Cameroon at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Cameroon at the 1972 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CMR
NOC	Cameroon Olympic and Sports Committee
Website	www.cnosc.org  (in French)
in Munich
Competitors	11 in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Gaston Malam [1]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Cameroon competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Eleven competitors, all men, took part in twelve events in three sports. ^[2]

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Men's 100 metres

• Gaston Malam
  • First Heat – 10.88s (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres

• Esaie Fongang
  • Heat – 3:54.5 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5000 metres

• Nji Esau Ade
  • Heat – 15:19.6 (→ did not advance)

Men's High Jump

• Hamadou Evele
  • Qualification Round – 1.90m (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Men's Featherweight

• Emmanuel Eloundou

Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)

• Jean Bassomben
  • First Round – Lost to Hasse Thomsén (Sweden), 1:4

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Four cyclists represented Cameroon in 1972.

Individual road race

• Joseph Evouna – did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Joseph Kono – did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Nicolas Owona – did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Jean Bernard Djambou – did not finish (→ no ranking)

Team time trial

• Jean Bernard Djambou
• Joseph Evouna
• Joseph Kono
• Nicolas Owona

References

1. "Flagbearers for Cameroon". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen . Retrieved 23 December 2023.
2. "Cameroon at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2014.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports