Cameroon at the Olympics
| Cameroon at the Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CMR |
| NOC | Comité National Olympique et Sportif du Cameroun |
| Website | www |
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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 six medals, including the gold medal in football at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
The National Olympic Committee for Cameroon was created in 1963.
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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| 1964 Tokyo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1968 Mexico City | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 39 |
| 1972 Munich | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1976 Montreal | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980 Moscow | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 |
| 1988 Seoul | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1992 Barcelona | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996 Atlanta | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2000 Sydney | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| 2004 Athens | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
| 2008 Beijing | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52 |
| 2012 London | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 78 |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020 Tokyo | future event | |||||
| Total | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 74 | |
Medals by Winter Games
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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| 2002 Salt Lake City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2006 Turin | did not participate | |||||
| 2010 Vancouver | ||||||
| 2014 Sochi | ||||||
| 2018 Pyeongchang | future event | |||||
| 2022 Beijing | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
Medals by sport
 Athletics |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Football |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Boxing |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Weightlifting |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
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List of medalists
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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 Silver |
Joseph Bessala | 1968 Mexico City |  Boxing |
Men's welterweight |
 Bronze |
Martin Ndongo-Ebanga | 1984 Los Angeles | Boxing |
Men's lightweight |
 Gold |
2000 Sydney |  Football |
Men's competition | |
| Gold |
Françoise Mbango Etone | 2004 Athens |  Athletics |
Women's triple jump |
| Gold |
Françoise Mbango Etone | 2008 Beijing | Athletics |
Women's triple jump |
| Bronze |
Madias Nzesso | 2012 London |  Weightlifting |
Women’s 75 kg |
See also
External links
- "Cameroon". International Olympic Committee.
- Template:IOC medals
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee.
- "Cameroon". Sports-Reference.com.
