Cameroon at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Cameroon at the Olympics
IOC code	CMR
NOC	Cameroon Olympic and Sports Committee
Website
Medals Ranked 87th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 3 1 2 6
Summer appearances
1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winter appearances
2002 2006–2018

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 South Africa, which still had sporting links with apartheid South Africa. Cameroon also participated in the Winter Olympic Games on one occasion, in 2002, with a single representative, Isaac Menyoli.

Cameroonian athletes have won 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 Tokyo 1 0 0 0 0 – 1968 Mexico City 5 0 1 0 1 39 1972 Munich 11 0 0 0 0 – 1976 Montreal 8 0 0 0 0 – 1980 Moscow 25 0 0 0 0 – 1984 Los Angeles 48 0 0 1 1 43 1988 Seoul 15 0 0 0 0 – 1992 Barcelona 8 0 0 0 0 – 1996 Atlanta 15 0 0 0 0 – 2000 Sydney 35 1 0 0 1 50 2004 Athens 17 1 0 0 1 54 2008 Beijing 33 1 0 0 1 52 2012 London 33 0 0 1 1 79 2016 Rio de Janeiro 24 0 0 0 0 – 2020 Tokyo 12 0 0 0 0 – 2024 Paris 6 0 0 0 0 – 2028 Los Angeles Future event Total 3 1 2 6 87

Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 2002 Salt Lake City 1 0 0 0 0 – 2006 Turin did not participate 2010 Vancouver 2014 Sochi 2018 Pyeongchang 2022 Beijing 2026 Milan/Cortina Future event Total 0 0 0 0 –

Medals by sport

List of medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
2 Silver	Joseph Bessala	1968 Mexico City	Boxing	Men's welterweight
3 Bronze	Martin Ndongo-Ebanga	1984 Los Angeles	Boxing	Men's lightweight
1 Gold	Football team Patrice Abanda Nicolas Alnoudji Clément Beaud Daniel Bekono Serge Branco Joël Epalle Lauren Samuel Eto'o Carlos Kameni Modeste M'bami Patrick Mboma Albert Meyong Ze Serge Mimpo Daniel Ngom Kome Aaron Nguimbat Geremi Njitap Patrick Suffo Pierre Wome	2000 Sydney	Football	Men's competition
1 Gold	Françoise Mbango Etone	2004 Athens	Athletics	Women's triple jump
1 Gold	Françoise Mbango Etone	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Women's triple jump
3 Bronze	Madias Nzesso	2012 London	Weightlifting	Women's 75 kg

See also

In Spanish: Camerún en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

• List of flag bearers for Cameroon at the Olympics
• Category:Olympic competitors for Cameroon
• Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics