African wrestling championships
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 | |||||
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year | venue | Most successful nation | venue | Most successful nation | venue | Most successful nation | Gwk |
1969 | Casablanca | Egypt | 10 | ||||
1970 | no African championships | ||||||
1971 | Alexandria | Egypt | 10 | ||||
1972-80 | no African championships | ||||||
1981 | Nabeul | Egypt | Nabeul | Niger | 10 | ||
1982 | Casablanca | Egypt | Casablanca | Egypt | 10 | ||
1983 | no African championships | ||||||
1984 | Alexandria | Egypt | Alexandria | Egypt | 10 | ||
1985 | Casablanca | Egypt | Casablanca | Egypt | 10 | ||
1986-87 | no African championships | ||||||
1988 | Tunis | Egypt | Tunis | Nigeria | 10 | ||
1989 | Cairo | Egypt | Cairo | Egypt | 10 | ||
1990 | Casablanca | Egypt | Casablanca | Nigeria | 10 | ||
1991 | no African championships | ||||||
1992 | Safi | Egypt | Safi | Nigeria | 10 | ||
1993 | Pretoria | Egypt | Pretoria | Nigeria | 10 | ||
1994 | Cairo | Egypt | Cairo | Nigeria | 10 | ||
1995 | no African championships | ||||||
1996 | El-Menzah | Egypt | El-Menzah | Nigeria | El-Menzah | Tunisia | 10/10/9 |
1997 | Casablanca | Egypt | Casablanca | Egypt | Casablanca | Tunisia | 8/8/6 |
1998 | Cairo | Egypt | Cairo | Egypt | Cairo | Tunisia | 8/8/6 |
1999 | no African championships | ||||||
2000 | Egypt | Nigeria | Tunisia | 8/8/6 | |||
2001 | El Jadida | Tunisia | El Jadida | Tunisia | El Jadida | Tunisia | 8/8/6 |
2002 | Cairo | Egypt | Cairo | Egypt | Cairo | Tunisia | 7th |
2003 | Cairo | Egypt | Cairo | South Africa | Cairo | Tunisia | 7th |
2004 | Cairo | Egypt | Cairo | Egypt | Cairo | Tunisia | 7th |
2005 | Casablanca | Egypt | Casablanca | Egypt | Casablanca | Tunisia | 7th |
2006 | Pretoria | Egypt | Pretoria | Egypt | Pretoria | Nigeria | 7th |
2007 | Cairo | Egypt | Cairo | Egypt | Cairo | Senegal | 7/7/6 |
2008 | Tunis | Algeria | Tunis | Egypt | Tunis | Nigeria | 7th |
2009 | Casablanca | Tunisia | Casablanca | Egypt | Casablanca | Tunisia | 7th |
2010 | Cairo | Egypt | Cairo | Egypt | Cairo | Nigeria | 7th |
2011 | Dakar | Tunisia | Dakar | Tunisia | Dakar | Cameroon | 7th |
2012 | Marrakech | Tunisia | Marrakech | Egypt | Marrakech | Tunisia | 7th |
2013 | N'Djamena | Tunisia | N'Djamena | Tunisia | N'Djamena | Tunisia | 7th |
See also
- Wrestling World Championships
- Asian wrestling championships
- European wrestling championships
- Oceania Wrestling Championships
- Pan American Wrestling Championships
Web links
- FILA results list 2009 (PDF; 579 kB)