Ghofrane Belkhir

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Ghofrane Belkhir
Ghofrane Belkhir in 2018
Personal information
Born (2001-08-11) 11 August 2001 (age 22)
Sport
CountryTunisia
SportWeightlifting
Weight class59 kg
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Tunisia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tashkent 55 kg
Summer Youth Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2018 Buenos Aires 58 kg
African Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cairo 59 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Yaoundé 63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Vacoas 63 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran 59 kg CJ
Junior World Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tashkent 59 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tashkent 63 kg

Ghofrane Belkhir (born 11 August 2001)[1] is a Tunisian weightlifter. She won the gold medal in the women's 55 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[2][3] She also won the gold medal in the 58 kg event at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[4][5][6] Belkhir broke the world record for the snatch, clean and jerk, and total in the women's 59-kilogram class weightlifting event at the 5th International Solidarity Weightlifting Championship in Cairo, Egypt in December 2018.[7] As of May 2020, she holds the African junior records for these events in the women's 59 kg weight class.

Career[edit]

At the 2018 Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Spain, she won the gold medal in the 63 kg Snatch event and the bronze medal in the 63 kg Clean & Jerk event.[8] At the 2019 African Weightlifting Championships in Cairo, Egypt, she competed in the women's 59 kg event where she failed to register a successful result in the Snatch event.[9]

In 2021, Belkhir won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[10][11] She won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg Clean & Jerk event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[12][13]

Achievements[edit]

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2021 Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan 55 kg 90 92 — 1st place, gold medalist(s) 111 111 115 4 203 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2023 Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 59 kg 90 90 90 — — — — — — —
Mediterranean Games
2022 Algeria Oran, Algeria 59 kg 91 91 91 4 112 115 — 1st place, gold medalist(s) — —

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  2. ^ Oliver, Brian (9 December 2021). "South Korean teenager Shin stuns older rivals at IWF World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  5. ^ "2018 Buenos Aires Results". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Margaryan and Belkhir win epic battles for weightlifting gold". Olympic News. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation | Tunisia's Ghofrane Belkhir Breaks Weightlifting World Record". Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Mediterranean Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  9. ^ "2019 African Weightlifting Championships" (PDF). Weightlifting Federation of Africa. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  10. ^ Oliver, Brian (26 May 2021). "Sensational Indonesian teenager takes weightlifting world records from US' Cummings". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  11. ^ "2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  12. ^ Houston, Michael (2 July 2022). "Italian swimmers strong in pool at Oran 2022 Mediterranean Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.

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