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Bernardin Matam

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Bernardin Matam
Personal information
Full nameBernardin Ledoux Kingue Matam
Born (1990-05-20) 20 May 1990 (age 34)
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 2017 Split –69 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Batumi –67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Antalya –69 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tirana –69 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tbilisi –69 kg
African Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Strand –69 kg

Bernardin Ledoux Kingue Matam (born 20 May 1990) is a French weightlifter who competes in the men's lightweight division (-69 kg).

Career

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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]

In August 2024, Matam competed in the men's 73 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He lifted 320 kg in total and placed ninth.

Personal

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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).

Major results

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2012 London, Great Britain 69 kg 143 143 144 — — — — — DNF —
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 69 kg 140 144 144 — 175 180 182 — 320 7
2021 Tokyo, Japan 67 kg 132 135 138 — 171 171 172 — DNF —
2024 Paris, France 73 kg 138 142 145 — 175 175 180 — 320 9
World Championships
2011 Paris, France 69 kg 135 139 141 11 170 175 181 4 322 6
2013 Wrocław, Poland 69 kg 139 142 142 9 168 171 173 8 310 8
2014 Almaty, Kazakhstan 69 kg 136 142 145 10 173 177 182 6 319 7
2015 Houston, United States 69 kg 143 147 149 6 175 180 180 13 322 8
2017 Anaheim, United States 69 kg 141 143 143 6 175 177 181 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 318 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 67 kg 134 137 137 18 168 168 173 7 307 10
2019 Pattaya, Thailand 67 kg 135 138 138 15 170 173 175 7 313 9
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 73 kg 133 136 139 22 172 176 179 10 318 13
IWF World Cup
2024 Phuket, Thailand 61 kg 143 145 145 25 177 183 183 — — —
European Championships
2012 Antalya, Turkey 69 kg 139 145 145 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 173 173 177 4 318 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2013 Tirana, Albania 69 kg 138 138 143 4 168 168 174 4 311 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2015 Tbilisi, Georgia 69 kg 142 145 146 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 175 181 181 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 321 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2016 Førde, Norway 69 kg 137 140 143 5 173 178 178 5 313 4
2017 Split, Croatia 69 kg 140 143 144 5 174 180 — 1st place, gold medalist(s) 320 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2019 Batumi, Georgia 67 kg 137 141 141 5 169 172 175 1st place, gold medalist(s) 312 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2021 Moscow, Russia 67 kg 133 136 138 8 170 170 174 5 308 6
2024 Sofia, Bulgaria 73 kg 138 142 145 13 177 182 182 4 324 8
African Championships
2008 Strand, South Africa 69 kg 129 135 135 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 158 165 170 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 300 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References

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  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). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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