Cameroon at the 2002 Winter Olympics
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Cameroon
competed in the Winter Olympic Games
for the first time at the 2002 Winter Olympics
in Salt Lake City
, United States
. The country sent only one representative.
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 in the Winter Olympic Games
Winter Olympic Games
The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating...
for the first time at the 2002 Winter Olympics
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...
in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The country sent only one representative.
Cross-country skiing
- men's 15km classical: Isaac MenyoliIsaac MenyoliIsaac Menyoli, born August 6, 1972, is a Cameroonian architect and skier who was the first person to represent his country at the Winter Olympic Games when he took part in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. He competed in the men's classical 15 km race in cross-country skiing,...
- 45:40.3 (83rd out of 83) - men's 1.5km sprint: Isaac MenyoliIsaac MenyoliIsaac Menyoli, born August 6, 1972, is a Cameroonian architect and skier who was the first person to represent his country at the Winter Olympic Games when he took part in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. He competed in the men's classical 15 km race in cross-country skiing,...
- 4:10.07 (67th out of 71)