Abdelkareem Khattab

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Abdelkareem Khattab
Personal information
Born (1991-08-04) 4 August 1991 (age 32)
Zarqa, Jordan
Sport
CountryJordan
SportParalympic powerlifting
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 88 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tbilisi 88 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Mexico City 80 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Nur-Sultan 88 kg
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou 88 kg

Abdelkareem Mohmmad Ahmad Khattab (born 4 August 1991)[1] is a Jordanian Paralympic powerlifter. He won the gold medal in the men's 88 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3] He also set a new Paralympic record of 231 kg.[4] A few months later, he won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.[5] He also set a new world record of 250 kg.[5][6]

Career[edit]

He competed in the men's 72 kg event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil without a successful lift.[7] In 2017, he won the bronze medal in the men's 80 kg event at the World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Mexico City, Mexico. At the 2018 Asia-Oceania Open Powerlifting Championships held in Kitakyushu, Japan, he won the silver medal in his event.[8]

At the 2019 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, he won the bronze medal in the men's 88 kg event.[9] A month before the 2020 Summer Paralympics, he won the gold medal in his event at the Dubai 2021 Para Powerlifting World Cup held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[10][11] He also set a new world record of 237 kg in his third attempt which he then improved to 240 kg in his fourth lift.[10][11] In December 2021, he set a new world record of 250 kg at the World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.[12][13]

Results[edit]

Year Venue Weight Attempts (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 4
Summer Paralympics
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 72 kg 210 210 215 – – NM
2021 Tokyo, Japan 88 kg 220 225 231 PR – 231 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships
2017 Mexico City, Mexico 80 kg 210 217 221 – 221 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2019 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 88 kg 205 207 213 – 213 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2021 Tbilisi, Georgia 88 kg 230 238 242 250 WR 238 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Abdelkareem Khattab". 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. ^ Houston, Michael (29 August 2021). "D'andrea wins Brazil's first powerlifting gold at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. ^ "D'Andrea wins historic powerlifting gold for Brazil". Paralympic.org. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Tbilisi 2021: Abdelkareem Khattab destroys world record with monstrous performance". Paralympic.org. 4 December 2021. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  6. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (4 December 2021). "Khattab demolishes world record to seal gold at World Para Powerlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Men's -72 kg". Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  8. ^ Palmer, Dan (11 September 2018). "China break two world records at Asia-Oceania Open Powerlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  9. ^ Etchells, Daniel (17 July 2019). "Omolayo claims world record-breaking victory at World Para Powerlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Dubai 2021: Khattab triumphs in event with three world records". Paralympic.org. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  11. ^ a b Rowbottom, Mike (21 June 2021). "Jordan's Khattab beats world record twice at Dubai 2021 Para Powerlifting World Cup". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Tbilisi 2021: Top nine moments". Paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  13. ^ "2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Paralympic.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.

External links[edit]

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