Cameroon competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Olympics.
Comité National Olympique et Sportif du Cameroun sent a total of 33 athletes to the Games, 10 men and 23 women, to compete in 9 sports. For the first time in its Olympic history, Cameroon was represented by more female than male athletes because of its presence in women's football. Freestyle wrestler and All-African Games gold medalist Annabelle Ali was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
Seven of its athletes "defected" while participating in the Olympics, including the reserve goalkeeper Drusille Ngako, swimmer Paul Ekane Edingue and boxers Thomas Essomba, Christian Donfack Adjoufack, Abdon Mewoli, Blaise Yepmou Mendouo and Serge Ambomo.
Cameroon won with a bronze medal due to medals reallocation after all of the original medalists stripped for doping, after winning gold medals in athletics and football for three successive games.
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date Madias Nzesso Weightlifting Women's 75 kg
Athletics
Cameroonian athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):
Men AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankIdrissa Adam100 mcolspan="2" Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankDelphine Atangana100 m11.711 Q11.827Did not advance
Boxing
Cameroon has qualified boxers for the following events
Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankThomas EssombaLight flyweightW 13–10L 10–15Did not advanceYhyacinthe Mewoli AbdonLightweightL 6–11Did not advanceSerge AmbomoLight welterweightL 10–19Did not advanceChristian Donfack AdjoufackLight heavyweightL 6–15Did not advanceBlaise Yepmou MendouoSuper heavyweightL 6–15Did not advance
Football
Cameroon has qualified a women's team. Women's team – 18 players
Women's tournament
Team roster
Group play
Judo
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankDieudonne DolassemMen's −90 kgL 0003–0101Did not advance
Rowing
Cameroon has qualified the following boats.
Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankPaul Etia NdoumbeSingle sculls7:29.776 R7:24.155 SE/Fcolspan=2 7:58.485 FF7:46.2332 Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Swimming
Cameroon has gained two "Universality places" from the FINA.
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankPaul Edingue Ekane50 m freestyle27.8754Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAntoinette Guedia Mouafo50 m freestyle29.2853Did not advance
Table tennis
One Cameroon athlete qualified to participate.
AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankSarah HanffouWomen's singlesW 4–0L 1–4Did not advance
Weightlifting
Two weightlifters from Cameroon qualified for the Olympics; 1 man and 1 woman. Madias Nzesso originally finished sixth in her event, but after all three medalists were disqualified for doping offenses, she was promoted to a bronze medal. AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankFrederic Fokejou TefotMen's +105 kg160172021636216Madias NzessoWomen's −75 kg11531313246
Wrestling
Cameroon qualified one athlete through a quota place.
Women's freestyle AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAnnabelle Ali−72 kgW 5–0 L 1–3 Did not advanceL 0–3 Did not advance7
See also Cameroon at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
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