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Samuel Nchinda-Kaya
Samuel Nchinda-Kaya (born 25 May 1967) is a former Cameroonian people, Cameroonian sprinter. He competed in the men's 100m and 200m competitions at the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics, reaching the semifinals in the 200m in 1988. He recorded a personal best of 10.24 seconds in the 100m in 1992. Nchinda-Kaya participated in various athletics meetings and championships, including the 1992 Résisprint International meeting and the 1992 and 1993 Swiss Athletics Championships. He was a member of the Harrow High School Old Gaytonians Athletic Club and ranked among the top British 100m sprinters in 1988. He set a Cameroonian national record in the 60 metres at the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Early life and education Nchinda-Kaya studied at London University. Career Nchinda-Kaya competed in the men's 100m competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics, recording a 10.41, enough to qualify for the next round past the heats, where he scored a 10.58. His personal be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Its coastline lies on the Bight of Biafra, part of the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. Due to its strategic position at the crossroads between West Africa and Central Africa, it has been categorized as being in both camps. Its nearly 27 million people speak 250 native languages. Early inhabitants of the territory included the Sao civilisation around Lake Chad, and the Baka hunter-gatherers in the southeastern rainforest. Portuguese explorers reached the coast in the 15th century and named the area ''Rio dos Camarões'' (''Shrimp River''), which became ''Cameroon'' in English. Fulani soldiers founded the Adamawa Emirate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |