Vencelas Dabaya
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Weightlifting | ||
Competitor for  France |
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Silver | 2008 Beijing | 69 kg |
| World Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2005 Doha | – 69 kg |
| Gold | 2006 Santo Domingo | – 69 kg |
| European Championships | ||
| Gold | 2007 Strasbourg | – 69 kg |
| Silver | 2008 Lignano Sabbiadoro | – 69 kg |
| Silver | 2009 Bucharest | – 69 kg |
| Bronze | 2006 Władysławowo | – 69 kg |
Vencelas Dabaya (born 28 April 1981 in Kumba, Cameroon)[1] is a French weightlifter.
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]
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.
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.[7]
He is 167 centimetres (5 ft 6 in) tall and weighs 72 kilograms (160 lb).[1]
References
- ^ a b "Vencelas DABAYA TIENTCHEU" (in French). French National Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
- ^ "Cameroon Olympic Team". Cameroon-info (in French). 2004-08-21. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
- ^ "DABAYA TIENTCH.". International Weightlifting Federation.
- ^ "Althérophilie:Yamechi Madeleine, championne de France". Cameroon-info (in French). 2007-01-15. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- ^ a b c "DABAYA Vencelas". International Weightlifting Federation.
- ^ 75th MEN'S and 18th WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS -69 KG MEN, iwf.net
- ^ "Haltérophilie - ChE - Dabaya en argent" (in French). L'Équipe. 2009-04-07. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
External links
- Athlete Biography at beijing2008
