
IPF
Arab Cup 2023 results
Illustrative photo · APF competition, Keesler, 2012 — not this meet
Photo: Kemberly Groue / U.S. Air Force · Public domain · Source · Display cropped; original linked.
3 elite raw lifters (2 men, 1 women) competed at this meet, with an average score of 512.0 DOTS. The best performance relative to bodyweight came from Mohamed Sahad, who totalled 1,995.2 lbs (905 kg) at 260.4 lbs (118.1 kg) bodyweight (522.5 DOTS).
Meet at a glance
Raw full-power lifters
143
All entrants, not only elite
Bombed out
13
No valid total
Attempts made
74%
930 of 1,256
Avg. total for 3rd place
1,093.6 lbs
Across weight classes
Best lifter
Highest DOTS score of the meet, all weight classes combined.
Heaviest lifts of the meet
Squat
- 1. Ilyes Boughalem815.7 lbs
- 2. Mohamed Sahad804.7 lbs
- 3. Etienne El Chaer727.5 lbs
Bench press
- 1. Ilyes Boughalem606.3 lbs
- 2. Khoder El Sen485 lbs
- 3. Mohamed Sahad485 lbs
Deadlift
- 1. Etienne El Chaer782.6 lbs
- 2. Mohamed Sahad705.5 lbs
- 3. Charbel Hage685.6 lbs
Podiums by weight class
Top three totals in each class, all age divisions combined. Official placings may differ by division.
Women up to 95 lbs (43 kg)
1 lifter
- Merna Issa380.3 lbs
Women up to 104 lbs (47 kg)
2 lifters
- Amany Deeb424.4 lbs
- Riam Alloush407.9 lbs
Women up to 115 lbs (52 kg)
4 lifters
- Nourhane Ballout804.7 lbs
- Sara Wahidi722 lbs
- Solaf Takla540.1 lbs
Women up to 139 lbs (63 kg)
6 lifters
- Julie Azzi799.2 lbs
- Esraa Almasri771.6 lbs
- Nour Daoud771.6 lbs
Women up to 152 lbs (69 kg)
5 lifters
- Gaelle Yazbeck948 lbs
- Angelica Yassine859.8 lbs
- Layan Zein854.3 lbs
Women up to 168 lbs (76 kg)
1 lifter
- Saeb Hanen677.9 lbs
Women up to 185 lbs (84 kg)
1 lifter
- Gulshan Kazi897.3 lbs
Women 185+ lbs (84+ kg)
5 lifters
- Nour Mohamed1,036.2 lbs
- Dayana Zaghlout959 lbs
- Hana Saja826.7 lbs
Men up to 117 lbs (53 kg)
4 lifters
- Hamzah Al-Shuwaili859.8 lbs
- Abdulqader Adnan760.6 lbs
- Mustafa Alsaadi705.5 lbs
Men up to 130 lbs (59 kg)
8 lifters
- Naktal Majeed1,063.7 lbs
- Mohammad Alqattan1,047.2 lbs
- Roni Soueid1,008.6 lbs
Men up to 146 lbs (66 kg)
8 lifters
- Jad Khalil1,135.4 lbs
- Youssef Mohamed1,074.8 lbs
- Ahmad Fouad Shahhet1,063.7 lbs
Men up to 163 lbs (74 kg)
9 lifters
- Billal Aouimer1,471.6 lbs
- Monzer Maarabani1,405.4 lbs
- Omar Alzine1,372.4 lbs
Men up to 183 lbs (83 kg)
16 lifters
- Redha Al-Sarray1,499.1 lbs
- Christophe Boulos1,477.1 lbs
- Karim Chalak1,322.8 lbs
Men up to 205 lbs (93 kg)
16 lifters
- Kazem Sawalhi1,609.4 lbs
- Michel El Maalouf1,427.5 lbs
- Ammar Rabiee1,405.4 lbs
Men up to 231 lbs (105 kg)
15 lifters
- Charbel Hage1,589.5 lbs
- Ahmad Abdullah1,554.3 lbs
- Ahmed Almansi1,548.7 lbs
Men up to 265 lbs (120 kg)
15 lifters
- Mohamed Sahad1,995.2 lbs
- Etienne El Chaer1,955.5 lbs
- Renwar Hama1,670 lbs
Men 265+ lbs (120+ kg)
8 lifters
- Ilyes Boughalem2,094.4 lbs
- Khoder El Sen1,697.6 lbs
- Hussein Maana1,576.3 lbs
Elite men results
Best squat, bench press and deadlift of the day, in pounds (kg in brackets). Total = sum of the three lifts. PR = lifetime competition best set at this meet.
| Athlete | Class | Place | Squat / Bench / Deadlift | Total | DOTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Sahad · Algeria | 264.6 lbs (120 kg) | 1 | 804.7 lbs / 485 lbs / 705.5 lbs | 1,995.2 lbs (905 kg) | 522.5 |
| Etienne El Chaer · LebanonPR | 264.6 lbs (120 kg) | 1 | 727.5 lbs / 445.3 lbs / 782.6 lbs | 1,955.5 lbs (887 kg) | 510.8 |
Elite women results
Best squat, bench press and deadlift of the day, in pounds (kg in brackets). Total = sum of the three lifts. PR = lifetime competition best set at this meet.
| Athlete | Class | Place | Squat / Bench / Deadlift | Total | DOTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joya Khairallah · LebanonPR | 125.7 lbs (57 kg) | 1 | 330.7 lbs / 209.4 lbs / 396.8 lbs | 937 lbs (425 kg) | 502.6 |
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