Vencelas Dabaya
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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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Weightlifting | ||
Representing  France | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2008 Beijing | 69 kg |
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2006 Santo Domingo | – 69 kg |
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 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.
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
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
- "Vencelas DABAYA TIENTCHEU" (in French). French National Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
- "Cameroon Olympic Team". Cameroon-info (in French). 2004-08-21. Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
- "DABAYA TIENTCH". International Weightlifting Federation.
- "Althérophilie:Yamechi Madeleine, championne de France". Cameroon-info (in French). 2007-01-15. Archived from the original on 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- "DABAYA Vencelas". International Weightlifting Federation.
- 75th MEN'S and 18th WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS -69 KG MEN, iwf.net
- "Frenchman Dabaya is the 500th World Champion". www.iwf.net. 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
- "Haltérophilie - ChE - Dabaya en argent". L'Équipe (in French). 2009-04-07. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
- "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
- Athlete Biography at beijing2008
| Olympic Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Isaac Menyoli |
Flagbearer for Cameroon Athens 2004 |
Succeeded by Franck Moussima |