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Dora Tchakounté

Dora Meiriama Tchakounté (born 23 March 1995)[1] is a French weightlifter born in Yaoundé, Cameroon.[2]

Dora Tchakounté
Personal information
Full nameDora Meiriama Tchakounté
NationalityCameroonian
French (since 2007)
Born (1995-03-23) 23 March 1995 (age 31)
Yaoundé, Cameroon
Sport
CountryFrance
SportWeightlifting
Weight class59 kg
ClubVGA Saint-Maur
Coached byYann Morisseau, Frantz Felicite
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  France
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Tirana59 kg
Silver medal – second place2021 Moscow59 kg
Silver medal – second place2024 Sofia59 kg

Early life

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Tchakounté was born in 1995 in Yaoundé, Cameroon. She acquired French nationality on 10 August 2007, through the collective effect of her mother's naturalization.[3]

Career

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Tchakounté competed in the women's 58 kg event at the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan and the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships in Houston, United States.[4][5] She also competed in the women's 59 kg event at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan and the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships in Pattaya, Thailand.[6][7]

She won the silver medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2021 European Weightlifting Championships held in Moscow, Russia.[1][8] At the time, she won the bronze medal but in October 2021, this became the silver medal after original gold medalist Boyanka Kostova of Azerbaijan was banned for testing positive for traces of stanozolol.[9][10][11]

In 2021, Tchakounté represented France at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She finished in 4th place in the women's 59 kg event.[12]

She competed in the women's 71 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[13] In 2023, she competed in the women's 59 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[14]

In August 2024, Tchakounté competed in the women's 59 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[15] She lifted 213 kg in total and finished in 9th place.[15] She didn't make the third attempt in the Clear & Jerk because of fragility of her right elbow.[16]

Major results

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
2021Tokyo, Japan59 kg939698N/a112117120N/a2134
2024Paris, France59 kg9598100N/a115118—N/a2139
World Championships
2014Almaty, Kazakhstan58 kg80848717961001042418724
2015Houston, United States58 kg858890 17100102104 2619023
2018Ashgabat, Turkmenistan59 kg8892958105108110 1920313
2019Pattaya, Thailand59 kg889296131101101141420612
2022Bogotá, Colombia59 kg96969910115120122102169
2023Riyadh, Saudi Arabia59 kg939699121151151212221119
IWF World Cup
2024Phuket, Thailand59 kg959810181151201231022410
European Championships
2016Førde, Norway58 kg848888410010310691946
2019Batumi, Georgia59 kg909497610511011272047
2021Moscow, Russia59 kg9295972nd place, silver medalist(s)1101151152nd place, silver medalist(s)2102nd place, silver medalist(s)
2022Tirana, Albania59 kg9396982nd place, silver medalist(s)1131171172nd place, silver medalist(s)2131st place, gold medalist(s)
2023Yerevan, Armenia64 kg939898411311612042096
2024Sofia, Bulgaria59 kg9595983rd place, bronze medalist(s)11711712042152nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

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  1. 1 2 "Results Book" (PDF). 2021 European Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Dora l'haltérophile". Le Parisien (in French). 2014-06-07. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  3. ↑ "JORF n° 0187 du 14 août 2007 - Légifrance". www.legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  4. ↑ "2014 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "2015 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "2019 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  8. ↑ Shefferd, Neil (5 April 2021). "Kostova wins closely fought women's 59kg category on third day of European Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "International Testing Agency-The ITA asserts apparent anti-doping rule violation against Azerbaijani weightlifter". International Testing Agency. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  10. ↑ Oliver, Brian (23 May 2021). "Olympic Games weightlifting doper Kostova tests positive again". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  11. ↑ Oliver, Brian (1 October 2021). "Weightlifter Kostova suspended for eight years - after life bans for doctor and coach". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  12. ↑ "Women's 59 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  13. ↑ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  14. ↑ "2023 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  15. 1 2 "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  16. ↑ Adrega, Pedro (8 August 2024). "Dora Tchakounte (FRA): "Despite the result, the Games remain a magical experience!"". No. IWF. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
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