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)
Competitors1 in 1 sport
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Gabon is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It will be the nations twelfth appearance since its debut in 1972.

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Competitors

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

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Taekwondo 011
Total011

Taekwondo

Gabon qualified one athlete to compete at the games. Emmanuella Atora qualified for Paris 2024, following the triumph of her unexpected winning, in the semifinal rounds of women's below 57 kg class at the 2024 African Qualification Tournament in Dakar, Senegal. [1] [2]

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Emmanuella Atora Women's −57 kg

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References

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