Cameroon at the Olympics

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

Medals by sport

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Athletics2002
 Football1001
 Boxing0112
 Weightlifting0011
Totals (4 entries)3126

List of medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event Ref.
 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[1]
 GoldFrançoise Mbango Etone2008 Beijing AthleticsWomen's triple jump[2]
 BronzeMadias Nzesso2012 London WeightliftingWomen's 75 kg

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Cameroon's Etone wins triple jump gold". abc.net.au. 23 August 2004. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Mbango Etone makes history as she becomes first Athens champion to retain Olympic title in Beijing". World Athletics. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
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