title: 2016 African Weightlifting Championships
text: # 2016 African Weightlifting Championships
  
  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 | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | 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 | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | 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 |
  