Cameroon at the Olympics

Cameroon at the Olympic Games
Flag of Cameroon – Flag bearers IOC code  CMR NOC Comité National Olympique et Sportif du Cameroun
Olympic history
Summer Games
1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012
Winter Games
2002 • 2006 • 2010

Cameroon first participated at the Olympic Games in 1964, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then. The nation withdrew from the 1976 Summer Olympics after three days of competition, to join the broad African boycott in response to the participation of New Zealand, who still had sporting links with apartheid South Africa. Cameroon has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games on one occasion, in 2002, with a single representative, Isaac Menyoli.

Cameroonian athletes have won a total of five medals, including the gold medal in football at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

The National Olympic Committee for Cameroon was created in 1963.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
2 Silver	Joseph Bessala	1968 Mexico	Boxing	Men's welterweight
3 Bronze	Martin Ndongo-Ebanga	1984 Los Angeles	Boxing	Men's lightweight
1 Gold	Patrice Abanda, Nicolas Alnoudji, Clément Beaud, Daniel Bekono, Serge Branco, Joël Epalle, Lauren, Samuel Eto'o, Idriss Carlos Kameni, Modeste M'bami, Patrick Mboma, Albert Meyong Ze, Serge Mimpo, Daniel Ngom Kome, Aaron Nguimbat, Geremi Njitap, Patrick Suffo, Pierre Wome	2000 Sydney	Football	Men's competition
1 Gold	Françoise Mbango Etone	2004 Athens	Athletics	Women's triple jump
1 Gold	Françoise Mbango Etone	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Women's triple jump

Medal tables

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count

Medals by Games

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1964 Tokyo	0	0	0	0
1968 Mexico City	0	1	0	1
1972 Munich	0	0	0	0
1976 Montreal	0	0	0	0
1980 Moscow	0	0	0	0
1984 Los Angeles	0	0	1	1
1988 Seoul	0	0	0	0
1992 Barcelona	0	0	0	0
1996 Atlanta	0	0	0	0
2000 Sydney	1	0	0	1
2004 Athens	1	0	0	1
2008 Beijing	1	0	0	1
Total	3	1	1	5

Medals by sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Football	1	0	0	1
Athletics	2	0	0	2
Boxing	0	1	1	2
Total	3	1	1	5

See also

• Category:Olympic competitors for Cameroon
• Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics

References

• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp. Retrieved 2007-12-19. 
• "Comité National Olympique et Sportif du Cameroun". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=CMR. Retrieved 2007-12-19.