Karim Abokahla

Karim Abokahla
Personal information
Born (1996-11-11) 11 November 1996
Sport
CountryEgypt
SportWeightlifting
Weight class
89 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Egypt
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Riyadh96 kg
African Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Rabat89 kg
African Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Cairo96 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Tunis89 kg
Gold medal – first place2024 Ismailia89 kg
Gold medal – first place2026 Ismailia94 kg
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place2022 Oran89 kg S
Silver medal – second place2022 Oran89 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

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

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
2024France Paris, France89 kg165170170N/a———N/aDNF—
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)
IWF World Cup
2024Thailand Phuket, Thailand96 kg1651711712nd place, silver medalist(s)205——2nd place, silver medalist(s)3702nd place, silver medalist(s)
African Games
2019Morocco Rabat, Morocco89 kg1521601641st place, gold medalist(s)1851952011st place, gold medalist(s)3651st place, gold medalist(s)
African Championships
2022Egypt Cairo, Egypt96 kg145——1st place, gold medalist(s)195——1st place, gold medalist(s)3401st place, gold medalist(s)
2023Tunisia Tunis, Tunisia89 kg1621671671st place, gold medalist(s)2002082131st place, gold medalist(s)3751st place, gold medalist(s)
2024Egypt Ismailia, Egypt89 kg165170—1st place, gold medalist(s)2002112111st place, gold medalist(s)3811st place, gold medalist(s)
Mediterranean Games
2022Algeria Oran, Algeria89 kg1601651712nd place, silver medalist(s)2022122142nd place, silver 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 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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