Cameroon at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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.

Cameroon at the
2012 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCMR
NOCCameroon Olympic and Sports Committee
Websitewww.cnosc.org (in French)
in London
Competitors33 in 9 sports
Flag bearer Annabelle Ali[1]
Medals
Ranked 79th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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.

Cameroon left London with a bronze medal, after winning gold medals in athletics and football for three successive games. Seven of its athletes "defected" while participating in the Olympics,[2] 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.[3]

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
 BronzeMadias NzessoWeightliftingWomen’s 75 kg3 August

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Cameroonian athletes have so far 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):[4][5]

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
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Idrissa Adam 100 m Bye DNF Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Delphine Atangana 100 m 11.71 1 Q 11.82 7 Did not advance

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Cameroon has qualified boxers for the following events[6]

Men
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  Daraa (MAR)
W 13–10		  Barnes (IRL)
L 10–15		 Did not advance
Yhyacinthe Mewoli Abdon Lightweight  Gaibnazarov (UZB)
L 6–11		 Did not advance
Serge Ambomo Light welterweight  Sener (TUR)
L 10–19		 Did not advance
Christian Donfack Adjoufack Light heavyweight  Kolling (GER)
L 6–15		 Did not advance
Blaise Yepmou Mendouo Super heavyweight N/A  Arjaoui (MAR)
L 6–15		 Did not advance

Football
Main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Cameroon has qualified a women's team.

  • Women's team – 18 players

Women's tournament
Main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
Team roster

The following is the Cameroon squad in the women's football tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[7]

Coach: Carl Enow

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals 2012 club
1 1GK Annette Ngo Ndom (1985-06-02)2 June 1985 (aged 27) 13 0 Louves Minproff
2 2DF Christine Manie (1984-05-04)4 May 1984 (aged 28) 40 6 Negrea Reșița
3 4FW Njoya Nkout (1993-01-12)12 January 1993 (aged 19) 15 2 Energy Voronezh
4 3MF Yvonne Leuko (1991-11-20)20 November 1991 (aged 20) 3 0 Montigny-le-Bretonneux
5 2DF Augustine Ejangue (1989-01-19)19 January 1989 (aged 23) 22 0 Energy Voronezh
6 3MF Francine Zouga (1987-11-09)9 November 1987 (aged 24) 23 3 FSG Aïre-le-Lignon
7 4FW Gabrielle Onguene (1989-02-25)25 February 1989 (aged 23) 0 0 Louves Minproff
8 3MF Raissa Feudjio (1995-10-29)29 October 1995 (aged 16) 11 0 Lorema
9 4FW Madeleine Ngono Mani (1983-10-16)16 October 1983 (aged 28) 42 26 EA Guingamp
10 3MF Bebey Beyene (1992-05-10)10 May 1992 (aged 20) 22 1 Louves Minproff
11 4FW Adrienne Iven (1983-03-09)9 March 1983 (aged 29) 12 2 Louves Minproff
12 3MF Francoise Bella (c) (1983-03-09)9 March 1983 (aged 29) 53 7 Rivers Angels
13 2DF Claudine Meffometou (1990-07-01)1 July 1990 (aged 22) 8 0 Franck Rollycek
14 2DF Bibi Medoua (1993-08-09)9 August 1993 (aged 18) 19 0 Locomotive de Yaoundé
15 2DF Ysis Sonkeng (1989-09-20)20 September 1989 (aged 22) 30 0 Louves Minproff
16 3MF Jeanette Yango (1993-06-12)12 June 1993 (aged 19) 20 1 Katowice
17 4FW Gaelle Enganamouit (1992-06-09)9 June 1992 (aged 20) 17 2 Spartak Subotica
18 1GK Reine Sosso (1993-03-19)19 March 1993 (aged 19) 11 0 Franck Rollycek
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Great Britain 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Qualified for the quarter-finals
2  Brazil 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 6
3  New Zealand 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
4  Cameroon 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: IOC
Cameroon 0–5 Brazil
Report Francielle  7'
Costa  10'
Marta  73' (pen.), 88'
Cristiane  78'
Attendance: 30,847[8]
Great Britain 3–0 Cameroon
Stoney  18'
J. Scott  23'
Houghton  82'		 Report
Attendance: 31,141[9]
New Zealand 3–1 Cameroon
Smith  43'
Sonkeng  49' (o.g.)
Gregorius  62'		 Report Onguene  75'
Attendance: 11,425[10]

Judo
Main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Dieudonne Dolassem Men's −90 kg  Liparteliani (GEO)
L 0003–0101		 Did not advance

Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Cameroon has qualified the following boats.

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Paul Etia Ndoumbe Single sculls 7:29.77 6 R 7:24.15 5 SE/F Bye 7:58.48 5 FF 7:46.23 32

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
Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Cameroon has gained two "Universality places" from the FINA.[11]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Paul Edingue Ekane 50 m freestyle 27.87 54 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Antoinette Guedia Mouafo 50 m freestyle 29.28 53 Did not advance

Table tennis
Main article: Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Cameroon has qualified one athlete.[12]

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
Sarah Hanffou Women's singles  Moumjoghlian (LIB)
W 4–0		  Xian (FRA)
L 1–4		 Did not advance

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Cameroon has qualified 1 man and 1 woman. Madias Nzesso originally finished sixth, but after all three medalists were disqualified for doping offenses, she was promoted to a bronze medal.

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Frederic Fokejou Tefot Men's +105 kg 160 17 202 16 362 16
Madias Nzesso Women's −75 kg 115 3 131 3 246

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Cameroon has so far qualified one quota place.

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 Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Annabelle Ali −72 kg Bye  Soloniaina (MAD)
W 5–0 VT		  Zlateva (BUL)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance Bye  Marzaliuk (BLR)
L 0–3 PO		 Did not advance 7

See also

References
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  6. "Final African Olympic Quota Places revealed". AIBA. 5 May 2012. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  7. "Women's Olympic Football Tournament London 2012 - List of Players Cameroon" (PDF). FIFA. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  8. "Cameroon – Brazil". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  9. "Great Britain – Cameroon". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  10. "New Zealand – Cameroon". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
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