Cameroon at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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Cameroon
competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics
in Moscow
, USSR
. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the 1976 Summer Olympics
.
Athletics
Men's 100 metres
Men's 200 metres
Women's 100 metres
Women's Javelin Throw
Women's Pentathlon
Boxing
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, USSR
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
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AthleticsAthletics at the 1980 Summer OlympicsAthletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 38 events. They were held in the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium at Luzhniki between July 24 and August 1. There were a total number of 959 participating athletes from 70 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal...
Men's 100 metres
- Grégoire Illorson
- Heat — 10.34
- Quarterfinals — 10.29
- Semifinals — 10.60 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 metres
- Grégoire Illorson
- Heat — 22.21 (→ did not advance)
- Emmanuel Bitanga
- Heat — did not start (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 metres
- Ruth Enang Mesode
- Heat — 12.40 (→ did not advance)
Women's Javelin Throw
- Agnes Tchuinte
- Qualification — 55.36 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Pentathlon
- Cécile NgambiCécile NgambiCécile Ngambi is a retired Cameroonian heptathlete.She competed in pentathlon at the 1980 Summer Olympics and 100 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics. She won the silver medal in 100 metres hurdles at the 1985 African Championships....
— 3832 points (→ 17th place)- 100 metres — 14.09s
- Shot Put — 10.28m
- High Jump — 1.80m
- Long Jump — 5.38m
- 800 metres — 2:39.70
BoxingBoxing at the 1980 Summer OlympicsBoxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics took place in the Indoor Stadium of the Olympiski Sports Complex in Moscow. The boxing schedule began on 20 July and ended on 2 August...
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
- Joseph Ahanda
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Tseden Narmandakh (Mongolia) after referee stopped contest in third round
- Third Round — Lost to Samson Khachatrian (Soviet Union) on points (0-5)
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
- Jean Pierre Mberebe Baban
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Luis PizarroLuis PizarroLuis Pizarro is a retired boxer from Puerto Rico, who competed in the men's bantamweight and featherweight division during the late 1970s and early 1980s....
(Puerto Rico) after referee stopped contest in third round
Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
- Paul Kamela Fogang
- First Round — Lost to Imre Bacskai (Hungary) on points (1-4)