Gabon at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

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.

Athletics

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

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.

Swimming

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

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]

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.