| Noc: | CMR |
| Nocname: | Cameroon Olympic and Sports Committee |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Website: | |
| Location: | London |
| Competitors: | 33 |
| Sports: | 9 |
| Flagbearer: | Annabelle Ali[1] |
| Rank: | 79 |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 1 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| App Begin Year: | 1964 |
Cameroon competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Olympics.
Comité National Olympique et Sportif du Cameroun sent a total of 33 athletes to the Games, 10 men and 23 women, to compete in 9 sports. For the first time in its Olympic history, Cameroon was represented by more female than male athletes because of its presence in women's football. Freestyle wrestler and All-African Games gold medalist Annabelle Ali was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
Cameroon left London with a bronze medal, after winning gold medals in athletics and football for three successive games. Seven of its athletes "defected" while participating in the Olympics,[2] including the reserve goalkeeper Drusille Ngako, swimmer Paul Ekane Edingue and boxers Thomas Essomba, Christian Donfack Adjoufack, Abdon Mewoli, Blaise Yepmou Mendouo and Serge Ambomo.[3]
See main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Cameroonian athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):[4]
See main article: Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Cameroon has qualified boxers for the following events[5]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Thomas Essomba | Light flyweight | W 13–10 | L 10–15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Yhyacinthe Mewoli Abdon | Lightweight | L 6–11 | Did not advance | |||||
| Serge Ambomo | Light welterweight | L 10–19 | Did not advance | |||||
| Christian Donfack Adjoufack | Light heavyweight | L 6–15 | Did not advance | |||||
| Blaise Yepmou Mendouo | Super heavyweight | L 6–15 | Did not advance | |||||
See main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Cameroon has qualified a women's team.
See main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament.
See main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Cameroon has qualified the following boats.
See main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Cameroon has gained two "Universality places" from the FINA.[6]
See main article: Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics. One Cameroon athlete qualified to participate.[7]
See main article: Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Two weightlifters from Cameroon qualified for the Olympics; 1 man and 1 woman. Madias Nzesso originally finished sixth in her event, but after all three medalists were disqualified for doping offenses, she was promoted to a bronze medal.
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||||
| Frederic Fokejou Tefot | Men's +105 kg | 160 | 17 | 202 | 16 | 362 | 16 | |
| Madias Nzesso | Women's −75 kg | 115 | 3 | 131 | 3 | 246 | ||
See main article: Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Cameroon qualified one athlete through a quota place.