Gabon
Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the nort ...
competed at the
2012 Summer Olympics in
London
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, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's ninth appearance at the Olympics; the nation did not participate at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 P ...
in Montreal and
1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, affected by the African and the
American-led boycott, respectively.
The Gabon Olympic Committee (french: Comité Olympique Gabonais) sent the nation's largest delegation ever to the Games. A total of 24 athletes, 22 men and 2 women, competed in 5 sports.
Men's football
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was the only team sport in which Gabon was represented at these Olympic games. Sprinter
Ruddy Zang Milama was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
Gabon left London with its first ever Olympic medal. Taekwondo jin
Anthony Obame won the silver in the
men's super heavyweight division, narrowly losing to Italy's
Carlo Molfetta in the final.
Medalists
Athletics
Gabonese athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):
;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
;Men
;Women
Boxing
Gabon has so far qualified boxers for the following events
;Men
Football
Gabon's men's football team has qualified.
Men's tournament
;Team roster
;Group play
Judo
Taekwondo
References
External links
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Nations at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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