Gaëlle Nayo-Ketchanke

Gaëlle Nayo-Ketchanke (born 20 April 1988) is a French weightlifter. She holds six French records.^[1] She is a 4 time silver medalist at the European Championships (2015, 2016, 2018 and 2021) at the women's 75 kg and 81 kg events.^[2][3] In April 2019 she suffered a serious injury at the European Championships, breaking her arm in two places while attempting to snatch 107 kg.^[4] After just 5 months, she returned to competition at the World Championships in Pattaya.^[5]

Gaëlle Nayo-Ketchanke

Gaelle in 2021
Personal information
Birth name	Gaëlle Verlaine Nayo-Ketchanke
Nationality	French, Cameroonian
Born	(1988-04-20) 20 April 1988 (age 37) Douala, Cameroon
Home town	Clermont-l'Hérault, France
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country	France
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	–75kg
Club	Clermont Sports Halterophile
Medal record Women's weightlifting Representing  Cameroon African Championships Strand 2008 –69 kg Representing  France World Championships Anaheim 2017 –75 kg European Championships 2015 Tbilisi –75 kg 2016 Førde –75 kg 2018 Bucharest –75 kg 2021 Moscow –81 kg Mediterranean Games 2018 Tarragona –75 kg (snatch) 2018 Tarragona –75 kg (c&j)

In 2021, she competed in the women's 87 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[6]

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Representing  France
Olympic Games
2021	Tokyo, Japan	87 kg	103	106	108	7	135	139	145	5	247	5
2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	75 kg	102	107	107	8	132	135	140	5	237	8
World Championships
2019	Pattaya, Thailand	81 kg	85	90	95	14	120	125	130	8	225	11
2018	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	76 kg	101	105	107	6	130	136	138	6	243	6
2017	Anaheim, United States	75 kg	100	103	105	6	131	134	138		237
2015	Houston, United States	75 kg	105	108	109	6	135	135	138	8	244	8
2014	Almaty, Kazakhstan	75 kg	100	104	107	8	125	131	131	8	238	7
European Championships
2021	Moscow, Russia	81 kg	96	100	100	4	126	131	131		231
2019	Batumi, Georgia	76 kg	103	106	107		—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	Bucharest, Romania	75 kg	98	101	103		126	131	136		234
2016	Førde, Norway	75 kg	102	107	110		132	140	140		242
2015	Tbilisi, Georgia	75 kg	105	108	111		132	137	142		248
Representing  Cameroon
World Championships
2011	Paris, France	69 kg	100	103	103	14	—	—	—	—	—	—
African Championships
2008	Strand, South Africa	69 kg	80	85	85	5	110	112	115	2	200
African Games
2007	Algiers, Algeria[7]	69 kg	80	83	87	4	100	105	110	4	188	4
Commonwealth Games
2006	Melbourne, Australia[8]	63 kg	72	75	78	5	95	95	95	4	170	5