Cameroon is a country in the west Central Africa region, and is former French territory.

Cameroon at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games

Cameroon finished sixteenth at Glasgow 2026, the first Commonwealth Games staged with a reduced program of 10 sports. The country won 1 gold medal, along with 1 silver and 3 bronze for 5 medals in total, which makes them the third African country on the medal table.

The final medal standings, with Cameroon's rank, are shown below:

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Australia 70 45 56 171
2 England 29 45 36 110
3 Canada 19 20 23 62
4 India 13 17 9 39
5 Scotland 13 9 17 39
6 New Zealand 10 14 12 36
7 Nigeria 10 7 7 24
8 Jamaica 10 4 5 19
9 Wales 9 10 12 31
10  Malaysia  8  3  5  16
11 South Africa   7  11  10  28
12 North Ireland 3 4 9 16
13 Kenya 3 4 5 12
14 Cyprus 1 5 6 12
15 Mauritius 1 2 1 4
16 Cameroon
 1 1 3 5

Trivia

  • Cameroon became a member of the Commonwealth in 1995 and have competed in every Games since then.
  • At their first games they picked up six medals, a haul they tripled in 2002 winning a total of eighteen medals, nine of which were gold.
  • Cameroon have an outstanding record in international sport and are recognized as one of the premier football nations in the world after impressive results at World Cup and Olympic Games competitions.