Gaëlle Nayo-Ketchanke
French weightlifter (born 1988)
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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]
NationalityFrench, Cameroonian
BornGaëlle Verlaine Nayo-Ketchanke
20 April 1988
20 April 1988
Douala, Cameroon
HometownClermont-l'Hérault, France
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
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| Nationality | French, Cameroonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Gaëlle Verlaine Nayo-Ketchanke 20 April 1988 Douala, Cameroon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Clermont-l'Hérault, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | –75kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Clermont Sports Halterophile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
Representing  France | ||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2021 |  Tokyo, Japan | 87 kg | 103 | 106 | 108 | 7 | 135 | 139 | 5 | 247 | 5 | |
| 2016 |  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 75 kg | 102 | 8 | 132 | 135 | 5 | 237 | 8 | |||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2019 |  Pattaya, Thailand | 81 kg | 85 | 90 | 95 | 14 | 120 | 125 | 130 | 8 | 225 | 11 |
| 2018 |  Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 76 kg | 101 | 105 | 107 | 6 | 130 | 136 | 6 | 243 | 6 | |
| 2017 |  Anaheim, United States | 75 kg | 100 | 103 | 6 | 131 | 134 |  | 237 |  | ||
| 2015 | Houston, United States | 75 kg | 105 | 109 | 6 | 135 | 8 | 244 | 8 | |||
| 2014 |  Almaty, Kazakhstan | 75 kg | 100 | 104 | 107 | 8 | 125 | 131 | 8 | 238 | 7 | |
| European Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 |  Moscow, Russia | 81 kg | 96 | 100 | 4 | 126 | 131 |  | 231 | | ||
| 2019 |  Batumi, Georgia | 76 kg | 103 | | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018 |  Bucharest, Romania | 75 kg | 98 | 101 | 103 | | 126 | 131 | | 234 | | |
| 2016 |  Førde, Norway | 75 kg | 102 | 107 | 110 | | 132 | | 242 | | ||
| 2015 | Tbilisi, Georgia | 75 kg | 105 | 108 | 111 | | 132 | 137 | | 248 | | |
Representing  Cameroon | ||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2011 | Paris, France | 69 kg | 100 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| African Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2008 |  Strand, South Africa | 69 kg | 80 | 85 | 5 | 110 | 112 | 115 | 2 | 200 | | |
| African Games | ||||||||||||
| 2007 |  Algiers, Algeria[7] | 69 kg | 80 | 83 | 4 | 100 | 105 | 4 | 188 | 4 | ||
| Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||||
| 2006 |  Melbourne, Australia[8] | 63 kg | 72 | 75 | 5 | 95 | 4 | 170 | 5 | |||
