Gaëlle Nayo-Ketchanke
Gaëlle Nayo-Ketchanke (born 20 April 1988) is a French weightlifter. She holds six French records.[1] She is a 3 time silver medalist at the European Championships (2015, 2016 and 2018) at the women's 75 kg event.[2][3] In April 2019 she suffered a serious injury at the European Championships, when she made third snatch attempt with 107 kg.[4] After just 5 months she competed again at the World Championships in Pattaya.[5]
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| Birth name | Gaëlle Verlaine Nayo-Ketchanke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | French | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 April 1988 Douala, Cameroon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | –75kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Clermont Sports Halterophile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Major results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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Representing  France | ||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2016 |  Rio de Janeiro, 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 |  | ||
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| 2019 |  Batumi, Georgia | 76 kg | 103 | | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018 |  Bucharest, Romania | 75 kg | 98 | 101 | 103 | | 126 | 131 | | 234 | | |
| 2016 |  Førde, Norway | 75 kg | 102 | 107 | 110 | | 132 | | 242 | | ||
| 2015 | Tbilisi, Georgia | 75 kg | 105 | 108 | 111 | | 132 | 137 | | 248 | | |
Representing  Cameroon | ||||||||||||
| 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 | | |
| African Games | ||||||||||||
| 2007 |  Algiers, Algeria[6] | 69 kg | 80 | 83 | 4 | 100 | 105 | 4 | 188 | 4 | ||
| Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||||
| 2006 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Melbourne, Australia[7] | 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.
- "Trois médailles pour Nayo Ketchanke". L'Équipe.
- "Results women 75 kg". ewcforde2016.no.
- "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.
- "9th All-African Games Results" (PDF). www.commonwealthweightlifting.com.
- "Women's 63 kg - Result". www.melbourne2006.com.au. Archived from the original on October 10, 2006.
External links
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