Gabon at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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Gabon at the
2004 Summer Olympics
Flag of Gabon.svg
IOC code GAB
NOC Gabonese Olympic Committee
in Athens
Competitors6 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Mélanie Engoang
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Gabon was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece by the Gabonese Olympic Committee.

Contents

In total, five athletes including three men and two women represented Gabon in four different sports including athletics, boxing and judo.

Competitors

In total, five athletes represented Gabon at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece across four different sports. [1]

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 112
Boxing 22
Judo 011
Total325

Athletics

In total, two Gabonese athletes participated in the athletics events – Wilfried Bingangoye in the men's 100 m and Marlyse Nsourou in the women's 800 m. [1]

The heats for the men's 100 m took place on 21 August 2004. Bingangoye finished eighth in his heat in a time of 10.76 seconds and he did not advance to the quarter-finals. [2]

AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Wilfried Bingangoye 100 m 10.768did not advance

The heats for the women's 800 m took place on 20 August 2004. Nsourou finished seventh in her heat in a time of two minutes 12.35 seconds and she did not advance to the semi-finals. [3]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Marlyse Nsourou 800 m 2:12.35 NR 7did not advance

Boxing

In total, two Gabonese athletes participated in the boxing events – Taylor Mabika in the light heavyweight category and Petit Jesus Ngnitedem in the bantamweight category. [1]

The first round of the light heavyweight category took place on 14 August 2004. Mabika lost to Elias Pavlidis of Greece and was eliminated from the competition. [4]

The first round of the bantamweight category took place on 17 August 2004. Ngnitedem lost to Nestor Bolum of Nigeria and was eliminated from the competition. [5]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Petit Jesus Ngnitedem Bantamweight Flag of Nigeria.svg  Bolum  (NGR)
L 17–23
did not advance
Taylor Mabika Light heavyweight Flag of Greece.svg  Pavlidis  (GRE)
L 17–32
did not advance

Judo

In total, one Gabonese athlete participated in the judo events – Mélanie Engoang in the women's −78 kg category. [1]

The women's –78 kg category took place on 19 August 2004. In the first round, Engoang lost by ippon to Amy Cotton of Canada. [6]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Mélanie Engoang Women's −78 kg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Cotton  (CAN)
L 0000–1000
did not advance

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Gabon at the 2004 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  2. "2004 Summer Olympics, 100 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  3. "2004 Summer Olympics, 800 metres, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  4. "2004 Summer Olympics, Light-Heavyweight (≤81 kilograms), Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  5. "2004 Summer Olympics, Bantamweight (≤54 kilograms), Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  6. "2004 Summer Olympics, Half-Heavyweight (≤78 kilograms), Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 June 2025.