Dora Tchakounté

French weightlifter (born 1995)
Dora Tchakounté
Personal information
Full nameDora Meiriama Tchakounté
NationalityCameroonian
French (since 2007)
Born (1995-03-23) 23 March 1995 (age 29)
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 place 2022 Tirana 59 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Moscow 59 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Sofia 59 kg

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

Early life

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

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

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
2021 Tokyo, Japan 59 kg 93 96 98 — 112 117 120 — 213 4
2024 Paris, France 59 kg 95 98 100 — 115 118 — — 213 9
World Championships
2014 Almaty, Kazakhstan 58 kg 80 84 87 17 96 100 104 24 187 24
2015 Houston, United States 58 kg 85 88 90 17 100 102 104 26 190 23
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 59 kg 88 92 95 8 105 108 110 19 203 13
2019 Pattaya, Thailand 59 kg 88 92 96 13 110 110 114 14 206 12
2022 Bogotá, Colombia 59 kg 96 96 99 10 115 120 122 10 216 9
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 59 kg 93 96 99 12 115 115 121 22 211 19
IWF World Cup
2024 Phuket, Thailand 59 kg 95 98 101 8 115 120 123 10 224 10
European Championships
2016 Førde, Norway 58 kg 84 88 88 4 100 103 106 9 194 6
2019 Batumi, Georgia 59 kg 90 94 97 6 105 110 112 7 204 7
2021 Moscow, Russia 59 kg 92 95 97 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 110 115 115 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 210 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2022 Tirana, Albania 59 kg 93 96 98 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 113 117 117 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 213 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2023 Yerevan, Armenia 64 kg 93 98 98 4 113 116 120 4 209 6
2024 Sofia, Bulgaria 59 kg 95 95 98 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 117 117 120 4 215 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ a b "Results Book" (PDF). 2021 European Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. ^ à 07h00, Par Le 7 juin 2014 (2014-06-07). "Dora l'haltérophile". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-04-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  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. ^ a b "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.