Cameroon at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Cameroon competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The men's football team won the nation's first ever Olympic gold medal.

Cameroon at the
2000 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCMR
NOCCameroon Olympic and Sports Committee
Websitewww.cnosc.org (in French)
in Sydney
Competitors34
Medals
Ranked 50th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists
Main article: 2000 Summer Olympics medal table
Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldPatrice Abanda
Nicolas Alnoudji
Clément Beaud
Daniel Bekono
Serge Branco
Joël Epalle
Lauren
Samuel Eto'o
Carlos Kameni
Modeste M'bami
Patrick Mboma
Albert Meyong
Serge Mimpo
Daniel Ngom Kome
Aaron Nguimbat
Geremi Njitap
Patrick Suffo
Pierre Wome		Football (soccer)Men's team competition

Results by event

Athletics

Women's competition

Women's 100m

Women's 200m

Women's 400m

  • Claudine Komgang
    1. Round 1 – 51.74
    2. Round 2 – 51.57 (did not advance)
  • Mireille Nguimgo
    1. Round 1 – 51.88
    2. Round 2 – 51.08
    3. Semifinal – 52.03 (did not advance)

Women's 4 × 100 m

Women's Long Jump

  • Françoise Mbango
    1. Qualifying – DNS (did not advance)

Women's Triple Jump

  • Françoise Mbango
    1. Qualifying – 14.13
    2. Final – 13.53 (10th place)

Boxing

Men's 54 kg

  • Ngoudjo Herman
    • Round 1 – Lost to Taalaibek Kadiraliev of Kyrgyzstan (did not advance)

Men's 71 kg

  • Sakio Bika Mbah

Football
Men's tournament
13 September 2000 Match 1Cameroon 3–2 KuwaitBrisbane
19:00 UTC+10 Alnoudji  37'
M'Boma  76'
Lauren  86'		 Report Mutairi  63'
Mubarak  88'		 Stadium: Brisbane Cricket Ground
Attendance: 26,730
Referee: Bruce Grimshaw (New Zealand)
16 September 2000 Match 2United States 1–1 CameroonCanberra
20:00 UTC+10 Vagenas  64' Report M'Boma  16' Stadium: Canberra Stadium
Attendance: 22,379
Referee: Mario Sánchez (Chile)
19 September 2000 Match 3Czech Republic 1–1 CameroonBrisbane
19:00 UTC+10 Došek  74' Report Lauren  24' Stadium: Brisbane Cricket Ground
Attendance: 23,442
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)
23 September 2000 QuarterfinalsBrazil 1–2 (a.e.t.) CameroonBrisbane
19:00 UTC+10 Ronaldinho  90+4' Report M'Boma  17'
M'bami  113' 		Stadium: Brisbane Cricket Ground
Attendance: 37,332
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)
26 September 2000 SemifinalsChile 1–2 CameroonMelbourne
20:00 UTC+10 Abanda  78' (o.g.) Report M'Boma  84'
Lauren  89' (pen.)		 Stadium: Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 64,338
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)
30 September 2000 Gold Medal MatchSpain 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		 CameroonSydney
12:00 UTC+10 Xavi  2'
García  45+2'		 Report Amaya  53' (o.g.)
Eto'o  58'		 Stadium: Sydney Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 104,098
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
Penalties
Xavi
Capdevila
Amaya
Albelda 		M'Boma
Eto'o
Geremi
Lauren
Womé

References
  • Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
  • International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
  • Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
  • Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
  • Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
  • International Olympic Committee Web Site


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