List of African youth records in Olympic weightlifting

This is the list of African youth records in Olympic weightlifting. They are the best results set in competition by athletes aged 13 to 17 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).

Men
Event Record Athlete Nation Date Meet Place Age Ref
49 kg
Snatch 76 kg Wilem Emile  Mauritius 8 March 2019 Youth World Championships Las Vegas, United States 16 years, 78 days [1]
Clean & Jerk 91 kg Wilem Emile  Mauritius 7 September 2019 African Youth Championships Kampala, Uganda 16 years, 261 days [2]
Total 167 kg Wilem Emile  Mauritius 7 September 2019 African Youth Championships Kampala, Uganda 16 years, 261 days [2]
55 kg
Snatch 89 kg Standard
Clean & Jerk 110 kg Standard
Total 199 kg Standard
61 kg
Snatch 102 kg Mohamed Aziz Belhaj  Tunisia 26 April 2019 African Championships Cairo, Egypt 17 years, 102 days [3]
Clean & Jerk 126 kg Standard
Total 227 kg Standard
67 kg
Snatch 125 kg Edidiong Umoafia  Nigeria 26 April 2019 African Championships Cairo, Egypt 16 years, 214 days [3]
Clean & Jerk 147 kg Edidiong Umoafia  Nigeria 26 April 2019 African Championships Cairo, Egypt 16 years, 214 days [3]
Total 272 kg Edidiong Umoafia  Nigeria 26 April 2019 African Championships Cairo, Egypt 16 years, 214 days [3]
73 kg
Snatch 120 kg Standard
Clean & Jerk 151 kg Standard
Total 269 kg Standard
81 kg
Snatch 135 kg Ahmed Megaly  Egypt 10 September 2019 African Youth Championships Kampala, Uganda 17 years, 220 days [2]
Clean & Jerk 167 kg Ahmed Megaly  Egypt 10 September 2019 African Youth Championships Kampala, Uganda 17 years, 220 days [2]
Total 302 kg Ahmed Megaly  Egypt 10 September 2019 African Youth Championships Kampala, Uganda 17 years, 220 days [2]
89 kg
Snatch 132 kg Standard
Clean & Jerk 164 kg Standard
Total 295 kg Standard
96 kg
Snatch 132 kg Standard
Clean & Jerk 163 kg Standard
Total 295 kg Standard
102 kg
Snatch 131 kg Standard
Clean & Jerk 159 kg Standard
Total 290 kg Standard
+102 kg
Snatch 131 kg Standard
Clean & Jerk 161 kg Khelwin Juboo  Mauritius 12 September 2019 African Youth Championships Kampala, Uganda 17 years, 77 days [1]
Total 290 kg Standard

Women
Event Record Athlete Nation Date Meet Place Age Ref
40 kg
Snatch 40 kg Standard
Clean & Jerk 61 kg Standard
Total 96 kg Standard
45 kg
Snatch 52 kg Standard
Clean & Jerk 71 kg Standard
Total 127 kg Standard
49 kg
Snatch 61 kg Standard
Clean & Jerk 78 kg Standard
Total 139 kg Standard
55 kg
Snatch 73 kg Standard
Clean & Jerk 90 kg Amal Mohamed Tawfik  Egypt 10 December 2018 Arab Weightlifting Championships Cairo, Egypt 17 years, 334 days
Total 163 kg Standard
59 kg
Snatch 92 kg Ghofrane Belkhir  Tunisia 10 December 2018 International Solidarity Championships Cairo, Egypt 17 years, 121 days [4]
Clean & Jerk 114 kg Ghofrane Belkhir  Tunisia 10 December 2018 International Solidarity Championships Cairo, Egypt 17 years, 121 days [4]
Total 206 kg Ghofrane Belkhir  Tunisia 10 December 2018 International Solidarity Championships Cairo, Egypt 17 years, 121 days [4]
64 kg
Snatch 91 kg Neama Said  Egypt 27 April 2019 African Championships Cairo, Egypt 16 years, 163 days [3]
Clean & Jerk 111 kg Neama Said  Egypt 27 April 2019 African Championships Cairo, Egypt 16 years, 163 days [3]
Total 202 kg Neama Said  Egypt 27 April 2019 African Championships Cairo, Egypt 16 years, 163 days [3]
71 kg
Snatch 97 kg Standard
Clean & Jerk 116 kg Standard
Total 210 kg Standard
76 kg
Snatch 101 kg Standard
Clean & Jerk 124 kg Standard
Total 220 kg Standard
81 kg
Snatch 105 kg Standard
Clean & Jerk 131 kg Standard
Total 227 kg Standard
+81 kg
Snatch 99 kg Standard
Clean & Jerk 122 kg Standard
Total 218 kg Standard

References
  1. "2019 IWF Youth World Championships". IWF. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  2. "2019 African Youth Championships". IWF. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  3. "African Senior Weightlifting Qualification Championships 2019 – Result Book" (PDF). wfa.com.ly. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  4. "5th International Solidarity Championships". IWF. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
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