Cameroon at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Cameroon at the
2024 Summer Olympics
Cameroon at the; 2024 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CMR
NOC	Cameroon Olympic and Sports Committee
Website	www.cnosc.org (in French)
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	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

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
Athlete	Event	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
Athlete	Event	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
Athlete	Event	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
Athlete	Event	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.

[1] "Road to Paris 24". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 December 2023.

[2] "Cameroonian Emmanuel Eseme invites himself under 10 seconds over 100m". Time News. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.

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