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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
Gold medal – first place 2023 Tunis 89 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Ismailia 89 kg
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Oran 89 kg S
Silver medal – second place 2022 Oran 89 kg CJ

Karim Abokahla (Arabic: كريم أبو كحلة; 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. He represented Egypt at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Career

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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.[2][3]

In 2021, Abokahla competed in the men's 89 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[4] 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.[5]

He won the gold medal in the men's 96 kg event at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[6][7]

In 2024, he competed in the men's 89 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[8] He lifted 165 kg in the Snatch to place eighth provisionally but didn't make any attempt in the Clean & Jerk.

Achievements

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
2024 Paris, France 89 kg 165 170 170 DNF
World Championships
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 89 kg 165 165 165 5 200 207 207 6 365 4
2023 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)
IWF World Cup
2024 Phuket, Thailand 96 kg 165 171 171 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 205 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 370 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
African Games
2019 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)
African Championships
2022 Cairo, Egypt 96 kg 145 1st place, gold medalist(s) 195 1st place, gold medalist(s) 340 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2023 Tunis, Tunisia 89 kg 162 167 167 1st place, gold medalist(s) 200 208 213 1st place, gold medalist(s) 375 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2024 Ismailia, Egypt 89 kg 165 170 1st place, gold medalist(s) 200 211 211 1st place, gold medalist(s) 381 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Mediterranean Games
2022 Oran, Algeria 89 kg 160 165 171 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 202 212 214 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

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  1. ^ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Jeux africains 2019 de Rabat : l'élite continentale du sport avait rendez-vous". Le Point (in French). 3 September 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  3. ^ "2019 African Games Weightlifting Results". IWF. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  4. ^ "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  6. ^ Oliver, Brian (13 September 2023). "Weightlifter Qasim wins Iraq's first World Championships gold medal in any sport". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  7. ^ "2023 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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