Cameroon at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Cameroon at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  CMR
NOC Comité National Olympique et Sportif du Cameroun
Websitewww.cnosc.com (French)
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
Competitors 33 in 9 sports
Flag bearer Franck Moussima[1]
Medals
Rank: 52		 Gold
1		 Silver
0		 Bronze
0		 Total
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Cameroon competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Françoise Mbango Etone Athletics Women's triple jumpAugust 17

Athletics

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Hugo Mamba-Schlick[2] Triple jump 16.01 15 Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Myriam Léonie Mani[2] 100 m 10.50 3 Q 10.08 6 Did not advance
Carole Kaboud Mebam[2] 400 m hurdles 57.81 6 N/A Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Françoise Mbango Etone[2] Triple jump 14.50 6 Q 15.39 1st
Georgina Toth[2] Hammer throw NM — Did not advance

Boxing

Cameroon qualified three boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Mulema qualified in the welterweight class at the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament.[3] Essomba and Mahaman both qualified at the second continental tournament.[4]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Thomas Essomba Light flyweight  Danielyan (ARM)
L 3–9		 Did not advance
Mahaman Smaila Light welterweight  Iglesias (CUB)
L 1–15		 Did not advance
Joseph Mulema Welterweight  Bongongo (CAF)
W 17–2		  Hanati (CHN)
L 4–9		 Did not advance

Football

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Cameroon squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[5]

Head coach: Martin Ndtoungou

# Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Amour Patrick Tignyemb (c) 14 June 1985 (aged 23) 0 0 Cameroon Tonnerre Yaoundé
2 MF Albert Baning 9 March 1985 (aged 23) 0 0 France Paris Saint-Germain
3 DF Antonio Ghomsi* 22 April 1984 (aged 24) 0 0 Italy Messina
4 DF André Bikey 8 January 1985 (aged 23) 0 0 England Reading
5 DF Alexandre Song 9 September 1987 (aged 20) 0 0 England Arsenal
6 DF Stéphane Mbia 20 May 1986 (aged 22) 0 0 France Stade Rennes
7 FW Marc Mboua 26 February 1987 (aged 21) 0 0 Netherlands Cambuur
8 MF Georges Mandjeck 9 December 1988 (aged 19) 0 0 Germany Stuttgart
9 MF Franck Songo'o 14 May 1987 (aged 21) 0 0 England Portsmouth
10 FW Christian Bekamenga 9 May 1986 (aged 22) 0 0 France Nantes
11 FW Gustave Bebbe* 22 June 1982 (aged 26) 0 0 Turkey Ankaragücü
12 DF Paul Rolland Bebey Kingué 9 November 1986 (aged 21) 0 0 Cameroon Les Astres
13 DF Nicolas N'Koulou 27 March 1990 (aged 18) 0 0 France Monaco
14 MF Aurélien Chedjou 20 June 1985 (aged 23) 0 0 France Lille
15 MF Serge N'Gal 13 January 1986 (aged 22) 0 0 Portugal União de Leiria
16 GK Joslain Mayebi 14 October 1986 (aged 21) 0 0 Israel Hakoah Ramat Gan
17 MF Alain Junior Ollé Ollé 11 April 1987 (aged 21) 0 0 Germany Freiburg
18 DF Alexis Enam 25 November 1986 (aged 21) 0 0 Tunisia Club Africain
22 DF Adiaba Bondoa[n 1] 2 January 1987 (aged 21) 0 0 Slovakia Dunajská Streda

* Over-aged player.

Notes
  1. ↑ Replaces Alexis Enam who was injured during the competition
Group play
Qualified for the quarterfinals
Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Italy 3 2 1 0 6 0 +6 7
 Cameroon 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
 South Korea 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
 Honduras 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0

7 August 2008
19:45

South Korea  1–1  Cameroon
Park Chu-young  68' Report Mandjeck  81'

10 August 2008
17:00

Cameroon  1–0  Honduras
Mbia  74' Report

13 August 2008
17:00

Cameroon  0–0  Italy
Report
Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin
Attendance: 47,307
Referee: Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)
Quarterfinals

16 August 2008
18:00

Brazil  2–0 (a.e.t.)  Cameroon
Sóbis  101'
Marcelo  105' 		Report
Shenyang Olympic Stadium, Shenyang
Attendance: 41,043
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Judo

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Franck Moussima[2] Men's −100 kg  Martínez (MEX)
W 0100–0001		  Hadfi (HUN)
L 0010–1002		 Did not advance

Rowing

Men
Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Paul Etia Ndoumbe[2] Single sculls 7:59.26 5 SE/F BYE 7:29.68 2 FE 7:21.34 28

Swimming

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Alain Brigion Tobe 50 m freestyle 24.53 61 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Antoinette Guedia Mouafo 50 m freestyle 33.59 83 Did not advance

Table tennis

Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Victorine Agum Fomum[2] Women's singles  Lian Q (DOM)
L 0–4		 Did not advance

Weightlifting

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Brice Vivien Batchaya[2] Men's −85 kg 153 13 180 14 333 14

Wrestling

Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Women's freestyle
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Annabelle Ali −72 kg  Wieszczek (POL)
L 0–3 PO		 Did not advance 16

References

  1. ↑ "Cameroon Olympic Team Receives National Blessing". www.postnewsline.com. 2008-07-28.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Les sportifs camerounais engagés à Beijing 2008
  3. ↑ 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament
  4. ↑ 2nd AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament
  5. ↑ "Men's Olympic Football Tournament Beijing – Cameroon Squad List". FIFA. Retrieved October 13, 2012.