Gabon at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Gabon at the 2024 Summer Olympics
IOC code	GAB
NOC	Comité Olympique Gabonais
in Paris, France 26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors	5 (2 men and 3 women) in 4 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Wissy Frank Hoye Yenda Moukoula & Noëlie Lacour
Flag bearers (closing)	Wissy Frank Hoye Yenda Moukoula & Noëlie Lacour
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1972 1976–1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

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.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	0	1
Judo	0	1	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Taekwondo	0	1	1
Total	2	3	5

Athletics

Main articles: 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]

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track events

Athlete	Event	Preliminary		Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Wissy Frank Hoye Yenda Moukoula	Men's 100 m	10.59	3	Did not advance

Judo

Main articles: 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.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Virginia Aymard	Women's −48 kg	Narváez  (PAR) L 00–11	Did not advance

Swimming

Main articles: 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.

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Adam Girard de Langlade Mpali	Men's 50 m freestyle	28.47	68	Did not advance
Noëlie Lacour	Women's 50 m freestyle	27.68	46	Did not advance

Taekwondo

Main articles: 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]}

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Emmanuella Atora	Women's −57 kg	—	Luo  (CHN) L 0–2	Did not advance

References

1. "Athletics Paris 2024 Final Entries". World Athletics . Retrieved 12 July 2024.
2. "Rio 2016 silver medallist earns ticket to Paris via African qualifiers". Inside The Games. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
3. "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] (in French). Club Sport Plus. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.