Emmanuel Eseme

Emmanuel Eseme
Emmanuel Eseme in 2022
Personal information
Born (1993-08-17) 17 August 1993
Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
CountryCameroon
SportTrack and field
Event
Sprinting
ClubSporting CP
Coached byRui Norte
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 60 m: 6.52 i NR (2024)
  • 100 m: 9.83 NR (2026)
  • 200 m: 20.23 NR (2025)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Cameroon
African Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 Accra100 m
Silver medal – second place2022 Saint Pierre200 m
Silver medal – second place2024 Douala100 m
Bronze medal – third place2024 Douala200 m
African Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Accra100 m
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2026 Glasgow100 m
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place2021 Konya200 m
Gold medal – first place2025 Riyadh200 m
Bronze medal – third place2025 Riyadh100 m
Jeux de la Francophonie
Gold medal – first place2023 Kinshasa100 m

Emmanuel Alobwede Eseme (born 17 August 1993) is a Cameroonian sprinter. In 2024, he won the gold medal in the men's 100 metres event at the delayed 2023 African Games held in Ghana, the same medal at both the Jeux de la Francophonie in 2023 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland in 2026. He also won gold in the same event in the African Athletics Championships, again in 2026. Additionally, he has twice been gold medalist at the Islamic Solidarity Games in the 200 metres.

Career

He competed in the men's 200 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[1] He did not qualify to compete in the semi-finals.[1]

In the same year, he also competed in the men's 200 metres and men's 4 × 100 metres relay events at the 2019 African Games, in both cases without winning a medal.[2]

He represented Cameroon at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, in the men's 200 meters event.

He placed third at the 2023 Diamond League in Silesia, Poland in the men’s 100 metres event.

In 2024, he competed in the men's 100 metres event at the Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.

In 2026, he ran a national record of 9.94 to place second in the men's 100 metres at the Rome Diamond League.[3]

He ran a national record and competition record of 9.83 to win the men's 100 metres at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.[4]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Performance
2022 African Championships Saint-Pierre 5th 100 m 10.06
2nd 200 m 20.61
Commonwealth Games Birmingham 7th 100 m 10.24
4th 200 m 20.61
Islamic Solidarity Games Konya 1st 200 m 20.16
2023 Jeux de la Francophonie Kinshasa 1st 100 m 10.04
2024 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 6th 60 m 6.68
African Games Accra 1st 100 m 10.14
2024 Diamond League Oslo 3rd 100 m 10.01
African Championships Douala 2nd 100 m 10.15
3rd 200 m 20.66
2025 Islamic Solidarity Games Riyadh 1st 200 m 20.55
2026 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships Toruń 5th 60 m 6.58
African Championships Accra 1st 100 m 10.26
Commonwealth Games Glasgow 1st 100 m 9.83

Personal bests

Event Performance Venue Date
60 metres 6.52 (NR) Glasgow
Toruń		 1 March 2024
20 March 2026
100 metres 9.83 (NR) Glasgow 28 July 2026
200 metres 20.23 (NR) Sotteville-lès-Rouen 7 July 2025

References

  1. 1 2 "Men's 200 metres - Heats" (PDF). 2019 World Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Results" (PDF). wrs-ag2019g.mev.atos.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Programme & Results - Rome". DiamondLeague.com. 17 March 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Commonwealth Games 2026: Cameroon's Emmanuel Eseme storms to 100m men's gold in Games Record time". Olympics.com. 28 July 2026. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
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