Cameroon (CMR)

Overview

NOCComité National Olympique et Sportif du Cameroun
Flagbearers36

Participants

Olympic Games 235
Youth Olympic Games 25

Description

In 1959 Cameroon approached the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for advice concerning the establishment of a National Olympic Committee (NOC). It took four years for plans to reach fruition, with the NOC being formed on 25 May 1963 and receiving IOC recognition on 17 October of the same year at the IOC session in Baden-Baden. Cameroon made its Olympic début in 1964 at Tokyo and has appeared at all Olympic Games since. Cameroon athletes have won six Olympic medals, two each in athletics and boxing.

The highlight of their Olympic performances have been the gold medal won at Sydney in 2000 by their men’s football (soccer) team, and the gold medals won by Françoise Mbango in the women’s triple jump at Athens in 2004 and Beijing in 2008. Through 2022 Mbango is also the only athlete from Cameroon with more than one medal.

Cameroon has attended the Olympic Winter Games only in 2002 with the cross-country skier Isaac Menyoli, who participated in the sprint and pursuit, finishing 65th and 83rd, respectively.

Participations by edition

Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
1964 Summer Olympics Cameroon 1 0 1 Results
1968 Summer Olympics Cameroon 5 0 5 Results
1972 Summer Olympics Cameroon 11 0 11 Results
1976 Summer Olympics Cameroon 4 0 4 Results
1980 Summer Olympics Cameroon 22 3 25 Results
1984 Summer Olympics Cameroon 42 4 46 Results
1988 Summer Olympics Cameroon 13 2 15 Results
1992 Summer Olympics Cameroon 3 5 8 Results
1996 Summer Olympics Cameroon 11 4 15 Results
2000 Summer Olympics Cameroon 25 9 34 Results
2002 Winter Olympics Cameroon 1 0 1 Results
2004 Summer Olympics Cameroon 10 7 17 Results
2008 Summer Olympics Cameroon 25 7 32 Results
2012 Summer Olympics Cameroon 10 22 32 Results
2016 Summer Olympics Cameroon 5 17 22 Results
2020 Summer Olympics Cameroon 5 7 12 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
2010 Summer Youth Olympics Cameroon 3 3 6 Results
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Cameroon 1 2 3 Results
2018 Summer Youth Olympics Cameroon 3 13 16 Results

Participations by discipline

Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Athletics 23 26 49 Results
Boxing 36 0 36 Results
Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) 1 0 1 Results
Cycling Road (Cycling) 13 0 13 Results
Football (Football) 50 17 67 Results
Judo 16 4 20 Results
Rowing 1 0 1 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 4 2 6 Results
Table Tennis 0 2 2 Results
Volleyball (Volleyball) 0 10 10 Results
Weightlifting 8 5 13 Results
Wrestling 14 3 17 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Athletics 2 1 3 Results
Badminton 0 1 1 Results
Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) 1 0 1 Results
Futsal (Football) 0 10 10 Results
Judo 1 1 2 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 2 1 3 Results
Taekwondo 0 1 1 Results
Weightlifting 1 1 2 Results
Wrestling 0 2 2 Results

Medals by Games

Edition Competition Type Gold Silver Bronze Total
2000 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 1 0 0 1
2004 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 1 0 0 1
2008 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 1 0 0 1
1968 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 1 0 1
1984 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 0 1 1
2012 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 0 1 1

Medals by sport

Olympic Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Athletics 2 0 0 2
Football 1 0 0 1
Boxing 0 1 1 2
Weightlifting 0 0 1 1

Most successful competitors

Includes medals won as part of mixed teams.

Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Françoise Mbango CMR 2 0 0 2
Patrice Abanda CMR 1 0 0 1
Nicolas Alnoudji CMR 1 0 0 1
Clément Beaud CMR 1 0 0 1
Daniel Bekono CMR 1 0 0 1
Serge Branco CMR 1 0 0 1
Joël Epalle CMR 1 0 0 1
Lauren CMR 1 0 0 1
Samuel Eto'o CMR 1 0 0 1
Idriss Carlos Kameni CMR 1 0 0 1
Modeste M'Bami CMR 1 0 0 1
Patrick M'Boma CMR 1 0 0 1
Albert Meyong Zé CMR 1 0 0 1
Serge Mimpo CMR 1 0 0 1
Daniel N'Gom Komé CMR 1 0 0 1
Aaron Nguimbat CMR 1 0 0 1
Geremi CMR 1 0 0 1
Patrick Suffo CMR 1 0 0 1
Pierre Womé CMR 1 0 0 1

IOC Members

René Essomba 1978—1998
Issa Hayatou 2001—2016
Issa Hayatou 2016—
Odette Assembe Engoulou 2019—