Egypt · Women's +87 kg, October 2022
Shaimaa Khalaf
Shaimaa Khalaf is a weightlifter from Egypt, born in 1991, with one World Championships medal (1 bronze). The results below cover 21 competitions from 2010 to 2022. The latest result came in the women's +87 kg class, at the 2022 African Championships.
- World medal
- 1
- Best total
- 278 kg
- Best snatch
- 123 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 161 kg
Shaimaa Khalaf's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 1 bronze in the total.
Weight classes: +75 kg from 2010 to 2017, +90 kg in 2017, +87 kg from 2018 to 2022. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (+90 kg to +87 kg) and again in June 2025. At 128.8 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be +86 kg.
Latest result: 2022 African Championships, 26 October 2022, +87 kg, total 202 kg, place 3.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| +87 kg2018 to 2022 | 117 | 150 | 267 |
| +90 kg2017 | 117 | 158 | 275 |
| +75 kg2010 to 2017 | 123 | 161 | 278 |
Shaimaa Khalaf by the numbers
Shaimaa Khalaf'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
- 284.5
- From 278 kg at 123.75 kg bodyweight, 2016 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 28th of 479
- 278 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's +75 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 79%
- At the best total, 123 kg of 155 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
- 24
- Turned 24 in 2015, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 21 of 21
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Shaimaa Khalaf makes each attempt
Shaimaa Khalaf made 68% of snatch attempts and 68% 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
Shaimaa Khalaf head to head
The lifters Shaimaa Khalaf 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 | Shaimaa Khalaf ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sarah Robles |
6 | 0 | 6 |
| Halima Abbas |
6 | 4 | 2 |
| Marwa Jlassi | 6 | 6 | 0 |
 Meng Suping |
5 | 0 | 5 |
 Alexandra Aborneva |
5 | 2 | 3 |
 Tania Mascorro |
5 | 5 | 0 |
Shaimaa Khalaf'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.
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| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 African Championships 26 Oct 2022 | 3 | 202 | +87 kg | 128.8 | 90 | not taken | not taken | 112 | not taken | not taken |
| 2019 All African Games 24 Aug 2019 | 2 | 245 | +87 kg | 120.6 | 110 | 135 | ||||
| 2018 International Solidarity Championships 8 Dec 2018 | 1 | 266 | +87 kg | 126.35 | 111 | 116 | 140 | 150 | ||
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 7 | 267 | +87 kg | 127.54 | 110 | 115 | 117 | 150 | ||
| 2017 World Weightlifting Championships 27 Nov 2017 | 3 | 268 | +90 kg | 124.67 | 115 | 150 | 153 | |||
| 2017 African Championships 10 Jul 2017 | 1 | 275 | +90 kg | 126.53 | 110 | 117 | 148 | 158 | ||
| 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games 12 May 2017 | 1 | 275 | +75 kg | 133.15 | 110 | 117 | 120 | 145 | 155 | |
| 2016 International Qatar Cup 14 Dec 2016 | 1 | 257 | +75 kg | 130.95 | 105 | 111 | 140 | 146 | not taken | |
| 2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 | 4 | 278 | +75 kg | 123.75 | 117 | 155 | 161 | |||
| 2015 Arab Championships 15 Dec 2015 | 1 | 277 | +75 kg | 121.95 | Snatch 120, clean and jerk 157; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2015 International Qatar Cup 6 Dec 2015 | 2 | 272 | +75 kg | 120.06 | 113 | 117 | 145 | 150 | 155 | |
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 10 | 265 | +75 kg | 120.85 | 115 | 150 | ||||
| 2015 African Games 6 Sep 2015 | 1 | 278 | +75 kg | 123.9 | 115 | 120 | 123 | 150 | 155 | |
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 6 | 261 | +75 kg | 119.27 | 112 | 116 | 145 | |||
| 2014 IWF Grand Prix - President's Cup 6 Sep 2014 | 1 | 261 | +75 kg | 118.2 | 108 | 115 | 116 | 142 | 145 | not taken |
| 2013 Mediterranean Games 20 Jun 2013 | 1 | 245 | +75 kg | 115.2 | 105 | 110 | 135 | |||
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 12 | 245 | +75 kg | 106.95 | 100 | 105 | not taken | 130 | 135 | 140 |
| 2011 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 29 Jun 2011 | 3 | 238 | +75 kg | 104.52 | 104 | 134 | ||||
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | 13 | 239 | +75 kg | 110.08 | 97 | 101 | 128 | 134 | 138 | |
| 2010 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 11 Jun 2010 | 3 | 236 | +75 kg | 106.81 | 97 | 100 | 128 | 130 | 136 | |
| 2010 African Junior Championships 21 Mar 2010 | 1 | 231 | +75 kg | 106.5 | 91 | 95 | 100 | 120 | 127 | 131 |
Compare Shaimaa Khalaf
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Shaimaa Khalaf.