Cameroon at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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Cameroon at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
CGF codeCMR
CGANational Olympic and Sports Committee of Cameroon
Websitecnosc.com (in French)
in Gold Coast, Australia
4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018
Competitors40 in 6 sports
Medals
Ranked 32nd
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
3
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

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]

Medalists

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

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

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

Athletics

Men
Field events
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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Track & road events
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
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Joelle Mbumi Nkouindjin
Long jump 6.02 15 did not advance
Triple jump 13.45 7

Badminton

Cameroon participated with 2 athletes (1 man and 1 woman)

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

Basketball

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
Pool B
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
Source: [citation needed]
5 April 2018
20:00
Cameroon  96–87  India
Scoring by quarter: 15–27, 24–36, 23–13, 34–11
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)

7 April 2018
20:00
Scotland  63–52  Cameroon
Scoring by quarter: 15–4, 14–11, 15–25, 19–12
3 Pts: Kome 21
Rebs: Yangue 13
Asts: Essome 5
Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville
Referees: Leonardo Zalazar (ARG), Jon Chapman (AUS)

8 April 2018
14:00
Cameroon  54–81  England
Scoring by quarter: 15-20, 16-17, 14-29, 9-15
3 Pts: Josephs 26
Rebs: Jackman 8
Asts: Thoseby, Tuck 3
Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville
Referees: Leonardo Zalazar (ARG), Matthew Beattie (AUS)

Boxing

Cameroon participated with a team of 8 athletes (5 men and 3 women)

Men
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
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
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
Women
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

Weightlifting

Cameroon participated with 5 athletes (3 men and 2 women).[5]

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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Wrestling

Cameroon participated with 6 athletes (2 men and 4 women).

Repechage Format
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
Group Stage Format
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
Nordic Format
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

See also

References

  1. ^ "71 Nations and Territories. 6 Continents. 2 Billion citizens. 1 commonwealth family". www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Eight Cameroon athletes 'desert' team". BBC News. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Cameroon stars reportedly flee Commonwealth Games". Cairns Post. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  4. ^ Morgan, Liam (28 July 2017). "Gold Coast 2018 reveal list of competing nations in basketball events". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Qualification List of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games" (PDF). www.iwf.net/. International Weightlifting Federation. March 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.