Karim Abokahla

Egyptian weightlifter (born 1996)

Karim Abokahla

Personal information

Born

(1996-11-11) 11 November 1996 (age 27)

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
Year	Venue	Weight	1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank	Total	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

^ "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.