Ghofrane Belkhir
![]() Ghofrane Belkhir in 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (2001-08-11) 11 August 2001 (age 23) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Tunisia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 59 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.[update]
Career
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
Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||
2021 | ![]() | 55 kg | 90 | 92 | — | ![]() | 111 | 4 | 203 | ![]() | ||
2023 | ![]() | 59 kg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Mediterranean Games | ||||||||||||
2022 | ![]() | 59 kg | 91 | 4 | 112 | 115 | — | ![]() | — | — |
References
- ^ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (9 December 2021). "South Korean teenager Shin stuns older rivals at IWF World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "2018 Buenos Aires Results". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Margaryan and Belkhir win epic battles for weightlifting gold". Olympic News. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation | Tunisia's Ghofrane Belkhir Breaks Weightlifting World Record". Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Mediterranean Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "2019 African Weightlifting Championships" (PDF). Weightlifting Federation of Africa. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (26 May 2021). "Sensational Indonesian teenager takes weightlifting world records from US' Cummings". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ Houston, Michael (2 July 2022). "Italian swimmers strong in pool at Oran 2022 Mediterranean Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
External links
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- Ghofrane Belkhir at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Ghofrane Belkhir at the International Weightlifting Results Project
- Ghofrane Belkhir at IAT Database Weightlifting (in German)
- Ghofrane Belkhir at Olympedia
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Yan Zhangqun (CHN)
- 1988:
Peng Liping (CHN)
- 1989:
Peng Liping (CHN)
- 1990:
Liao Shuping (CHN)
- 1991:
Peng Liping (CHN)
- 1992:
Peng Liping (CHN)
- 1993:
Chen Xiaomin (CHN)
- 1994:
Karnam Malleswari (IND)
- 1995:
Karnam Malleswari (IND)
- 1996:
Zhang Xixiang (CHN)
- 1997:
Meng Xianjuan (CHN)
- 1998:
Wang Xiufen (CHN)
- 1999:
Li Feng-ying (TPE)
- 2001:
Li Feng-ying (TPE)
- 2002:
Ri Song-hui (PRK)
- 2003:
Udomporn Polsak (THA)
- 2005:
Li Ping (CHN)
- 2006:
Qiu Hongxia (CHN)
- 2007:
Li Ping (CHN)
- 2009:
Zulfiya Chinshanlo (KAZ)
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Chen Xiaoting (CHN)
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Zulfiya Chinshanlo (KAZ)
- 2013:
Li Yajun (CHN)
- 2014:
Zulfiya Chinshanlo (KAZ)
- 2015:
Hsu Shu-ching (TPE)
- 2017:
Sopita Tanasan (THA)
- 2018:
Li Yajun (CHN)
- 2019:
Liao Qiuyun (CHN)
- 2021:
Ghofrane Belkhir (TUN)
- 2022:
Hidilyn Diaz (PHI)
- 2023:
Chen Guan-ling (TPE)
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- 54 kg (1993–1997)
- 53 kg (1998–2017)
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