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 New Zealand, 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
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

Medals by Summer Games
Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1964 Tokyo10000–
1968 Mexico City5010139
1972 Munich110000–
1976 Montreal80000–
1980 Moscow250000–
1984 Los Angeles48001143
1988 Seoul150000–
1992 Barcelona80000–
1996 Atlanta150000–
2000 Sydney35100150
2004 Athens17100154
2008 Beijing33100152
2012 London33001179
2016 Rio de Janeiro240000–
2020 Tokyofuture event
2024 Paris
2028 Los Angeles
Total312674

Medals by Winter Games
Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
2002 Salt Lake City10000–
2006 Turindid not participate
2010 Vancouver
2014 Sochi
2018 Pyeongchang
2022 Beijingfuture event
2026 Milan–Cortina
Total0000–

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

List of medalists
Medal Name Games Sport Event
 SilverJoseph Bessala 1968 Mexico City BoxingMen's welterweight
 BronzeMartin Ndongo-Ebanga 1984 Los Angeles BoxingMen's lightweight
 Gold 2000 Sydney FootballMen's competition
 GoldFrançoise Mbango Etone 2004 Athens AthleticsWomen's triple jump
 GoldFrançoise Mbango Etone 2008 Beijing AthleticsWomen's triple jump
 BronzeMadias Nzesso 2012 London WeightliftingWomen’s 75 kg

See also
  • "Cameroon". International Olympic Committee.
  • "Results and Medalists—Cameroon". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
  • "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee.
  • "Cameroon". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
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