Ahed Joughili (; born October 10, 1984) is a

Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...

weightlifter Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells or machines. People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can ...

, who competed in the 105 kg division at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

and

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. Joughili won a silver medal at the

2005 Mediterranean Games The XVth Mediterranean Games Almería 2005 (XV Juegos del Mediterráneo 2005 in Spanish), commonly known as the 2005 Mediterranean Games, were the 15th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Almería, Spain over 10 days, from 24 June to 3 Ju ...

and a gold medal at the

2006 Asian Games The 2006 Asian Games (), officially known as the XV Asiad or 15th Asian Games (, and commonly known as Doha 2006 (), were an Asian multi-sport event held in Doha, Qatar, from December 1 to 15, 2006, with 424 events in 39 sports featured in the ga ...

. Joughili claimed both gold medals for the 105 kg snatch and clean&jerk at the

2009 Mediterranean Games The 2009 Mediterranean Games, officially the XVI Mediterranean Games () and commonly known as Pescara 2009, was a multi-sport event held in Pescara, Italy, from 26 June to 5 July 2009. It was governed by the International Committee of Mediterran ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Joughili, Ahed 1984 births Living people Syrian male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Syria Weightlifters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2012 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists in weightlifting Weightlifters at the 2006 Asian Games Weightlifters at the 2010 Asian Games Weightlifters at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Syria Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Syria Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Syria Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Syria Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Weightlifters at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Mediterranean Games medalists in weightlifting People from Hama 21st-century Syrian sportsmen Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Syria