Simplice Ribouem’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story

Is Athlete
Weightlifter
From Australia
Cameroon
Type Sports
Gender male
Birth

5 December 1982, Douala, Wouri, Littoral, Cameroon

Age 38 years
Star sign Sagittarius

Simplice Ribouem (born 5 December 1982) 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.

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
2009 Oceania and South Pacific Championships 85 kg 151 190 341 1
2009 World Championships 85 kg 146 187 333 15
2010 Oceania Championships 94 kg 152 191 343 1
2010 Commonwealth Games 85 kg 150 183 333 1
2011 Oceania Championships 94 kg 153 181 334 1
2011 World Championships 94 kg 150 190 340 26
2013 Commonwealth Championships 94 kg 150 187 337 3
2014 Oceania Championships 94 kg 152 197 349 2
2014 Commonwealth Games 94 kg 153 196 349 2
2016 Oceania Championships 94 kg 150 185 335 2
2016 Olympic Games 94 kg 155 185 340 13
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