Ahmed Abuzriba (born 16 April 2000) is a Libyan weightlifter. He was a medalist at the 2023 African Games.[1]
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| Born | 16 April 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Libya | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 102 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editHe won a bronze medal at the 2019 African Weightlifting Championships in Cairo.[2]
He won three gold medals in the 96kg division at the 2021 African Weightlifting Championships in Nairobi, Kenya, winning the snatch, the clean and jerk and the overall.[3]
Competing in the Weightlifting at the 2023 African Games, he was medalist in the 102kg division, in Accra, Ghana in March 2024, winning two silver medals and a bronze.[4] However, during the event he also had to helped by officials after an attributed his collapse to the fatigue caused by fasting on the second day of Ramadan.[5]
He won a bronze medal at the World Powerlifting Championships in June 2024.[6]
He was selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics in the Men's 102 kg division.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Ahmed Abuzriba". Olympics.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Libya wins 9 medals in 29th African Weightlifting Championships". 218tv.net. May 6, 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Chamberaud, Tancredi (15 June 2021). "Libyan weighlifter Ahmed Abu Zeriba hungry for more". Africa News. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "2023 African Games: Egypt sweeps 6 gold medals as Ghana places 4th in weightlifting". Ghana Web. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ Mababzi, Grace Lindsay (March 15, 2024). "Libyan Weightlifter Ahmed Abuzriba's Dramatic Collapse Amidst Ramadan Fast, Secures Silver Medal at 102kg Category". nbssport.co.ug. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "3rd Libyan Athlete to Compete in Paris 2024 Olympics". Libya Review. June 26, 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "The Libyan weightlifting champion reserves his place in the Paris Olympics". dzairsport.net. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.