Bernardin Matam
Personal information
Full nameBernardin Ledoux Kingue Matam
Born (1990-05-20) 20 May 1990 (age 33)
Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
CountryFrance
SportWeightlifting
Event69 kg
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Anaheim –69 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Batumi –67 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Split –69 kg

Bernardin Ledoux Kingue Matam (born 20 May 1990) is a French weightlifter who competes in the men's lightweight division (-69 kg). He is part of the La Francaise de Besançon club in Besançon, France. His coach is Didier Boiston. He participated in the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships and came in seventh. He represented France in the 2012 Olympics and 2016 Olympics.[1][2] He also competed in the men's 67 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3]

Personal

Three of his brothers are also international weightlifters who competed at the Olympic Games. That are Alphonse Hercule Matam (1992), Samson N'Dicka-Matam (1996, 2000 and 2004) and David Matam (2004).

References

  1. ^ "JO 2012 : Bernardin Kingué Matam éliminé". France 3. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bernardin Matam". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Men's 67 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

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