Cécile Ngambi
{{short description|Cameroonian heptathlete}}
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| name = Cécile Ngambi
| birth_date = 15 November 1960
| known_for = first woman to represent Cameroon at the Olympics
| awards = Silver medal in 100 metres hurdles at the 1985 African Championships
}}
Cécile Ngambi (born 15 November 1960) is a retired Cameroonian heptathlete. She was the first woman to represent Cameroon at the Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/lists/99/manual |title=First female competitors at the Olympics by country |work=Olympedia |accessdate=26 June 2020}}
She competed in pentathlon at the 1980 Summer Olympics and 100 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics. She won the silver medal in 100 metres hurdles at the 1985 African Championships.[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/afc.htm African Championships] - GBR Athletics Ngambi was the flag bearer for Cameroon in the 2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/flagbearers?country_id=CMR |title=Flagbearers for Cameroon |website=olympedia.org |publisher=OlyMADMen |access-date=23 December 2023}}
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{{succession box
| before = Georgette N'Koma
| title = Flagbearer for {{CMR}}
| years = Sydney 2000
| after = Isaac Menyoli
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Category:Cameroonian heptathletes
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic athletes for Cameroon
Category:Cameroonian female hurdlers
Category:Cameroonian female sprinters
Category:20th-century Cameroonian sportswomen
Category:21st-century Cameroonian women
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