Bernardin Matam Explained

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

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.^{[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

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
width=65	1	width=65	2	width=65	3	width=45	Rank	width=65	1	width=65	2	width=65	3	width=45	Rank
Olympic Games
	London, Great Britain		143	143	144		—	—	—			—
	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil		140	144	144		175	180	182		320	7
	Tokyo, Japan		132	135	138		171	171	172			—
	Paris, France		138	142	145		175	175	180		320	9
World Championships
	align=left	Paris, France		135	139	141	11	170	175	181	4	322	6
	align=left	Wrocław, Poland		139	142	142	9	168	171	173	8	310	8
	align=left	Almaty, Kazakhstan		136	142	145	10	173	177	182	6	319	7
	Houston, United States		143	147	149	6	175	180	180	13	322	8
	Anaheim, United States		141	143	143	6	175	177	181		318
	align=left	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan		134	137	137	18	168	168	173	7	307	10
	align=left	Pattaya, Thailand		135	138	138	15	170	173	175	7	313	9
	align=left	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia		133	136	139	22	172	176	179	10	318	13
IWF World Cup
	Phuket, Thailand	61 kg	143	145	145	25	177	183	183	—	—	—
European Championships
	align=left	Antalya, Turkey	69 kg	139	145	145		173	173	177	4	318
	align=left	Tirana, Albania	69 kg	138	138	143	4	168	168	174	4	311
	align=left	Tbilisi, Georgia	69 kg	142	145	146		175	181	181		321
	align=left	Førde, Norway	69 kg	137	140	143	5	173	178	178	5	313	4
	align=left	Split, Croatia	69 kg	140	143	144	5	174	180	—		320
	align=left	Batumi, Georgia	67 kg	137	141	141	5	169	172	175		312
	align=left	Moscow, Russia	67 kg	133	136	138	8	170	170	174	5	308	6
	align=left	Sofia, Bulgaria	73 kg	138	142	145	13	177	182	182	4	324	8
African Championships
	align=left	Strand, South Africa	69 kg	129	135	135		158	165	170		300

Notes and References

1. News: JO 2012 : Bernardin Kingué Matam éliminé . . 1 August 2012 . 6 August 2012.
2. Bernardin Matam . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417194404/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/bernardin-matam-1.html . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2019-11-16.
3. Web site: Men's 67 kg Results . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210809135215/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WLF/OG2020-_WLF_C73_WLFM67KG--------------FNL---------.pdf . 9 August 2021 . 16 August 2021 . Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.