Vencelas Dabaya

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Vencelas Dabaya
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Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Beijing 69 kg
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Santo Domingo 69 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Doha 69 kg
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Strasbourg 69 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Lignano Sabbiadoro 69 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Bucharest 69 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Antalya 69 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Władysławowo 69 kg
Representing Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Manchester 69 kg
African Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1999 Johannesburg 62 kg

Vencelas Dabaya Tientcheu (born 28 April 1981 in Kumba, Cameroon) [1] is a French weightlifter. He is a former World Champion, European champion and Olympic silver medalist in weightlifting.

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At the 2004 Summer Olympics he represented Cameroon, and was flag bearer of the Cameroonian team at the opening ceremony. [2] In the Olympic tournament he ranked 5th in the 69 kg category, with a total of 327.5 kg. [3] He represents France since he became naturalized French citizen in November 2004. [4]

He won the bronze medal in the 69 kg category at the 2005 World Weightlifting Championships. [5]

Dabaya participated in the men's -69 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships and won the gold medal, snatching 146 kg and jerking an additional 186 kg for a total of 332 kg. [6] With his gold medal, became weightlifting's 500th World Champion and received the special IWF Award for this honour. [7]

At the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships he ranked 4th in the 69 kg category. [5]

He won the silver medal in the 69 kg category at the 2008 European Weightlifting Championships, lifting a total of 333 kg. [5]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics he won the silver medal in the 69 kg category, lifting a total of 338 kg.[ citation needed ]

He won gold in the clean and jerk, bronze in the snatch, and overall silver with a total of 333 kg at the 2009 European Weightlifting Championships in the 69 kg category. [8]

He is 167 centimetres (5 ft 6 in) tall and weighs 72 kilograms (159 lb). [1]

Major Results

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
123Rank123Rank
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Olympic Games
2012 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London, Great Britain 69 kg 135135135
2008 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing, China 69 kg 14715115351871971972338Silver medal icon.svg
World Championships
2011 Flag of France.svg Paris, France 69 kg 138138142201751801801431313
2010 Flag of Turkey.svg Antalya, Turkey 69 kg 143143143177177177
2009 Flag of South Korea.svg Goyang, South Korea 69 kg 1461491525185185185
2007 Flag of Thailand.svg Chiang Mai, Thailand 69 kg 1431461468182182187Silver medal icon.svg3304
2006 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 69 kg143146146Bronze medal icon.svg178182186Gold medal icon.svg332Gold medal icon.svg
2005 Flag of Qatar.svg Doha, Qatar 69 kg140145146Bronze medal icon.svg179185186Bronze medal icon.svg324Bronze medal icon.svg
European Championships
2012 Flag of Turkey.svg Antalya, Turkey 69 kg1381411436172175178Bronze medal icon.svg318Silver medal icon.svg
2011 Flag of Russia.svg Kazan, Russia 69 kg
2009 Flag of Romania.svg Bucharest, Romania 69 kg144147149Bronze medal icon.svg181185186Gold medal icon.svg333Silver medal icon.svg
2008 Flag of Italy.svg Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy 69 kg1451481484182185188Gold medal icon.svg333Silver medal icon.svg
2007 Flag of France.svg Strasbourg, France 69 kg142146148Silver medal icon.svg180183190Gold medal icon.svg331Gold medal icon.svg
2006 Flag of Poland.svg Władysławowo, Poland 69 kg1411451475176179180Bronze medal icon.svg325Bronze medal icon.svg
Representing Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Olympic Games
2004 Flag of Greece.svg Athens, Greece 69 kg 140145147.57182.5187.5192.55327.55
World Championships
2003 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver, Canada 69 kg13514014021175180431513
2002 Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw, Poland 69 kg137,5137.5142.510175182.5182.511317.59
2001 Flag of Turkey.svg Antalya, Turkey 69 kg 132.5137.514012172.5177.5631512
1999 Flag of Greece.svg Athens, Greece 62 kg 110112.511536150150150
Commonwealth Games
2002 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Manchester, Great Britain 69 kg135140140Gold medal icon.svg170177.5177.5Gold medal icon.svg310Gold medal icon.svg [9]
African Games
1999 Flag of South Africa.svg Johannesburg, South Africa 62 kg112.5117.5117.5Silver medal icon.svg145152.5152.5Bronze medal icon.svg262.5Bronze medal icon.svg [10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Vencelas DABAYA TIENTCHEU" (in French). French National Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
  2. "Cameroon Olympic Team". Cameroon-info (in French). 21 August 2004. Archived from the original on 8 August 2007. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
  3. "DABAYA TIENTCH". International Weightlifting Federation.
  4. "Althérophilie:Yamechi Madeleine, championne de France". Cameroon-info (in French). 15 January 2007. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  5. 1 2 3 "DABAYA Vencelas". International Weightlifting Federation.
  6. 75th MEN'S and 18th WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS -69 KG MEN Archived 2008-12-02 at the Wayback Machine , iwf.net
  7. "Frenchman Dabaya is the 500th World Champion". www.iwf.net. 2 October 2006. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  8. "Haltérophilie - ChE - Dabaya en argent". L'Équipe (in French). 7 April 2009. Archived from the original on 9 April 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
  9. "Weightlifting - Men's Up to 69 kg". m2002.thecgf.com.
  10. "7th All Africa Games - Weightlifting: Men 62 kg Overall Results". www.aag.org.za. Archived from the original on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Athens 2004
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