NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Francoise Mbango Etone

Fran�oise Mbango Etone (born April 14, 1976) is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for the Cameroon. She was a gold medalist in the Triple Jump at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.

She is also a talented long jumper who finished second at the African Championships in 1999(6.55m). She is the first athlete from Cameroon to win medals at the World Championships, Commonwealth Games and Olympic Games. She has been a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program since November 2002.

Olympic medalists in athletics (women) | Olympic Champions in Women's triple jump

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Categories: 1976 births | Cameroonian people | Cameroonian sportspeople

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	Mbango Etone, a Cameroon national, won the triple jump gold medal in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
	She was in the United States as one of the eight Olympians, such as, Ian Thorpe, Nadia Comaneci, honored at Times Square New Year’s Eve Ceremony by New York City 2012 Olympic Bid Committee.
	If Mbango Etone selects the DITC as her training home, she would join number of Olympians and aspiring Olympians who will be at the DeKalb International Training Center in preparation for the 2008 Games.

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