Cameroon at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Cameroon competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004.

Cameroon at the 2004 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CMR
NOC	Cameroon Olympic and Sports Committee
Website	www.cnosc.org (in French)
in Athens
Competitors	17 in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Vencelas Dabaya[1]
Medals Ranked 54th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 1
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Medalists

Main article: 2004 Summer Olympics medal table

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Françoise Mbango Etone	Athletics	Women's triple jump	August 23

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Cameroonian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).^[2][3]

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 & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Joseph Batangdon	200 m	20.92	3 Q	DNS		Did not advance

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Delphine Atangana	100 m	11.40	4 q	11.60	8	Did not advance
Hortense Béwouda	400 m	52.11	5	—		Did not advance
Mireille Nguimgo		51.90	4 q	—		52.21	7	Did not advance
Muriel Noah Ahanda Hortense Béwouda Carole Kaboud Mebam Mireille Nguimgo	4 × 400 m relay	3:29.93	7	—				Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Françoise Mbango Etone	Triple jump	14.61	9 Q	15.30 AF

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Cameroon sent four boxers to Athens. Three of them lost their first bout, while Hassan won two matches by decision before falling in the quarterfinals. Their combined record was 2-4.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Willy Bertrand Tankeu	Welterweight	Artayev (KAZ) L WO	Did not advance
Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam	Middleweight	Ubaldo (DOM) W 22+–22	Lee (IRL) W 27+–27	Gaydarbekov (RUS) L 13–26	Did not advance
Pierre Celestin Yana	Light heavyweight	Lei Yp (CHN) L 16–24	Did not advance
Carlos Takam	Super heavyweight	—	Aly (EGY) L 19–32	Did not advance

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Four Cameroonian judoka qualified for the following events.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Jean-Claude Cameroun	Men's −60 kg	Akhondzadeh (IRI) L 0001–0030	Did not advance			Nazaryan (ARM) W 1000–0000	Zintiridis (GRE) L 0000–1000	Did not advance
Bernard Mvondo-Etoga	Men's −73 kg	Akbarov (UZB) W 0011–0000	Damdin (MGL) L 0011–0000	Did not advance
Rostand Melaping	Men's −90 kg	Mesbah (EGY) L 0000–0100	Did not advance
Franck Moussima	Men's −100 kg	Jang S (KOR) L 0000–1000	Did not advance			Ferguson (USA) W 0011–0001	Ze'evi (ISR) L 0000–0210	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Cameroon selected one swimmer through a FINA invitation.

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Cole Shade Sule	50 m freestyle	26.16	64	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Two Cameroonian weightlifters qualified for the following events:

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Vencelas Dabaya	Men's −69 kg	145	7	182.5	5	327.5	5
Madeleine Yamechi	Women's −69 kg	105	=6	130	7	235	7

References

1. "Dabaya, le Franco-Camerounais qui soulève des montagnes" [Dabaya, the French-Cameroonian rising from the mountains]. Radio France Internationale. 23 July 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
2. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
3. "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards". IAAF. Retrieved 4 June 2011.

External links

• Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad
• Cameroon National Olympic & Sports Committee (in French)