7 – 13

The 2016 African Weightlifting Championships was held in Yaoundé, Cameroon between May 7 and May 13, 2016.

Medal summary

Results are obtained from the IWF website.

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
56 kg
Snatch	Amine Bouhijbha  Tunisia	105 kg	Eric Andriantsitohaina  Madagascar	100 kg	Abdelghani Chigar  Morocco	97 kg
Clean & Jerk	Amine Bouhijbha  Tunisia	131 kg	Eric Andriantsitohaina  Madagascar	130 kg	Abdelghani Chigar  Morocco	105 kg
Total	Amine Bouhijbha  Tunisia	236 kg	Eric Andriantsitohaina  Madagascar	230 kg	Abdelghani Chigar  Morocco	202 kg
62 kg
Snatch	Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina  Madagascar	118 kg	Amor Fenni  Algeria	116 kg	Faouzi Kraydi  Tunisia	115 kg
Clean & Jerk	Olivier Matam  Cameroon	147 kg	Charles Ssekyaaya  Uganda	146 kg	Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina  Madagascar	145 kg
Total	Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina  Madagascar	263 kg	Olivier Matam  Cameroon	262 kg	Charles Ssekyaaya  Uganda	261 kg
69 kg
Snatch	Karem Ben Hnia  Tunisia	147 kg	Yassin Abdalla  Egypt	140 kg	Hassine Ben Hamida  Tunisia	124 kg
Clean & Jerk	Karem Ben Hnia  Tunisia	170 kg	Yassin Abdalla  Egypt	160 kg	Hassine Ben Hamida  Tunisia	151 kg
Total	Karem Ben Hnia  Tunisia	317 kg	Yassin Abdalla  Egypt	300 kg	Hassine Ben Hamida  Tunisia	275 kg
77 kg
Snatch	Rami Bahloul  Tunisia	144 kg	Ramzi Bahloul  Tunisia	144 kg	Jean-Baptiste Yanou  Cameroon	140 kg
Clean & Jerk	Ramzi Bahloul  Tunisia	171 kg	Rami Bahloul  Tunisia	170 kg	Jean-Baptiste Yanou  Cameroon	162 kg
Total	Ramzi Bahloul  Tunisia	315 kg	Rami Bahloul  Tunisia	314 kg	Jean-Baptiste Yanou  Cameroon	302 kg
85 kg
Snatch	Housseyn Fardjallah  Algeria	150 kg	Ezzeldin Thabet  Egypt	147 kg	Amir Belhout  Algeria	146 kg
Clean & Jerk	Ezzeldin Thabet  Egypt	188 kg	Housseyn Fardjallah  Algeria	185 kg	Amir Belhout  Algeria	165 kg
Total	Ezzeldin Thabet  Egypt	355 kg	Housseyn Fardjallah  Algeria	355 kg	Amir Belhout  Algeria	311 kg
94 kg
Snatch	Saddam Messaoui  Algeria	150 kg	Petit Minkoumba  Cameroon	142 kg	Achraf Maatoug  Tunisia	140 kg
Clean & Jerk	Aymen Touairi  Algeria	185 kg	Saddam Messaoui  Algeria	179 kg	Achraf Maatoug  Tunisia	178 kg
Total	Saddam Messaoui  Algeria	329 kg	Achraf Maatoug  Tunisia	318 kg	Petit Minkoumba  Cameroon	315 kg
105 kg
Snatch	Joël Essama  Cameroon	135 kg	Mohammed Fethi  Algeria	135 kg	Zakaria Bertali  Morocco	131 kg
Clean & Jerk	Joël Essama  Cameroon	168 kg	Mohammed Fethi  Algeria	168 kg	Zakaria Bertali  Morocco	155 kg
Total	Joël Essama  Cameroon	303 kg	Mohammed Fethi  Algeria	303 kg	Zakaria Bertali  Morocco	286 kg
+105 kg
Snatch	Walid Bidani  Algeria	181 kg	Hamza Sanoune  Algeria	155 kg	Abdelali Lagsir  Morocco	130 kg
Clean & Jerk	Walid Bidani  Algeria	210 kg	Hamza Sanoune  Algeria	185 kg	Abdelali Lagsir  Morocco	181 kg
Total	Walid Bidani  Algeria	391 kg	Hamza Sanoune  Algeria	340 kg	Abdelali Lagsir  Morocco	311 kg

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
48 kg
Snatch	Roilya Ranaivosoa  Mauritius	78 kg	Zohra Chihi  Tunisia	64 kg	Rosina Randafiarison  Madagascar	62 kg
Clean & Jerk	Roilya Ranaivosoa  Mauritius	102 kg	Zohra Chihi  Tunisia	80 kg	Monica Uweh  Nigeria	80 kg
Total	Roilya Ranaivosoa  Mauritius	180 kg	Zohra Chihi  Tunisia	144 kg	Monica Uweh  Nigeria	140 kg
53 kg
Snatch	Nouha Landoulsi  Tunisia	73 kg	Fatima Yakubu  Nigeria	72 kg	Ruth Baffoe  Ghana	69 kg
Clean & Jerk	Nouha Landoulsi  Tunisia	90 kg	Fatima Yakubu  Nigeria	86 kg	Ruth Baffoe  Ghana	82 kg
Total	Nouha Landoulsi  Tunisia	163 kg	Fatima Yakubu  Nigeria	158 kg	Ruth Baffoe  Ghana	151 kg
58 kg
Snatch	Chinenye Fidelis  Nigeria	87 kg	Rachael Ekoshoria  Nigeria	82 kg	Clementina Agricole  Seychelles	77 kg
Clean & Jerk	Chinenye Fidelis  Nigeria	122 kg	Rachael Ekoshoria  Nigeria	110 kg	Clementina Agricole  Seychelles	101 kg
Total	Chinenye Fidelis  Nigeria	209 kg	Rachael Ekoshoria  Nigeria	192 kg	Clementina Agricole  Seychelles	178 kg
63 kg
Snatch	Olauwatoyin Adesanmi  Nigeria	100 kg	Vania Ravololoniaina  Madagascar	81 kg	Ghofrane Belkhir  Tunisia	80 kg
Clean & Jerk	Olauwatoyin Adesanmi  Nigeria	115 kg	Ghofrane Belkhir  Tunisia	100 kg	Vania Ravololoniaina  Madagascar	97 kg
Total	Olauwatoyin Adesanmi  Nigeria	215 kg	Ghofrane Belkhir  Tunisia	180 kg	Vania Ravololoniaina  Madagascar	178 kg
69 kg
Snatch	Arcangeline Fouodji  Cameroon	81 kg	Emmanuella Labonne  Mauritius	80 kg	Ikram Cherara  Algeria	80 kg
Clean & Jerk	Arcangeline Fouodji  Cameroon	105 kg	Mercy Obiero  Kenya	105 kg	Ikram Cherara  Algeria	103 kg
Total	Arcangeline Fouodji  Cameroon	186 kg	Ikram Cherara  Algeria	183 kg	Mercy Obiero  Kenya	181 kg
75 kg
Snatch	Samar Said  Egypt	98 kg	Bilikis Otunla  Nigeria	97 kg	Diane Tiemeni  Cameroon	80 kg
Clean & Jerk	Bilikis Otunla  Nigeria	125 kg	Samar Said  Egypt	120 kg	Hortense Nguidjol  Cameroon	100 kg
Total	Bilikis Otunla  Nigeria	222 kg	Samar Said  Egypt	218 kg	Bouchra Hirech  Algeria	179 kg
+75 kg
Snatch	Mariam Usman  Nigeria	120 kg	Yosra Dhieb  Tunisia	110 kg	Shalinee Valaydon  Mauritius	96 kg
Clean & Jerk	Mariam Usman  Nigeria	150 kg	Marwa Jelassi  Tunisia	122 kg	Albertine Um  Cameroon	116 kg
Total	Mariam Usman  Nigeria	270 kg	Marwa Jelassi  Tunisia	217 kg	Shalinee Valaydon  Mauritius	211 kg

Participating nations

References

1. "Results by Events | International Weightlifting Federation". www.iwf.net. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
2. "IWRP - Weightlifting Database".

External links

• Tournament website

• African Weightlifting Championships
• 2016 in weightlifting
• International sports competitions hosted by Cameroon
• Sport in Yaoundé
• Weightlifting in Cameroon
• Events in Yaoundé