Cameroon at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Cameroon competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The men's football team won the nation's first Olympic gold medal.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent Date Cameroon national under-23 football team Football Men's tournament 30 September

Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.Algeria at the 2000 Summer Olympics SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 4 7 11Boxing 2 – 2Football 18 0 18Judo 1 2 3 Total 25 9 34

Athletics

Men Track and road events AthletesEventsHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJoseph Batangdon100 metres10.4538 Q10.5237Did not advanceSerge Bengono10.3520 Q10.4634Did not advanceJoseph Batangdon200 metres20.7013 Q20.5518Did not advanceAlfred MoussambaniSerge BengonoJoseph BatangdonBenjamin Sirimou4 × 100 metres relay39.6224colspan=2 Did not advance

Women Track & road events AthletesEventsHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMyriam Mani100 metres11.248 Q11.2311 Q11.4013Did not advance200 metres22.684 Q22.8810 Q23.4716Did not advanceClaudine Komgang400 metres51.748 Q51.5718Did not advanceMireille Nguimgo51.8814 Q51.0811 Q52.0314Did not advanceEsther MvondoAnne-Marie Mouri-NkengCarine EyengaFrançoise Mbango4 × 100 metres relay45.8224colspan=2Did not advance

Field events Athlete Event Qualification Final Distance Position Distance Position Françoise Mbango Triple jump 14.13 11 q 13.53 10

Boxing

Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankHerman NgoudjoBantamweightL RSC-R3Did not advanceSakio Bika MbahLight middleweightL 5–8Did not advance

Football

Men's tournament

Team roster Head Coach: Jean-Paul Akono

Stand-by players

Group play

Quarterfinal

Semifinal

Gold medal match

Judo

Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJean-Claude Cameroun−66 kgLDid not advance

Women AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJudith Esseng Abolo−52 kgLDid not advanceFrançoise Nguele−57 kgLDid not advance

Notes

References

Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. . International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005. International Olympic Committee Web Site