Cédric Mandembo

Congolese judoka

Born

4 April 1984, Kinshasa

Citizenship

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sport

judo

Occupation

judoka

Cédric Mandembo Kebika (born 4 April 1984) is a Congolese judoka. Born in Kinshasa, he would eventually compete at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie and the 2009 African Judo Championships, winning bronze medals in both competitions. He had qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics after being the highest ranked African judoka outside of the top 22.

He competed in the +100 kg event but lost to eventual silver medalist Alexander Mikhaylin in the first round through ippon. Kebika was then designated as the flag bearer for the nation at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony. Though after the ceremony, he and four other members of the delegation had disappeared in an attempt to seek asylum in England. He eventually made his return to judo in 2014.

Competitions

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q2260316 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.