Dora Tchakounté

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Dora Tchakounté
Personal information
Born (1995-03-23) 23 March 1995 (age 26)
Sport
CountryFrance
SportWeightlifting
Weight class59 kg
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Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  France
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Moscow 59 kg

Dora Tchakounté (born 23 March 1995)[1] is a French weightlifter. In 2021, she won the bronze medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2021 European Weightlifting Championships held in Moscow, Russia.[1][2] As of June 2021, this may become the silver medal as gold medalist Boyanka Kostova of Azerbaijan tested positive for traces of stanozolol.[3][4] She also represented France at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Career[]

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

In 2021, she represented France at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She finished in 4th place in the women's 59 kg event.[8]

Major results[]

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
2021 Japan Tokyo, Japan 59 kg 93 96 98 112 117 120 213 4
European Championships
2021 Russia Moscow, Russia 59 kg 92 95 97 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 110 115 115 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 210 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Results Book" (PDF). 2021 European Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. ^ Shefferd, Neil (5 April 2021). "Kostova wins closely fought women's 59kg category on third day of European Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  3. ^ "International Testing Agency-The ITA asserts apparent anti-doping rule violation against Azerbaijani weightlifter". International Testing Agency. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  4. ^ Oliver, Brian (23 May 2021). "Olympic Games weightlifting doper Kostova tests positive again". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  5. ^ "2015 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  6. ^ "2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  7. ^ "2019 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Women's 59 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.

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