Abdelkareem Khattab Explained

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

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

Year	Venue	Weight	Attempts (kg)				Total	Rank
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Summer Paralympics
	align=left	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil		210	210	215	–	–
	align=left	Tokyo, Japan		220	225	231	–	231
World Championships
	align=left	Mexico City, Mexico	80 kg	210	217	221	–	221
	align=left	Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan	88 kg	205	207	213	–	213
	align=left	Tbilisi, Georgia	88 kg	230	238	242	250	238

Notes and References

1. Web site: Abdelkareem Khattab. dead. 29 August 2021. 2020 Summer Paralympics. https://web.archive.org/web/20210829183042/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/powerlifting/athlete-profile-n1358531-khattab-abdelkareem-mohmmad-ahmad.htm. 29 August 2021.
2. News: Houston. Michael. 29 August 2021. D'andrea wins Brazil's first powerlifting gold at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. InsideTheGames.biz. 29 August 2021.
3. Web site: Powerlifting Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210830130058/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/PWL/PG2020-_PWL_B99_PWL-------------------------------.pdf. 30 August 2021. 2 September 2021. 2020 Summer Paralympics.
4. News: 29 August 2021. D'Andrea wins historic powerlifting gold for Brazil. Paralympic.org. 25 November 2021.
5. News: 4 December 2021. Tbilisi 2021: Abdelkareem Khattab destroys world record with monstrous performance. Paralympic.org. 4 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211204192336/https://www.paralympic.org/news/tbilisi-2021-abdelkareem-khattab-destroys-world-record-monstrous-performance. 4 December 2021.
6. News: Berkeley. Geoff. 4 December 2021. Khattab demolishes world record to seal gold at World Para Powerlifting Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 4 December 2021.
7. Web site: Men's -72 kg . Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games . 11 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161102072023/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/powerlifting-mens-72-kg . 2 November 2016 .
8. News: Palmer. Dan. 11 September 2018. China break two world records at Asia-Oceania Open Powerlifting Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 4 December 2021.
9. News: Etchells. Daniel. 17 July 2019. Omolayo claims world record-breaking victory at World Para Powerlifting Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 4 December 2021.
10. News: 22 June 2021. Dubai 2021: Khattab triumphs in event with three world records. Paralympic.org. 4 December 2021.
11. News: Rowbottom. Mike. 21 June 2021. Jordan's Khattab beats world record twice at Dubai 2021 Para Powerlifting World Cup. InsideTheGames.biz. 4 December 2021.
12. Web site: Tbilisi 2021: Top nine moments. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211208150445/https://www.paralympic.org/news/tbilisi-2021-top-nine-moments. 8 December 2021. 8 December 2021. Paralympic.org.
13. Web site: 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211224225926/https://www.paralympic.org/sites/default/files/2021-12/2021_WCH_Senior_%20Results%20Book.pdf. 24 December 2021. 24 December 2021. Paralympic.org.