Mélanie Engoang

Mélanie Engoang Nguema (born July 25, 1968) is a Gabonese judoka, who played for the half-heavyweight category.[1] She is a five-time medalist (two golds and three silver) for her division at the African Judo Championships, and gold medalist at the 1999 All-Africa Games in Johannesburg, South Africa.[2] She also competed at four Summer Olympic games (1992 in Barcelona, 1996 in Atlanta, 2000 in Sydney, and, 2004 in Athens), but she neither reached the final round, nor claimed an Olympic medal.[3] For being the most experienced member at the Olympics, Engoang was the nation's three-time flag bearer at the opening ceremonies.[4][5]

Mélanie Engoang

Personal information
Full name	Mélanie Engoang Nguema
Nationality	Gabonese
Born	(1968-07-25) 25 July 1968
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country	Gabon
Sport	Judo
Event(s)	78 kg
Medal record Women's judo Representing  Gabon All-Africa Games 1999 Johannesburg 78 kg African Championships 1997 Casablanca 78 kg 2000 Algiers 78 kg 2001 Tripoli 78 kg 2002 Cairo 78 kg 2004 Tunis 78 kg

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mélanie Engoang". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
2. "1999 African Games – Johannesburg, South Africa". Judo Inside. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
3. "Flag-bearer loses opener". The Associated Press. The Globe and Mail (Canada). 19 August 2004. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
4. "List of Flagbearers Beijing 2008" (PDF). Olympics. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
5. "La participation gabonaise aux différentes olympiades" [Gabon's participation at different Olympics] (in French). The Embassy of Gabon in Morocco. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2013.

External links

• Mélanie Engoang at JudoInside.com

Olympic Games
Preceded by Roger Oyembo	Flagbearer for  Gabon Sydney 2000 Athens 2004 Beijing 2008	Succeeded by Ruddy Zang Milama