Gabon (GAB)

Overview

NOCComité National Olympique Gabonais
Flagbearers26

Participants

Olympic Games 51
Youth Olympic Games 9

Description

Gabon formed a National Olympic Committee (NOC) on 9 February 1965. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) postponed recognition three times before they granted provisional recognition on 9 May 1967, at the IOC session in Teheran. After the statutes were modified, the NOC was fully recognized by the IOC at a meeting on 28 December 1967, but Gabon did not compete at the Olympics until 1972.

Gabon has since competed at 10 Olympic Games, those of 1972, and from 1984 onwards. It has never had an athlete to compete at the Olympic Winter Games. Gabon athletes have competed in six sports – track & field athletics, boxing, football, judo, swimming, and taekwondo.

In 2012 Anthony Obame won the first ever medal for Gabon with silver in men’s heavyweight taekwondo.

Participations by edition

Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
1972 Summer Olympics Gabon 1 0 1 Results
1984 Summer Olympics Gabon 2 2 4 Results
1988 Summer Olympics Gabon 1 1 2 Results
1992 Summer Olympics Gabon 4 1 5 Results
1996 Summer Olympics Gabon 6 1 7 Results
2000 Summer Olympics Gabon 3 2 5 Results
2004 Summer Olympics Gabon 3 2 5 Results
2008 Summer Olympics Gabon 2 2 4 Results
2012 Summer Olympics Gabon 19 2 21 Results
2016 Summer Olympics Gabon 4 2 6 Results
2020 Summer Olympics Gabon 3 2 5 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
2010 Summer Youth Olympics Gabon 1 1 2 Results
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Gabon 1 2 3 Results
2018 Summer Youth Olympics Gabon 2 2 4 Results

Participations by discipline

Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Athletics 7 5 12 Results
Boxing 12 0 12 Results
Football (Football) 15 0 15 Results
Judo 3 4 7 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 2 1 3 Results
Taekwondo 2 0 2 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Athletics 1 2 3 Results
Judo 1 2 3 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 1 0 1 Results
Taekwondo 1 1 2 Results

Medals by Games

Edition Competition Type Gold Silver Bronze Total
2012 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 1 0 1

Medals by sport

Olympic Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Taekwondo 0 1 0 1

Most successful competitors

Includes medals won as part of mixed teams.

Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Anthony Obame GAB 0 1 0 1