Cameroon at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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Cameroon at the
2000 Summer Olympics
Flag of Cameroon.svg
IOC code CMR
NOC Cameroon Olympic and Sports Committee
Website www.cnosc.org  (in French)
in Sydney
Competitors34
Flag bearer Cécile Ngambi [1]
Medals
Ranked 50th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Cameroon competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The men's football team won the nation's first Olympic gold medal. [2]

Contents

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Cameroon national under-23 football team
Football Men's tournament 30 September

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [3]

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 4711
Boxing 22
Football 18018
Judo 123
Total25934

Athletics

Key
Men
Track and road events
AthletesEventsHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Joseph Batangdon 100 metres 10.4538 Q10.5237Did not advance
Serge Bengono 10.3520 Q10.4634Did not advance
Joseph Batangdon 200 metres 20.7013 Q20.5518Did not advance
Alfred Moussambani
Serge Bengono
Joseph Batangdon
Benjamin Sirimou
4 × 100 metres relay 39.6224Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
AthletesEventsHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Myriam Mani 100 metres 11.248 Q11.2311 Q11.4013Did not advance
200 metres 22.684 Q22.8810 Q23.4716Did not advance
Claudine Komgang 400 metres 51.748 Q51.5718Did not advance
Mireille Nguimgo 51.8814 Q51.0811 Q52.0314Did not advance
Esther Mvondo
Anne-Marie Mouri-Nkeng
Carine Eyenga
Françoise Mbango
4 × 100 metres relay 45.8224Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Françoise Mbango Triple jump 14.1311 q13.5310

Boxing

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Herman Ngoudjo Bantamweight Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Kadyraliyev  (KGZ)
L RSC-R3
Did not advance
Sakio Bika Mbah Light middleweight Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  MacIntosh  (CAN)
L 5–8
Did not advance

Football

Men's tournament

Team roster

Head Coach: Jean-Paul Akono

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
11 GK Daniel Bekono (1978-05-31)31 May 1978 (aged 22) Flag of Cameroon.svg Canon Yaounde
24 FW Albert Meyong (1980-10-19)19 October 1980 (aged 19) Flag of Portugal.svg Vitória de Setúbal
32 DF Pierre Womé (1979-03-26)26 March 1979 (aged 21) Flag of Italy.svg Bologna
42 DF Serge Mimpo* (1974-02-06)6 February 1974 (aged 26) Flag of Greece.svg Panachaiki
52 DF Patrice Abanda (1978-08-03)3 August 1978 (aged 22) Flag of Greece.svg Aris
63 MF Clément Beaud (1980-12-07)7 December 1980 (aged 19) Flag of Cameroon.svg Tonnerre Yaoundé
73 MF Nicolas Alnoudji (1979-12-09)9 December 1979 (aged 20) Flag of Cameroon.svg Tonnerre Yaoundé
82 DF Geremi (1978-12-20)20 December 1978 (aged 21) Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
94 FW Samuel Eto'o (1981-03-10)10 March 1981 (aged 19) Flag of Spain.svg Mallorca
104 FW Patrick M'Boma* (1970-11-15)15 November 1970 (aged 29) Flag of Italy.svg Parma
113 MF Daniel Kome (1980-05-19)19 May 1980 (aged 20) Flag of Spain.svg Levante
122 DF Lauren (1977-01-19)19 January 1977 (aged 23) Flag of England.svg Arsenal
132 DF Aaron Nguimbat (1978-03-13)13 March 1978 (aged 22) Flag of Cameroon.svg Canon Yaoundé
144 FW Patrick Suffo (1978-01-17)17 January 1978 (aged 22) Flag of England.svg Sheffield United
153 MF Joël Epalle (1978-02-20)20 February 1978 (aged 22) Flag of Greece.svg Ethnikos Piraeus
163 MF Modeste M'bami (1982-10-09)9 October 1982 (aged 17) Flag of France.svg Sedan
172 DF Serge Branco (1980-10-11)11 October 1980 (aged 19) Flag of Germany.svg Eintracht Braunschweig
181 GK Carlos Kameni (1984-02-18)18 February 1984 (aged 16) Flag of France.svg Le Havre
No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
203 MF Georges Mbida Messi (1980-12-08)8 December 1980 (aged 19) Flag of Cameroon.svg Canon Yaoundé
Group play
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 312064+25
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 312054+15
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 31026823
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 30215612
Source: [ citation needed ]
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg3–2Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Alnoudji Soccerball shade.svg37'
M'Boma Soccerball shade.svg76'
Lauren Soccerball shade.svg86'
Report Mutairi Soccerball shade.svg63'
Mubarak Soccerball shade.svg88'

United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Vagenas Soccerball shade.svg64' Report M'Boma Soccerball shade.svg16'
Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 22,379
Referee: Mario Sánchez Yantén (Chile)

Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg1–1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Došek Soccerball shade.svg74' Report Lauren Soccerball shade.svg24'
Quarterfinal
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1–2 (a.e.t./g.g.)Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Ronaldinho Soccerball shade.svg90+4' Report M'Boma Soccerball shade.svg17'
M'Bami Soccerball shade gold.svg113'
The Gabba, Brisbane
Attendance: 37,332
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)
Semifinal
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg1–2Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Abanda Soccerball shade.svg78' (o.g.) Report Mboma Soccerball shade.svg84'
Lauren Soccerball shade.svg89' (pen.)
Gold medal match
Team details
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Kit body spain2000a.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts spain2000a.png
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks long.svg
Spain
Kit left arm cameroon2000h.png
Kit left arm.svg
Kit body cameroon2000h.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm cameroon2000h.png
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks long.svg
Cameroon

Judo

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Jean-Claude Cameroun −66 kg Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Baglayev  (KAZ)
L
Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Judith Esseng Abolo −52 kg Flag of France.svg  Tignola  (FRA)
L
Did not advance
Françoise Nguele −57 kg ByeFlag of Australia.svg  Pekli  (AUS)
L
Did not advance

Notes

  1. "Cécile Ngambi". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen . Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  2. "When Cameroon's Indomitable Lions dominated the Olympics". Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  3. Algeria at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  4. Higham 2012, p. 99.

References