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( R e d i r e c t e d f r o m R e b e k a K o h a )
Rebeka Salsabil Ibrahim (born Rebeka Koha ; 19 May 1998) is a Latvian-born Qatari weightlifter , two time Junior World Champion and two time European Champion competing in the 58 kg division until 2018 and 59 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[1]
She was coached by Eduards Andruškevičs, who has also been coaching Olympic medalist Viktors Ščerbatihs and Artūrs Plēsnieks .[2]
In 2023, Rebeka returned to weightlifting representing Qatar and winning Qatar Cup and West Asian Championships.[3]
She currently has junior world records in the clean & jerk and total in the 59 kg division.[4] [5]
Olympics [ edit ]
In 2016, she competed at the Summer Olympics in the 53 kg division placing fourth overall.[6] [7] Latvian Rising Star of the Year in 2016 after her performance at the 2016 Summer Olympics .[8]
World Championships [ edit ]
In 2017, she competed at the World Weightlifting Championships winning the bronze medal in the snatch and total.[9] [10] [11]
In 2018, the IWF restructured the weight classes, and Koha competed in the newly created 59 kg division. She followed up her bronze medal performance in 2017 with stronger performance at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships winning another bronze medal in the snatch and total and setting junior world records in the snatch, clean & jerk, and total.[12]
European Championships [ edit ]
In 2016, she competed at the European Weightlifting Championships winning a bronze medal in the total in the 53 kg category. The following year she competed at the 2017 European Weightlifting Championships winning a gold medal in the snatch, and silver medals in the clean & jerk and total in the 58 kg category.[13] [14]
At the 2018 European Weightlifting Championships , Koha swept gold in all lifts (snatch, clean & jerk, and the total) and became European Champion in the 58 kg division.[15] [16]
Other Competitions [ edit ]
She competed at the 2017 Junior World Weightlifting Championships , winning silver medals in the snatch and clean & jerk, but a gold medal in the total, becoming Junior World Champion in the 58 kg division.[17]
In 2018, coming off her Junior World Championships gold medal, she defended her title as the Junior World Champion by winning gold medals in all lifts at the 2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships .[18]
Major results [ edit ]
Year
Venue
Weight
Snatch (kg )
Clean & Jerk (kg )
Total
Rank
1 2 3 Rank
1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro , Brazil 53 kg 87 87 90 3 103
107 110 4 197 4
World Championships
2014 Almaty , Kazakhstan 53 kg 76 78 80 16 92 94 96 25 174 22
2015 Houston , United States 53 kg 84 86 87 9 101
105 107 16 192 10
2017 Anaheim , United States 58 kg 94 98 101 114
118
121 5 222
2018 Ashgabat , Turkmenistan 59 kg 98 102 103 117
121
124 6 227
2019 Pattaya , Thailand 59 kg 92 95 97 4 112
115
118 12 215 8
European Championships
2016 Førde , Norway 53 kg
87 90 92 102
105
108 198
2017 Split , Croatia 58 kg
92 95 97 110
114
118 213
2018 Bucharest , Romania 58 kg
90 95 100 110
115
120 220
2019 Batumi , Georgia 59 kg
97 101 104 116
120 125 221
Junior World Weightlifting Championships
2017 Tokyo , Japan 58 kg
93 96 99 111
117
120 219
2018 Tashkent , Uzbekistan 58 kg
95 99 103 113
117
120 219
2014 Youth Olympics
2014 Nanjing , China 48 kg 71 73 75 3 86 90 94 3 165
Private life [ edit ]
In spring of 2020 Koha became engaged with the Qatari discus thrower Moaaz Mohamed Ibrahim and on July 26 announced via her Instagram account she had converted to Islam .[19] [20]
References [ edit ]
^ Goodbye Rebeka Koha, hello Rebeka Ibrahima - a happy return for weightlifting star
^ "2018 World Championships 59kg results" . International Weightlifting Federation . 4 November 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018 .
^ "Junior World Records Women" . International Weightlifting Federation . Retrieved 28 February 2019 .
^ Olympic.org. "53 kg Women" . Retrieved 8 December 2018 .
^ "Weightlifter Koha places fourth at Rio Olympics" . The Baltic Course . 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2018 .
^ "Porziņģis un Ikauniece-Admidiņa atzīti par Latvijas gada sportistiem" . Delfi . 22 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2018 .
^ "Rio Olympic Bronze Medallist defeated the reigning Olympic Champion" . International Weightlifting Federation . December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2018 .
^ "Rebeka Koha wins bronze at World Weightlifting Championships" . Public Broadcasting of Latvia . LETA . 1 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2018 .
^ "Rebeka Koha wins bronze at World Weightlifting Championships" . The Baltic Course . 1 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2018 .
^ "World Records: KUO four and CHEN one" . International Weightlifting Federation . 4 November 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2019 .
^ "Weightlifter wins silver at European Championships" . Public Broadcasting of Latvia . LETA . 4 April 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2018 .
^ "Koha wins gold at European Junior Weightlifting Championship" . The Baltic Course . 18 October 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2018 .
^ Galkins, Gundars (29 March 2018). "Latvia's Koha lifts gold at European Weightlifting Championships" . Public Broadcasting of Latvia . Retrieved 8 December 2018 .
^ "Latvia's Koha triumphs at European Weightlifting Championships" . The Baltic Course . 29 March 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018 .
^ "Latvia's Rebeka Koha becomes junior world champion in women's weightlifting" . The Baltic Course . 19 June 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2018 .
^ "The incredible one-woman show of KOHA" . International Weightlifting Federation . 9 July 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018 .
^ "Latvia's champion weightlifter announces conversion to Islam" . Public Broadcasting of Latvia . July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020 .
^ Glazunova, Ludmila (August 5, 2020). "Champion weightlifter Koha quits sports career" . Public Broadcasting of Latvia . Retrieved August 5, 2020 .
External links [ edit ]
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rebeka_Ibrahima&oldid=1189011321 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● 1 9 9 8 b i r t h s ● L i v i n g p e o p l e ● L a t v i a n f e m a l e w e i g h t l i f t e r s ● Q a t a r i w e i g h t l i f t e r s ● W e i g h t l i f t e r s a t t h e 2 0 1 4 S u m m e r Y o u t h O l y m p i c s ● P e o p l e f r o m V e n t s p i l s ● O l y m p i c w e i g h t l i f t e r s f o r L a t v i a ● W e i g h t l i f t e r s a t t h e 2 0 1 6 S u m m e r O l y m p i c s ● W o r l d W e i g h t l i f t i n g C h a m p i o n s h i p s m e d a l i s t s ● E u r o p e a n W e i g h t l i f t i n g C h a m p i o n s h i p s m e d a l i s t s ● L a t v i a n M u s l i m s ● C o n v e r t s t o I s l a m H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● W e b a r c h i v e t e m p l a t e w a y b a c k l i n k s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n m a t c h e s W i k i d a t a ● S p o r t s - R e f e r e n c e t e m p l a t e m i s s i n g a r c h i v e p a r a m e t e r ● A r t i c l e s w i t h V I A F i d e n t i f i e r s
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a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
Latvia
Qatar
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Houston, United States
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Pattaya, Thailand
Førde, Norway
Split, Croatia
Bucharest, Romania
Batumi, Georgia
Tokyo, Japan
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Nanjing, China
