Gabon competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, 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 in Montreal and 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, affected by the African and the American-led boycott, respectively.
The Gabon Olympic Committee () 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 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 Medal Name Sport Event Date Anthony Obame Taekwondo Men's +80 kg 11 August
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 AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankWilfried Bingangoye100 m10.893Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankRuddy Zang Milama100 mcolspan=2 11.143 Q11.317Did not advance
Boxing
Gabon has so far qualified boxers for the following events
Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankBraexir LemboumbaBantamweightL 6–15Did not advanceYannick MbemyWelterweightL 4–17Did not advance
Football
Gabon's men's football team has qualified.
Men's tournament
Team roster
Group play
Judo
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAudrey KoumbaWomen's −78 kgW 0020–0000L 0000–0100Did not advance
Taekwondo
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageBronze MedalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAnthony ObameMen's +80 kgW 9–2W 1–0 W 3–2colspan=2 L 9–9
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