Vencelas Dabaya

Vencelas Dabaya Tientcheu (born 28 April 1981 in Kumba, Cameroon)[1] is a French weightlifter. He is a former World Champion, European champion and Olympic silver medalist in weightlifting.

Vencelas Dabaya

Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 69 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Santo Domingo – 69 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Doha – 69 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Strasbourg – 69 kg
Silver medal – second place 2008 Lignano Sabbiadoro – 69 kg
Silver medal – second place 2009 Bucharest – 69 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 Antalya – 69 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Władysławowo – 69 kg
Representing  Cameroon
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester – 69 kg
African Games
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Johannesburg – 62 kg

At the 2004 Summer Olympics he represented Cameroon, and was flag bearer of the Cameroonian team at the opening ceremony.[2] In the Olympic tournament he ranked 5th in the 69 kg category, with a total of 327.5 kg.[3] He represents France since he became naturalized French citizen in November 2004.[4]

He won the bronze medal in the 69 kg category at the 2005 World Weightlifting Championships.[5]

Dabaya participated in the men's -69 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships and won the gold medal, snatching 146 kg and jerking an additional 186 kg for a total of 332 kg.[6] With his gold medal, became weightlifting's 500th World Champion and received the special IWF Award for this honour.[7]

At the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships he ranked 4th in the 69 kg category.[5]

He won the silver medal in the 69 kg category at the 2008 European Weightlifting Championships, lifting a total of 333 kg.[5]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics he won the silver medal in the 69 kg category, lifting a total of 338 kg.

He won gold in the clean and jerk, bronze in the snatch, and overall silver with a total of 333 kg at the 2009 European Weightlifting Championships in the 69 kg category.[8]

He is 167 centimetres (5 ft 6 in) tall and weighs 72 kilograms (159 lb).[1]

Major Results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  France
Olympic Games
2012United Kingdom London, Great Britain69 kg135135135———————
2008China Beijing, China69 kg147151153518719719723382nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships
2011France Paris, France69 kg138138142201751801801431313
2010Turkey Antalya, Turkey69 kg143143143—177177177———
2009South Korea Goyang, South Korea69 kg1461491525185185185———
2007Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand69 kg14314614681821821872nd place, silver medalist(s)3304
2006Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic69 kg1431461463rd place, bronze medalist(s)1781821861st place, gold medalist(s)3321st place, gold medalist(s)
2005Qatar Doha, Qatar69 kg1401451463rd place, bronze medalist(s)1791851863rd place, bronze medalist(s)3243rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Championships
2012Turkey Antalya, Turkey69 kg13814114361721751783rd place, bronze medalist(s)3182nd place, silver medalist(s)
2011Russia Kazan, Russia69 kg——————————
2009Romania Bucharest, Romania69 kg1441471493rd place, bronze medalist(s)1811851861st place, gold medalist(s)3332nd place, silver medalist(s)
2008Italy Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy69 kg14514814841821851881st place, gold medalist(s)3332nd place, silver medalist(s)
2007France Strasbourg, France69 kg1421461482nd place, silver medalist(s)1801831901st place, gold medalist(s)3311st place, gold medalist(s)
2006Poland Władysławowo, Poland69 kg14114514751761791803rd place, bronze medalist(s)3253rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Representing  Cameroon
Olympic Games
2004Greece Athens, Greece69 kg140145147.57182.5187.5192.55327.55
World Championships
2003Canada Vancouver, Canada69 kg13514014021175180—431513
2002Poland Warsaw, Poland69 kg137,5137.5142.510175182.5182.511317.59
2001Turkey Antalya, Turkey69 kg132.5137.514012172.5177.5—631512
1999Greece Athens, Greece62 kg110112.511536150150150———
Commonwealth Games
2002United Kingdom Manchester, Great Britain69 kg1351401401st place, gold medalist(s)170177.5177.51st place, gold medalist(s)3101st place, gold medalist(s)[9]
African Games
1999South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa62 kg112.5117.5117.52nd place, silver medalist(s)145152.5152.53rd place, bronze medalist(s)262.53rd place, bronze medalist(s)[10]

References
  1. "Vencelas DABAYA TIENTCHEU" (in French). French National Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
  2. "Cameroon Olympic Team". Cameroon-info (in French). 21 August 2004. Archived from the original on 8 August 2007. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
  3. "DABAYA TIENTCH". International Weightlifting Federation.
  4. "Althérophilie:Yamechi Madeleine, championne de France". Cameroon-info (in French). 15 January 2007. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  5. "DABAYA Vencelas". International Weightlifting Federation.
  6. 75th MEN'S and 18th WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS -69 KG MEN Archived 2008-12-02 at the Wayback Machine, iwf.net
  7. "Frenchman Dabaya is the 500th World Champion". www.iwf.net. 2 October 2006. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  8. "Haltérophilie - ChE - Dabaya en argent". L'Équipe (in French). 7 April 2009. Archived from the original on 9 April 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
  9. "Weightlifting - Men's Up to 69 kg". m2002.thecgf.com.
  10. "7th All Africa Games - Weightlifting: Men 62 kg Overall Results". www.aag.org.za.
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