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Kingue Matam, Bernardin Ledoux
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| NOC |
France
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 20 May 1990
in Yaoundé, CMR |
| Height | 1.63 m |
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Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
VGA Saint-Maur: Paris, FRA |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete, Office Worker |
| Residence |
Paris, FRA |
General Interest |
| Famous relatives |
His older brothers have all competed in weightlifting at the Olympic Games - Alphonse in 1992 for Cameroon, Samson in 1996 for Cameroon then 2000 and 2004 for France, and David in 2004 for France. His father Didier was a Cameroon national weightlifting coach. (letelegramme.fr, 22 May 2015; franceolympique.com, 30 Apr 2012; sports-reference.com, 2012) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
His father Didier was a Cameroon national weightlifting coach and encouraged him and his siblings to take up the sport. "It's simple, out of 14 brothers and sisters in my family, 11 are weightlifters." |
Further Personal Information |
| Higher education |
Economics - University of Franche-Comte: Besançon, FRA |
| Languages |
English, French |
General Interest |
| Nicknames |
Berny (Facebook profile, 03 Apr 2021) |
| Other information |
OCCUPATION
He works as an assistant in human resources for Vinci Autoroutes, a company specialised in the operation of motorway infrastructure in France. He benefits from a state-subsidised contract that allows him to maintain a professional career alongside weightlifting. (Facebook profile, 03 Apr 2021; vinci-autoroutes.com, 11 Apr 2017, 09 Apr 2019)
FROM CAMEROON TO FRANCE
He moved from Cameroon to France at age 14, and became a French citizen in 2011. He comes from a family of 14 children. (lepoint.fr, 08 Jun 2015) |
Sport Specific Information |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up weightlifting at age 13 in Cameroon. |
General Interest |
| Injuries |
He suffered from a back injury at the 2017 World Championships in Anaheim, CA, United States of America. (la-croix.com, 28 Nov 2017)
A thigh injury sustained during his first lift at the 2012 Olympic Games in London caused him to withdraw from the Games. (jactiv.ouest-france.fr, 18 Feb 2016; vosgesmatin.fr, 11 Aug 2016; leparisien.fr, 09 Aug 2018) |
| Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning a gold medal at the 2017 European Championships in Split, Croatia. (Facebook page, 06 Apr 2017) |
| Ambitions |
To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (insep.fr, 03 Aug 2017) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Training Regime |
He trains at the National Institute of Sport, Expertise and Performance [INSEP] in Paris, France. |
| Name of coach |
Yann Morisseau [national]; Frantz Felicite [national] |
| | Olympic Games |
| 2020 |
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67kg |
 Tokyo |
| 2016 |
7 |
69kg |
 Rio de Janeiro |
| 2012 |
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69kg |
 London |
| | World Championships |
| 2023 |
13 |
73kg |
 Riyadh |
| 2023 |
22 |
73kg - Snatch |
Riyadh |
| 2023 |
10 |
73kg - Clean & Jerk |
Riyadh |
| 2019 |
9 |
67kg |
 Pattaya |
| 2019 |
15 |
67kg - Snatch |
Pattaya |
| 2019 |
7 |
67kg - Clean & Jerk |
Pattaya |
| 2018 |
10 |
67kg |
 Ashgabat |
| 2018 |
18 |
67kg - Snatch |
Ashgabat |
| 2018 |
7 |
67kg - Clean & Jerk |
Ashgabat |
| 2017 |
3 |
69kg |
 Anaheim, CA |
| 2017 |
6 |
69kg - Snatch |
Anaheim, CA |
| 2017 |
3 |
69kg - Clean & Jerk |
Anaheim, CA |
| 2015 |
8 |
69kg |
Houston, TX |
| 2015 |
6 |
69kg - Snatch |
Houston, TX |
| 2015 |
13 |
69kg - Clean & Jerk |
Houston, TX |
| 2014 |
7 |
69kg |
 Almaty |
| 2014 |
10 |
69kg - Snatch |
Almaty |
| 2014 |
6 |
69kg - Clean & Jerk |
Almaty |
| 2013 |
8 |
69kg |
 Wroclaw |
| 2013 |
9 |
69kg - Snatch |
Wroclaw |
| 2013 |
8 |
69kg - Clean & Jerk |
Wroclaw |
| 2011 |
6 |
69kg |
 Paris |
| 2011 |
11 |
69kg - Snatch |
Paris |
| 2011 |
4 |
69kg - Clean & Jerk |
Paris |
| | European Championships |
| 2024 |
8 |
73kg |
 Sofia |
| 2024 |
13 |
73kg - Snatch |
Sofia |
| 2024 |
4 |
73kg - Clean & Jerk |
Sofia |
| 2021 |
6 |
67kg |
 Moscow |
| 2021 |
8 |
67kg - Snatch |
Moscow |
| 2021 |
5 |
67kg - Clean & Jerk |
Moscow |
| 2019 |
1 |
67kg |
 Batumi |
| 2019 |
5 |
67kg - Snatch |
Batumi |
| 2019 |
1 |
67kg - Clean & Jerk |
Batumi |
| 2017 |
1 |
69kg |
 Split |
| 2017 |
5 |
69kg - Snatch |
Split |
| 2017 |
1 |
69kg - Clean & Jerk |
Split |
| 2016 |
4 |
69kg |
 Førde |
| 2016 |
5 |
69kg - Snatch |
Førde |
| 2016 |
5 |
69kg - Clean & Jerk |
Førde |
| 2015 |
3 |
69kg |
Tbilisi |
| 2015 |
2 |
69kg - Snatch |
Tbilisi |
| 2015 |
3 |
69kg - Clean & Jerk |
Tbilisi |
| 2013 |
3 |
69kg |
 Tirana |
| 2013 |
4 |
69kg - Snatch |
Tirana |
| 2013 |
4 |
69kg - Clean & Jerk |
Tirana |
| 2012 |
3 |
69kg |
 Antalya |
| 2012 |
2 |
69kg - Snatch |
Antalya |
| 2012 |
4 |
69kg - Clean & Jerk |
Antalya |
| | African Championships |
| 2008 |
3 |
69kg |
 Johannesburg |
| 2008 |
3 |
69kg - Snatch |
Johannesburg |
| 2008 |
3 |
69kg - Clean & Jerk |
Johannesburg |
| | Commonwealth Games |
| 2006 |
7 |
62kg |
 Melbourne, VIC |
| | IWF Grand Prix |
| 2024 |
|
73kg |
Phuket |
| 2024 |
25 |
73kg - Snatch |
Phuket |
| 2023 |
|
73kg |
 Doha |
| 2023 |
8 |
73kg |
 Havana |
| 2023 |
12 |
73kg - Snatch |
Doha |
| 2023 |
11 |
73kg - Snatch |
Havana |
| 2023 |
|
73kg - Clean & Jerk |
Doha |
| 2023 |
5 |
73kg - Clean & Jerk |
Havana |
| 2015 |
|
77kg |
 Fuzhou |
| 2015 |
6 |
77kg - Snatch |
Fuzhou |
| 2015 |
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77kg - Clean & Jerk |
Fuzhou |
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