Cameroon_at_the_2018_Commonwealth_Games
Cameroon at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Sporting event delegation
Cameroon competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.[1] It was Cameroon's 6th appearance at the Commonwealth Games. During the games, eight athletes went missing from their accommodation, with them all being reported to the Australian police.[2][3]
Quick Facts Cameroon at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, CGF code ...
| Cameroon at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
| CGF code | CMR |
| CGA | National Olympic and Sports Committee of Cameroon |
| Website | cnosc |
| in Gold Coast, Australia 4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018 | |
| Competitors | 40 in 6 sports |
| Medals Ranked 32nd |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
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More information Medal, Name ...
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Wilfried Ntsengue | Boxing | Men's −75 kg | April 14 |
 Bronze | Clementine Noumbissi | Weightlifting | Women's −90 kg | April 9 |
| Bronze | Marcel Mayack II | Athletics | Men's Triple Jump | April 14 |
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The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
More information Sport, Men ...
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Badminton | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Basketball | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Boxing | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Weightlifting | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Wrestling | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Total | 24 | 16 | 40 |
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Main article: Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Men
- Field events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Marcel Mayack II | Long jump | 7.84 | 9 q | 7.70 | 11 |
| Triple jump | 16.32 | 6 q | 16.80 | | |
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- Women
- Track & road events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Charifa Abdoullahi Labarang | 100 m | DNF | did not advance | ||||
| Fanny Appes Ekanga | 12.15 | 5 | did not advance | ||||
| Marie Eleme | 11.88 | 4 | did not advance | ||||
| Charifa Abdoullahi Labarang | 200 m | DNS | did not advance | ||||
| Germaine Abessolo Bivina | 23.77 PB | 6 q | 24.05 | 8 | did not advance | ||
| Irene Bell Bonong | 24.56 | 6 | did not advance | ||||
| Germaine Abessolo Bivina Fanny Appes Ekanga Irene Bell Bonong Marie Eleme |
4 × 100 m | — | 45.24 | 6 | |||
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- Field events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Joelle Mbumi Nkouindjin | Long jump | 6.02 | 15 | did not advance | |
| Triple jump | — | 13.45 | 7 | ||
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Main article: Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Cameroon participated with 2 athletes (1 man and 1 woman)
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Antoine Owona Ndimako | Men's singles |  Naim Mohammed (TTO)L 0-2 |
did not advance | |||||
| Stella Ngadjui | Women's singles |  Rachael Darragh (NIR)L 0-2 |
did not advance | |||||
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Main article: Basketball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Cameroon qualified a men's basketball team of 12 athletes. The team was invited by FIBA and the CGF.[4] The country will make its Commonwealth Games debut at the games. Cameroon did not compete in the sport at its only appearance in 2006 in Melbourne.
Men's tournament
- Roster
- Ebaku Akumenzoh
- Christian Ayangma Bemouyime
- Simon Bileg II
- Felix Bogmis
- Pierre Cedric Essome
- Arnold Kome
- Boseme Mukete Njemo
- Kevin Ngwese
- Mohaman Aziz Nkene Tsaace
- Yannick Seulle
- Robert Songolo Ngijol
- Franck Yangue
- Pool B
More information Pld, W ...
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Scotland |
3 | 3 | 0 | 237 | 198 | +39 | 6 | Qualifying finals |
 England |
3 | 2 | 1 | 246 | 186 | +60 | 5 | |
 Cameroon |
3 | 1 | 2 | 202 | 231 | −29 | 4 | |
 India |
3 | 0 | 3 | 222 | 292 | −70 | 3 |
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| Cameroon |
96–87 | India |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–27, 24–36, 23–13, 34–11 | ||
| Pts: Kome 21 Rebs: Tsaace 13 Asts: Ngijol 3 |
Pts: At. Singh 23 Rebs: Annadurai 12 Asts: J. Singh 8 | |
Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville Referees: Michael Weiland (CAN), Ryan Jones (NZL) |
| Scotland |
63–52 | Cameroon |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–4, 14–11, 15–25, 19–12 | ||
| Pts: Murray 25 Rebs: Fraser 9 Asts: Achara, Murray 3 |
Pts: Kome 21 Rebs: Yangue 13 Asts: Essome 5 | |
Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville Referees: Leonardo Zalazar (ARG), Jon Chapman (AUS) |
| Cameroon |
54–81 | England |
| Scoring by quarter: 15-20, 16-17, 14-29, 9-15 | ||
| Pts: Bogmis 14 Rebs: Yangue 10 Asts: Essome 3 |
Pts: Josephs 26 Rebs: Jackman 8 Asts: Thoseby, Tuck 3 | |
Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville Referees: Leonardo Zalazar (ARG), Matthew Beattie (AUS) |
Main article: Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Cameroon participated with a team of 8 athletes (5 men and 3 women)
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| Simplice Fotsala | −49 kg | — |  Yafai (ENG)L 0 - 5 |
did not advance | |||
| Wilfried Ntsengue | −75 kg |  Anthony (LCA)W 5 - 0 |
 Lawson (GHA)W 4 - 1 |
 Scaife (NZL)W 5 - 0 |
 Docherty (SCO)W 5 - 0 |
 Yadav (IND)L 0 - 5 |
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| Ulrich Yombo | −81 kg | — | Bye |  O'Reilly (CAN)L W/O |
did not advance | ||
| Christian Ndzie Tsoye | −91 kg | — | Bye | Nyika (NZL) L W/O |
did not advance | ||
| Arsene Fokou Fosso | +91 kg | — |  Kei (TGA)W 5 - 0 |
 Agnes (SEY)L 1 - 4 |
did not advance | ||
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| Christelle Ndiang | −57 kg | Bye |  Nicholson (AUS)L 0 - 5 |
did not advance | ||
| Aubiege Azangue | −69 kg |  Eccles (WAL)L 1 - 4 |
did not advance | |||
| Clotilde Essiane | −75 kg | Bye | Thibeault (CAN) L 2 - 3 |
did not advance | ||
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Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Qualification
Cameroon participated with 5 athletes (3 men and 2 women).[5]
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Olivier Matam | Men's −62 kg | 113 | 7 | 145 | 7 | 258 | 8 |
| Donald Nkoh | Men's −85 kg | 140 | 5 | 186 | 2 | 326 | 4 |
| Petit Minkoumba | Men's −94 kg | 142 | 8 | 175 | 6 | 317 | 6 |
| Arcangeline Sonkbou | Women's −69 kg | 80 | 9 | 100 | 8 | 180 | 9 |
| Clementine Noumbissi | Women's −90 kg | 101 | 3 | 125 | 3 | 226 | |
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Main article: Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Cameroon participated with 6 athletes (2 men and 4 women).
- Repechage Format
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Cedric Nyamsi Tchouga | Men's -97 kg | Bye |  Tamarau (NGR)L 1 - 4 |
did not advance | 8 | ||
| Danielle Sino Guemde | Women's -76 kg | — | Kiran (IND) L 1 - 4 |
Did not advance | — | Did not advance | 8 |
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- Group Stage Format
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Joseph Essombe | Women's -57 kg |  Genave (MRI)W 5 - 0 |
Adekuoroye (NGR) L 1 - 4 |
McDaid (NIR) W 5 - 0 |
2 Q | Dhanda (IND) L 1 - 3 |
Schaefer (CAN) L 1 - 4 |
4 |
| Gaelle Alakame Anzong | Women's -68 kg | Lappage (CAN) L 0 - 4 |
Kakran (IND) L 0 - 5 |
— | 3 | did not advance | 5 | |
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- Nordic Format
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Nordic Round Robin | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| Claude Kouamen Mbianga | Men's -125 kg | Jarvis (CAN) L 0 - 4 |
Malik (IND) L INJ |
 Raza (PAK)L INJ |
Boltic (NGR) NP |
5 |
| Berthe Etane Ngolle | Women's -62 kg | Malik (IND) L 0 - 4 |
Adeniyi (NGR) L 0 - 4 |
Ford (NZL) L 0 - 5 |
Fazzari (CAN) L 0 - 3 |
5 |
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- "Commonwealth Games: Eight Cameroon athletes 'desert' team". BBC News. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
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