Gaëlle Nayo-Ketchanke

Gaëlle Nayo-Ketchanke
Gaelle in 2021
Personal information
Birth nameGaëlle Verlaine Nayo-Ketchanke
NationalityFrench, Cameroonian
Born (1988-04-20) 20 April 1988 (age 36)
Douala, Cameroon
Home townClermont-l'Hérault, France
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
CountryFrance
SportWeightlifting
Event–75kg
ClubClermont Sports Halterophile
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Cameroon
African Championships
Bronze medal – third place Strand 2008 –69 kg
Representing  France
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place Anaheim 2017 –75 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Tbilisi –75 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Førde –75 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Bucharest –75 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Moscow –81 kg
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tarragona –75 kg (snatch)
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tarragona –75 kg (c&j)

Gaëlle Nayo-Ketchanke (born 20 April 1988) is a French weightlifter. She holds six French records.[1] She is a 4 time silver medalist at the European Championships (2015, 2016, 2018 and 2021) at the women's 75 kg and 81 kg events.[2][3] In April 2019 she suffered a serious injury at the European Championships, breaking her arm in two places while attempting to snatch 107 kg.[4] After just 5 months, she returned to competition at the World Championships in Pattaya.[5]

In 2021, she competed in the women's 87 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  France
Olympic Games
2021 Japan Tokyo, Japan 87 kg 103 106 108 7 135 139 145 5 247 5
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 75 kg 102 107 107 8 132 135 140 5 237 8
World Championships
2019 Thailand Pattaya, Thailand 81 kg 85 90 95 14 120 125 130 8 225 11
2018 Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 76 kg 101 105 107 6 130 136 138 6 243 6
2017 United States Anaheim, United States 75 kg 100 103 105 6 131 134 138 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 237 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2015 United States Houston, United States 75 kg 105 108 109 6 135 135 138 8 244 8
2014 Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan 75 kg 100 104 107 8 125 131 131 8 238 7
European Championships
2021 Russia Moscow, Russia 81 kg 96 100 100 4 126 131 131 1st place, gold medalist(s) 231 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019 Georgia (country) Batumi, Georgia 76 kg 103 106 107 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) — — — — — —
2018 Romania Bucharest, Romania 75 kg 98 101 103 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 126 131 136 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 234 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2016 Norway Førde, Norway 75 kg 102 107 110 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 132 140 140 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 242 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2015 Georgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia 75 kg 105 108 111 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 132 137 142 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 248 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Representing  Cameroon
World Championships
2011 France Paris, France 69 kg 100 103 103 14 — — — — — —
African Championships
2008 South Africa Strand, South Africa 69 kg 80 85 85 5 110 112 115 2 200 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
African Games
2007 Algeria Algiers, Algeria[7] 69 kg 80 83 87 4 100 105 110 4 188 4
Commonwealth Games
2006 Australia Melbourne, Australia[8] 63 kg 72 75 78 5 95 95 95 4 170 5

References

  1. ^ "Records de France féminins CADETTES U17 - JUNIORS U20 - SENIORS au 15 novembre 2015.pdf" (PDF). Fédération française d'Haltérophilie - Musculation.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Trois médailles pour Nayo Ketchanke". L'Équipe.
  3. ^ "Results women 75 kg". ewcforde2016.no. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Weightlifting world sickened by female star's horrific injury". au.sports.yahoo.com. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Retour de Gaëlle NAYO KETCHANKE" (in French). www.ffhaltero.fr. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Women's 87 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  7. ^ "9th All-African Games Results". www.commonwealthweightlifting.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Women's 63 kg - Result". www.melbourne2006.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 October 2006.