| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Arcangeline Fouodji Sonkbou |
| Born | 26 August 1987 Douala, Cameroon |
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Cameroon |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Event(s) | Women's 69 kg |
Arcangeline Fouodji Sonkbou (born 26 August 1987) is a Cameroonian weightlifter. She participated at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the 63 kg event. [1] She competed in the women's 69 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [2]
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||||
| 2014 |  Glasgow, Scotland | 63 kg | 70 | 75 | 77 | — | 95 | 100 | — | 177 | 8 | |
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