Mélanie Engoang

Mélanie Engoang
Personal information
Full nameMélanie Engoang Nguema
NationalityGabonese
Born (1968-07-25) 25 July 1968
OccupationJudoka
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country Gabon
SportJudo
Event
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
Jeux de la Francophonie
1989 Casablanca/Rabat 66 kg
1994 Paris/Évry-Bondoufle 66 kg
1997 Antananarivo 72 kg
2001 Ottawa-Gatineau 79 kg
Profile at external databases
JudoInside.com2624

Mélanie Engoang Nguema (born July 25, 1968) is a Gabonese judoka (3rd dan) and coach, who played for the half-heavyweight category. 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. 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. For being the most experienced member at the Olympics, Engoang was the nation's three-time flag bearer at the opening ceremonies.