| Weightlifting at the 2019 African Games | |
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| Venue | Nahda Indoor Sports Center |
| Location | Rabat, Morocco |
| Dates | 25–30 August |
| Competitors | 138 from 17 nations |
| ← 20152023 → | |
Weightlifting at the 2019 African Games was held from 25 to 30 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco.
The event served as a qualifier for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Later five Egyptian athletes (Abderrahmane Al Sayed, Ibrahim Moustafa, Samar Hossein, Sara Ahmed Samir, Farag Salma) were disqualified due to anti-doping violations.
Participating nations
Algeria (9)
Botswana (4)
Cameroon (8)
Egypt (20)
Ghana (5)
Kenya (8)
Liberia (1)
Libya (3)
Lesotho (3)
Madagascar (8)
Mauritius (10)
Morocco (20)
Nigeria (19)
Seychelles (3)
South Africa (3)
Sudan (2)
Tunisia (8)
Uganda (5)
Medal table
* Host nation (Morocco)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Egypt (EGY) | 23 | 16 | 4 | 43 |
| 2 | Nigeria (NGR) | 16 | 16 | 18 | 50 |
| 3 | Cameroon (CMR) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 4 | Madagascar (MAD) | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | Tunisia (TUN) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Algeria (ALG) | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15 |
| 7 | Mauritius (MRI) | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 8 | Libya (LBA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Morocco (MAR)* | 0 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 10 | Ghana (GHA) | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 11 | Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 180 | |
Medal summary
Men
Women
References
- "12th All African Games – Weightlifting Competition – Start book" (PDF). WFA. 26 August 2019. p. 7. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- "The ITA imposes two-year sanctions on six Egyptian weightlifters". International Testing Agency. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- "Montsho going strong despite exit reports". MmegiOnline. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Things you need to know about the Rabat 2019 African Games". Olympic Channel. 27 July 2019. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- "2019 Africa Games: Confirmed federations to compete for Ghana in Morocco". Sports News - Ghana Web. 1 August 2019. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- "Team SA Announced for 2019 African Games". South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee. 15 July 2019. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- "Uganda to send 77 athletes to 12th All Africa Games". xinhuanews. 29 July 2019. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
External links
| Events at the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco | |
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