Weightlifting Club Hoorn Nederlands

About us

Weightlifting Club Hoorn (WCH), founded by Omar Khathiri, is the place for weightlifting in the region. At WCH you will find excellent facilities and experienced coaches who help you reach your goals.

What sets us apart? The atmosphere. We focus on performance, but we also value a positive and safe culture on the training floor. Every member can grow in their own way, with respect for one another and in a place where safety comes first.

Eleven members of Weightlifting Club Hoorn in club shirts, together in front of the club crest on the gym wall.

Our coach

Omar Khathiri

Omar Khathiri, born in Tunisia in 1983, is a former professional weightlifter. At his peak he snatched 150 kg and clean & jerked 180 kg.

Today Omar shares his passion as a weightlifting coach, and he recently found new motivation to compete again alongside his coaching. Since returning to Dutch competition he has won several championships. With a wealth of knowledge and experience, he is a striking presence on the training floor.

Omar Khathiri in the start position of a lift at a competition, with a 128 kg Eleiko barbell in front of him.
Snatch 130 kg — Omar Khathiri snatching 130 kg at a competition.

Education

  • Issep Ksar-Saïd University, Tunisia — High Institute of Sport & Physical Education Second-degree weightlifting coaching
  • Pierre de Coubertin college, El Menzah, Tunisia Bachelor Sport and Weightlifting

Coaching

  • Weightlifting club Bir el Bey, Tunisia 2009–2011
  • This is Fit, Hoorn 2018–2023
  • CrossFit Energy, Hoorn 2021–2022
  • MVMNT, Hoorn 2022–2023

Competition — first place

Africa

  • Club championships 2002–2009 champion, 77 and 85 kg classes
  • Tunisian championship 2002–2009 champion, 77 and 85 kg classes
  • African championship 2009 champion, 77 kg — 147 kg snatch, 179 kg clean & jerk

Europe

  • Mediterranean Games 2009 champion, 77 kg — 146 kg snatch
  • European championship 2022 81 kg — 124 kg snatch, 150 kg clean & jerk
  • Naim Süleymanoğlu tournament 2022 81 kg — 125 kg snatch, 151 kg clean & jerk
  • European Masters championship 2024, Norway first place

World

  • World Masters championship 2024, Rovaniemi (Finland) first place

The Netherlands

  • SBD Cup 2021 champion and best athlete, 89 kg — 115 kg snatch, 150 kg clean & jerk
  • Dutch championship 2022 champion and six Dutch records, 89 kg — 123 kg snatch, 150 kg clean & jerk
  • SBD Cup 2022 champion and best athlete, 89 kg — 128 kg snatch, 154 kg clean & jerk
  • Dutch championship 2023 81 kg — 126 kg snatch (Dutch record)

Two gold medals in 2024

Omar Khathiri on the top step of the podium with a gold medal at the World Masters championship in Rovaniemi, Finland.
First place — World Masters weightlifting championship 2024, Rovaniemi (Finland)
Omar Khathiri with a gold medal between the second and third place finishers on the podium of the European Masters championship in Norway.
First place — European Masters weightlifting championship 2024, Norway