Adam Girard de Langlade Mpali explained

Adam Mpali
Fullname:Adam Girard de Langlade Mpali
Nationality:Gabonese
Birth Date:2002 5, mf=y
Country:Gabon
Sport:Swimming
Event:Men's 50m freestyle
Olympics:Competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Adam Girard de Langlade Mpali (born 29 May 2002) is a Gabonese swimmer who competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Early life

Adam Girard de Langlade Mpali was born on 29 May 2002 and has a sister, fellow competitive swimmer Aya Mpali. In 2011, when Mpali was 9, his family went on a boating trip to Point Denis but the boat began sinking and the family had to swim for miles; Aya and Adam survived the three-hour swim but their parents did not make it.[1]

Career

Mpali competed at the 2019 African Games and 2019 World Swimming Championships with his sister; he went out in the heats at both events. He lives in France and competed for Gabon at the 2020 Olympic Games.[2] He qualified for the Olympics at the 2019 World Championships,[3] though placed 128th overall.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Swimming GIRARD de LANGLADE MPALI Aya . 2021-07-26 . Tokyo 2020 Olympics . . 26 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210726205222/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1290655-girard-de-langlade-mpali-aya.htm . dead.
  2. Web site: Swimming GIRARD de LANGLADE MPALI Adam . 2021-07-26 . Tokyo 2020 Olympics . . 26 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210726205223/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1290664-girard-de-langlade-mpali-adam.htm . dead.
  3. Web site: 2021-02-07 . Adam-Girard De Langlade Mpali : "Battre le record du Gabon à Tokyo " . 2021-07-26 . L'Union . fr.
  4. Web site: Natation - Adam Mpali (Gabon) . 2021-07-26 . Les Sports.