Egypt · Men's 94 kg, May 2026
Karim Abokahla
Karim Abokahla is a weightlifter from Egypt, born in 1996, with one World Championships gold medal. The results below cover 15 competitions from 2013 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 94 kg class, at the 2026 African Championships.
- World gold
- 1
- Best total
- 387 kg
- Best snatch
- 174 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 213 kg
Karim Abokahla's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Weight classes: 69 kg from 2013 to 2014, 89 kg from 2019 to 2022, 96 kg in 2022, 89 kg in 2023, 96 kg in 2023, 89 kg in 2024, 96 kg in 2024, 89 kg in 2024, 94 kg from 2025 to 2026. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (69 kg to 89 kg), June 2025 (96 kg to 94 kg) and August 2026. At 93.15 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 95 kg.
Latest result: 2026 African Championships, 10 May 2026, 94 kg, total 380 kg, place 1.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94 kg2025 to 2026 | 170 | 210 | 380 |
| 96 kg2022 to 2024 | 174 | 213 | 387 |
| 89 kg2019 to 2024 | 171 | 212 | 383 |
| 69 kg2013 to 2014 | 130 | 166 | 296 |
Karim Abokahla by the numbers
Karim Abokahla's record in context: where the best total ranks, how the snatch compares with the clean and jerk, and the lifts behind the best Sinclair score.
- Best Sinclair score
- 469.2
- From 383 kg at 88.9 kg bodyweight, 2022 Mediterranean Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 16th of 455
- 387 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 96 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 82%
- At the best total, 174 kg of 213 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten men lifting in national federation meets sit between 71% and 86%.
- Age at best total
- 27
- Turned 27 in 2023, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 13 of 15
- Of the other two: one with no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk and one entered without taking an attempt.
How often Karim Abokahla makes each attempt
Karim Abokahla made 65% of snatch attempts and 72% of clean and jerk attempts at the competitions on this site, against 58% and 56% for every lifter at senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998. Below, each attempt in turn. Third attempts are the hardest: lifters ask for their heaviest weight last.
Snatch, first attempt
Snatch, second attempt
Snatch, third attempt
Clean and jerk, first attempt
Clean and jerk, second attempt
Clean and jerk, third attempt
Karim Abokahla head to head
The lifters Karim Abokahla has met most often in the same class, three times or more with both posting a total, and how often each finished ahead.
| Rival | Met | Karim Abokahla ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Faris Touairi |
4 | 4 | 0 |
| Forrester Osei | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Desmond Akano | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Vuyani Mashego | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Karim Abokahla's competition results
Every result, newest first, with all six attempts. A struck-through weight is a missed attempt and a dash an attempt not taken. A dash under Total means no total was recorded, and "No lifts" that the lifter was entered but did not lift. Places are for the total.
Swipe the table sideways to see every attempt.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 African Championships 10 May 2026 | 1 | 380 | 94 kg | 93.15 | 165 | 170 | 200 | 210 | not taken | |
| 2025 World Weightlifting Championships 2 Oct 2025 | 10 | 367 | 94 kg | 92.81 | 164 | 203 | ||||
| 2024 Olympic Games 7 Aug 2024 | - | - | 89 kg | 89 | 165 | not taken | not taken | not taken | ||
| 2024 IWF World Cup 31 Mar 2024 | 2 | 370 | 96 kg | 95 | 165 | 205 | not taken | not taken | ||
| 2024 African Games 9 Mar 2024 | 1 | 343 | 96 kg | 94.3 | 151 | not taken | not taken | 192 | not taken | not taken |
| 2024 African Championships 5 Feb 2024 | 1 | 381 | 89 kg | 89 | 165 | 170 | not taken | 200 | 211 | |
| 2023 IWF Grand Prix II 4 Dec 2023 | - | No lifts | 96 kg | 93.58 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2023 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Sep 2023 | 1 | 387 | 96 kg | 95.81 | 169 | 172 | 174 | 208 | 213 | |
| 2023 African Championships 11 May 2023 | 1 | 375 | 89 kg | 89 | 162 | 167 | 200 | 208 | ||
| 2022 African Championships 26 Oct 2022 | 1 | 340 | 96 kg | 92.45 | 145 | not taken | not taken | 195 | not taken | not taken |
| 2022 Mediterranean Games 1 Jul 2022 | 2 | 383 | 89 kg | 88.9 | 160 | 165 | 171 | 202 | 212 | |
| 2021 World Weightlifting Championships 7 Dec 2021 | 4 | 365 | 89 kg | 89 | 165 | 200 | ||||
| 2019 All African Games 24 Aug 2019 | 1 | 365 | 89 kg | 89 | 152 | 160 | 164 | 185 | 195 | 201 |
| 2014 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 20 Jun 2014 | 9 | 296 | 69 kg | 68.97 | 130 | 161 | 166 | |||
| 2013 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 7 Apr 2013 | 4 | 282 | 69 kg | 68.84 | 120 | 125 | 145 | 153 | 157 |
Compare Karim Abokahla
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Karim Abokahla met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.