| 2023 African Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Host city | Hammamet, Tunisia |
| Dates | 15-21 May 2023 |
| Stadium | Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Egypt |
| Greco-Roman |  Algeria |
| Women |  Nigeria |
| ← 20222024 → | |
The 2023 Seniors, Juniors, Cadets African Wrestling Championships was the 38th edition of African Wrestling Championships of combined events, and took place from 15 to 21 May in Hammamet, Tunisia.
Medal table (Seniors)
* Host nation (Tunisia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 11 | 8 | 4 | 23 |
| 2 | Algeria | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | Nigeria | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 |  Tunisia* | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 |
| 5 |  Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Morocco | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
 South Africa | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 8 |  Ivory Coast | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Sierra Leone | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Kenya | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Namibia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Senegal | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 13 |  Angola | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Guinea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 30 | 30 | 39 | 99 | |
Team ranking
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Egypt |
215 | Algeria |
210 | Nigeria |
230 |
| 2 | Tunisia |
173 | Egypt |
200 | Tunisia |
179 |
| 3 | Algeria |
129 | Tunisia |
149 | Egypt |
110 |
| 4 | Morocco |
103 | Morocco |
127 | Algeria |
94 |
| 5 | South Africa |
92 | Angola |
51 | Kenya |
58 |
| 6 | Nigeria |
70 | South Africa |
41 | Morocco |
40 |
| 7 | Kenya |
52 | Namibia |
30 | Ivory Coast |
30 |
| 8 | Guinea-Bissau |
51 | Kenya |
23 | Cameroon |
22 |
| 9 | Cameroon |
42 | Sierra Leone |
20 | Guinea |
15 |
| 10 | Angola |
35 | Nigeria |
10 | Senegal |
15 |
Seniors
Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
Women's freestyle
Participating nations
204 competitors from 21 nations participated:
- Algeria (25)
- Angola (13)
- Ivory Coast (3)
- Cameroon (6)
Comoros (2)
Cape Verde (3)- Egypt (26)
- Guinea-Bissau (3)
- Guinea (1)
- Kenya (17)
Madagascar (5)- Morocco (24)
Mauritius (2)- Namibia (2)
- Nigeria (17)
- South Africa (14)
- Senegal (3)
- Sierra Leone (3)
Sudan (1)- Tunisia (30) (Host)
Uganda (4)
Juniors (U-20)
Medal table (U-20)
* Host nation (Tunisia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 17 | 4 | 3 | 24 |
| 2 | Tunisia* | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Algeria | 3 | 9 | 11 | 23 |
| 4 | Nigeria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Cape Verde | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Angola | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Morocco | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Namibia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Ivory Coast | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 30 | 30 | 29 | 89 | |
Men's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 kg | Khalil Barkouti Tunisia
|
Ben Hachem Tarik Morocco
|
Islam Zerrougui Algeria
|
| 61 kg | Shehabeldin Mohamed Egypt
|
Abderrahmane Benhamadi Algeria
|
Mohamed Manai Tunisia
|
| 65 kg | Omar Mohamed Mourad Egypt
|
Manaceu Ngonda Angola
|
Kossai Ajimi Tunisia
|
| 70 kg | Abderrahmane Benaissa Algeria
|
Mohamed Ali Zorgui Tunisia
|
Said Elgahsh Egypt
|
| 74 kg | Mohamed Abdelhady Egypt
|
Rayanne Essaidi Morocco
|
Mohamed Bendjah Algeria
|
| 79 kg | Matteo Tresse Cape Verde
|
Karim Eldobay Egypt
|
Youcef Douh Algeria
|
| 86 kg | Harrison Onovwiomogbohwo Nigeria
|
Roberto Nsangua Angola
|
Yacine Lakrout Algeria
|
| 92 kg | Mohamed Aziz Beji Tunisia
|
Hamza Kacedi Algeria
|
Jones Mabungu Angola
|
| 97 kg | Mohamed Salaheldin Egypt
|
Radwane Radwane Tunisia
|
Kegan Coetzee South Africa
|
| 125 kg | Fekry Eissa Egypt
|
Brahim Melki Tunisia
|
Nassim Boudechicha Algeria
|
Men's Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 kg | Ahmed Abdelbary Shaban Egypt
|
Mohamed Kalila Algeria
|
Virinao Nguatjiti Namibia
|
| 60 kg | Mohamed Hkiri Tunisia
|
Mouadh Tazekrit Algeria
|
Mohamed Ayman Ibrahim Egypt
|
| 63 kg | Adham Ayman Elsayed Egypt
|
Oussama Nasr Tunisia
|
Ali Sabri Kharouba Algeria
|
| 67 kg | Moustafa Alameldin Egypt
|
Fayssal Benfredj Algeria
|
Koussay Melki Tunisia
|
| 72 kg | Yehia Abdelkader Egypt
|
Belhasan Azaouzi Tunisia
|
Mohamed Zemmedj Algeria
|
| 77 kg | Mahmoud Adel Ahmed Egypt
|
Haithem Issaad Algeria
|
Mohamed Malhi Tunisia
|
| 82 kg | Mahmoud Walid Ibrahim Egypt
|
Dhiyaeddine Remmache Algeria
|
Omar Rezgui Tunisia
|
| 87 kg | Kareem Eldesouky Egypt
|
Roberto Nsangua Angola
|
Abderrahmen Bouguerra Algeria
|
| 97 kg | Mehdi Ben Mohamed Tunisia
|
Fares Issaad Algeria
|
Mohamed Abdelnaby Ahmed Egypt
|
| 130 kg | Fekry Eissa Egypt
|
Mohamed Hassen Nasr Tunisia
|
Adem Lenchi Algeria
|
Women's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 kg | Abir Zarrouki Tunisia
|
Malak Osama Moustafa Egypt
|
Asma Belaid Algeria
|
| 53 kg | Fatima Bouchibi Algeria
|
Chaima Nasri Tunisia
|
Kyla Meyer South Africa
|
| 55 kg | Tarilayefa Bekefula Nigeria
|
Achouak Tekouk Algeria
|
Nour Raouafi Tunisia
|
| 57 kg | Louji Yassin Egypt
|
Saida Cheridi Tunisia
|
Helena As South Africa
|
| 59 kg | Farah Ali Hamada Egypt
|
Kavelishimwe Abraham Namibia
|
Nawel Bahloul Algeria
|
| 62 kg | Mastoura Soudani Algeria
|
Gharam Askar Egypt
|
Chahd Jeljeli Tunisia
|
| 65 kg | Khadija Jlassi Tunisia
|
Mouda Badawi Hamdoun Egypt
|
Sofia Vemba Angola
|
| 68 kg | Menatalla Badran Egypt
|
Aya Ichaoui Tunisia
|
Nassma Essatouri Morocco
|
| 72 kg | Heba Sapry Ibrahim Egypt
|
Nesrine Chwerfi Tunisia
|
Lou Akissi Irie Ivory Coast
|
| 76 kg | Ranim Saidi Tunisia
|
Ariana Xavier Cape Verde
|
None awarded |
Cadets (U-17)
Medal table (U-17)
* Host nation (Tunisia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 15 | 4 | 1 | 20 |
| 2 | Tunisia* | 5 | 7 | 13 | 25 |
| 3 | Algeria | 4 | 12 | 4 | 20 |
| 4 | South Africa | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | Namibia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Angola | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Burundi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Madagascar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 30 | 30 | 27 | 87 | |
Men's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 kg | Mustapha Batnini Tunisia
|
Carlos Giammello South Africa
|
Calvin Dreyer Namibia
|
| 48 kg | Dominick Aoun South Africa
|
Haroun Bouthouri Tunisia
|
Mohammed Adel Kheyar Algeria
|
| 51 kg | Mokbel Sahli Tunisia
|
Redouane Sissaoui Algeria
|
Karim Elemary Egypt
|
| 55 kg | Abdelghani Aid Algeria
|
Rohan du Plessis South Africa
|
Abdallah Jrad Tunisia
|
| 60 kg | Ghayth Feleh Tunisia
|
Kamal Amr Othman Egypt
|
Petrus Walt South Africa
|
| 65 kg | Fares Elsawy Egypt
|
Miguel Vata António Angola
|
Jaun Rosenblatt Hugo South Africa
|
| 71 kg | Mohamed Chibikh Algeria
|
Ismail Hamed Elsayed Egypt
|
Mohamed Zwabi Tunisia
|
| 80 kg | Juan Bisschoff South Africa
|
Amenallah Kthiri Tunisia
|
None awarded |
| 92 kg | Wiandru Rooyen South Africa
|
Hamza Kacedi Algeria
|
Pieter Lafras Uys Namibia
|
| 110 kg | Marwan Ehab Mohamed Egypt
|
Anis Meziti Algeria
|
Hendrik Louw South Africa
|
Men's Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 kg | Calvin Dreyer Namibia
|
Helmi Chihi Tunisia
|
Carlos Giammello South Africa
|
| 48 kg | Karim Elemary Egypt
|
Dominick Aoun South Africa
|
Sameh Jabri Tunisia
|
| 51 kg | Omar Mohamed Ibrahim Egypt
|
Adel Yakoub Fegas Algeria
|
Phumlani Maphumulo South Africa
|
| 55 kg | Ahmed Abdelbary Shaban Egypt
|
Firas Bouthouri Tunisia
|
Lazarus Haimbodi Namibia
|
| 60 kg | Mohamed Ayman Ibrahim Egypt
|
Petrus Walt South Africa
|
Rayen Zayeni Tunisia
|
| 65 kg | Mohamed Abdelrahim Egypt
|
Ayoub Bentebiche Algeria
|
Omar Malha Tunisia
|
| 71 kg | Youssef Ahmed Badawy Egypt
|
Zakaria Abes Algeria
|
Abdelmajid Aouissaoui Tunisia
|
| 80 kg | Seef Sameh Abdalaziz Egypt
|
Abderrahmen Bouguerra Algeria
|
Bilel Hafdhallah Tunisia
|
| 92 kg | Abdelfattah Abdelzaher Egypt
|
Pieter Lafras Uys Namibia
|
Youcef Haddad Algeria
|
| 110 kg | Mohamed Abdelnaby Ahmed Egypt
|
Adem Lenchi Algeria
|
Youssef Aloui Tunisia
|
Women's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 kg | Mareim Abdelaal Egypt
|
Malak Sammoudi Tunisia
|
None awarded |
| 43 kg | Islem Nasr Tunisia
|
Gharam Abdelaal Egypt
|
Anouar Khelif Algeria
|
| 46 kg | Dounia Zitouni Algeria
|
Hadil Abdelli Tunisia
|
None awarded |
| 49 kg | Chloe Brewis South Africa
|
Malak Osama Moustafa Egypt
|
Nourhene Hedhli Tunisia
|
| 53 kg | Manar Said Elmasry Egypt
|
Fatima Zahra Bouchikhi Algeria
|
Malek Khelifi Tunisia
|
| 57 kg | Sabah Eid Khamis Egypt
|
Chahd Jeljeli Algeria
|
Melissa Merzouk Tunisia
|
| 61 kg | Chaima Dahi Tunisia
|
Gloria Niyonkuru Burundi
|
Ilissia Amara Algeria
|
| 65 kg | Mouda Badawi Hamdoun Egypt
|
Yelda Outis Algeria
|
Eya Bouafia Tunisia
|
| 69 kg | Joseth Sasa Mavungu Angola
|
Yasmine Bouregba Algeria
|
Hadil Kahouli Tunisia
|
| 73 kg | Melissa Belaid Algeria
|
Rouyem Jlassi Tunisia
|
Sarah Randrianandrasana Madagascar
|
References
- "African Championships". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- "UWW announces hosts for 2022, 2023 World C'ships". Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- "African Wrestling Championship". Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- "African Championships 2023". Retrieved 26 January 2023.
External links
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