Brice Batchaya

Brice Batchaya
Personal information
Full nameBrice Vivien Batchaya Ketchanke
Nationality Cameroon
Born (1985-08-16) 16 August 1985 (age 39)
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event85 kg

Brice Vivien Batchaya Ketchanke (born August 16, 1985) is a Cameroonian weightlifter.[1] Batchaya represented Cameroon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's light heavyweight class (85 kg). Batchaya placed fourteenth in this event, as he successfully lifted 153 kg in the single-motion snatch, and hoisted 180 kg in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk, for a total of 333 kg.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Brice Batchaya". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Men's 85kg (187 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2013.


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