Cameroon at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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Cameroon at the
1972 Summer Olympics
Flag of Cameroon (1961-1975).svg
IOC code CMR
NOC Cameroon Olympic and Sports Committee
Website www.cnosc.org  (in French)
in Munich
Competitors11 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Gaston Malam [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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

Contents

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

Men's 1500 metres

Men's 5000 metres

Men's High Jump

Boxing

Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)

Cycling

Four cyclists represented Cameroon in 1972.

Individual road race
Team time trial

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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.


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