The 2017 African Wrestling Championships was held in Marrakesh, Morocco from 28 to 30 April 2017.[1]
| 2017 African Championship | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Marrakesh, Morocco |
| Dates | 28–30 April |
| Stadium | Salle Couverte Zerktouni |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Egypt |
| Greco-Roman | Egypt |
| Women |  Nigeria |
Medal table edit
* Host nation (Morocco)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt (EGY) | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Nigeria (NGR) | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 |  Tunisia (TUN) | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 |
| 4 |  Algeria (ALG) | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | Morocco (MAR)* | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 |  Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 |  Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 |  South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  DR Congo (COD) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 10 |  Guinea-Bissau (GBS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ivory Coast (CIV) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 24 | 24 | 31 | 79 | |
Team ranking edit
| Rank | Men's freestyle[2] | Women's freestyle[3] | Men's Greco-Roman[4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Egypt |
63 | Nigeria |
78 | Egypt |
68 |
| 2 | Tunisia |
51 | Tunisia |
66 | Morocco |
62 |
| 3 | Nigeria |
46 | Cameroon |
52 | Algeria |
56 |
| 4 | Senegal |
40 | Algeria |
39 | Tunisia |
44 |
| 5 | Morocco |
35 | Senegal |
20 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
43 |
| 6 | Algeria |
29 |  Benin |
7 | Nigeria |
8 |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
28 | Ivory Coast |
7 | Ivory Coast |
7 |
| 8 |  Sudan |
24 | South Africa |
7 | South Africa |
5 |
| 9 | South Africa |
20 | Egypt |
6 | ||
| 10 | Cameroon |
17 | ||||
| 11 | Ivory Coast |
13 | ||||
| 12 | Guinea-Bissau |
12 | ||||
| 13 |  Madagascar |
6 | ||||
Medal summary edit
Men's freestyle edit
Men's Greco-Roman edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59 kg | Abdennour Laouni
|
Anwar Tango
|
Ngeta Ibamda
|
| 66 kg | Mohamed Abouhalima
|
Tarek Benaissa
|
Fahmi Meddeb
|
| Bilal El-Bahja
| |||
| 71 kg | Ibrahim Ghanem
|
Akrem Boudjemline
|
Aziz Boualem
|
| 75 kg | Zied Ait Ouagram
|
Mohamed Elsayed
|
Kayis Mupompa
|
| 80 kg | Bachir Sid Azara
|
Mahmoud Fawzy
|
Tochukwu Okeke
|
| 85 kg | Mohamed Metwally
|
Adem Boudjemline
|
Mohamed Missaoui
|
| 98 kg | Ahmed Othman
|
Hamza Haloui
|
Amine Guennichi
|
| 130 kg | Abdellatif Mohamed
|
Radhouane Chebbi
|
Gagan Mabuba
|
Women's freestyle edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg | Mercy Genesis
|
Sarra Hamdi
|
Kheira Yahiaoui
|
| 53 kg | Maroi Mezien
|
Bose Samuel
|
Hanene Salaouandji
|
| 55 kg | Odunayo Adekuoroye
|
Joseph Essombe
|
Rim Ayari
|
| 58 kg | Aminat Adeniyi
|
Gertrude Prombove Yondno
|
Dorssaf Gharssi
|
| 60 kg | Marwa Amri
|
Bisola Makanjuola
|
Amina Benabderrahmane
|
| 63 kg | Blessing Oborududu
|
Berthe Etane Ngolle
|
Lilia Mejri
|
| 69 kg | Dressman Kemasuodei
|
Blandine Metala Epanga
|
Anta Sambou
|
| 75 kg | Winnie Gofit
|
Danielle Sino Guemde
|
Wiem Trabelsi
|
Doping cases edit
- Zohier Iftene from Algeria who won men's freestyle 65 kg event, tested positive for Stanozolol after the competition.[5]
References edit
- ^ "African Championships" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "Seniors Freestyle Teams Ranking" (PDF). unitedworldwrestling.org. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "Seniors Women's wrestling Teams Ranking" (PDF). unitedworldwrestling.org. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "Seniors Greco-Roman Teams Ranking" (PDF). unitedworldwrestling.org. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "DECISION Case Mr Iftene Zohier" (PDF). 27 July 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2019.