Gaëlle Nayo-Ketchanke
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| Birth name | Gaëlle Verlaine Nayo-Ketchanke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | French, Cameroonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 April 1988 Douala, Cameroon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Clermont-l'Hérault, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | –75kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Clermont Sports Halterophile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gaëlle Nayo-Ketchanke (born 20 April 1988) is a French
French records.[1] She is a 4 time silver medalist at the European Championships (2015, 2016, 2018 and 2021) at the women's 75 kg and 81 kg events.[2][3] In April 2019 she suffered a serious injury at the European Championships, breaking her arm in two places while attempting to snatch 107 kg.[4] After just 5 months, she returned to competition at the World Championships in Pattaya.[5]
In 2021, she competed in the women's 87 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6]
Major results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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Representing  France
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| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2021 |  Tokyo, Japan |
87 kg | 103 | 106 | 108 | 7 | 135 | 139 | 5 | 247 | 5 | |
| 2016 | Brasil |
75 kg | 102 | 8 | 132 | 135 | 5 | 237 | 8 | |||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2019 |  Pattaya, Thailand |
81 kg | 85 | 90 | 95 | 14 | 120 | 125 | 130 | 8 | 225 | 11 |
| 2018 |  Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |
76 kg | 101 | 105 | 107 | 6 | 130 | 136 | 6 | 243 | 6 | |
| 2017 |  Anaheim, United States |
75 kg | 100 | 103 | 6 | 131 | 134 |  |
237 | 
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| 2015 | Houston, United States |
75 kg | 105 | 109 | 6 | 135 | 8 | 244 | 8 | |||
| 2014 |  Almaty, Kazakhstan |
75 kg | 100 | 104 | 107 | 8 | 125 | 131 | 8 | 238 | 7 | |
| European Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 |  Moscow, Russia |
81 kg | 96 | 100 | 4 | 126 | 131 |  |
231 |
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| 2019 |  Batumi, Georgia |
76 kg | 103 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018 |  Bucharest, Romania |
75 kg | 98 | 101 | 103 | |
126 | 131 | |
234 |
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| 2016 |  Førde, Norway |
75 kg | 102 | 107 | 110 | |
132 | |
242 |
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| 2015 | Tbilisi, Georgia |
75 kg | 105 | 108 | 111 | |
132 | 137 | |
248 |
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Representing  Cameroon
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| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2011 | Paris, France |
69 kg | 100 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| African Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2008 |  Strand, South Africa |
69 kg | 80 | 85 | 5 | 110 | 112 | 115 | 2 | 200 |
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| African Games | ||||||||||||
| 2007 |  Algiers, Algeria[7] |
69 kg | 80 | 83 | 4 | 100 | 105 | 4 | 188 | 4 | ||
| Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||||
| 2006 |  Melbourne, Australia[8] |
63 kg | 72 | 75 | 5 | 95 | 4 | 170 | 5 | |||
References
- ^ "Records de France féminins CADETTES U17 - JUNIORS U20 - SENIORS au 15 novembre 2015.pdf" (PDF). Fédération française d'Haltérophilie - Musculation.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Trois médailles pour Nayo Ketchanke". L'Équipe.
- ^ "Results women 75 kg". ewcforde2016.no. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ "Weightlifting world sickened by female star's horrific injury". au.sports.yahoo.com. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Retour de Gaëlle NAYO KETCHANKE" (in French). www.ffhaltero.fr. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Women's 87 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "9th All-African Games Results" (PDF). www.commonwealthweightlifting.com.
- ^ "Women's 63 kg - Result". www.melbourne2006.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 October 2006.
External links
- Gaëlle Nayo Ketchanke at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Gaëlle Nayo Ketchanke at the International Weightlifting Results Project
- Gaëlle Nayo Ketchanke at IAT Database Weightlifting (in German)
- Gaëlle Nayo Ketchanke at IAT Database Weightlifting (in German)
- Gaëlle Nayo Ketchanke at Olympics.com
- Gaëlle Nayo Ketchanke at Olympedia
- Gaëlle Nayo Ketchanke at the French Olympic and Sports Committee (archived) (in French)
- Gaëlle Nayo Ketchanke at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Gaëlle Nayo Ketchanke at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)
