African wrestling championships

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African wrestling championships are eliminations in the fight for the title of African champion .

history

They first took place in Casablanca in 1969. After a second tournament in 1971 it was not until 1981 before the African Championships in wrestling were held again on a regular basis. In 1996 a tournament for women took place for the first time.

overview

Abbreviations: Gwk = weight classes

Greco-Roman Freestyle Women
year venue Most successful nation venue Most successful nation venue Most successful nation Gwk
1969 MoroccoMorocco Casablanca Egypt 10
1970 no African championships
1971 United Arab RepublicUnited Arab Republic Alexandria Egypt 10
1972-80 no African championships
1981 TunisiaTunisia Nabeul Egypt TunisiaTunisia Nabeul Niger 10
1982 MoroccoMorocco Casablanca Egypt MoroccoMorocco Casablanca Egypt 10
1983 no African championships
1984 Egypt 1972Egypt Alexandria Egypt Egypt 1972Egypt Alexandria Egypt 10
1985 MoroccoMorocco Casablanca Egypt MoroccoMorocco Casablanca Egypt 10
1986-87 no African championships
1988 TunisiaTunisia Tunis Egypt TunisiaTunisia Tunis Nigeria 10
1989 EgyptEgypt Cairo Egypt EgyptEgypt Cairo Egypt 10
1990 MoroccoMorocco Casablanca Egypt MoroccoMorocco Casablanca Nigeria 10
1991 no African championships
1992 MoroccoMorocco Safi Egypt MoroccoMorocco Safi Nigeria 10
1993 South Africa 1961South Africa Pretoria Egypt South Africa 1961South Africa Pretoria Nigeria 10
1994 EgyptEgypt Cairo Egypt EgyptEgypt Cairo Nigeria 10
1995 no African championships
1996 TunisiaTunisia El-Menzah Egypt TunisiaTunisia El-Menzah Nigeria TunisiaTunisia El-Menzah Tunisia 10/10/9
1997 MoroccoMorocco Casablanca Egypt MoroccoMorocco Casablanca Egypt MoroccoMorocco Casablanca Tunisia 8/8/6
1998 EgyptEgypt Cairo Egypt EgyptEgypt Cairo Egypt EgyptEgypt Cairo Tunisia 8/8/6
1999 no African championships
2000 Egypt Nigeria Tunisia 8/8/6
2001 MoroccoMorocco El Jadida Tunisia MoroccoMorocco El Jadida Tunisia MoroccoMorocco El Jadida Tunisia 8/8/6
2002 EgyptEgypt Cairo Egypt EgyptEgypt Cairo Egypt EgyptEgypt Cairo Tunisia 7th
2003 EgyptEgypt Cairo Egypt EgyptEgypt Cairo South Africa EgyptEgypt Cairo Tunisia 7th
2004 EgyptEgypt Cairo Egypt EgyptEgypt Cairo Egypt EgyptEgypt Cairo Tunisia 7th
2005 MoroccoMorocco Casablanca Egypt MoroccoMorocco Casablanca Egypt MoroccoMorocco Casablanca Tunisia 7th
2006 South AfricaSouth Africa Pretoria Egypt South AfricaSouth Africa Pretoria Egypt South AfricaSouth Africa Pretoria Nigeria 7th
2007 EgyptEgypt Cairo Egypt EgyptEgypt Cairo Egypt EgyptEgypt Cairo Senegal 7/7/6
2008 TunisiaTunisia Tunis Algeria TunisiaTunisia Tunis Egypt TunisiaTunisia Tunis Nigeria 7th
2009 MoroccoMorocco Casablanca Tunisia MoroccoMorocco Casablanca Egypt MoroccoMorocco Casablanca Tunisia 7th
2010 EgyptEgypt Cairo Egypt EgyptEgypt Cairo Egypt EgyptEgypt Cairo Nigeria 7th
2011 SenegalSenegal Dakar Tunisia SenegalSenegal Dakar Tunisia SenegalSenegal Dakar Cameroon 7th
2012 MoroccoMorocco Marrakech Tunisia MoroccoMorocco Marrakech Egypt MoroccoMorocco Marrakech Tunisia 7th
2013 ChadChad N'Djamena Tunisia ChadChad N'Djamena Tunisia ChadChad N'Djamena Tunisia 7th

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