Abdelkareem Khattab

Abdelkareem Mohmmad Ahmad Khattab (born 4 August 1991) 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. He also set a new Paralympic record of 231 kg. A few months later, he won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia. He also set a new world record of 250 kg.

Career

He competed in the men's 72 kg event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil without a successful lift. 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.

At the 2019 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, he won the bronze medal in the men's 88 kg event. 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. 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.

Results

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