Simplice Ribouem
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1982-12-05) 5 December 1982
Douala, Cameroon
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight94 kg (14.8 st; 207 lb)
Sport
Country Australia
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2010 Delhi85 kg
Silver medal – second place2014 Glasgow94 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Bronze medal – third place2013 Penang94 kg
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 Darwin[lower-alpha 1]85 kg
Gold medal – first place2010 Suva94 kg
Gold medal – first place2011 Darwin[lower-alpha 2]94 kg
Silver medal – second place2014 Le Mont-Dore94 kg
Silver medal – second place2016 Suva94 kg

Simplice Ribouem (born 5 December 1982)[1] is a Cameroon-born Olympian 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 Cameroon in the 85kg event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He was an Australian gold medallist at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, winning a gold medal in the 85kg event. Ribouem did not medal in the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 94 kg. He won silver competing for Australia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Ribouem won a 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
Medalbox notes

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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