Vencelas Dabaya Tientcheu (born 28 April 1981 in Kumba, Cameroon) is a French weightlifter. He is a former World Champion, European champion and Olympic silver medalist in weightlifting.
At the 2004 Summer Olympics he represented Cameroon, and was flag bearer of the Cameroonian team at the opening ceremony. In the Olympic tournament he ranked 5th in the 69 kg category, with a total of 327.5 kg. He represents France since he became naturalized French citizen in November 2004.
He won the bronze medal in the 69 kg category at the 2005 World Weightlifting Championships.
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.75th MEN'S and 18th WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS -69 KG MEN , iwf.net With his gold medal, became weightlifting's 500th World Champion and received the special IWF Award for this honour.
At the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships he ranked 4th in the 69 kg category.
He won the silver medal in the 69 kg category at the 2008 European Weightlifting Championships, lifting a total of 333 kg.
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.
He is tall and weighs .
Major results
YearVenueWeight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank123Rank123RankRepresenting Olympic Games2012 London, Great Britain 69 kg 135135135———————2008 Beijing, China 69 kg 14715115351871971972338World Championships2011 Paris, France 69 kg 1381381422017518018014313132010 Antalya, Turkey 69 kg 143143143—177177177———2009 Goyang, South Korea 69 kg 1461491525185185185———2007 Chiang Mai, Thailand 69 kg 143146146818218218733042006 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 69 kg 1431461461781821863322005 Doha, Qatar 69 kg 140145146179185186324European Championships2012 Antalya, Turkey 69 kg 13814114361721751783182011 Kazan, Russia 69 kg ——————————2009 Bucharest, Romania 69 kg 1441471491811851863332008 Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy 69 kg 14514814841821851883332007 Strasbourg, France 69 kg 1421461481801831903312006 Władysławowo, Poland 69 kg 1411451475176179180325Representing Olympic Games2004 Athens, Greece 69 kg 140145147.57182.5187.5192.55327.55World Championships2003 Vancouver, Canada 69 kg 13514014021175180—4315132002 Warsaw, Poland 69 kg 137,5137.5142.510175182.5182.511317.592001 Antalya, Turkey 69 kg 132.5137.514012172.5177.5—6315121999 Athens, Greece 62 kg 110112.511536150150150———Commonwealth Games2002 Manchester, Great Britain 69 kg 135140140170177.5177.5310African Games1999 Johannesburg, South Africa 62 kg 112.5117.5117.5145152.5152.5262.5
References
External links Athlete Biography at beijing2008