Cameroon at the Olympics

Cameroon was first at the Olympic Games in 1964.

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
  • 1964
  • 1968
  • 1972
  • 1976
  • 1980
  • 1984
  • 1988
  • 1992
  • 1996
  • 2000
  • 2004
  • 2008
  • 2012
  • 2016
  • 2020
Winter appearances
  • 2002
  • 2006–2018
  • 2022

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Cameroon is CAM.[1]

History

There have been competitors from Cameroon in every Summer Olympic Games since then. The nation left the 1976 Summer Olympics after three days. Cameroon has also been at the Winter Olympic Games one time in 2002.

The National Olympic Committee for Cameroon was formed in 1963.

Medalists
Medal Name Games Sport Event
22 Silver Joseph Bessala1968 MexicoBoxingMen's welterweight
33 BronzeMartin Ndongo-Ebanga1984 Los AngelesBoxingMen's lightweight
11 Gold Patrice Abanda, Nicolas Alnoudji, Clément Beaud, Daniel Bekono, Serge Branco, Joël Epalle, Lauren, Samuel Eto'o, Idriss Carlos Kameni, Modeste M'bami, Patrick Mboma, Albert Meyong Ze, Serge Mimpo, Daniel Ngom Kome, Aaron Nguimbat, Geremi Njitap, Patrick Suffo, Pierre Wome2000 SydneyFootballMen's competition
11 Gold Françoise Mbango Etone2004 AthensAthleticsWomen's triple jump
11 Gold Françoise Mbango Etone2008 BeijingAthleticsWomen's triple jump

References
  1. "Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964, [p. 9 of 409 PDF]; retrieved 2012-8-16.

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