Samson Matam

{{Short description|French weightlifter (born 1976)}}

Samson Ndicka-Matam (born 22 April 1976){{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/55410 |title=Samson Matam |work=Olympedia |access-date=12 March 2022}} is a retired male weightlifter from Cameroon, who later represented France.{{cite book |title=The Book of Olympic Lists |url=https://archive.org/details/bookofolympiclis0000wall |url-access=registration |first=David |last=Wallechinsky |year= 2012 |isbn= 978-1845137731 |page= [https://archive.org/details/bookofolympiclis0000wall/page/14 14]|publisher=Aurum Press }} He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 for Cameroon (Atlanta, Georgia). His best finish was the sixth place in the men's featherweight division (2004).

Personal

Three of his brothers are also international weightlifters who competed at the Olympic Games. That are Alphonse Hercule Matam (1992), David Matam (2004) and Bernardin Matam (2012).

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