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| 2017 African Championship | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Marrakesh, Morocco |
| Dates | 28–30 April |
| Stadium | Salle Couverte Zerktouni |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Egypt |
| Greco-Roman | Egypt |
| Women |  Nigeria |
The 2017 African Wrestling Championships was held in Marrakesh, Morocco from 28 to 30 April 2017.[1]
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.