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 GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank 1 0 0 0 0 – 5 0 1 0 1 39 11 0 0 0 0 – 8 0 0 0 0 – 25 0 0 0 0 – 48 0 0 1 1 43 15 0 0 0 0 – 8 0 0 0 0 – 15 0 0 0 0 – 35 1 0 0 1 50 17 1 0 0 1 54 33 1 0 0 1 52 33 0 0 1 1 79 24 0 0 0 0 – 12 0 0 0 0 – 6 0 0 0 0 – future event Total 3 1 2 6 87
Medals by Winter Games GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank 1 0 0 0 0 – 2006–2026 did not participate future event Total 0 0 0 0 –
Medals by sport
List of medalists Medal Name Games Sport Event Ref. Joseph Bessala Boxing Men's welterweight Martin Ndongo-Ebanga Boxing Men's lightweight || || Football || Men's competition || Françoise Mbango Etone Athletics Women's triple jump Françoise Mbango Etone Athletics Women's triple jump Madias Nzesso Weightlifting Women's 75 kg
See also List of flag bearers for Cameroon at the Olympics :Category:Olympic competitors for Cameroon Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics
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