Paul Edingue Ekane (born 23 September 1990) is a Cameroonian

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

specializing in

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. He competed in the 50 m event at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. He placed sixth in his heat and thus did not qualify for the semi-finals of the event. Ekane is one of seven Cameroonian athletes who disappeared from the Olympic Village during the Olympics, sparking speculation that they would attempt to defect to the United Kingdom.

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1990 births Living people Cameroonian male freestyle swimmers Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Cameroon Missing people 20th-century Cameroonian people 21st-century Cameroonian people {{Cameroon-swimming-bio-stub