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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.
Cameroonian athletes have won a total of four medals, including the gold medal in football at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
The National Olympic Committee for Cameroon was created in 1963.
[edit] Medalists
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Name |
Games |
Sport |
Event |
2 Silver |
Joseph Bessala |
1968 Mexico |
Boxing |
Men's welterweight |
3 Bronze |
Martin Ndongo-Ebanga |
1984 Los Angeles |
Boxing |
Men's lightweight |
1 Gold |
Patrice Abanda, Nicolas Alnoudji, Clement Beaud, Daniel Bekono, Serge Branco, Joël Epalle, Lauren, Samuel Eto'o, Idriss Carlos Kameni, Modeste Mbami, 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 |
[edit] Medal tables
- See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count
[edit] Medals by Games
[edit] Medals by sport
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