Karim Abokahla
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| Born | 11 November 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 89 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
[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.[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
[edit]| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | Paris, France | 89 kg | 165 | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | ||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 89 kg | 165 | 5 | 200 | 6 | 365 | 4 | ||||
| 2023 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 96 kg | 169 | 172 | 174 |  |
208 | 213 |  |
387 |
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| IWF World Cup | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | Phuket, Thailand | 96 kg | 165 | |
205 | — | — | |
370 |
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| African Games | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | Rabat, Morocco | 89 kg | 152 | 160 | 164 | |
185 | 195 | 201 | |
365 |
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| African Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | Cairo, Egypt | 96 kg | 145 | — | — | |
195 | — | — | |
340 |
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| 2023 | Tunis, Tunisia | 89 kg | 162 | 167 | |
200 | 208 | |
375 |
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| 2024 | Ismailia, Egypt | 89 kg | 165 | 170 | — | |
200 | 211 | |
381 |
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| Mediterranean Games | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | Oran, Algeria | 89 kg | 160 | 165 | 171 | |
202 | 212 | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Jeux africains 2019 de Rabat : l'élite continentale du sport avait rendez-vous". Le Point (in French). 3 September 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "2019 African Games Weightlifting Results". IWF. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (13 September 2023). "Weightlifter Qasim wins Iraq's first World Championships gold medal in any sport". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "2023 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
External links
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- Living people
- 1996 births
- Egyptian male weightlifters
- African Games medalists in weightlifting
- African Games gold medalists for Egypt
- Competitors at the 2019 African Games
- Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Egypt
- Mediterranean Games medalists in weightlifting
- 21st-century Egyptian sportsmen
- World Weightlifting Championships medalists
- Weightlifters at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic weightlifters for Egypt