Bernardin Ledoux Kingue Matam (born 20 May 1990) is a Cameroonian-born weightlifter who competes in the men's lightweight division (-69 kg) for France.
Career
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. He also competed in the men's 67 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
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 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 Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 RankOlympic Games2012 London, Great Britain 69 kg 143 143 144 — — — — 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 69 kg 140 144 144 175 180 182 320 72021 Tokyo, Japan 67 kg 132 135 138 171 171 172 — 2024 Paris, France 73 kg 138 142 145 175 175 180 320 9World 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 6 175 177 181 318 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 13IWF World Cup2024 Phuket, Thailand 61 kg 143 145 145 25 177 183 183 — — — European Championships 2012 Antalya, Turkey 69 kg 139 145 145 173 173 177 4 318 2013 Tirana, Albania 69 kg 138 138 143 4 168 168 174 4 311 2015 Tbilisi, Georgia 69 kg 142 145 146 175 181 181 321 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 — 320 2019 Batumi, Georgia 67 kg 137 141 141 5 169 172 175 312 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 2026 Batumi, Georgia 71 kg 129 132 132 10 162 165 165 10 291 11 African Championships 2008 Strand, South Africa 69 kg 129 135 135 158 165 170 300
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