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Cameroon at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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Cameroon at the
2000 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCMR
NOCCameroon Olympic and Sports Committee
Websitewww.cnosc.org (in French)
in Sydney
Competitors34
Flag bearer Cécile Ngambi[1]
Medals
Ranked 50th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Cameroon competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The men's football team won the nation's first Olympic gold medal.[2]

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Patrice Abanda
Nicolas Alnoudji
Clément Beaud
Daniel Bekono
Serge Branco
Joël Epalle
Lauren
Samuel Eto'o
Carlos Kameni
Modeste M'bami
Patrick Mboma
Albert Meyong
Serge Mimpo
Daniel Ngom Kome
Aaron Nguimbat
Geremi Njitap
Patrick Suffo
Pierre Wome
Football Men's team competition

Athletics

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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
Track and road events
Athletes Events Heat Round 1 Heat Round 2 Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Joseph Batangdon 100 metres 10.45 38 Q 10.52 37 Did not advance
Serge Bengono 10.35 20 Q 10.46 34 Did not advance
Joseph Batangdon 200 metres 20.70 13 Q 20.55 18 Did not advance
Alfred Moussambani
Serge Bengono
Joseph Batangdon
Benjamin Sirimou
4 × 100 metres relay 39.62 24 Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
Athletes Events Heat Round 1 Heat Round 2 Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Myriam Mani 100 metres 11.24 8 Q 11.23 11 Q 11.40 13 Did not advance
200 metres 22.68 4 Q 22.88 10 Q 23.47 16 Did not advance
Claudine Komgang 400 metres 51.74 8 Q 51.57 18 Did not advance
Mireille Nguimgo 51.88 14 Q 51.08 11 Q 52.03 14 Did not advance
Esther Mvondo
Anne-Marie Mouri-Nkeng
Carine Eyenga
Françoise Mbango
4 × 100 metres relay 45.82 24 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Françoise Mbango Triple jump 14.13 11 q 13.53 10

Boxing

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Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
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Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Herman Ngoudjo Bantamweight  Kadyraliyev (KGZ)
L RSC-R3
Did not advance
Sakio Bika Mbah Light middleweight  MacIntosh (CAN)
L 5–8
Did not advance

Football

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Men's tournament

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Team roster

Head Coach: Jean-Paul Akono

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Daniel Bekono (1978-05-31)31 May 1978 (aged 22) Cameroon Canon Yaounde
2 4FW Albert Meyong (1980-10-19)19 October 1980 (aged 19) Portugal Vitória de Setúbal
3 2DF Pierre Womé (1979-03-26)26 March 1979 (aged 21) Italy Bologna
4 2DF Serge Mimpo* (1974-02-06)6 February 1974 (aged 26) Greece Panachaiki
5 2DF Patrice Abanda (1978-08-03)3 August 1978 (aged 22) Greece Aris
6 3MF Clément Beaud (1980-12-07)7 December 1980 (aged 19) Cameroon Tonnerre Yaoundé
7 3MF Nicolas Alnoudji (1979-12-09)9 December 1979 (aged 20) Cameroon Tonnerre Yaoundé
8 2DF Geremi (1978-12-20)20 December 1978 (aged 21) Spain Real Madrid
9 4FW Samuel Eto'o (1981-03-10)10 March 1981 (aged 19) Spain Mallorca
10 4FW Patrick M'Boma* (1970-11-15)15 November 1970 (aged 29) Italy Parma
11 3MF Daniel Kome (1980-05-19)19 May 1980 (aged 20) Spain Levante
12 2DF Lauren (1977-01-19)19 January 1977 (aged 23) England Arsenal
13 2DF Aaron Nguimbat (1978-03-13)13 March 1978 (aged 22) Cameroon Canon Yaoundé
14 4FW Patrick Suffo (1978-01-17)17 January 1978 (aged 22) England Sheffield United
15 3MF Joël Epalle (1978-02-20)20 February 1978 (aged 22) Greece Ethnikos Piraeus
16 3MF Modeste M'bami (1982-10-09)9 October 1982 (aged 17) France Sedan
17 2DF Serge Branco (1980-10-11)11 October 1980 (aged 19) Germany Eintracht Braunschweig
18 1GK Carlos Kameni (1984-02-18)18 February 1984 (aged 16) France Le Havre
  • Stand-by players
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
20 3MF Georges Mbida Messi (1980-12-08)8 December 1980 (aged 19) Cameroon Canon Yaoundé
Group play
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5
 Cameroon 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
 Kuwait 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3
 Czech Republic 3 0 2 1 5 6 −1 2
Source: [citation needed]
Cameroon 3–2 Kuwait
Alnoudji 37'
M'Boma 76'
Lauren 86'
Report Mutairi 63'
Mubarak 88'

United States 1–1 Cameroon
Vagenas 64' Report M'Boma 16'
Attendance: 22,379

Czech Republic 1–1 Cameroon
Došek 74' Report Lauren 24'
Quarterfinal
Brazil 1–2 (a.e.t./g.g.) Cameroon
Ronaldinho 90+4' Report M'Boma 17'
M'Bami gold-colored soccer ball 113'
Attendance: 37,332
Semifinal
Chile 1–2 Cameroon
Abanda 78' (o.g.) Report Mboma 84'
Lauren 89' (pen.)
Gold medal match
Team details
Spain
Cameroon

Judo

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Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
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Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Jean-Claude Cameroun −66 kg  Baglayev (KAZ)
L
Did not advance
Women
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
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Result
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Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Judith Esseng Abolo −52 kg  Tignola (FRA)
L
Did not advance
Françoise Nguele −57 kg Bye  Pekli (AUS)
L
Did not advance

Notes

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  1. ^ "Cécile Ngambi". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  2. ^ "When Cameroon's Indomitable Lions dominated the Olympics". Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  3. ^ Higham 2012, p. 99.

References

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