Essambo Ewane

Essambo Ewane was a Cameroonian judoka and coach who reached the rank of 8th dan during his career. Ewane represented Cameroon at the 1978 African Games where he won a bronze medal in the light-heavyweight. He then competed in the half-heavyweight at the 1980 Moskva Olympics and the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, reaching the round of sixteen each time. Ewane later became Cameroon’s national judo coach and served as the President of the Cameroon Judo Federation from 2009 to 2013.