Karim Abokahla

Karim Abokahla

Personal information
Born	(1996-11-11) 11 November 1996 (age 28)
Sport
Country	Egypt
Sport	Weightlifting
Weight class	89 kg
Medal record Men's weightlifting Representing  Egypt World Championships 2023 Riyadh 96 kg African Games 2019 Rabat 89 kg African Championships 2022 Cairo 96 kg 2023 Tunis 89 kg 2024 Ismailia 89 kg Mediterranean Games 2022 Oran 89 kg S 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

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
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		208	208	213		387
IWF World Cup
2024	Phuket, Thailand	96 kg	165	171	171		205	—	—		370
African Games
2019	Rabat, Morocco	89 kg	152	160	164		185	195	201		365
African Championships
2022	Cairo, Egypt	96 kg	145	—	—		195	—	—		340
2023	Tunis, Tunisia	89 kg	162	167	167		200	208	213		375
2024	Ismailia, Egypt	89 kg	165	170	—		200	211	211		381
Mediterranean Games
2022	Oran, Algeria	89 kg	160	165	171		202	212	214		—	—

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.

External links

• Karim Abokahla at the International Weightlifting Federation
• Karim Abokahla at Olympics.com