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).
Current records Key to tables:
Men EventRecordAthleteNationDateMeetPlaceAgeRef56 kgSnatch95 kgStandardClean & Jerk119 kgStandardTotal213 kgStandard60 kgSnatch106 kgStandardClean & Jerk133 kgStandardTotal236 kgStandard65 kgSnatch117 kgStandard118 kgSadek Ahmed7 July 2026World Youth ChampionshipsCali, ColombiaClean & Jerk148 kgStandardTotal261 kgStandard71 kgSnatch127 kgStandardClean & Jerk161 kgStandardTotal285 kgStandard79 kgSnatch142 kgAli Ali20 August 2025African Youth ChampionshipsAccra, Ghana151 kgAli Abdelradi5 May 2026World Junior ChampionshipsIsmailia, EgyptClean & Jerk173 kgStandard182 kgAli Abdelradi5 May 2026World Junior ChampionshipsIsmailia, EgyptTotal309 kgAli Ali20 August 2025African Youth ChampionshipsAccra, Ghana333 kgAli Abdelradi5 May 2026World Junior ChampionshipsIsmailia, Egypt88 kgSnatch144 kgStandardClean & Jerk177 kgStandardTotal320 kgStandard94 kgSnatch144 kgStandardClean & Jerk175 kgStandardTotal320 kgStandard+94 kgSnatch127 kgStandardClean & Jerk154 kgStandardTotal277 kgStandard
Women EventRecordAthleteNationDateMeetPlaceAgeRef44 kgSnatch59 kgStandardClean & Jerk73 kgStandardTotal127 kgStandard48 kgSnatch68 kgStandardClean & Jerk83 kgStandardTotal147 kgStandard53 kgSnatch78 kgStandard81 kgBasma Gunaidy2 May 2026World Junior ChampionshipsIsmailia, EgyptClean & Jerk95 kgStandard106 kgBasma Gunaidy2 May 2026World Junior ChampionshipsIsmailia, EgyptTotal169 kgStandard187 kgBasma Gunaidy2 May 2026World Junior ChampionshipsIsmailia, Egypt58 kgSnatch85 kgStandard88 kgYasmine Abdalla3 May 2026World Junior ChampionshipsIsmailia, EgyptClean & Jerk104 kgStandard110 kgYasmine Abdalla3 May 2026World Junior ChampionshipsIsmailia, EgyptTotal187 kgStandard198 kgYasmine Abdalla3 May 2026World Junior ChampionshipsIsmailia, Egypt63 kgSnatch92 kgStandardClean & Jerk112 kgStandardTotal201 kgStandard69 kgSnatch97 kgStandardClean & Jerk119 kgStandardTotal213 kgStandard77 kgSnatch100 kgStandardClean & Jerk123 kgStandardTotal220 kgStandard+77 kgSnatch96 kgStandard101 kgHiba Tbini11 July 2026World Youth ChampionshipsCali, ColombiaClean & Jerk121 kgStandardTotal213 kgStandard
Historical records Men (2018–2025) EventRecordAthleteNationDateMeetPlaceAgeRef49 kgSnatch76 kgWillem Emile8 March 2019Youth World ChampionshipsLas Vegas, United StatesClean & Jerk95 kgAbdelmoamnen Shetawy27 October 2023African Youth ChampionshipsCairo, EgyptTotal170 kgAbdelmoamnen Shetawy27 October 2023African Youth ChampionshipsCairo, Egypt55 kgSnatch99 kgMahmoud Sajir Jebali26 March 2023Youth World ChampionshipsDurrës, AlbaniaClean & Jerk125 kgDavis Niyoyita7 December 2021World ChampionshipsTashkent, UzbekistanTotal220 kgDavis Niyoyita7 December 2021World ChampionshipsTashkent, Uzbekistan61 kgSnatch102 kgMohamed Aziz Belhaj26 April 2019African ChampionshipsCairo, Egypt113 kgElsayed Aly Attia27 October 2023African Junior ChampionshipsCairo, EgyptClean & Jerk126 kgStandard148 kgElsayed Aly Attia27 October 2023African Junior ChampionshipsCairo, EgyptTotal227 kgStandard261 kgElsayed Aly Attia27 October 2023African Junior ChampionshipsCairo, Egypt67 kgSnatch128 kgAbdelrahman Hussein23 May 2024Youth World ChampionshipsLima, PeruClean & Jerk158 kgAbdelrahman Hussein23 May 2024Youth World ChampionshipsLima, PeruTotal286 kgAbdelrahman Hussein23 May 2024Youth World ChampionshipsLima, Peru73 kgSnatch140 kgAbdelrahman Hussein22 November 2024African Youth ChampionshipsNairobi, KenyaClean & Jerk174 kgAbdelrahman Hussein22 November 2024African Youth ChampionshipsNairobi, KenyaTotal314 kgAbdelrahman Hussein22 November 2024African Youth ChampionshipsNairobi, Kenya81 kgSnatch144 kgMoustafa Mahmoud Bakry24 May 2024Youth World ChampionshipsLima, PeruClean & Jerk182 kgMahmoud Hosny6 May 2022Junior World ChampionshipsHeraklion, GreeceTotal324 kgMahmoud Hosny6 May 2022Junior World ChampionshipsHeraklion, Greece89 kgSnatch150 kgMahmoud Hosny15 June 2022Youth World ChampionshipsLeón, MexicoClean & Jerk193 kgMahmoud Hosny15 June 2022Youth World ChampionshipsLeón, MexicoTotal343 kgMahmoud Hosny15 June 2022Youth World ChampionshipsLeón, Mexico96 kgSnatch144 kgMahgoub Mahmoud25 May 2024Youth World ChampionshipsLima, PeruClean & Jerk167 kgMahgoub Mahmoud25 May 2024Youth World ChampionshipsLima, PeruTotal311 kgMahgoub Mahmoud25 May 2024Youth World ChampionshipsLima, Peru102 kgSnatch140 kgMashal Omar25 May 2024Youth World ChampionshipsLima, PeruClean & Jerk170 kgMashal Omar25 May 2024Youth World ChampionshipsLima, PeruTotal310 kgMashal Omar25 May 2024Youth World ChampionshipsLima, Peru+102 kgSnatch135 kgBilal Bouamr12 October 2021Youth World ChampionshipsJeddah, Saudi ArabiaClean & Jerk161 kgKhelwin Juboo12 September 2019African Youth ChampionshipsKampala, UgandaTotal296 kgBilal Bouamr12 October 2021Youth World ChampionshipsJeddah, Saudi Arabia
Women (2018–2025) EventRecordAthleteNationDateMeetPlaceAgeRef40 kgSnatch45 kgMaysa Khadraoui25 March 2023Youth World ChampionshipsDurrës, AlbaniaClean & Jerk65 kgMaysa Khadraoui25 March 2023Youth World ChampionshipsDurrës, Albania66 kgBasma Gunaidy25 March 2023Youth World ChampionshipsDurrës, AlbaniaTotal110 kgMaysa Khadraoui25 March 2023Youth World ChampionshipsDurrës, Albania45 kgSnatch67 kgHabiba Saad12 June 2022Youth World ChampionshipsLeón, MexicoClean & Jerk78 kgBasma Gunaidy26 October 2023African Youth ChampionshipsCairo, EgyptTotal137 kgHabiba Saad12 June 2022Youth World ChampionshipsLeón, Mexico49 kgSnatch79 kgNoura Essam5 December 2022World ChampionshipsBogotá, ColombiaClean & Jerk87 kgHabiba Saad23 May 2024Youth World ChampionshipsLima, PeruTotal156 kgHabiba Saad23 May 2024Youth World ChampionshipsLima, Peru55 kgSnatch80 kgNoura Essam28 October 2022African ChampionshipsCairo, EgyptClean & Jerk97 kgAya Motawea27 March 2023Youth World ChampionshipsDurrës, AlbaniaTotal174 kgNoura Essam28 October 2022African ChampionshipsCairo, Egypt59 kgSnatch92 kgGhofrane Belkhir10 December 2018International Solidarity ChampionshipsCairo, EgyptClean & Jerk114 kgGhofrane Belkhir10 December 2018International Solidarity ChampionshipsCairo, EgyptTotal206 kgGhofrane Belkhir10 December 2018International Solidarity ChampionshipsCairo, Egypt64 kgSnatch91 kgNeama Said27 April 2019African ChampionshipsCairo, EgyptClean & Jerk111 kgNeama Said27 April 2019African ChampionshipsCairo, EgyptTotal202 kgNeama Said27 April 2019African ChampionshipsCairo, Egypt71 kgSnatch100 kgJoy Ogbonne Eze13 December 2021World ChampionshipsTashkent, UzbekistanClean & Jerk130 kgJoy Ogbonne Eze13 December 2021World ChampionshipsTashkent, UzbekistanTotal230 kgJoy Ogbonne Eze13 December 2021World ChampionshipsTashkent, Uzbekistan76 kgSnatch101 kgStandardClean & Jerk124 kgStandardTotal221 kgRahma Ahmed30 March 2023Youth World ChampionshipsDurrës, Albania81 kgSnatch105 kgStandardClean & Jerk131 kgStandardTotal232 kgShams Mohamed31 March 2023Youth World ChampionshipsDurrës, Albania+81 kgSnatch99 kgStandardClean & Jerk122 kgStandardTotal218 kgStandard
References General African Weightlifting Records – Youth
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External links WFA official website