Ahmed Abuzriba

Ahmed Abuzriba
Personal information
Born (2000-04-16) 16 April 2000
Sport
CountryLibya
SportWeightlifting
Weight class
102 kg
ClubAl-Suwaihli Sports Club
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Libya
African Games
Silver medal – second place2023 Accra102 kg
African Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Nairobi96 kg
Gold medal – first place2022 Cairo102 kg
Gold medal – first place2024 Ismailia96 kg

Ahmed Abuzriba (born 16 April 2000) is a Libyan weightlifter. He was a medalist at the 2023 African Games.[1]

Career

He won a bronze medal at the 2019 African Weightlifting Championships in Cairo.[2]

He won three gold medals in the 96kg division at the 2021 African Weightlifting Championships in Nairobi, Kenya, winning the snatch, the clean and jerk and the overall.[3]

Competing in the Weightlifting at the 2023 African Games, he was medalist in the 102kg division, in Accra, Ghana in March 2024, winning two silver medals and a bronze.[4] However, during the event he also had to helped by officials after an attributed his collapse to the fatigue caused by fasting on the second day of Ramadan.[5]

He won a bronze medal at the World Powerlifting Championships in June 2024.[6]

He was selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics in the Men's 102 kg division.[7] He lifted 164 kg in the Snatch failing two attempts and didn't return to take part in the Clean & Jerk.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
123Rank123Rank
Olympic Games
2024Paris, France102 kg164169170N/a———N/aDNF—
World Championships
2019Pattaya, Thailand89 kg141146148211701761792132021
2022Bogotá, Colombia102 kg150160165171851911961535616
IWF World Cup
2024Phuket, Thailand102 kg158163169211921982011836116
African Games
2019Rabat, Morocco89 kg147149150417818118253255
2024Accra, Ghana102 kg149153—2nd place, silver medalist(s)181189—3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3422nd place, silver medalist(s)
African Championships
2019Cairo, Egypt89 kg13814514941741781783rd place, bronze medalist(s)3194
2021Nairobi, Kenya96 kg1431471501st place, gold medalist(s)1771811861st place, gold medalist(s)3361st place, gold medalist(s)
2022Cairo, Egypt102 kg1581641702nd place, silver medalist(s)1921982051st place, gold medalist(s)3691st place, gold medalist(s)
2023Tunis, Tunisia102 kg130———180—————
2024Ismailia, Egypt96 kg1421471521st place, gold medalist(s)1731801821st place, gold medalist(s)3341st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ↑ "Ahmed Abuzriba". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Libya wins 9 medals in 29th African Weightlifting Championships". 218tv.net. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  3. ↑ Chamberaud, Tancredi (15 June 2021). "Libyan weighlifter Ahmed Abu Zeriba hungry for more". Africa News. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "2023 African Games: Egypt sweeps 6 gold medals as Ghana places 4th in weightlifting". Ghana Web. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  5. ↑ Mababzi, Grace Lindsay (15 March 2024). "Libyan Weightlifter Ahmed Abuzriba's Dramatic Collapse Amidst Ramadan Fast, Secures Silver Medal at 102kg Category". nbssport.co.ug. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "3rd Libyan Athlete to Compete in Paris 2024 Olympics". Libya Review. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "The Libyan weightlifting champion reserves his place in the Paris Olympics". dzairsport.net. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
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