Dora Tchakounté Explained

Dora Tchakounté
Full Name:Dora Meiriama Tchakounté
Nationality:Cameroonian
French (since 2007)
Birth Date:1995 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Yaoundé, Cameroon
Country:France
Sport:Weightlifting
Weight Class:59 kg
Club:VGA Saint-Maur
Coach:Yann Morisseau, Frantz Felicite

Dora Meiriama Tchakounté (born 23 March 1995)[1] is a French weightlifter born in Yaoundé, Cameroon.[2]

Early life

Tchakounté was born in 1995 in Yaoundé, Cameroon. She acquired French nationality on 10 August 2007, through the collective effect of her mother's naturalization.[3]

Career

Tchakounté competed in the women's 58kg event at the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan and the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships in Houston, United States.[4] [5] She also competed in the women's 59kg event at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan and the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships in Pattaya, Thailand.[6] [7]

She won the silver medal in the women's 59kg event at the 2021 European Weightlifting Championships held in Moscow, Russia.[1] [8] At the time, she won the bronze medal but in October 2021, this became the silver medal after original gold medalist Boyanka Kostova of Azerbaijan was banned for testing positive for traces of stanozolol.[9] [10] [11]

In 2021, Tchakounté represented France at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She finished in 4th place in the women's 59kg event.[12]

She competed in the women's 71kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[13] In 2023, she competed in the women's 59kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[14]

In August 2024, Tchakounté competed in the women's 59kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[15] She lifted 213 kg in total and finished in 9th place.[15] She didn't make the third attempt in the Clear & Jerk because of fragility of her right elbow.[16]

Major results

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
width=65 1width=65 2width=65 3width=45 Rankwidth=65 1width=65 2width=65 3width=45 Rank
Summer Olympics
align=left Tokyo, Japan 93 96 98 112 117 120 213 4
align=left Paris, France 9598 100 115118 — 213 9
World Championships
Almaty, Kazakhstan80848717961001042418724
Houston, United States85 88 90 17 100 102 104 26 19023
align=left Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 88 92 95 8 105 108 110 19 203 13
align=left Pattaya, Thailand 88 92 96 13 110 110 114 14 206 12
align=left Bogotá, Colombia 96 96 99 10 115 120 122 10 216 9
align=left Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 93 96 99 12 115 115 121 22 211 19
IWF World Cup
Phuket, Thailand 59 kg 95 98 101 8 115 120 123 10 224 10
European Championships
align=left Førde, Norway 58 kg 84 88 88 4 100 103 106 9 194 6
align=left Batumi, Georgia 59 kg 90 94 97 6 105 110 112 7 204 7
align=left Moscow, Russia 59 kg 92 95 97 110 115 115 210
align=left Tirana, Albania 59 kg 93 96 98 113 117 117 213
align=left Yerevan, Armenia 64 kg 93 98 98 4 113 116 120 4 209 6
align=left Sofia, Bulgaria 59 kg 95 95 98 117 117 120 4 215

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210413173640/https://www.ewfed.com/2021/Moscow/ResultsBook.pdf. 13 April 2021. 29 May 2021. 2021 European Weightlifting Championships.
  2. News: . 2014-06-07 . Dora l'haltérophile . 2024-09-30 . Le Parisien. fr-FR.
  3. Web site: JORF n° 0187 du 14 août 2007 - Légifrance . 2024-01-06 . www.legifrance.gouv.fr.
  4. Web site: 2014 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20201127015721/https://www.iwf.net/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2014/11/Results_Book_Almaty2014.pdf . 27 November 2020 . 27 August 2022 . International Weightlifting Federation.
  5. Web site: 2015 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210505222930/https://www.iwf.net/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2015/11/Results-Book.pdf. 5 May 2021. 24 June 2021. International Weightlifting Federation.
  6. Web site: 2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20181111043844/https://www.iwf.net/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2018/11/Results_Book_2018_Ashgabat.pdf. 11 November 2018. 23 June 2021. International Weightlifting Federation.
  7. Web site: 2019 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210725001808/https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2019/09/job_934-Pattaya_2019.pdf. 25 July 2021. 25 July 2021. International Weightlifting Federation.
  8. News: Shefferd. Neil. 5 April 2021. Kostova wins closely fought women's 59kg category on third day of European Weightlifting Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 29 May 2021.
  9. Web site: International Testing Agency-The ITA asserts apparent anti-doping rule violation against Azerbaijani weightlifter. 27 May 2021. International Testing Agency. en-GB.
  10. News: Oliver. Brian. 23 May 2021. Olympic Games weightlifting doper Kostova tests positive again. InsideTheGames.biz. 29 May 2021.
  11. News: Oliver. Brian. 1 October 2021. Weightlifter Kostova suspended for eight years - after life bans for doctor and coach. InsideTheGames.biz. 4 October 2021.
  12. Web site: Women's 59 kg Results. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210727093141/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WLF/OG2020-_WLF_C73_WLFW59KG--------------FNL---------.pdf. 27 July 2021. 31 July 2021. 2020 Summer Olympics.
  13. Web site: Weightlifting Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220705183534/https://gdm2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/WLF/ResultBook/GDM2022_WLF_v1.1.pdf . 5 July 2022 . 6 July 2022 . 2022 Mediterranean Games.
  14. Web site: 2023 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20230917164936/https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2023/09/2023_KSA_ResultsBook_.pdf . 17 September 2023 . 17 September 2023 . International Weightlifting Federation.
  15. Web site: Weightlifting Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240811193408/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WLF/OG2024_WLF_B99_WLF-------------------------------.pdf . 11 August 2024 . 12 August 2024 . 2024 Summer Olympics.
  16. News: Adrega . Pedro . Dora Tchakounte (FRA): "Despite the result, the Games remain a magical experience!" . 15 August 2024 . IWF . 8 August 2024.

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