Cameroon at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Cameroon at the
2000 Summer Olympics
Cameroon at the; 2000 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CMR
NOC	Cameroon Olympic and Sports Committee
Website	www.cnosc.org (in French)
in Sydney
Competitors	34
Flag bearer	Cécile Ngambi
Medals ; Ranked 50th	Gold1Silver0Bronze0Total1
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Last updated March 12, 2025

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

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Cameroon national under-23 football team Patrice Abanda Nicolas Alnoudji Clément Beaud Daniel Bekono Serge Branco Joël Epalle Lauren Samuel Eto'o Carlos Kameni Modeste M'bami Patrick Mboma Albert Meyong Serge Mimpo Daniel Ngom Kome Aaron Nguimbat Geremi Njitap Patrick Suffo Pierre Wome	Football	Men's tournament	30 September

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	4	7	11
Boxing	2	–	2
Football	18	0	18
Judo	1	2	3
Total	25	9	34

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
Track and road events

Athletes	Events	Heat Round 1		Heat Round 2		Semifinal		Final
Athletes	Events	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Joseph Batangdon	100 metres	10.45	38 Q	10.52	37	Did not advance
Serge Bengono	100 metres	10.35	20 Q	10.46	34	Did not advance
Joseph Batangdon	200 metres	20.70	13 Q	20.55	18	Did not advance
Alfred Moussambani Serge Bengono Joseph Batangdon Benjamin Sirimou	4 × 100 metres relay	39.62	24	—		Did not advance

Women
Track & road events

Athletes	Events	Heat Round 1		Heat Round 2		Semifinal		Final
Athletes	Events	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Myriam Mani	100 metres	11.24	8 Q	11.23	11 Q	11.40	13	Did not advance
Myriam Mani	200 metres	22.68	4 Q	22.88	10 Q	23.47	16	Did not advance
Claudine Komgang	400 metres	51.74	8 Q	51.57	18	Did not advance
Mireille Nguimgo	400 metres	51.88	14 Q	51.08	11 Q	52.03	14	Did not advance
Esther Mvondo Anne-Marie Mouri-Nkeng Carine Eyenga Françoise Mbango	4 × 100 metres relay	45.82	24	—	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Françoise Mbango	Triple jump	14.13	11 q	13.53	10

Boxing

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Herman Ngoudjo	Bantamweight	Kadyraliyev (KGZ) L RSC-R3	Did not advance
Sakio Bika Mbah	Light middleweight	MacIntosh (CAN) L 5–8	Did not advance

Football

Men's tournament

Team roster

Head Coach: Jean-Paul Akono

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Daniel Bekono	(1978-05-31)31 May 1978 (aged 22)	Canon Yaounde
2	4 FW	Albert Meyong	(1980-10-19)19 October 1980 (aged 19)	Vitória de Setúbal
3	2 DF	Pierre Womé	(1979-03-26)26 March 1979 (aged 21)	Bologna
4	2 DF	Serge Mimpo*	(1974-02-06)6 February 1974 (aged 26)	Panachaiki
5	2 DF	Patrice Abanda	(1978-08-03)3 August 1978 (aged 22)	Aris
6	3 MF	Clément Beaud	(1980-12-07)7 December 1980 (aged 19)	Tonnerre Yaoundé
7	3 MF	Nicolas Alnoudji	(1979-12-09)9 December 1979 (aged 20)	Tonnerre Yaoundé
8	2 DF	Geremi	(1978-12-20)20 December 1978 (aged 21)	Real Madrid
9	4 FW	Samuel Eto'o	(1981-03-10)10 March 1981 (aged 19)	Mallorca
10	4 FW	Patrick M'Boma*	(1970-11-15)15 November 1970 (aged 29)	Parma
11	3 MF	Daniel Kome	(1980-05-19)19 May 1980 (aged 20)	Levante
12	2 DF	Lauren	(1977-01-19)19 January 1977 (aged 23)	Arsenal
13	2 DF	Aaron Nguimbat	(1978-03-13)13 March 1978 (aged 22)	Canon Yaoundé
14	4 FW	Patrick Suffo	(1978-01-17)17 January 1978 (aged 22)	Sheffield United
15	3 MF	Joël Epalle	(1978-02-20)20 February 1978 (aged 22)	Ethnikos Piraeus
16	3 MF	Modeste M'bami	(1982-10-09)9 October 1982 (aged 17)	Sedan
17	2 DF	Serge Branco	(1980-10-11)11 October 1980 (aged 19)	Eintracht Braunschweig
18	1 GK	Carlos Kameni	(1984-02-18)18 February 1984 (aged 16)	Le Havre

Stand-by players

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
20	3 MF	Georges Mbida Messi	(1980-12-08)8 December 1980 (aged 19)		Canon Yaoundé

Group play

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	3	1	2	0	6	4	+2	5
Cameroon	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1	5
Kuwait	3	1	0	2	6	8	−2	3
Czech Republic	3	0	2	1	5	6	−1	2

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

13 September 2000

19:00

Cameroon	3–2	Kuwait
Alnoudji 37' M'Boma 76' Lauren 86'	Report	Mutairi 63' Mubarak 88'

Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane

Attendance: 26,730

Referee: Bruce Grimshaw (New Zealand)

16 September 2000

20:00

United States	1–1	Cameroon
Vagenas 64'	Report	M'Boma 16'

Bruce Stadium, Canberra

Attendance: 22,379

Referee: Mario Sánchez Yantén (Chile)

19 September 2000

19:00

Czech Republic	1–1	Cameroon
Došek 74'	Report	Lauren 24'

Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane

Attendance: 23,442

Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)

Quarterfinal

23 September 2000

19:00

Brazil	1–2 (a.e.t./g.g.)	Cameroon
Ronaldinho 90+4'	Report	M'Boma 17' M'Bami 113'

The Gabba, Brisbane

Attendance: 37,332

Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)

Semifinal

26 September 2000

21:00

Chile	1–2	Cameroon
Abanda 78' (o.g.)	Report	Mboma 84' Lauren 89' (pen.)

Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Attendance: 64,338

Referee: Stéphane Bré (France)

Gold medal match

2000 Summer Olympics Football Final

30 September 2000

12:00

Spain	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Cameroon
Xavi 2' Gabri 45+2'	Report 1 Report 2	Amaya 53' (o.g.) Eto'o 58'
Penalties
Xavi Capdevila Amaya Albelda	3–5	M'Boma Eto'o Geremi Lauren Womé

Olympic Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 104,098^[4]

Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)

Team details

Spain

Cameroon


GK	1	Daniel Aranzubia	90+1'
DF	2	Jesús Lacruz
DF	4	Carlos Marchena
DF	12	Carles Puyol
DF	14	Iván Amaya
MF	6	David Albelda	19'
MF	8	Xavi
MF	16	Toni Velamazán		26'
FW	7	Miguel Ángel Angulo		75'
FW	9	José Mari	55' 90+1'
FW	17	Raúl Tamudo		49'
Substitutes:
MF	10	Gabri	70'	26'
MF	11	Jordi Ferrón		49'
DF	3	Joan Capdevila		75'
Manager:
Iñaki Sáez


GK	18	Carlos Kameni
DF	3	Pierre Womé
DF	5	Patrice Abanda	25'
DF	13	Aaron Nguimbat		46'
DF	17	Serge Branco		91'
MF	4	Serge Mimpo
MF	7	Nicolas Alnoudji		111'
MF	8	Geremi
MF	12	Lauren
FW	10	Patrick M'Boma
FW	9	Samuel Eto'o
Substitutes:
MF	11	Daniel Kome		46'
MF	15	Joël Epalle		91'
FW	2	Albert Meyong		111'
Manager:
Jean-Paul Akono

Judo

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Jean-Claude Cameroun	−66 kg	Baglayev (KAZ) L	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Judith Esseng Abolo	−52 kg	Tignola (FRA) L	Did not advance
Françoise Nguele	−57 kg	Bye	Pekli (AUS) L	Did not advance

Notes

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

References

Higham, James (2012). Sport Tourism Destinations. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-7506-5937-6.
Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results . Retrieved 12 November 2005.
Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
International Olympic Committee Web Site

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[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

[FOOTNOTEHigham201299-4] Higham 2012, p. 99.

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Cameroon at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Contents

Medalists

Competitors

Athletics

Boxing

Football

Men's tournament

Judo

Notes

References