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]
| Personal information | |
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| Born | 4 August 1991 Zarqa, Jordan |
| Sport | |
| Country | Jordan |
| Sport | Paralympic powerlifting |
Medal record | |
Career
editHe 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 | |||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
| Summer Paralympics | ||||||||||||
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 72 kg | – | – | NM | |||||||
| 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | 88 kg | 220 | 225 | 231 PR | – | 231 | 
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| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | Mexico City, Mexico | 80 kg | 210 | 217 | 221 | – | 221 | 
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| 2019 | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | 88 kg | 207 | 213 | – | 213 |
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| 2021 | Tbilisi, Georgia | 88 kg | 230 | 238 | 250 WR | 238 |
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References
edit- ^ "Abdelkareem Khattab". 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ Houston, Michael (29 August 2021). "D'andrea wins Brazil's first powerlifting gold at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "D'Andrea wins historic powerlifting gold for Brazil". Paralympic.org. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (4 December 2021). "Khattab demolishes world record to seal gold at World Para Powerlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "Men's -72 kg". Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ Palmer, Dan (11 September 2018). "China break two world records at Asia-Oceania Open Powerlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (17 July 2019). "Omolayo claims world record-breaking victory at World Para Powerlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Dubai 2021: Khattab triumphs in event with three world records". Paralympic.org. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tbilisi 2021: Top nine moments". Paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Paralympic.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
