Éric Bonnel (born 18 August 1974 in

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) is a French retired

weightlifter Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells or machines. People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can ...

. He competed in three consecutive

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for his native country, starting in

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

. His best finish was the 11th place in the men's bantamweight division in 1996.

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* * * 1974 births Living people French male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 1996 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters for France Weightlifters from Nord (French department) Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in weightlifting Competitors at the 2001 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games 21st-century French sportsmen 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-weightlifting-bio-stub