Abdelkareem Khattab

Abdelkareem Mohmmad Ahmad Khattab (born 4 August 1991)[1] is a Jordanian Paralympic powerlifter. He won the gold medal in the men's 88 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3] He also set a new Paralympic record of 231 kg.[4] A few months later, he won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.[5] He also set a new world record of 250 kg.[5][6]

Abdelkareem Khattab
Personal information
Born (1991-08-04) 4 August 1991
Zarqa, Jordan
Sport
CountryJordan
SportParalympic powerlifting
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 88 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tbilisi 88 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Mexico City 80 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Nur-Sultan 88 kg

Career

He competed in the men's 72 kg event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil without a successful lift.[7] In 2017, he won the bronze medal in the men's 80 kg event at the World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Mexico City, Mexico. At the 2018 Asia-Oceania Open Powerlifting Championships held in Kitakyushu, Japan, he won the silver medal in his event.[8]

At the 2019 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, he won the bronze medal in the men's 88 kg event.[9] A month before the 2020 Summer Paralympics, he won the gold medal in his event at the Dubai 2021 Para Powerlifting World Cup held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[10][11] He also set a new world record of 237 kg in his third attempt which he then improved to 240 kg in his fourth lift.[10][11] In December 2021, he set a new world record of 250 kg at the World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.[12][13]

Results
Year Venue Weight Attempts (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 4
Summer Paralympics
2016Rio de Janeiro, Brazil72 kg210210215––NM
2021Tokyo, Japan88 kg220225231 PR–2311st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships
2017Mexico City, Mexico80 kg210217221–2213rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2019Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan88 kg205207213–2133rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2021Tbilisi, Georgia88 kg230238242250 WR2381st place, gold medalist(s)

References
  1. "Abdelkareem Khattab". 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. Houston, Michael (29 August 2021). "D'andrea wins Brazil's first powerlifting gold at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  3. "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. "D'Andrea wins historic powerlifting gold for Brazil". Paralympic.org. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  5. "Tbilisi 2021: Abdelkareem Khattab destroys world record with monstrous performance". Paralympic.org. 4 December 2021. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  6. Berkeley, Geoff (4 December 2021). "Khattab demolishes world record to seal gold at World Para Powerlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  7. "Men's -72 kg". Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  8. Palmer, Dan (11 September 2018). "China break two world records at Asia-Oceania Open Powerlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  9. Etchells, Daniel (17 July 2019). "Omolayo claims world record-breaking victory at World Para Powerlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  10. "Dubai 2021: Khattab triumphs in event with three world records". Paralympic.org. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  11. Rowbottom, Mike (21 June 2021). "Jordan's Khattab beats world record twice at Dubai 2021 Para Powerlifting World Cup". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  12. "Tbilisi 2021: Top nine moments". Paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  13. "2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Paralympic.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
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