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Halima Abbas vs Shaimaa Khalaf
Halima Abbas and Shaimaa Khalaf, compared on every result on this site. Halima Abbas's best total is 275 kg (women's +87 kg, 2022); Shaimaa Khalaf's is 278 kg (women's +75 kg, 2015). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Shaimaa Khalaf is ahead by 8.0 points. They met six times in the same class: Halima Abbas finished ahead twice, Shaimaa Khalaf four.
Side by side
Halima Abbas and Shaimaa Khalaf side by side
Career figures from every result on this site. Where one figure is better, it is in bold. The figures are explained under the table.
Figure
Halima Abbas
Shaimaa Khalaf
Nation
Egypt
Egypt
Born
1995
1991
Competitions
20, 2012 to 2024
21, 2010 to 2022
Olympic medals
None
None
World Championships medals
None
1 bronze
Best snatch
124 kg
123 kg
Best clean and jerk
153 kg
161 kg
Best total
275 kg (women's +87 kg, 2022)
278 kg (women's +75 kg, 2015)
Best Sinclair score
276.5
284.5
Best total, place in its class
19th of 187 in the women's +87 kg
28th of 479 in the women's +75 kg
Snatch attempts made
72% (41 of 57)
68% (39 of 57)
Clean and jerk attempts made
69% (36 of 52)
68% (38 of 56)
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
80%
79%
World records held now
None
None
How to read these figures
Sinclair score. The total scaled for bodyweight with the IWF's 2025 to 2028 coefficients, so lifters from different classes sit on one scale. Women and men have separate formulas.
Place in its class. Where the best total stands among every lifter with a total in that class on this site, on the IWF class list in force at the time.
Attempts made. The share of all snatch or clean and jerk attempts the lifter made. At senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998, lifters make 58% of snatches and 56% of clean and jerks.
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk. The snatch divided by the clean and jerk at the best total. It describes the shape of a lifter, not strength, so it is not in bold; eight in ten women lifting in national federation meets sit between 70% and 85%.
World records held now. Records on the IWF class list in force since 1 August 2026. A record set in a class that list retired does not carry over, so a past record holder can show none.
Head to head
Halima Abbas vs Shaimaa Khalaf head to head
Every competition where both were entered in the same class, newest first. Each lifter's column gives the total in kilograms and the place in the class. "No lifts" means an entry without an attempt; "No total" means the results record no total, most often after three misses in one lift. Only meets where both posted a total count toward who finished ahead: the higher total, or on equal totals the published places, which went to the lighter lifter until 2017 and to the one who made the total first since.
Careers
Halima Abbas and Shaimaa Khalaf, competition by competition
The Sinclair score at each competition: the total scaled for bodyweight, so lifters from different classes sit on one scale. Competitions that ended without a total or a bodyweight have no point.
Halima Abbas and Shaimaa Khalaf: Sinclair score at each competition, 18 and 21 competitions. 200 245 290 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 Halima Abbas, 2012 African Youth Championships, 18 Nov 2012: 247.24 points Halima Abbas, 2012 African Junior Championships, 18 Nov 2012: 247.24 points Halima Abbas, 2013 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 3 May 2013: 249.97 points Halima Abbas, 2013 Mediterranean Games, 20 Jun 2013: 250.56 points Halima Abbas, 2014 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 20 Jun 2014: 251.9 points Halima Abbas, 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2014: 256.3 points Halima Abbas, 2015 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 6 Jun 2015: 255.38 points Halima Abbas, 2015 World Weightlifting Championships, 20 Nov 2015: 256.8 points Halima Abbas, 2018 African Championships, 10 Aug 2018: 266.62 points Halima Abbas, 2018 International Solidarity Championships, 8 Dec 2018: 247.99 points Halima Abbas, 2019 African Championships, 23 Apr 2019: 267.57 points Halima Abbas, 2019 All African Games, 24 Aug 2019: 274.04 points Halima Abbas, 2022 African Championships, 26 Oct 2022: 270.27 points Halima Abbas, 2022 World Weightlifting Championships, 5 Dec 2022: 276.51 points Halima Abbas, 2023 African Championships, 11 May 2023: 261.6 points Halima Abbas, 2023 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Sep 2023: 273.79 points Halima Abbas, 2024 African Championships, 5 Feb 2024: 263.14 points Halima Abbas, 2024 Olympic Games, 7 Aug 2024: 261.02 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2010 African Junior Championships, 21 Mar 2010: 243.92 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2010 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 11 Jun 2010: 249.02 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2010 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Sep 2010: 250.35 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2011 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 29 Jun 2011: 252.54 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2011 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2011: 258.43 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2013 Mediterranean Games, 20 Jun 2013: 254.09 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2014 IWF Grand Prix - President's Cup, 6 Sep 2014: 269.3 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2014: 268.84 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2015 African Games, 6 Sep 2015: 284.45 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2015 World Weightlifting Championships, 20 Nov 2015: 272.31 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2015 International Qatar Cup, 6 Dec 2015: 279.83 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2015 Arab Championships, 15 Dec 2015: 284.19 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2016 Olympic Games, 5 Aug 2016: 284.51 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2016 International Qatar Cup, 14 Dec 2016: 260.82 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games, 12 May 2017: 278.5 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2017 African Championships, 10 Jul 2017: 280.45 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2017 World Weightlifting Championships, 27 Nov 2017: 273.94 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, 1 Nov 2018: 271.97 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2018 International Solidarity Championships, 8 Dec 2018: 271.33 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2019 All African Games, 24 Aug 2019: 251.85 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2022 African Championships, 26 Oct 2022: 205.47 points
Halima Abbas and Shaimaa Khalaf: Sinclair score at each competition, 18 and 21 competitions. 200 245 290 2010 2016 2022 Halima Abbas, 2012 African Youth Championships, 18 Nov 2012: 247.24 points Halima Abbas, 2012 African Junior Championships, 18 Nov 2012: 247.24 points Halima Abbas, 2013 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 3 May 2013: 249.97 points Halima Abbas, 2013 Mediterranean Games, 20 Jun 2013: 250.56 points Halima Abbas, 2014 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 20 Jun 2014: 251.9 points Halima Abbas, 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2014: 256.3 points Halima Abbas, 2015 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 6 Jun 2015: 255.38 points Halima Abbas, 2015 World Weightlifting Championships, 20 Nov 2015: 256.8 points Halima Abbas, 2018 African Championships, 10 Aug 2018: 266.62 points Halima Abbas, 2018 International Solidarity Championships, 8 Dec 2018: 247.99 points Halima Abbas, 2019 African Championships, 23 Apr 2019: 267.57 points Halima Abbas, 2019 All African Games, 24 Aug 2019: 274.04 points Halima Abbas, 2022 African Championships, 26 Oct 2022: 270.27 points Halima Abbas, 2022 World Weightlifting Championships, 5 Dec 2022: 276.51 points Halima Abbas, 2023 African Championships, 11 May 2023: 261.6 points Halima Abbas, 2023 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Sep 2023: 273.79 points Halima Abbas, 2024 African Championships, 5 Feb 2024: 263.14 points Halima Abbas, 2024 Olympic Games, 7 Aug 2024: 261.02 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2010 African Junior Championships, 21 Mar 2010: 243.92 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2010 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 11 Jun 2010: 249.02 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2010 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Sep 2010: 250.35 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2011 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 29 Jun 2011: 252.54 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2011 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2011: 258.43 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2013 Mediterranean Games, 20 Jun 2013: 254.09 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2014 IWF Grand Prix - President's Cup, 6 Sep 2014: 269.3 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2014: 268.84 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2015 African Games, 6 Sep 2015: 284.45 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2015 World Weightlifting Championships, 20 Nov 2015: 272.31 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2015 International Qatar Cup, 6 Dec 2015: 279.83 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2015 Arab Championships, 15 Dec 2015: 284.19 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2016 Olympic Games, 5 Aug 2016: 284.51 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2016 International Qatar Cup, 14 Dec 2016: 260.82 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games, 12 May 2017: 278.5 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2017 African Championships, 10 Jul 2017: 280.45 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2017 World Weightlifting Championships, 27 Nov 2017: 273.94 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, 1 Nov 2018: 271.97 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2018 International Solidarity Championships, 8 Dec 2018: 271.33 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2019 All African Games, 24 Aug 2019: 251.85 points Shaimaa Khalaf, 2022 African Championships, 26 Oct 2022: 205.47 points
Halima Abbas: round points
Shaimaa Khalaf: square points
Lifters whose best totals came in nearby classes, from any year.