Egypt · Women's 86 kg, May 2026
Sara Ahmed
Sara Ahmed is a weightlifter from Egypt, born in 1998, with two Olympic medals (1 silver, 1 bronze) and five World Championships medals (2 gold, 3 silver). The results below cover 33 competitions from 2012 to 2026. The latest result came in the women's 86 kg class, at the 2026 African Championships.
- Olympic medals
- 2
- World medals
- 5
- Best total
- 268 kg
- Best snatch
- 117 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 151 kg
Sara Ahmed's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 silver, 1 bronze. World Championships: 2 gold, 3 silver in the total.
Weight classes: 63 kg from 2012 to 2013, 69 kg in 2014, 63 kg in 2014, 69 kg from 2015 to 2018, 71 kg in 2018, 76 kg from 2018 to 2019, 81 kg in 2022, 76 kg in 2022, 81 kg in 2023, 76 kg in 2023, 81 kg from 2023 to 2024, 77 kg in 2025, 86 kg in 2026. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (69 kg to 71 kg) and again in June 2025 (81 kg to 77 kg).
Latest result: 2026 African Championships, 10 May 2026, 86 kg, total 259 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86 kg2026 | 108 | 151 | 259 |
| 77 kg2025 | 112 | 140 | 252 |
| 81 kg2022 to 2024 | 117 | 151 | 268 |
| 76 kg2018 to 2023 | 113 | 148 | 261 |
| 71 kg2018 | 111 | 141 | 252 |
| 69 kg2014 to 2018 | 112 | 143 | 255 |
| 63 kg2012 to 2014 | 104 | 125 | 229 |
Sara Ahmed by the numbers
Sara Ahmed'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
- 319.9
- From 255 kg at 68 kg bodyweight, 2016 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 6th of 274
- 268 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 81 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 77%
- At the best total, 117 kg of 151 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten women lifting in national federation meets sit between 70% and 85%.
- Age at best total
- 25
- Turned 25 in 2023, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 29 of 33
- Of the other four: one with no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk, two entered without taking an attempt and one with a good lift in each but no total in the published results.
How often Sara Ahmed makes each attempt
Sara Ahmed made 68% of snatch attempts and 81% 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
Sara Ahmed head to head
The lifters Sara Ahmed 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 | Sara Ahmed ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Jeanne Gaëlle Eyenga Mbo'ossi |
5 | 5 | 0 |
 Mönkhjantsangiin Ankhtsetseg |
5 | 5 | 0 |
| Ikram Cherrara | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 Kim Su-hyeon |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 Mattie Rogers |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 Anastasia Romanova |
3 | 2 | 1 |
Sara Ahmed'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 African Championships 10 May 2026 | 1 | 259 | 86 kg | 79.75 | 108 | 140 | 151 | not taken | ||
| 2025 World Weightlifting Championships 2 Oct 2025 | 2 | 252 | 77 kg | 76.49 | 110 | 112 | 140 | |||
| 2024 World Weightlifting Championships 6 Dec 2024 | 2 | 262 | 81 kg | 80.46 | 113 | 145 | 149 | |||
| 2024 Olympic Games 7 Aug 2024 | 2 | 268 | 81 kg | 80.1 | 113 | 117 | 146 | 151 | ||
| 2024 IWF World Cup 31 Mar 2024 | - | No lifts | 81 kg | 79.8 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2024 African Games 9 Mar 2024 | 1 | 240 | 81 kg | 79.7 | 100 | not taken | not taken | 131 | 140 | not taken |
| 2024 African Championships 5 Feb 2024 | 1 | 253 | 81 kg | 79.5 | 105 | 110 | 113 | 131 | 140 | not taken |
| 2023 IWF Grand Prix II 4 Dec 2023 | - | No lifts | 81 kg | 78.9 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2023 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Sep 2023 | 1 | 246 | 76 kg | 75.06 | 108 | not taken | not taken | 138 | not taken | not taken |
| 2023 African Championships 11 May 2023 | 1 | 268 | 81 kg | 80.05 | 110 | 114 | 117 | 140 | 146 | 151 |
| 2022 World Weightlifting Championships 5 Dec 2022 | 1 | 261 | 76 kg | 74.4 | 109 | 113 | 138 | 143 | 148 | |
| 2022 African Championships 26 Oct 2022 | 1 | 261 | 81 kg | 77.55 | 110 | 116 | not taken | 140 | 145 | not taken |
| 2019 All African Games 24 Aug 2019 | - | - | 76 kg | 75 | 105 | 133 | not taken | |||
| 2019 African Championships 23 Apr 2019 | 1 | 257 | 76 kg | 74.38 | 105 | 109 | 112 | 135 | 141 | 145 |
| 2018 International Solidarity Championships 8 Dec 2018 | 1 | 250 | 76 kg | 74 | 105 | 110 | 132 | 140 | ||
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 2 | 252 | 71 kg | 71 | 105 | 111 | 136 | 141 | not taken | |
| 2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 7 Jul 2018 | 1 | 238 | 69 kg | 68.55 | 100 | 105 | 125 | 133 | ||
| 2018 Mediterranean Games 22 Jun 2018 | 1 | 240 | 69 kg | 68.62 | 100 | 105 | 127 | 135 | not taken | |
| 2018 African Junior Championships 23 Mar 2018 | 1 | 240 | 69 kg | 69 | 100 | 105 | 125 | 130 | 135 | |
| 2017 World Weightlifting Championships 27 Nov 2017 | - | - | 69 kg | 68.49 | 126 | 132 | 136 | |||
| 2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 | 3 | 255 | 69 kg | 68 | 107 | 110 | 112 | 135 | 140 | 143 |
| 2015 Arab Championships 15 Dec 2015 | 1 | 225 | 69 kg | 68.8 | Snatch 100, clean and jerk 125; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 4 | 245 | 69 kg | 68.08 | 105 | 110 | 135 | |||
| 2015 IWF Grand Prix 21 Sep 2015 | 2 | 235 | 69 kg | 67.92 | 96 | 101 | 105 | 121 | 130 | |
| 2015 African Games 6 Sep 2015 | 1 | 234 | 69 kg | 68.54 | 95 | 102 | 126 | 132 | ||
| 2015 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 6 Jun 2015 | 1 | 232 | 69 kg | 67.5 | 102 | 125 | 128 | 130 | ||
| 2015 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 7 Apr 2015 | 1 | 236 | 69 kg | 67.09 | 100 | 103 | 125 | 130 | 133 | |
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 12 | 229 | 63 kg | 62.54 | 100 | 104 | 120 | 125 | ||
| 2014 Youth Olympic Games 16 Aug 2014 | 1 | 228 | 63 kg | 62.57 | 97 | 103 | 118 | 125 | ||
| 2014 African Junior Championships 15 Apr 2014 Also the 2014 African Youth Championships, place 1 | 1 | 228 | 69 kg | 64.9 | 95 | 100 | 103 | 115 | 122 | 125 |
| 2013 Mediterranean Games 20 Jun 2013 | 2 | 216 | 63 kg | 61.65 | 92 | 112 | 120 | 124 | ||
| 2013 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 7 Apr 2013 | 1 | 221 | 63 kg | 61.82 | 92 | 97 | 101 | 113 | 120 | |
| 2012 African Junior Championships 18 Nov 2012 Also the 2012 African Youth Championships, place 1 | 1 | 215 | 63 kg | 60.4 | 90 | 95 | 110 | 120 | ||
Compare Sara Ahmed
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Sara Ahmed met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.