France · Women's 87 kg, July 2021
Gaëlle Nayo Ketchanke
Gaëlle Nayo Ketchanke is a weightlifter from France, born in 1988, with one World Championships medal (1 bronze). The results below cover 19 competitions from 2008 to 2021. The latest result came in the women's 87 kg class, at the 2021 Olympic Games.
- World medal
- 1
- Best total
- 248 kg
- Best snatch
- 111 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 139 kg
Gaëlle Nayo Ketchanke's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 1 bronze in the total.
Weight classes: 69 kg from 2008 to 2011, 75 kg from 2014 to 2018, 76 kg from 2018 to 2019, 81 kg in 2019, 87 kg in 2019, 81 kg from 2020 to 2021, 87 kg in 2021. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (75 kg to 76 kg) and again in June 2025. At 84.05 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 86 kg.
Latest result: 2021 Olympic Games, 23 July 2021, 87 kg, total 247 kg, place 5.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87 kg2019 to 2021 | 108 | 139 | 247 |
| 81 kg2019 to 2021 | 102 | 132 | 234 |
| 76 kg2018 to 2019 | 107 | 136 | 243 |
| 75 kg2014 to 2018 | 111 | 137 | 248 |
| 69 kg2008 to 2011 | 100 | 115 | 200 |
Gaëlle Nayo Ketchanke by the numbers
Gaëlle Nayo Ketchanke's record in context: where the best total ranks, how the snatch compares with the clean and jerk, and the lifts behind the best Sinclair score.
- Best Sinclair score
- 299.8
- From 248 kg at 73.3 kg bodyweight, 2015 European Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 42nd of 626
- 248 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 75 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 81%
- At the best total, 111 kg of 137 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten women lifting in national federation meets sit between 70% and 85%.
- Age at best total
- 27
- Turned 27 in 2015, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 16 of 19
- Of the other three: two with no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk and one entered without taking an attempt.
How often Gaëlle Nayo Ketchanke makes each attempt
Gaëlle Nayo Ketchanke made 75% of snatch attempts and 65% of clean and jerk attempts at the competitions on this site, against 58% and 56% for every lifter at senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998. Below, each attempt in turn. Third attempts are the hardest: lifters ask for their heaviest weight last.
Snatch, first attempt
Snatch, second attempt
Snatch, third attempt
Clean and jerk, first attempt
Clean and jerk, second attempt
Clean and jerk, third attempt
Gaëlle Nayo Ketchanke head to head
The lifters Gaëlle Nayo Ketchanke has met most often in the same class, three times or more with both posting a total, and how often each finished ahead.
| Rival | Met | Gaëlle Nayo Ketchanke ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lydia Valentín |
8 | 1 | 7 |
 Alejandra Garza |
5 | 5 | 0 |
 Meri Ilmarinen |
5 | 5 | 0 |
 Darya Naumava |
4 | 1 | 3 |
 Jenny Arthur |
4 | 1 | 3 |
 Małgorzata Wiejak |
4 | 4 | 0 |
Gaëlle Nayo Ketchanke's competition results
Every result, newest first, with all six attempts. A struck-through weight is a missed attempt and a dash an attempt not taken. A dash under Total means no total was recorded, and "No lifts" that the lifter was entered but did not lift. Places are for the total.
Swipe the table sideways to see every attempt.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Olympic Games 23 Jul 2021 | 5 | 247 | 87 kg | 84.05 | 103 | 106 | 108 | 135 | 139 | |
| 2021 European Championships 3 Apr 2021 | 2 | 231 | 81 kg | 80.3 | 96 | 100 | 126 | 131 | ||
| 2020 Malta International Open 23 Feb 2020 | 1 | 234 | 81 kg | 80.36 | 92 | 97 | 102 | 127 | 132 | |
| 2019 Qatar International Cup 19 Dec 2019 | 2 | 223 | 87 kg | 81.2 | 90 | 95 | 122 | 128 | ||
| 2019 International Tournament of France Denis Randon 15 Nov 2019 | 1 | 185 | 87 kg | 82.2 | 75 | not taken | not taken | 110 | not taken | not taken |
| 2019 Mediterranean Cup 4 Oct 2019 | - | No lifts | 87 kg | 82.3 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 11 | 225 | 81 kg | 80.4 | 85 | 90 | 95 | 120 | 125 | 130 |
| 2019 European Championships 6 Apr 2019 | - | - | 76 kg | 75.64 | 103 | not taken | not taken | not taken | ||
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 6 | 243 | 76 kg | 75.64 | 101 | 105 | 107 | 130 | 136 | |
| 2018 Mediterranean Games 22 Jun 2018 | 2 | 228 | 75 kg | 74.86 | 99 | 129 | ||||
| 2018 European Championships 26 Mar 2018 | 2 | 234 | 75 kg | 74.9 | 98 | 101 | 103 | 126 | 131 | |
| 2017 World Weightlifting Championships 27 Nov 2017 | 3 | 237 | 75 kg | 74.66 | 100 | 103 | 131 | 134 | ||
| 2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 | 8 | 237 | 75 kg | 73.61 | 102 | 132 | 135 | |||
| 2016 European Championships 8 Apr 2016 | 2 | 242 | 75 kg | 73.87 | 102 | 107 | 110 | 132 | ||
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 8 | 244 | 75 kg | 74.76 | 105 | 109 | 135 | |||
| 2015 European Championships 10 Apr 2015 | 2 | 248 | 75 kg | 73.3 | 105 | 108 | 111 | 132 | 137 | |
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 7 | 238 | 75 kg | 73.35 | 100 | 104 | 107 | 125 | 131 | |
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | - | - | 69 kg | 68.34 | 100 | not taken | not taken | not taken | ||
| 2008 African Championships 10 May 2008 | 3 | 200 | 69 kg | 66.88 | 80 | 85 | 110 | 112 | 115 |
Compare Gaëlle Nayo Ketchanke
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