KINGUE MATAM Bernardin

Date of Birth: 20 May 1990

Age: 31

Gender: Male

Place of birth: YAOUNDE

Birth Country:

Cameroon

Place of residence : PARIS

Residence Country:

France

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Weightlifting	Men's 67kg

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo International Forum	Men's 67kg Group A	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	69kg - Total
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	7th (320)
2012	London, GBR	(---)

World Championships

Year	Location	69kg - Total	69kg - Snatch	69kg - C&J	67kg - Total	67kg - Snatch	67kg - C&J
2019	Pattaya, THA	-	-	-	9th (313)	15th (138)	7th (175)
2018	Ashgabat, TKM	-	-	-	10th (307)	18th (134)	7th (173)
2017	Anaheim, CA, USA	3rd (318)	6th (141)	3rd (177)	-	-	-
2015	Houston, TX, USA	8th (322)	6th (147)	13th (175)	-	-	-
2014	Almaty, KAZ	7th (319)	10th (142)	6th (177)	-	-	-
2013	Wroclaw, POL	8th (310)	9th (139)	8th (171)	-	-	-
2011	Paris, FRA	6th (322)	11th (141)	4th (181)	-	-	-

European Championships

Year	Location	69kg - Total	69kg - Snatch	69kg - C&J	67kg - Total	67kg - Snatch	67kg - C&J
2021	Moscow, RUS	-	-	-	6th (308)	8th (138)	5th (170)
2019	Batumi, GEO	-	-	-	1st (312)	5th (137)	1st (175)
2017	Split, CRO	1st (320)	5th (140)	1st (180)	-	-	-

Legend
C&J - Clean & Jerk, (---) - no valid result, DSQ - Disqualified

Berny (Facebook profile, 03 Apr 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Office Worker

Economics - University of Franche-Comte, Besancon, FRA

Languages spoken:

English, French

VGA Saint-Maur [Paris, FRA]

Yann Morisseau [national]; Frantz Felicite [national]

Sporting relatives:

His older brothers have all competed in weightlifting at the Olympic Games - Alphonse in 1992 for Cameroon, Samson in 1996 for Cameroon then 2000 and 2004 for France, and David in 2004 for France. His father Didier was a Cameroon national weightlifting coach. (letelegramme.fr, 22 May 2015; franceolympique.com, 30 Apr 2012; sports-reference.com, 2012)

He suffered from a back injury at the 2017 World Championships in Anaheim, CA, United States of America. (la-croix.com, 28 Nov 2017)

A thigh injury sustained during his first lift at the 2012 Olympic Games in London caused him to withdraw from the Games. (jactiv.ouest-france.fr, 18 Feb 2016; vosgesmatin.fr, 11 Aug 2016; leparisien.fr, 09 Aug 2018)

He took up weightlifting at age 13 in Cameroon. (rue89.nouvelobs.com, 02 May 2012)

His father Didier was a Cameroon national weightlifting coach and encouraged him and his siblings to take up the sport. "It's simple, out of 14 brothers and sisters in my family, 11 are weightlifters." (rue89.nouvelobs.com, 02 May 2012; leparisien.fr, 09 Aug 2016)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (insep.fr, 03 Aug 2017)

He trains at the National Institute of Sport, Expertise and Performance [INSEP] in Paris, France. (ffhaltero.fr, 05 Apr 2021)

Winning a gold medal at the 2017 European Championships in Split, Croatia. (Facebook page, 06 Apr 2017)

General Interest

General
OCCUPATION
He works as an assistant in human resources for Vinci Autoroutes, a company specialised in the operation of motorway infrastructure in France. He benefits from a state-subsidised contract that allows him to maintain a professional career alongside weightlifting. (Facebook profile, 03 Apr 2021; vinci-autoroutes.com, 11 Apr 2017, 09 Apr 2019)

FROM CAMEROON TO FRANCE
He moved from Cameroon to France at age 14, and became a French citizen in 2011. He comes from a family of 14 children. (lepoint.fr, 08 Jun 2015)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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