Karim Abokahla

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]

Karim Abokahla
Personal information
Born (1996-11-11) 11 November 1996
Sport
CountryEgypt
SportWeightlifting
Weight class89 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Egypt
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Riyadh96 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

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

Career

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
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2021Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan89 kg165165165520020720763654
2023Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 96 kg1691721742nd place, silver medalist(s)2082082131st place, gold medalist(s)3871st place, gold medalist(s)
African Games
2019Morocco Rabat, Morocco89 kg1521601641st place, gold medalist(s)1851952011st place, gold medalist(s)3651st place, gold medalist(s)
Mediterranean Games
2022Algeria Oran, Algeria89 kg1601651712nd place, silver medalist(s)2022122142nd place, silver medalist(s)——

References
  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. "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. "2019 African Games Weightlifting Results". IWF. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  6. "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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