Cameroon competed at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

in Moscow, USSR. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the

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. 25 competitors, 22 men and 3 women, took part in 23 events in 5 sports.

Athletics

Men's 100 metres *

Grégoire Illorson Grégoire Illorson (born 6 January 1955) is a Cameroonian sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye ...

** Heat — 10.34 ** Quarterfinals — 10.29 ** Semifinals — 10.60 (→ did not advance) Men's 200 metres *

** Heat — 22.21 (→ did not advance) *

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** 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 Ngambi — 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

Boxing

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg) *

Joseph Ahanda Joseph Ahanda (born 3 July 1960) is a Cameroonian boxer. He competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the G ...

** 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 Pizarro (Puerto Rico) after referee stopped contest in third round Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63,5 kg) * Paul Kamela Fogang ** First Round — Lost to

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(Hungary) on points (1-4)

Cycling

Six cyclists represented Cameroon in 1980. ; Individual road race * Joseph Evouna * Joseph Kono * Thomas Nyemeg * Nicolas Owona ;

Team time trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ( ...

* Charles Bana * Toussaint Fouda * Joseph Kono * Nicolas Owona

Judo

Wrestling

References

External links

Official Olympic Reports
Nations at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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