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Karem Ben Hnia

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Karem Ben Hnia
Personal information
NationalityTunisian
Born (1994-11-13) 13 November 1994 (age 30)
Monastir, Tunisia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Country Tunisia
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Casablanca –69 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Yaoundé –69 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Vacoas –69 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Mahébourg –69 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Cairo –73 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Nairobi –73 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Tunis –73 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Ismailia –73 kg

Karem Ben Hnia (born 13 November 1994)[1] is a Tunisian Olympic weightlifter from the city of Moknine.

Career

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Ben Hnia took up weightlifting at the age of eight.[2]

He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He also represented Tunisia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's 73 kg event.[3]

He won gold medals in all three Men's 73 kg events at the 2019 African Games.[4]

In August 2024, Ben Hnia competed in the men's 73 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He lifted 330 kg in total and placed eighth.

Major results

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 69 kg 147 150 150 177 177 177 DNF
2021 Japan Tokyo, Japan 73 kg 148 151 153 185 190 190 338 6
2024 France Paris, France 73 kg 145 145 149 181 186 187 330 8
World Championships
2011 France Paris, France 62 kg 115 120 120 26 145 150 150 26 260 27
2015 Houston, United States 69 kg 146 149 150 5 176 181 183 5 333 5
2017 Anaheim, United States 69 kg 145 145 146
2018 Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 73 kg 146 151 154 10 180 185 186 7 337 7
2019 Thailand Pattaya, Thailand 73 kg
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 73 kg 146 146 149 13 180 186 188 4 332 6
2024 Bahrain Manama, Bahrain 73 kg 145 149 151 11 182 184 188 7 333 5
IWF World Cup
2020 Roma, Italy 73 kg 145 149 152 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 180 184 1st place, gold medalist(s) 333 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2024 Phuket, Thailand 73 kg 145 147 149 18 175 18 322 15
African Games
2015 Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 69 kg 135 145 146 1st place, gold medalist(s) 170 173 180 1st place, gold medalist(s) 308 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2019 Rabat, Morocco 73 kg 145 150 153 1st place, gold medalist(s) 180 189 1st place, gold medalist(s) 333 1st place, gold medalist(s)
African Championships
2012 Nairobi, Kenya 69 kg 117 117 123 5 150 162 162 5 273 5
2013 Casablanca, Morocco 69 kg 135 140 143 1st place, gold medalist(s) 170 178 1st place, gold medalist(s) 321 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2016 Yaoundé, Cameroon 69 kg 141 147 147 1st place, gold medalist(s) 170 180 188 1st place, gold medalist(s) 317 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2017 Vacoas, Mauritius 69 kg 140 147 150 1st place, gold medalist(s) 170 180 186 1st place, gold medalist(s) 327 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2018 Mahébourg, Mauritius 69 kg 130 140 145 1st place, gold medalist(s) 163 170 175 1st place, gold medalist(s) 320 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2019 Cairo, Egypt 73 kg 144 146 152 1st place, gold medalist(s) 180 186 190 1st place, gold medalist(s) 338 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2021 Nairobi, Kenya 73 kg 140 149 150 1st place, gold medalist(s) 180 180 180 1st place, gold medalist(s) 330 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2023 Tunis, Tunisia 73 kg 146 149 149 1st place, gold medalist(s) 180 187 187 1st place, gold medalist(s) 326 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2024 Ismailia, Egypt 73 kg 144 145 1st place, gold medalist(s) 175 1st place, gold medalist(s) 320 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

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  1. ^ "Karem Ben Hnia". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. ^ "BEN HNIA Karem". Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  3. ^ Oliver, Brian (28 July 2021). "Shi Zhiyong wins weightlifting gold with world record - and bronze for B Group Indonesian". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. ^ Etchells, Daniel (27 August 2019). "Ekevwo and Ta Lou claim 100m titles at African Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
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