Weightlifting at the 2019 African Games was held from 25 to 30 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco.
| Weightlifting at the 2019 African Games | |
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| Venue | Nahda Indoor Sports Center |
| Location | Rabat, Morocco |
| Dates | 25–30 August |
| Competitors | 138[1] from 17 nations |
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.[2]
Participating nations edit
Medal table edit
* Host nation (Morocco)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
Men edit
Women edit
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "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.