Karim Abokahla

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Karim Abokahla
Personal information
Born (1996-11-11) 11 November 1996 (age 27)
Sport
CountryEgypt
SportWeightlifting
Weight class89 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Egypt
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Riyadh 96 kg
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat 89 kg
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cairo 96 kg
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Oran 89 kg S
Silver medal – second place 2022 Oran 89 kg CJ

Karim Abokahla (born 11 November 1996)[1] is an Egyptian weightlifter. He won the gold medal in the men's 96 kg event at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[2][3] He also won the gold medal in the men's 89 kg event at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco.[4][5]

Abokahla won two silver medals at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[6]

Career[edit]

Abokahla represented Egypt at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and he won the gold medal in the men's 89 kg event.[4][5]

In 2021, Abokahla competed in the men's 89 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[7] He won the silver medals in the men's 89 kg Snatch and Clean & Jerk events at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[6]

Achievements[edit]

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2021 Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan 89 kg 165 165 165 5 200 207 207 6 365 4
2023 Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 96 kg 169 172 174 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 208 208 213 1st place, gold medalist(s) 387 1st place, gold medalist(s)
African Games
2019 Morocco Rabat, Morocco 89 kg 152 160 164 1st place, gold medalist(s) 185 195 201 1st place, gold medalist(s) 365 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Mediterranean Games
2022 Algeria Oran, Algeria 89 kg 160 165 171 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 202 212 214 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  2. ^ Oliver, Brian (13 September 2023). "Weightlifter Qasim wins Iraq's first World Championships gold medal in any sport". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Jeux africains 2019 de Rabat : l'élite continentale du sport avait rendez-vous". Le Point (in French). 3 September 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  5. ^ a b "2019 African Games Weightlifting Results". IWF. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  7. ^ "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

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