Cameroon at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Cameroon at the 2008 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CMR
NOC	Cameroon Olympic and Sports Committee
Website	www.cnosc.org (in French)
in Beijing
Competitors	33 in 9 sports
Flag bearer	Franck Moussima[1]
Medals Ranked 52nd	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Cameroon competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.

Medalists

Main article: 2008 Summer Olympics medal table

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Françoise Mbango Etone	Athletics	Women's triple jump	August 17

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Hugo Mamba-Schlick[2]	Triple jump	16.01	15	Did not advance

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Myriam Léonie Mani[2]	100 m	10.50	3 Q	10.08	6	Did not advance
Carole Kaboud Mebam[2]	400 m hurdles	57.81	6	—		Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Françoise Mbango Etone[2]	Triple jump	14.50	6 Q	15.39
Georgina Toth[2]	Hammer throw	NM	—	Did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Cameroon qualified three boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Mulema qualified in the welterweight class at the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament.^[3] Essomba and Mahaman both qualified at the second continental tournament.^[4]

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	Danielyan (ARM) L 3–9	Did not advance
Mahaman Smaila	Light welterweight	Iglesias (CUB) L 1–15	Did not advance
Joseph Mulema	Welterweight	Bongongo (CAF) W 17–2	Hanati (CHN) L 4–9	Did not advance

Football

Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament

Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Cameroon squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[5]

Head coach: Martin Ndtoungou

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Amour Patrick Tignyemb (c)	(1985-06-14)14 June 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Tonnerre Yaoundé
2	3MF	Albert Baning	(1985-03-09)9 March 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Paris Saint-Germain
3	2DF	Antonio Ghomsi*	(1984-04-22)22 April 1984 (aged 24)	0	0	Messina
4	2DF	André Bikey	(1985-01-08)8 January 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Reading
5	2DF	Alexandre Song	(1987-09-09)9 September 1987 (aged 20)	0	0	Arsenal
6	2DF	Stéphane Mbia	(1986-05-20)20 May 1986 (aged 22)	0	0	Stade Rennes
7	4FW	Marc Mboua	(1987-02-26)26 February 1987 (aged 21)	0	0	Cambuur
8	3MF	Georges Mandjeck	(1988-12-09)9 December 1988 (aged 19)	0	0	VfB Stuttgart
9	3MF	Franck Songo'o	(1987-05-14)14 May 1987 (aged 21)	0	0	Portsmouth
10	4FW	Christian Bekamenga	(1986-05-09)9 May 1986 (aged 22)	0	0	Nantes
11	4FW	Gustave Bebbe*	(1982-06-22)22 June 1982 (aged 26)	0	0	Ankaragücü
12	2DF	Paul Rolland Bebey Kingué	(1986-11-09)9 November 1986 (aged 21)	0	0	Les Astres
13	2DF	Nicolas N'Koulou	(1990-03-27)27 March 1990 (aged 18)	0	0	Monaco
14	3MF	Aurélien Chedjou	(1985-06-20)20 June 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Lille
15	3MF	Serge N'Gal	(1986-01-13)13 January 1986 (aged 22)	0	0	União de Leiria
16	1GK	Joslain Mayebi	(1986-10-14)14 October 1986 (aged 21)	0	0	Hakoah Ramat Gan
17	3MF	Alain Junior Ollé Ollé	(1987-04-11)11 April 1987 (aged 21)	0	0	SC Freiburg
18	2DF	Alexis Enam	(1986-11-25)25 November 1986 (aged 21)	0	0	Club Africain
22	2DF	Adiaba Bondoa[n 1]	(1987-01-02)2 January 1987 (aged 21)	0	0	Dunajská Streda

* Over-aged player.

Notes

1. Replaces Alexis Enam who was injured during the competition

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	3	2	1	0	6	0	+6	7	Qualified for the quarterfinals
2	Cameroon	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
3	South Korea	3	1	1	1	2	4	−2	4
4	Honduras	3	0	0	3	0	5	−5	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

7 August 2008

19:45

South Korea	1–1	Cameroon
Park Chu-young 68'	Report	Mandjeck 81'

Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao

Attendance: 21,943

Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)

10 August 2008

17:00

Cameroon	1–0	Honduras
Mbia 74'	Report

Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao

Attendance: 28,657

Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

13 August 2008

17:00

Cameroon	0–0	Italy
	Report

Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin

Attendance: 47,307

Referee: Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)

Quarterfinals

16 August 2008

18:00

Brazil	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Cameroon
Sóbis 101' Marcelo 105'	Report

Shenyang Olympic Stadium, Shenyang

Attendance: 41,043

Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Franck Moussima[2]	Men's −100 kg	Martínez (MEX) W 0100–0001	Hadfi (HUN) L 0010–1002	Did not advance

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Paul Etia Ndoumbe[2]	Single sculls	7:59.26	5 SE/F	Bye		7:29.68	2 FE	7:21.34	28

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Alain Brigion Tobe	50 m freestyle	24.53	61	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Antoinette Guedia Mouafo	50 m freestyle	33.59	83	Did not advance

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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
Victorine Agum Fomum[2]	Women's singles	Lian Q (DOM) L 0–4	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Brice Vivien Batchaya[2]	Men's −85 kg	153	13	180	14	333	14

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Annabelle Ali	−72 kg	Wieszczek (POL) L 0–3 ^PO	Did not advance					16

References

1. "Cameroon Olympic Team Receives National Blessing". www.postnewsline.com. 2008-07-28.
2. Les sportifs camerounais engagés à Beijing 2008^{[permanent dead link‍]}
3. 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament Archived August 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
4. "2nd AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament". Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
5. "Men's Olympic Football Tournament Beijing – Cameroon Squad List". FIFA. Retrieved 13 October 2012.