This is the list of African junior records in Olympic weightlifting. They are the best results set in competition by athletes aged 20 or younger 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 EventRecordAthleteNationDateMeetPlaceAgeRef60 kgSnatch124 kgEl-Sayed Aly Attia3 October 2025World ChampionshipsFørde, NorwayClean & Jerk154 kgEl-Sayed Aly Attia3 October 2025World ChampionshipsFørde, NorwayTotal278 kgEl-Sayed Aly Attia3 October 2025World ChampionshipsFørde, Norway65 kgSnatch128 kgStandard131 kgEl-Sayed Aly Attia3 May 2026World Junior ChampionshipsIsmailia, EgyptClean & Jerk155 kgStandard160 kgEl-Sayed Aly Attia3 May 2026World Junior ChampionshipsIsmailia, EgyptTotal282 kgStandard291 kgEl-Sayed Aly Attia3 May 2026World Junior ChampionshipsIsmailia, Egypt71 kgSnatch139 kgStandardClean & Jerk168 kgStandardTotal306 kgStandard79 kgSnatch155 kgMohammed Al-Zintani20 August 2025African Junior ChampionshipsAccra, GhanaClean & Jerk187 kgMohammed Al-Zintani10 November 2025Islamic Solidarity GamesRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaTotal339 kgMohammed Al-Zintani20 August 2025African Junior ChampionshipsAccra, Ghana88 kgSnatch160 kgStandardClean & Jerk192 kgStandardTotal350 kgStandard94 kgSnatch163 kgStandardClean & Jerk197 kgStandardTotal358 kgStandard110 kgSnatch164 kgStandardClean & Jerk198 kgStandardTotal359 kgStandard+110 kgSnatch163 kgStandardClean & Jerk196 kgStandardTotal354 kgStandard
Women EventRecordAthleteNationDateMeetPlaceAgeRef48 kgSnatch77 kgStandardClean & Jerk95 kgRuth Asouquo25 August 2025Commonwealth Junior ChampionshipsAhmedabad, IndiaTotal168 kgStandard53 kgSnatch85 kgStandardClean & Jerk103 kgStandard106 kgBasma Gunaidy2 May 2026World Junior ChampionshipsIsmailia, EgyptTotal187 kgStandard58 kgSnatch92 kgStandardClean & Jerk112 kgStandardTotal203 kgStandard63 kgSnatch98 kgStandardClean & Jerk120 kgStandardTotal217 kgStandard69 kgSnatch103 kgStandardClean & Jerk127 kgStandardTotal230 kgStandard77 kgSnatch116 kgSarah Matthew11 November 2025Islamic Solidarity GamesRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaClean & Jerk134 kgStandardTotal245 kgSarah Matthew11 November 2025Islamic Solidarity GamesRiyadh, Saudi Arabia86 kgSnatch115 kgRahma Ahmed9 October 2025World ChampionshipsFørde, Norway116 kgRahma Ahmed12 November 2025Islamic Solidarity GamesRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaClean & Jerk138 kgStandardTotal250 kgRahma Ahmed9 October 2025World ChampionshipsFørde, Norway+86 kgSnatch103 kgStandardClean & Jerk132 kgStandardTotal232 kgStandard
Historical records Men (2018–2025) EventRecordAthleteNationDateMeetPlaceAgeRef55 kgSnatch112 kgStandardClean & Jerk130 kgStandardTotal238 kgStandard61 kgSnatch122 kgElsayed Aly Attia20 September 2024World Junior ChampionshipsLeón, SpainClean & Jerk149 kgElsayed Aly Attia20 September 2024World Junior ChampionshipsLeón, Spain160 kgElsayed Aly Attia1 May 2025World Junior ChampionshipsLima, PeruTotal271 kgElsayed Aly Attia20 September 2024World Junior ChampionshipsLeón, Spain282 kgElsayed Aly Attia1 May 2025World Junior ChampionshipsLima, Peru67 kgSnatch135 kgEdidiong Umoafia9 December 2021World ChampionshipsTashkent, UzbekistanClean & Jerk161 kgMohamed Abdelmonim4 May 2022Junior World ChampionshipsHeraklion, GreeceTotal295 kgEdidiong Umoafia9 December 2021World ChampionshipsTashkent, Uzbekistan73 kgSnatch146 kgMohammed Al-Zintani22 September 2024World Junior ChampionshipsLeón, SpainClean & Jerk174 kgAbdelrahman Hussein22 November 2024African Youth ChampionshipsNairobi, KenyaTotal317 kgMohammed Al-Zintani22 September 2024World Junior ChampionshipsLeón, Spain81 kgSnatch161 kgMohamed Younes23 September 2024World Junior ChampionshipsLeón, SpainClean & Jerk189 kgMohamed Younes23 September 2024World Junior ChampionshipsLeón, SpainTotal350 kgMohamed Younes23 September 2024World Junior ChampionshipsLeón, Spain89 kgSnatch163 kgAhmed Ashour28 April 2019African ChampionshipsCairo, EgyptClean & Jerk200 kgAhmed Ashour28 April 2019African ChampionshipsCairo, EgyptTotal363 kgAhmed Ashour28 April 2019African ChampionshipsCairo, Egypt96 kgSnatch171 kgMahmoud Hosny12 December 2024World ChampionshipsManama, BahrainClean & Jerk209 kgMahmoud Hosny13 September 2023World ChampionshipsRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaTotal374 kgMahmoud Hosny13 September 2023World ChampionshipsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia102 kgSnatch170 kgMahmoud Hosny8 February 2024African ChampionshipsIsmailia, EgyptClean & Jerk200 kgMahmoud Hosny8 February 2024African ChampionshipsIsmailia, Egypt203 kgMahmoud Hosny4 May 2025World Junior ChampionshipsLima, PeruTotal370 kgMahmoud Hosny8 February 2024African ChampionshipsIsmailia, Egypt371 kgMahmoud Hosny4 May 2025World Junior ChampionshipsLima, Peru109 kgSnatch173 kgAymen Bacha29 April 2019African ChampionshipsCairo, EgyptClean & Jerk205 kgRichmond Osarfo8 November 2018World ChampionshipsAshgabat, TurkmenistanTotal366 kgAymen Bacha29 April 2019African ChampionshipsCairo, Egypt+109 kgSnatch166 kgStandardClean & Jerk203 kgStandardTotal368 kgStandard
Women (2018–2025) EventRecordAthleteNationDateMeetPlaceAgeRef45 kgSnatch71 kgRosina Randafiarison8 November 2019African Zone 3 ChampionshipsAntananarivo, MadagascarClean & Jerk86 kgStandardTotal156 kgRosina Randafiarison8 November 2019African Zone 3 ChampionshipsAntananarivo, Madagascar49 kgSnatch79 kgNoura Essam5 December 2022World ChampionshipsBogotá, ColombiaClean & Jerk96 kgStella Kingsley8 December 2021World ChampionshipsTashkent, UzbekistanTotal168 kgStella Kingsley8 December 2021World ChampionshipsTashkent, Uzbekistan55 kgSnatch97 kgNouha Landoulsi3 November 2018World ChampionshipsAshgabat, TurkmenistanClean & Jerk114 kgNouha Landoulsi3 November 2018World ChampionshipsAshgabat, Turkmenistan116 kgAdijat Olarinoye26 August 2019African GamesRabat, MoroccoTotal211 kgNouha Landoulsi3 November 2018World ChampionshipsAshgabat, Turkmenistan59 kgSnatch92 kgGhofrane Belkhir10 December 2018International Solidarity ChampionshipsCairo, EgyptClean & Jerk120 kgGhofrane Belkhir25 May 2021World Junior ChampionshipsTashkent, UzbekistanTotal211 kgGhofrane Belkhir25 May 2021World Junior ChampionshipsTashkent, Uzbekistan64 kgSnatch106 kgNeama Said12 December 2021World ChampionshipsTashkent, UzbekistanClean & Jerk127 kgNeama Said12 December 2021World ChampionshipsTashkent, UzbekistanTotal233 kgNeama Said12 December 2021World ChampionshipsTashkent, Uzbekistan71 kgSnatch111 kgSara Ahmed6 November 2018World ChampionshipsAshgabat, TurkmenistanClean & Jerk141 kgSara Ahmed6 November 2018World ChampionshipsAshgabat, TurkmenistanTotal252 kgSara Ahmed6 November 2018World ChampionshipsAshgabat, Turkmenistan76 kgSnatch110 kgSara Ahmed11 December 2018International Solidarity ChampionshipsCairo, EgyptClean & Jerk140 kgSara Ahmed11 December 2018International Solidarity ChampionshipsCairo, EgyptTotal250 kgSara Ahmed11 December 2018International Solidarity ChampionshipsCairo, Egypt81 kgSnatch107 kgStandardClean & Jerk132 kgStandardTotal237 kgStandard87 kgSnatch113 kgRahma Ahmed14 December 2024World ChampionshipsManama, BahrainClean & Jerk136 kgRahma Ahmed14 December 2024World ChampionshipsManama, BahrainTotal249 kgRahma Ahmed14 December 2024World ChampionshipsManama, Bahrain+87 kgSnatch105 kgShimaa Khaled30 October 2023African Junior ChampionshipsCairo, EgyptClean & Jerk140 kgShimaa Khaled30 October 2023African Junior ChampionshipsCairo, EgyptTotal245 kgShimaa Khaled30 October 2023African Junior ChampionshipsCairo, Egypt
References General African Weightlifting Records – Junior May 2026 updated Specific
External links WFA official website