Petit Minkoumba

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Petit Minkoumba
Personal information
Full namePetit David Minkoumba
NationalityCameroonian
Born (1989-02-27) 27 February 1989 (age 34)
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s)94 kg

Petit David Minkoumba (born 27 February 1989) is a Cameroonian weightlifter.

He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's 94 kg. [1] He competed at world championships, most recently at the 2009 World Weightlifting Championships. [2]

In April 2018, he was one of eight Cameroonian athletes who went missing from their accommodation during the 2018 Commonwealth Games. [3] [4]

Major results

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
123Rank123Rank
World Championships
2009 Flag of South Korea.svg Goyang, South Korea 77 kg 125130130261551601612728025

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References

  1. "Petit David Minkoumba". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  2. "2009 Weightlifting World Championships - Petit David Minkoumba". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  3. "Commonwealth Games: Eight Cameroon athletes 'desert' team". BBC News. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  4. "Cameroon stars reportedly flee Commonwealth Games". Cairns Post. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.