Simplice Ribouem

Simplice Ribouem
Personal information
Nationality Australian
Born (1982-12-05) 5 December 1982
Douala, Cameroon
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 94 kg (14.8 st; 207 lb)
Sport
Country  Australia
Sport Weightlifting

Simplice Ribouem (born 5 December 1982)[1] is a Cameroon-born Olympic weightlifter who competed for Cameroon up to 2006, and for Australia from 2009. He finished 13th in the 94kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]

Ribouem won bronze for Camreroon in the 85kg event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He competed for Australia in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, winning a gold medal in the 85kg event. Ribouem competed at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 94 kg but didn't win a medal. He won silver competing for Australia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Ribouem also won silver at the 2016 Oceania Weightlifting Championships.

Results

Year Event Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total (kg) Rank
2009Oceania and South Pacific Championships85 kg1511903411
2009World Championships85 kg14618733315
2010Oceania Championships94 kg1521913431
2010Commonwealth Games85 kg1501833331
2011Oceania Championships94 kg1531813341
2011World Championships94 kg15019034026
2013Commonwealth Championships94 kg1501873373
2014Oceania Championships94 kg1521973492
2014Commonwealth Games94 kg1531963492
2016Oceania Championships94 kg1501853352
2016Olympic Games94 kg15518534013

References

  1. ↑ "Simplice Ribouem". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Simplice Ribouem". rio2016.olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
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