Cameroon at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Cameroon at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC code CMR
NPC Cameroonian Paralympic Committee
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 1 in 1 sports
Flag bearer Christian Gobe
Medals
Gold Silver Bronze Total
0 0 0 0
Summer Paralympics appearances

Cameroon competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The country sent one sportsperson, men's shot putter Christian Gobe. It was only the second time Cameroon had competed at the Summer Paralympics. The country also participated in the 2012 Summer Paralympics, with Conrat Frederic Atangana the only member of that team. He competed in powerlifting, finishing ninth in his event.[1]

Athletics

Cameroon Paralympian Christian Gobe explains who he is in French.

Cameroon sent one competitor to the 2016 Summer Paralympics, Christian Gobe. He competed in the men's F55 shot put event where he finished eighth in a twelve-deep field on a best throw of 10.28 meters.[2]

39-year-old Gobe went to Rio having competed at two previous IPC Athletics World Championships. The first was in 2006 in Assen, Netherlands where he competed in three events. He had a best best finished in the 4x400m Relay — T53/54 where he finished sixth in a time of 3:33.50. He also had an eighth place finish in the 4 x 100m Relay T53-54 in a time of 57.56. He had an eighteenth place finish in the 100m — T54 i a time of 15.68.[2]

At the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon, France, Gobe competed in five events. He had a pair of thirteenth place finishes in the 100m event in a time of 15.65 seconds and the shot put with a distance of 9.4 meters. He had a sixteenth place finish in the discus event with a distance of 25.26. In the javelin, he finished seventeenth with a throw of 17.29. His final event was the 200m, where he finished eighteenth in a time of 28.77 seconds.[2]

Gobe is coached by Switzerland's Carla Rhymer. On the national level, he is coached by Switzerland's Joakim Helmer. He started in athletics when he was four-years old, after acquiring a disability as a result of complications related to contracting polio. His best international performance was a gold medal at the 2015 All Africa Games in Brazzaville, Congo where he won gold in the F54-57 shot put.[2]

Gobe has also been a member of Cameroon men's national wheelchair basketball team. He has coached the wheelchair basketball teams in Switzerland. In 2002, Gobe moved to Switzerland and acquired residency in the country. Despite being eligible to represent Switzerland, he made the decision to represent Cameroon as he believed it increased his chances of competing at the Paralympic Games.[2]

Athlete Events Result Rank
Christian Gobe Shot Put F55 10.28 meters 8

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Cameroon". myInfo+plus. Retrieved 2016-09-17. (subscription required (help)).
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Christian Gobe". MyInfo+2016. Atos. Retrieved 2016-09-17. (subscription required (help)).
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