Cameroon at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Cameroon at the 2008 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CMR
NOC	Comité National Olympique et Sportif du Cameroun
Website	www.cnosc.com (French)
in Beijing
Competitors	33 in 9 sports
Flag bearer	Franck Moussima[1]
Medals Ranked 52nd	Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 0 0 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

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

Athletics

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	N/A		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

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

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

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Amour Patrick Tignyemb (c)	14 June 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Tonnerre Yaoundé
2	MF	Albert Baning	9 March 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Paris Saint-Germain
3	DF	Antonio Ghomsi*	22 April 1984 (aged 24)	0	0	Messina
4	DF	André Bikey	8 January 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Reading
5	DF	Alexandre Song	9 September 1987 (aged 20)	0	0	Arsenal
6	DF	Stéphane Mbia	20 May 1986 (aged 22)	0	0	Stade Rennes
7	FW	Marc Mboua	26 February 1987 (aged 21)	0	0	Cambuur
8	MF	Georges Mandjeck	9 December 1988 (aged 19)	0	0	Stuttgart
9	MF	Franck Songo'o	14 May 1987 (aged 21)	0	0	Portsmouth
10	FW	Christian Bekamenga	9 May 1986 (aged 22)	0	0	Nantes
11	FW	Gustave Bebbe*	22 June 1982 (aged 26)	0	0	Ankaragücü
12	DF	Paul Rolland Bebey Kingué	9 November 1986 (aged 21)	0	0	Les Astres
13	DF	Nicolas N'Koulou	27 March 1990 (aged 18)	0	0	Monaco
14	MF	Aurélien Chedjou	20 June 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Lille
15	MF	Serge N'Gal	13 January 1986 (aged 22)	0	0	União de Leiria
16	GK	Joslain Mayebi	14 October 1986 (aged 21)	0	0	Hakoah Ramat Gan
17	MF	Alain Junior Ollé Ollé	11 April 1987 (aged 21)	0	0	Freiburg
18	DF	Alexis Enam	25 November 1986 (aged 21)	0	0	Club Africain
22	DF	Adiaba Bondoa[n 1]	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

Qualified for the quarterfinals

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Italy	3	2	1	0	6	0	+6	7
Cameroon	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
South Korea	3	1	1	1	2	4	−2	4
Honduras	3	0	0	3	0	5	−5	0

South Korea  v  Cameroon

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)

Cameroon  v  Honduras

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)

Cameroon  v  Italy

13 August 2008 17:00

Cameroon	0–0	Italy
	Report

Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin Attendance: 47,307 Referee: Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)

Quarterfinals

Brazil  v  Cameroon

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
3. 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament Archived August 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
4. 2nd AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament
5. "Men's Olympic Football Tournament Beijing – Cameroon Squad List". FIFA. Retrieved October 13, 2012.