| The Gambia at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | GAM |
| NOC | Gambia National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Atlanta | |
| Competitors | 9 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Dawda Jallow |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The Gambia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Total | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Athletes | Events | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Pa Mamadou Gai | 100 metres | 10.72 | 78 | did not advance | |||||
| Dawda Jallow | 400 metres | 46.73 | 40 | did not advance | |||||
| Momodou Sarr Dawda Jallow Cherno Sowe Pa Mamadou Gai | 4 x 100 metres relay | 41.80 | 30 | N/A | did not advance | ||||
| Dawda Jallow Momodou Drammeh Lamin Drammeh Assan John | 4 x 400 metres relay | did not finish | N/A | did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ousman Sallah | Long jump | No mark | did not advance | ||
| Athletes | Events | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Adama N'Jie | 800 metres | did not finish | N/A | did not advance | |||||
The Gambia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004.
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Zambia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
Uganda competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
The Bahamas competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
Namibia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
The Gambia sent a delegation to compete at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia from 15 September to 1 October 2000. This was the African nation's fifth time competing at a Summer Olympic Games. The Gambian delegation consisted of two track and field athletes, Pa Mamadou Gai and Adama Njie. Neither advanced beyond the first round heats of their events.
The Gambia competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
The Gambia competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.
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The Gambia has sent athletes to every Summer Olympic Games held since 1984, although the country has never won an Olympic medal. The Gambia is yet to compete at the Winter Olympic Games.
The Gambia participated in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.
The Gambia made its Paralympic Games début at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from August 29 to September 9.
The Gambia made its Paralympic Games début at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, sending two wheelchair athletes to compete in track events. The country was initially due to send two athletes to the 2008 Summer Games, but withdrew before the Games began.
The Gambia competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.
The Gambia, officially the Republic of the Gambia, competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, which was held from 5 to 21 August 2016. The country's participation at Rio marked its ninth appearance at the Summer Olympic Games since its début at the 1984 Summer Olympics. The delegation included two track and field athletes, Adama Jammeh and Gina Bass, who both qualified after meeting the qualification standards for their respective events, one judoka, Faye Njie, who made the Games through a quota place and one swimmer, Pap Jonga, who earned a universality place to enter the Games. The Gambia made their début appearances in the judo and swimming events. Bass was selected as the flag bearer for the opening and closing ceremonies. All four athletes were eliminated from the first rounds of their events.
The Gambia competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018. It was The Gambia's 11th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.
The Gambia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
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