Dora Meiriama Tchakounté (born 23 March 1995) is a French weightlifter born in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Early life Tchakounté was born in 1995 in Yaoundé, Cameroon. She acquired French nationality on 10 August 2007, through the collective effect of her mother's naturalization.
Career
Tchakounté competed in the women's 58kg event at the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan and the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships in Houston, United States. She also competed in the women's 59kg event at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan and the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships in Pattaya, Thailand.
She won the silver medal in the women's 59kg event at the 2021 European Weightlifting Championships held in Moscow, Russia. At the time, she won the bronze medal but in October 2021, this became the silver medal after original gold medalist Boyanka Kostova of Azerbaijan was banned for testing positive for traces of stanozolol.
In 2021, Tchakounté represented France at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She finished in 4th place in the women's 59kg event.
She competed in the women's 71kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. In 2023, she competed in the women's 59kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
In August 2024, Tchakounté competed in the women's 59kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. She lifted 213 kg in total and finished in 9th place. She didn't make the third attempt in the Clear & Jerk because of fragility of her right elbow.
Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank Summer Olympics 2021 Tokyo, Japan 59 kg 93 96 98 112 117 120 213 4 2024 Paris, France 59 kg 95 98 100 115 118 — 213 9 World Championships2014 Almaty, Kazakhstan 58 kg 808487179610010424187242015 Houston, United States 58 kg 85 88 90 17 100 102 104 26 19023 2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 59 kg 88 92 95 8 105 108 110 19 203 13 2019 Pattaya, Thailand 59 kg 88 92 96 13 110 110 114 14 206 12 2022 Bogotá, Colombia 59 kg 96 96 99 10 115 120 122 10 216 9 2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 59 kg 93 96 99 12 115 115 121 22 211 19IWF World Cup 2024 Phuket, Thailand 59 kg 95 98 101 8 115 120 123 10 224 10 European Championships 2016 Førde, Norway 58 kg 84 88 88 4 100 103 106 9 194 6 2019 Batumi, Georgia 59 kg 90 94 97 6 105 110 112 7 204 7 2021 Moscow, Russia 59 kg 92 95 97 110 115 115 210 2022 Tirana, Albania 59 kg 93 96 98 113 117 117 213 2023 Yerevan, Armenia 64 kg 93 98 98 4 113 116 120 4 209 6 2024 Sofia, Bulgaria 59 kg 95 95 98 117 117 120 4 215
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