1972 Summer Olympics / Participant (Cameroon)

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Cameroon took part in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich with a delegation of eleven athletes (all men). These competed in three sports in twelve competitions. The athlete Gaston Malam was chosen as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony.

Participants by sport

Boxing

• David Oleme

  Bantamweight: 17th place

• Emmanuel Eloundou

  Featherweight: 33rd place

• Jean Bassomben

Heavyweight: 9th place

athletics

• Gaston Malam

  100 m: advance

  200 m: advance

• Esaie Fongang

  1500 m: advance

  10,000 m: advance

• Esau Adenji

  5000 m: advance

  3000 m obstacle: advance

• Hamadou Evelé

  High jump: 39th place in qualification

Cycling

Street

• Jean Bernard Djambou

  Road race: DNF

  Team time trial (100 km): 33rd place

• Joseph Evouna

  Road race: DNF

  Team time trial (100 km): 33rd place

• Nicolas Owona

  Road race: DNF

  Team time trial (100 km): 33rd place

• Joseph Kono

  Road race: DNF

  Team time trial (100 km): 33rd place

Web links

1. ↑ Cameroon at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
2. ↑ Results of the 1972 Summer Olympics (PDF file; 28.1 MB)