Gabon at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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Gabon at the
2024 Summer Olympics
Flag of Gabon.svg
IOC code GAB
NOC Comité Olympique Gabonais
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors5 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Wissy Frank Hoye Yenda Moukoula & Noelie Annette Lacour
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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.

Contents

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.

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 101
Judo 011
Swimming 112
Taekwondo 011
Total235

Athletics

Gabon sent one sprinter to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [1]

Key
Track events
AthleteEventPreliminaryHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Wissy Frank Hoye Yenda Moukoula Men's 100 m 10.593Did not advance

Judo

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.

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Virginia Aymard Women's –48 kg Flag of Paraguay.svg  Narváez  (PAR)
L 00–11
Did not advance

Swimming

Gabon sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Adam Girard de Langlade Mpali Men's 50 m freestyle 28.4768Did not advance
Noëlie Lacour Women's 50 m freestyle 27.6846Did not advance

Taekwondo

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]

AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Emmanuella Atora Women's −57 kg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Luo  (CHN)
L 0-2
Did not advance

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References

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  2. "Rio 2016 silver medallist earns ticket to Paris via African qualifiers". Inside The Games. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
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