Cameroon at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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| Competitors | 19 in 4 sports | |||||||||||
| Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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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
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]
- Women's triple jump – 1 quota place (Joëlle Mbumi Nkouindjin)
Boxing
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 | |
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Simplice Fotsala | Light flyweight | ||||||
| Mahaman Smaila | Light welterweight | ||||||
| Wilfried Ntsengue | Middleweight | ||||||
Volleyball
Indoor
Women's tournament
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
Wrestling
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.[5]
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 | |
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| 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 | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ↑ "Weekend’s finalists confirmed as first boxers from African Olympic qualification event secure quota places for Rio". AIBA. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ↑ "Cameroon upset Egypt for Rio 2016 Olympic berth". FIVB. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ↑ "Wrestling for Rio 2016". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 19 September 2015.