Cameroon at the Olympics

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, 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.

Cameroon at the
Olympics
IOC codeCMR
NOCCameroon Olympic and Sports Committee
Websitewww.cnosc.org (in French)
Medals
Ranked 83rd
Gold
3
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
6
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Cameroonian athletes have won a total of 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
See also: All-time Olympic Games medal table

Medals by sport
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Athletics2002
Football1001
Boxing0112
Weightlifting0011
Totals (4 entries)3126

List of medalists
Medal Name Games Sport Event
 SilverJoseph Bessala1968 Mexico City BoxingMen's welterweight
 BronzeMartin Ndongo-Ebanga1984 Los Angeles BoxingMen's lightweight
 Gold
2000 Sydney FootballMen's competition
 GoldFrançoise Mbango Etone2004 Athens AthleticsWomen's triple jump
 GoldFrançoise Mbango Etone2008 Beijing AthleticsWomen's triple jump
 BronzeMadias Nzesso2012 London WeightliftingWomen's 75 kg

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