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.
Medal record | ||
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Men's Weightlifting | ||
Representing France | ||
Olympic Games | ||
2008 Beijing | 69 kg | |
World Championships | ||
2006 Santo Domingo | – 69 kg | |
2005 Doha | – 69 kg | |
European Championships | ||
2007 Strasbourg | – 69 kg | |
2008 Lignano Sabbiadoro | – 69 kg | |
2009 Bucharest | – 69 kg | |
2012 Antalya | – 69 kg | |
2006 Władysławowo | – 69 kg | |
Representing Cameroon | ||
Commonwealth Games | ||
2002 Manchester | – 69 kg | |
African Games | ||
1999 Johannesburg | – 62 kg |
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
editYear | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | ||||||
Representing France | |||||||||||||
Olympic Games | |||||||||||||
2012 | London, Great Britain | 69 kg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
2008 | Beijing, China | 69 kg | 147 | 151 | 5 | 187 | 2 | 338 | |||||
World Championships | |||||||||||||
2011 | Paris, France | 69 kg | 138 | 20 | 175 | 14 | 313 | 13 | |||||
2010 | Antalya, Turkey | 69 kg | — | — | — | — | |||||||
2009 | Goyang, South Korea | 69 kg | 146 | 149 | 5 | — | — | — | |||||
2007 | Chiang Mai, Thailand | 69 kg | 143 | 8 | 182 | 187 | 330 | 4 | |||||
2006 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 69 kg | 143 | 146 | 178 | 182 | 186 | 332 | |||||
2005 | Doha, Qatar | 69 kg | 140 | 145 | 179 | 324 | |||||||
European Championships | |||||||||||||
2012 | Antalya, Turkey | 69 kg | 138 | 141 | 143 | 6 | 172 | 175 | 318 | ||||
2011 | Kazan, Russia | 69 kg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2009 | Bucharest, Romania | 69 kg | 144 | 147 | 181 | 186 | 333 | ||||||
2008 | Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy | 69 kg | 145 | 4 | 182 | 185 | 188 | 333 | |||||
2007 | Strasbourg, France | 69 kg | 142 | 146 | 148 | 180 | 183 | 331 | |||||
2006 | Władysławowo, Poland | 69 kg | 141 | 145 | 5 | 176 | 179 | 180 | 325 | ||||
Representing Cameroon | |||||||||||||
Olympic Games | |||||||||||||
2004 | Athens, Greece | 69 kg | 140 | 145 | 7 | 182.5 | 5 | 327.5 | 5 | ||||
World Championships | |||||||||||||
2003 | Vancouver, Canada | 69 kg | 135 | 21 | 175 | 180 | — | 4 | 315 | 13 | |||
2002 | Warsaw, Poland | 69 kg | 137.5 | 142.5 | 10 | 175 | 11 | 317.5 | 9 | ||||
2001 | Antalya, Turkey | 69 kg | 132.5 | 137.5 | 12 | 172.5 | 177.5 | — | 6 | 315 | 12 | ||
1999 | Athens, Greece | 62 kg | 112.5 | 115 | 36 | — | — | — | |||||
Commonwealth Games | |||||||||||||
2002 | Manchester, Great Britain | 69 kg | 135 | 140 | 170 | 310 | [9] | ||||||
African Games | |||||||||||||
1999 | Johannesburg, South Africa | 62 kg | 112.5 | 117.5 | 145 | 262.5 | [10] |
References
edit- ^ a b "Vencelas DABAYA TIENTCHEU" (in French). French National Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
- ^ "Cameroon Olympic Team". Cameroon-info (in French). 21 August 2004. Archived from the original on 8 August 2007. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
- ^ "DABAYA TIENTCH". International Weightlifting Federation.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "DABAYA Vencelas". International Weightlifting Federation.
- ^ 75th MEN'S and 18th WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS -69 KG MEN Archived 2008-12-02 at the Wayback Machine, iwf.net
- ^ "Frenchman Dabaya is the 500th World Champion". www.iwf.net. 2 October 2006. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ "Haltérophilie - ChE - Dabaya en argent". L'Équipe (in French). 7 April 2009. Archived from the original on 9 April 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
- ^ "Weightlifting - Men's Up to 69 kg". m2002.thecgf.com.
- ^ "7th All Africa Games - Weightlifting: Men 62 kg Overall Results". www.aag.org.za.
External links
edit- Athlete Biography at beijing2008