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Cameroon at the Olympics

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Cameroon at the
Olympics
IOC codeCMR
NOCCameroon Olympic and Sports Committee
Websitewww.cnosc.org (in French)
Medals
Ranked 87th
Gold
3
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
6
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

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 South Africa, which still had sporting links with apartheid South Africa. Cameroon also participated in the Winter Olympic Games on one occasion, in 2002, with a single representative, Isaac Menyoli.

Cameroonian athletes have won six medals, including the gold medal in football at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

The Cameroon Olympic and Sports Committee was created and recognized by the IOC in 1963.

Medal tables

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Medals by sport

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SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Athletics2002
 Football1001
 Boxing0112
 Weightlifting0011
Totals (4 entries)3126

List of medalists

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Medal Name Games Sport Event
 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

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  • "Cameroon". International Olympic Committee.
  • "Cameroon". Olympedia.com.
  • "Olympic Analytics/CMR". olympanalyt.com.