Egypt · Men's 81 kg, December 2021
Mohamed Ihab
Mohamed Ihab is a weightlifter from Egypt, born in 2007, with one Olympic medal (1 silver) and four World Championships medals (1 gold, 3 silver). The results below cover 20 competitions from 2007 to 2021. The latest result came in the men's 81 kg class, at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Olympic medal
- 1
- World medals
- 4
- Best total
- 373 kg
- Best snatch
- 173 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 201 kg
Mohamed Ihab's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 silver. World Championships: 1 gold, 3 silver in the total.
Weight classes: 56 kg in 2007, 62 kg from 2008 to 2011, 69 kg in 2014, 77 kg from 2015 to 2016, 85 kg in 2016, 77 kg in 2017, 85 kg in 2017, 77 kg from 2017 to 2018, 81 kg from 2018 to 2021. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (77 kg to 81 kg) and again in June 2025. At 80.8 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 85 kg.
Latest result: 2021 World Weightlifting Championships, 7 December 2021, 81 kg, no total.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81 kg2018 to 2021 | 173 | 200 | 373 |
| 77 kg2015 to 2018 | 165 | 201 | 363 |
| 85 kg2016 to 2017 | 158 | 190 | 348 |
| 69 kg2014 | 152 | 182 | 334 |
| 62 kg2008 to 2011 | 128 | 156 | 284 |
| 56 kg2007 | 105 | 133 | 238 |
Mohamed Ihab by the numbers
Mohamed Ihab'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
- 482.9
- From 363 kg at 76.37 kg bodyweight, 2015 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 5th of 512
- 373 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 81 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 87%
- At the best total, 173 kg of 200 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
- 11
- Turned 11 in 2018, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 19 of 20
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Mohamed Ihab makes each attempt
Mohamed Ihab made 70% of snatch attempts and 60% 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
Mohamed Ihab head to head
The lifters Mohamed Ihab 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 | Mohamed Ihab ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Andrés Mata |
5 | 5 | 0 |
 Eko Yuli Irawan |
4 | 0 | 4 |
 Nico Müller |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 Ramzi Bahloul |
4 | 4 | 0 |
| Ahmed Adel Mohamed Elsayed | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 Andrés Caicedo |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Mohamed Ihab'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. A row that names two events was one competition scored for both; its places can differ because each ranks its own field.
Swipe the table sideways to see every attempt.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 World Weightlifting Championships 7 Dec 2021 | - | - | 81 kg | 80.8 | 160 | not taken | not taken | not taken | ||
| 2019 All African Games 24 Aug 2019 | 1 | 350 | 81 kg | 81 | 155 | 160 | not taken | 190 | not taken | |
| 2019 African Championships 23 Apr 2019 | 1 | 351 | 81 kg | 80.7 | 160 | 185 | 191 | |||
| 2018 International Solidarity Championships 8 Dec 2018 | 1 | 356 | 81 kg | 80.9 | 160 | 165 | 191 | |||
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 2 | 373 | 81 kg | 80.72 | 165 | 170 | 173 | 196 | 200 | |
| 2018 Mediterranean Games 22 Jun 2018 | 1 | 352 | 77 kg | 76.7 | 158 | 162 | 186 | 190 | ||
| 2017 World Weightlifting Championships 27 Nov 2017 | 1 | 361 | 77 kg | 76.56 | 160 | 165 | 191 | 196 | ||
| 2017 African Championships 10 Jul 2017 | 1 | 348 | 85 kg | 79.97 | 158 | 181 | 190 | |||
| 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games 12 May 2017 | 1 | 348 | 77 kg | 76.8 | 152 | 157 | 158 | 180 | 190 | |
| 2016 International Qatar Cup 14 Dec 2016 | 2 | 343 | 85 kg | 77.95 | 145 | 150 | 156 | 180 | 187 | |
| 2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 | 2 | 361 | 77 kg | 76.69 | 160 | 165 | 196 | |||
| 2015 Arab Championships 15 Dec 2015 | 1 | 326 | 77 kg | 75.85 | Snatch 150, clean and jerk 176; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 2 | 363 | 77 kg | 76.37 | 157 | 162 | 193 | 197 | 201 | |
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 2 | 334 | 69 kg | 68.55 | 145 | 149 | 152 | 177 | 182 | |
| 2011 Summer Universiade 12 Aug 2011 | 4 | 282 | 62 kg | 62 | 123 | 127 | 155 | |||
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | 12 | 280 | 62 kg | 61.68 | 126 | 154 | ||||
| 2009 African Championships 31 Jul 2009 Also the 2009 African Junior Championships, place 1 | 1 | 275 | 62 kg | 61.77 | Snatch 125, clean and jerk 150; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2009 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 14 Jun 2009 | 4 | 284 | 62 kg | 61.52 | 121 | 126 | 128 | 151 | 156 | |
| 2008 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 12 Jun 2008 | 2 | 272 | 62 kg | 61.54 | 118 | 123 | 146 | 149 | ||
| 2007 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 10 Jun 2007 | 5 | 238 | 56 kg | 55.76 | 103 | 105 | 128 | 133 | ||
Compare Mohamed Ihab
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Mohamed Ihab met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.