Cameroon at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Cameroon at the
1988 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCMR
NOCCameroon Olympic and Sports Committee
Websitewww.cnosc.org (in French)
in Seoul
Competitors15 (13 men, 2 women) in 4 sports
Flag bearer Frédéric Ebong-Salle
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Cameroon was represented at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea by the Cameroon Olympic and Sports Committee.

In total, 15 athletes including 13 men and two women represented Cameroon in four different sports including athletics, boxing, weightlifting and wrestling.

Competitors

In total, 15 athletes represented Cameroon at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea across four different sports.[1]

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

In total, five Cameroonian athletes participated in the athletics events – Samuel Nchinda-Kaya in the men's 100 metres and the men's 200 metres, Ernest Tché-Noubossie in the men's 400 metres, Assumpta Achuo-Bei in the women's 400 metres and the women's 800 metres, Frédéric Ebong-Salle in the men's long jump and Jeanne-Nicole Ngo Minyemeck in the women's shot put and the women's discus throw.[1]

Athlete Event Heat Round 1 Heat Round 2 Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Samuel Nchinda-Kaya Men's 100 metres 10.60 47 Did not advance
Men's 200 metres 21.45 35 q 21.39 35 Did not advance
Ernest Tché-Noubossie Men's 400 metres 48.31 48 Did not advance
Assumpta Achuo-Bei Women's 400 metres 55.22 35 Did not advance
Women's 800 metres 2:07.10 25 — Did not advance

Source:[2]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Frédéric Ebong-Salle Men's long jump 7.65 19 Did not advance
Jeanne-Nicole Ngo Minyemeck Women's shot put 12.73 24 Did not advance
Women's discus throw NM Did not advance

Source:[2]

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

In total, four Cameroonian athletes participated in the boxing events – Jean-Paul Bonatou in the lightweight category, Martin N'Dongo Ebanga in the light welterweight, François Mayo in the light middleweight category and Paul Kamela in the middleweight category.[1]

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

Source:[2]

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics

In total, two Cameroonian athletes participated in the weightlifting events – Théodore Nkwayed in the –100 kg category and Dieudonné Takou in the +110 kg category.[1]

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

Source:[2]

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

In total, four Cameroonian athletes participated in the wrestling events – Jean Manga in the Greco-Roman –74 kg category and the freestyle –74 kg category, Barthelémy N'To in the Greco-Roman –82 kg category and the freestyle –82 kg category, Jean-Baptiste Youmbi in the Greco-Roman –90 kg category and the freestyle –90 kg category and François Yinga in the freestyle –62 kg category.[1]

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

Source:[2]

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

Source:[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Cameroon at the 1988 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Cameroon at the 1988 Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
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