Cameroon at the 2024 Summer Olympics
| Cameroon at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CMR |
| NOC | Cameroon Olympic and Sports Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Paris, France 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024 | |
| Competitors | 6 (2 men and 4 women) in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer | Emmanuel Eseme & Richelle Soppi Mbella |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Cameroon competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's sixteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics. Cameroon did not win any medals.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Table tennis | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Athletics
Cameroonian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[1][2]
- 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
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Emmanuel Eseme | Men's 100 m | Bye | 9.98 SB | 2 Q | — | 10.00 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Linda Angounou | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | 55.69 NR | 8 | 55.09 NR | 8 | Did not advance | ||||
Judo
Cameroon qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Richelle Soppi Mbella (women's super-heavyweight , +78 kg) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.
| 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 | ||
| Richelle Soppi Mbella | Women's +78 kg |  Sone (JPN)L 00–10 |
Did not advance | |||||
Swimming
Cameroon sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Giorgio Armani Nguichie Kamseu Kamogne | Men's 100 m freestyle | 1:03.42 | 78 | Did not advance | |||
| Grace Manuela Nguelo'O | Women's 50 m freestyle | 30.98 | 66 | Did not advance | |||
Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.
Table tennis
Cameroon entered one table tennis player into Paris 2024. Sarah Hanffou qualified for the games following the triumph of winning the second available quota places at the 2024 African Qualification Tournament in Kigali, Rwanda.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Sarah Hanffou | Women's singles |  Edghill (GUY)W 4–1 |
 Cheng I-c (TPE)L 0–4 |
Did not advance | |||||
References
- ^ "Road to Paris 24". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Cameroonian Emmanuel Eseme invites himself under 10 seconds over 100m". Time News. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.