Conrat Atangana
Conrat Frederic Atangana (born 1987 in Yaounde) is a Paralympian from Cameroon who represented his country at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in powerlifting's men's -56 kg event.
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| Full name | Conrat Frederic Atangana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1987 (age 36–37) Yaounde, Cameroon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56.16 kg (124 lb) (2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Cameroon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Powerlifting, Athletics, Wheelchair basketball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Physical disability | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T53, 3 point player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Men's -53kg, Men's -56kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Paralympic finals | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Atangana has a disability as a result of contracting polio when he was very young. After representing Cameroon internationally, Atangana and two other Cameroonian para-sportspeople went to France where they applied for refugee status. He resides in Nantes, France.
The Cameroon international first got involved with para-sports through sitting volleyball. He moved to Cameroon's capital to train more seriously, switching to powerlifting, wheelchair basketball and athletics. He went on to represent Cameroon in all three sports, including at the 2012 Summer Paralympics where he was his country's first Paralympian ever at the 2012 Games. He has won several medals at the African Francophone Games for the Handicapped.