Cameroon at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
| Cameroon at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | CMR |
| NPC | Cameroonian National Paralympic Committee |
| in Paris, France August 28, 2024 – September 8, 2024 | |
| Competitors | 5 (1 man and 4 women) in 3 sports |
| Flag bearers | Yves Noe Batifi Loumou Marie Antoinnette Dassi |
| Medals |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Cameroon competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024. It was the nation's fourth consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics.
Competitors
[edit]The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Powerlifting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Athletics
[edit]- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- DQ = Disqualified
- PR = Paralympic Record
- AR = Area (or continental) Record
- NR = National Record
- SB = Season's Best
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Field Events
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Yves Noe Batifi Loumou | High jump T63 | 1.77 | 6 |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Arlette Mawe Fokoa | Shot put F57 | — | 9.10 | 8 | |
| Discus throw F57 | 21.87 | 4 q | 23.94 | 11 | |
Powerlifting
[edit]| Athlete | Event | Attempts (kg) | Result (kg) | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Thamar Gisele Mengue | Women's 73kg | 99 | 104 | 108 | — | 108 | 5 |
Taekwondo
[edit]Cameroon entered two athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition, marking the nation's debut at the sport. Guileine Chemogne and Marie Antoinette Dassi, qualified for Paris 2024, following the triumph of their gold medal results in their respective classes, through the 2024 African Qualification Tournament in Dakar, Senegal.[1]
| Athlete | Event | First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Guileine Chemogne | Women's –47 kg |  Espinoza (PER)L 9–28 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Marie Antoinette Dassi | Women's –65 kg |  Savinskaya (NPA)W 15-2 |
 Er (TUR)W 13-6 |
 Moura (BRA)L 1-21 |
— |  Kjaer (DEN)L 2-6 |
5 | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Morocco wins three licences for Paris 2024 Paralympics through African qualifiers". Inside The Games. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.