Cameroon at the 2019 African Games
Cameroon competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. In total athletes representing Cameroon won 5 gold medals, 14 silver medals and 9 bronze medals and the country finished 11th in the medal table.
| Cameroon at the 2019 African Games | |
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| IOC code | CMR |
| NOC | Cameroon Olympic and Sports Committee |
| in Rabat, Morocco 19 August 2019 – 31 August 2019 | |
| Competitors | 126 (52 men and 74 women) in 13 sports |
| Medals Ranked 11th |
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Medal summary
Medal table
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Athletics
No medals were won by athletes representing Cameroon in athletics.
Jean Tarcisius Batamboc and Mayoumendam Zounedou competed in the men's 100 metres event.
Fanny Appes Ekanga competed in the women's 200 metres event.
Boxing
Seven athletes were scheduled to compete in boxing. Dorine Stéphane Mambou won the bronze medal in the women's featherweight (57kg) event.
Chess
Four chess players represented Cameroon in chess.
Football
Cameroon's women's national under-20 football team competed in the women's tournament.[1]
Gymnastics
In total four athletes represented Cameroon in gymnastics.
Handball
The women's national handball team competed in handball at the 2019 African Games.[1][2] They won the silver medal in the women's tournament.[3]
Judo
Eight athletes represented Cameroon in judo: Njepang Njapa Audrey Dilane, Arrey Sophina Ntui Ayuk Otay, Tsala Tsala Bernadin, Dolassem Dieudonne, Bell Ngindjel Franck Parisi, Wezeu Dombeu Helene, Mballa Atangana Hortence Vanessa and Bata Philomene Jocelin.
Karate
Cameroon competed in karate.
Table tennis
Nyoh Ofon Derek and Hannfou Nana Sarah competed in table tennis.
Derek competed in the men's singles event and Sarah competed in the women's singles event. Sarah won the silver medal in that event.
They both also competed in the mixed doubles event.
Taekwondo
Adjewa Frederic, Amougou Antoine Thiery, Neyi Esrom and Touembou Kamgue Silvere competed in Taekwondo.
Volleyball
Both's the men's and women's national volleyball teams competed in volleyball.[1][4]
The men's team won gold in the men's tournament and the women's team won silver in the women's tournament.
Weightlifting
Cameroon competed in weightlifting. In total athletes representing Cameroon in weightlifting won one gold medal and eight silver medals.
Wrestling
Six wrestlers represented Cameroon.[5] In total they won one gold medal, one silver medal and two bronze medals.[5]
References
- "Things you need to know about the Rabat 2019 African Games". Olympic Channel. 27 July 2019. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- "The 12th African Games 2019 : Results of the draw". Confédération Africaine de HandBall. 24 June 2019. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- "Handball - Event Overview - Women's tournament". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- "Kenya women's volleyball team ready to defend African Games title". xinhuanet. 7 August 2019. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- "NOC Overview - Cameroon". 2019 African Games Results. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.