Amine Bouhijbha

Amine Bouhijbha
Personal information
Born (1996-02-28) 28 February 1996
Sport
CountryTunisia
SportWeightlifting
Weight class
61 kg (2018 onwards)
56 kg (until 2018)
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Tunisia
African Games
Gold medal – first place2015 Brazzaville56 kg
African Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Yaoundé56 kg
Gold medal – first place2017 Vacoas56 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Cairo61 kg
Gold medal – first place2021 Nairobi61 kg
Gold medal – first place2022 Cairo61 kg
Bronze medal – third place2026 Ismailia65 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Bronze medal – third place2017 Baku56 kg
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 Oran61 kg S
Bronze medal – third place2022 Oran61 kg CJ

Amine Bouhijbha (born 28 February 1996)[1] is a Tunisian weightlifter. He won the gold medal in the men's 56 kg event at the 2015 African Games held in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo.[2] He is also a five-time gold medalist at the African Weightlifting Championships.

Career

In 2015, he competed in the men's 56 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Houston, United States.[3] At the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan, he won the bronze medal in the men's 56 kg event.[4]

He represented Tunisia at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and he won the silver medal in the men's 56 kg Snatch event.[5] In 2020, he competed in the men's 61 kg event at the Roma 2020 Weightlifting World Cup held in Rome, Italy.[6] He won the bronze medals in the men's 61 kg Snatch and Clean & Jerk events at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[7]

Achievements

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2015United States Houston, United States56 kg10711111122135135135———
Islamic Solidarity Games
2017Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan56 kg108108113N/a138141141N/a2543rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mediterranean Games
2022Algeria Oran, Algeria61 kg116118—3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1421451503rd place, bronze medalist(s)N/aN/a

References

  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/Haltérophilie : le Congo passe à côté d'une médaille". adiac-congo.com (in French). 9 September 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "2015 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "2019 African Games Weightlifting Results". IWF. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "2020 Roma World Cup" (PDF). Federazione Italiana Pesistica. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.