François Etoundi
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Full name | Francois Etoundi | ||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Yaounde, Cameroon | 6 October 1984||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68.77 kg (151.6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 69 kg | ||||||||||||||||||
Team | National team | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 7 September 2016. |
Francois Etoundi (born 6 October 1984 in Yaounde) is a Cameroonian born Australian male weightlifter, competing in the 69 kg category and representing Australia at international competitions.[1] He competed at world championships, most recently at the 2009 World Weightlifting Championships.[2]
He competed in the men's 77 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal.[3] The following day, he was arrested for breaking the nose of fellow Welsh competitor Gareth Evans and ordered to pay £400 after appearing at Glasgow Sheriff Court. He was later stripped of his Commonwealth Games accreditation and sent home in disgrace.[4][5][6]
Major results
Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||
2009 | Goyang, South Korea | 69 kg | 125 | 17 | 152 | --- | 17 | 277 | 15 | |||
2007 | Chiang Mai, Thailand | 69 kg | 125 | 44 | 151 | --- | --- | 49 | 276 | 46 |
References
- ↑ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ↑ "2009 Weightlifting World Championships - Francois Etoundi". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ↑ McCullough, Ian (28 July 2014). "Francois Etoundi overcomes injury to win bronze". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ↑ "Weightlifter Francois Etoundi fined for headbutt that broke Welsh rival's nose". The Guardian. UK. 31 July 2014.
- ↑ "Weightlifter Francois Etoundi attacks Welsh athlete". BBC Sport. UK. 31 July 2014.
- ↑ "Francois Etoundi stripped of Commonwealth Games accreditation, say Australian team". Mail Online. UK. 31 July 2014.
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