Cameroon at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Cameroon competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Cameroon at the 1988 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CMR
NOC	Cameroon Olympic and Sports Committee
Website	www.cnosc.org (in French)
in Seoul
Competitors	15 in 4 sports
Flag bearer	Frédéric Ebong-Salle
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	3	2	5
Boxing	4	–	4
Weightlifting	2	–	2
Wrestling	4	–	4
Total	13	2	15

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat Round 1		Heat Round 2		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Samuel Nchinda-Kaya	100 metres	10.60	47	Did not advance
	200 metres	21.45	35 q	21.39	35	Did not advance
Ernest Tché-Noubossie	400 metres	48.31	48	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Frédéric Ebong-Salle	Long jump	7.65	19	Did not advance

Women

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat Round 1		Heat Round 2		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Assumpta Achuo-Bei	400 metres	55.22	35	Did not advance
	800 metres	2:07.10	25	—	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Jeanne-Nicole Ngo Minyemeck	Shot put	12.73	24	Did not advance
	Discus throw	NM		Did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Jean-Paul Bonatou	Lightweight	Bye	Turu (HUN) L 0–5	Did not advance
Martin N'Dongo Ebanga	Light welterweight	Wester (ARU) W RSC R1	Kamau (KEN) L 0–5	Did not advance
François Mayo	Light middleweight	Wiawindi (CAF) W RSC R1	Franek (TCH) L RSC R2	Did not advance
Paul Kamela	Middleweight	Bye	Ioannidis (GRE) W 3–2	Sande (KEN) L 0–5	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Théodore Nkwayed	100 kg	145.0	16	175.0	14	320.0	14
Dieudonné Takou	+110 kg	140.0	15	190.0	11	330.0	14

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Group Stage								Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Rank
Jean Manga	74 kg	Velichkov (BUL) L 0–16	Kim (KOR) L Fall	Did not advance				—	8	Did not advance
Barthelémy N'To	82 kg	Hussein (EGY) L Fall	Morgan (USA) L DQ	Did not advance				—	9	Did not advance
Jean-Baptiste Youmbi	90 kg	Bye	Guèye (SEN) W 11–5	Steinbach (FRG) L Passivity	Koskela (FIN) L Fall	Did not advance		—	6	Did not advance

Freestyle

Athlete	Event	Group Stage								Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Rank
François Yinga	62 kg	Kaygusuz (TUR) L Fall	Bohay (CAN) L Fall	Did not advance					10	Did not advance
Jean Manga	74 kg	Sofiadi (BUL) L Fall	Bye	Hara (JPN) L Fall	Did not advance				9	Did not advance
Barthelémy N'To	82 kg	Afghan (IRI) L Fall	Did not advance					—	15	Did not advance
Jean-Baptiste Youmbi	90 kg	Khadartsev (URS) L 0–15	Kim (KOR) L Passivity	Did not advance					12	Did not advance

References

• Official Olympic Reports