Cameroon at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Cameroon at the Olympic Games

Flag of Cameroon
IOC code  CMR
NOC Comité National Olympique et Sportif du Cameroun
Website www.cnosc.com (French)
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 22 in 6 sports
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
0		 Total
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Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
Winter Games
  • 2002
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  • 2010
  • 2014

Cameroon is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This will be the nation's fourteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Athletics

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Main articles: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Cameroonian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[1][2]

Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Cameroon has entered three boxers to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Simplice Fotsala, Wilfried Ntsengue, and 2008 Olympian Mahaman Smaila had claimed their Olympic spots at the 2016 African Qualification Tournament in Yaoundé.[3]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Simplice Fotsala Light flyweight
Mahaman Smaila Light welterweight
Wilfried Ntsengue Middleweight

Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Hortence Atangana −78 kg

Volleyball

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Main article: Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Indoor

Women's tournament

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Main articles: Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament and Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

Cameroon women's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by attaining a top finish and securing a lone outright berth at the African Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Yaoundé.[4]

Team roster
  • Women's indoor event – 1 team of 12 players
Group play
Pos Team
Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Quarter-finals
2  Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
3  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
4  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
5  Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
6  Cameroon 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
First match(es) will be played on 6 August 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Matches won; 2) Points; 3) Set ratio; 4) Setpoint ratio; 5) Head-to-head record.

Weightlifting

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Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Cameroon has qualified one male and one female weightlifter for the Rio Olympics by virtue of a top five national finish (for men) and top four (for women), respectively, at the 2016 African Championships.[5] The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by June 20, 2016.

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Men's
Women's

Wrestling

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Main articles: Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Cameroon has qualified three wrestlers for each of the following weight classes into the Olympic tournament, as a result of their semifinal triumphs at the 2016 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament.[6]

Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Women's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Rebecca Muambo −48 kg
Joseph Essombe −53 kg
Annabelle Ali −75 kg

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