Dora Tchakounté
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Full name | Dora Meiriama Tchakounté | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Cameroonian French (since 2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1995-03-23) 23 March 1995 (age 29) Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | France | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 59 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | VGA Saint-Maur | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Yann Morisseau, Frantz Felicite | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||
2021 | Tokyo, Japan | 59 kg | 93 | 96 | — | 112 | 117 | — | 213 | 4 | ||
2024 | Paris, France | 59 kg | 95 | 98 | — | 115 | — | — | 213 | 9 | ||
World Championships | ||||||||||||
2014 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | 58 kg | 80 | 84 | 87 | 17 | 96 | 100 | 24 | 187 | 24 | |
2015 | Houston, United States | 58 kg | 85 | 88 | 17 | 100 | 102 | 26 | 190 | 23 | ||
2018 | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 59 kg | 88 | 92 | 95 | 8 | 105 | 108 | 19 | 203 | 13 | |
2019 | Pattaya, Thailand | 59 kg | 88 | 92 | 13 | 110 | 114 | 14 | 206 | 12 | ||
2022 | Bogotá, Colombia | 59 kg | 96 | 10 | 115 | 120 | 10 | 216 | 9 | |||
2023 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 59 kg | 93 | 96 | 12 | 115 | 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 | 4 | 100 | 103 | 106 | 9 | 194 | 6 | |
2019 | Batumi, Georgia | 59 kg | 90 | 94 | 6 | 105 | 110 | 7 | 204 | 7 | ||
2021 | Moscow, Russia | 59 kg | 92 | 95 | ![]() | 110 | 115 | ![]() | 210 | ![]() | ||
2022 | Tirana, Albania | 59 kg | 93 | 96 | ![]() | 113 | 117 | ![]() | 213 | ![]() | ||
2023 | Yerevan, Armenia | 64 kg | 93 | 4 | 113 | 116 | 4 | 209 | 6 | |||
2024 | Sofia, Bulgaria | 59 kg | 95 | 98 | ![]() | 117 | 4 | 215 | ![]() |
References
- ^ a b "Results Book" (PDF). 2021 European Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ à 07h00, Par Le 7 juin 2014 (2014-06-07). "Dora l'haltérophile". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-04-28.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "JORF n° 0187 du 14 août 2007 - Légifrance". www.legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ "2014 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "2015 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "2019 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "International Testing Agency-The ITA asserts apparent anti-doping rule violation against Azerbaijani weightlifter". International Testing Agency. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (23 May 2021). "Olympic Games weightlifting doper Kostova tests positive again". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (1 October 2021). "Weightlifter Kostova suspended for eight years - after life bans for doctor and coach". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Women's 59 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "2023 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ Adrega, Pedro (8 August 2024). "Dora Tchakounte (FRA): "Despite the result, the Games remain a magical experience!"". No. IWF. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
External links
- Dora Tchakounté at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Dora Tchakounté at the International Weightlifting Results Project
- Dora Tchakounté at IAT Database Weightlifting (in German)
- Dora Tchakounté at Olympics.com
- Dora Tchakounté at Olympedia