Gabon at the 2024 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:GAB
Nocname:Comité Olympique Gabonais
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2024
Location:Paris, France
Competitors:5
Sports:4
Flagbearer Open:Wissy Frank Hoye Yenda Moukoula & Noelie Annette Lacour
Flagbearer Close:Wissy Frank Hoye Yenda Moukoula & Noelie Annette Lacour
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

Gabon competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's twelfth appearance since its debut in 1972, with two exceptions: a Congolese-led boycott in 1976, and the US-led boycott in 1980.

Gabon failed to earn its Olympic medal for the third consecutive time after its back-to-back poor performances in 2016 and in 2020.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Athletics1 0 1
Judo0 1 1
Swimming1 1 2
Taekwondo0 1 1
Total 2 3 5

Athletics

See main article: article, Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Gabon sent one sprinter to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1]

Track events

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Gabon qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Virginia Aymard (women's extra-lightweight, 48 kg) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Gabon sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Adam Girard de Langlade Mpali freestyle28.4768Did not advance
Noëlie LacourWomen's 50 m freestyle27.6846Did not advance

Taekwondo

See main article: Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Gabon qualified one taekwondo practitioner to compete at the games. Emmanuella Atora qualified for Paris 2024, following the triumph of her unexpected victory in the semifinal rounds of the women's below 57 kg class at the 2024 African Qualification Tournament in Dakar, Senegal.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics Paris 2024 Final Entries. World Athletics. 12 July 2024.
  2. Web site: Rio 2016 silver medallist earns ticket to Paris via African qualifiers. Inside The Games. 12 February 2024. 13 February 2024.
  3. News: JO Paris-2024: Ok pour Emmanuella Atora, Anthony Obama, Maria Mouega et Moussa Amar Cissé Ko. Paris-2024 Olympic Games: OK for Emmanuella Atora, Anthony Obama, Maria Mouega and Moussa Amar Cissé Ko. fr. Club Sport Plus. 11 February 2024. 12 February 2024.