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| Full name | Malek Chamoun | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 January 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83.76 kg (184.7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Malek Chamoun (born 3 January 1989) is an Australian male weightlifter, competing in the 85 kg category and representing Australia at international competitions. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships. [1]
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2011 |  Paris, France | 85 kg | 135 | 35 | 170 | 31 | 305 | 31 | ||||
Chamoun is legally blind. [2]
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