# Cameroon at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Cameroon competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The men's football team won the nation's first Olympic gold medal.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Cameroon national under-23 football team Patrice AbandaNicolas AlnoudjiClément BeaudDaniel BekonoSerge BrancoJoël EpalleLaurenSamuel Eto'oCarlos KameniModeste M'bamiPatrick MbomaAlbert MeyongSerge MimpoDaniel Ngom KomeAaron NguimbatGeremi NjitapPatrick SuffoPierre Wome | Football | Men's tournament | 30 September |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Boxing | 2 | – | 2 |
| Football | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Judo | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 25 | 9 | 34 |

## Athletics
### 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 and road events

| Athletes | Events | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athletes | Events | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Joseph Batangdon | 100 metres | 10.45 | 38 Q | 10.52 | 37 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Serge Bengono | 100 metres | 10.35 | 20 Q | 10.46 | 34 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Joseph Batangdon | 200 metres | 20.70 | 13 Q | 20.55 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alfred Moussambani Serge Bengono Joseph Batangdon Benjamin Sirimou | 4 × 100 metres relay | 39.62 | 24 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Track & road events

| Athletes | Events | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athletes | Events | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Myriam Mani | 100 metres | 11.24 | 8 Q | 11.23 | 11 Q | 11.40 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Myriam Mani | 200 metres | 22.68 | 4 Q | 22.88 | 10 Q | 23.47 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Claudine Komgang | 400 metres | 51.74 | 8 Q | 51.57 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mireille Nguimgo | 400 metres | 51.88 | 14 Q | 51.08 | 11 Q | 52.03 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Esther Mvondo Anne-Marie Mouri-Nkeng Carine Eyenga Françoise Mbango | 4 × 100 metres relay | 45.82 | 24 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Françoise Mbango | Triple jump | 14.13 | 11 q | 13.53 | 10 |

## Boxing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Herman Ngoudjo | Bantamweight | Kadyraliyev (KGZ) L RSC-R3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sakio Bika Mbah | Light middleweight | MacIntosh (CAN) L 5–8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Football
### Men's tournament
#### Team roster

Head Coach: Jean-Paul Akono
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Daniel Bekono | (1978-05-31)31 May 1978 (aged 22) | Canon Yaounde |
| 2 | 4FW | Albert Meyong | (1980-10-19)19 October 1980 (aged 19) | Vitória de Setúbal |
| 3 | 2DF | Pierre Womé | (1979-03-26)26 March 1979 (aged 21) | Bologna |
| 4 | 2DF | Serge Mimpo* | (1974-02-06)6 February 1974 (aged 26) | Panachaiki |
| 5 | 2DF | Patrice Abanda | (1978-08-03)3 August 1978 (aged 22) | Aris |
| 6 | 3MF | Clément Beaud | (1980-12-07)7 December 1980 (aged 19) | Tonnerre Yaoundé |
| 7 | 3MF | Nicolas Alnoudji | (1979-12-09)9 December 1979 (aged 20) | Tonnerre Yaoundé |
| 8 | 2DF | Geremi | (1978-12-20)20 December 1978 (aged 21) | Real Madrid |
| 9 | 4FW | Samuel Eto'o | (1981-03-10)10 March 1981 (aged 19) | Mallorca |
| 10 | 4FW | Patrick M'Boma* | (1970-11-15)15 November 1970 (aged 29) | Parma |
| 11 | 3MF | Daniel Kome | (1980-05-19)19 May 1980 (aged 20) | Levante |
| 12 | 2DF | Lauren | (1977-01-19)19 January 1977 (aged 23) | Arsenal |
| 13 | 2DF | Aaron Nguimbat | (1978-03-13)13 March 1978 (aged 22) | Canon Yaoundé |
| 14 | 4FW | Patrick Suffo | (1978-01-17)17 January 1978 (aged 22) | Sheffield United |
| 15 | 3MF | Joël Epalle | (1978-02-20)20 February 1978 (aged 22) | Ethnikos Piraeus |
| 16 | 3MF | Modeste M'bami | (1982-10-09)9 October 1982 (aged 17) | Sedan |
| 17 | 2DF | Serge Branco | (1980-10-11)11 October 1980 (aged 19) | Eintracht Braunschweig |
| 18 | 1GK | Carlos Kameni | (1984-02-18)18 February 1984 (aged 16) | Le Havre |
* Stand-by players
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
| 20 | 3MF | Georges Mbida Messi | (1980-12-08)8 December 1980 (aged 19) | | Canon Yaoundé |

#### Group play

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| United States | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
| Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 |

#### Gold medal match

Team details :
| Spain | Cameroon |

## Judo
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Jean-Claude Cameroun | −66 kg | Baglayev (KAZ) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Judith Esseng Abolo | −52 kg | Tignola (FRA) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Françoise Nguele | −57 kg | Bye | Pekli (AUS) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |