Cameroon at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Cameroon competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the 1976 Summer Olympics. 25 competitors, 22 men and 3 women, took part in 23 events in 5 sports.[1]
| Cameroon at the 1980 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CMR |
| NOC | Cameroon Olympic and Sports Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Moscow | |
| Competitors | 25 (22 men, 3 women) in 5 sports |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Athletics
Men's 100 metres
- Grégoire Illorson
- Heat — 10.34
- Quarterfinals — 10.29
- Semifinals — 10.60 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 metres
- Grégoire Illorson
- Heat — 22.21 (→ did not advance)
- Emmanuel Bitanga
- Heat — did not start (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 metres
- Ruth Enang Mesode
- Heat — 12.40 (→ did not advance)
Women's Javelin Throw
- Agnes Tchuinte
- Qualification — 55.36 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Pentathlon
- Cécile Ngambi — 3832 points (→ 17th place)
- 100 metres — 14.09s
- Shot Put — 10.28m
- High Jump — 1.80m
- Long Jump — 5.38m
- 800 metres — 2:39.70
Boxing
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
- Joseph Ahanda
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Tseden Narmandakh (Mongolia) after referee stopped contest in third round
- Third Round — Lost to Samson Khachatrian (Soviet Union) on points (0-5)
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
- Jean Pierre Mberebe Baban
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Luis Pizarro (Puerto Rico) after referee stopped contest in third round
Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
- Paul Kamela Fogang
- First Round — Lost to Imre Bacskai (Hungary) on points (1-4)
Cycling
Six cyclists represented Cameroon in 1980.
Judo
Wrestling
References
- "Cameroon at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
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