Gabon competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Gabon failed to secure a single medal for a second time after their previous poor performance in the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 1 0 1Judo 0 1 1Swimming 1 1 2Taekwondo 1 0 1 Total 3 2 5
Athletics
Gabon received universality slots from IAAF to send one athletes to the Olympics.
Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankGuy Maganga GorraMen's 100 m10.612 Q10.778Did not advance
Judo
Gabon qualified one judoka for the women's half-heavyweight category (78 kg) at the Games. Sarah-Myriam Mazouz accepted a continental berth from Africa as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankSarah-Myriam MazouzWomen's –78 kgL 00–01 Did not advance
Swimming
Gabon received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAdam MpaliMen's 50 m freestyle27.6668Did not advanceAya MpaliWomen's 50 m freestyle32.2477Did not advance
Taekwondo
Gabon entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Games. London 2012 silver medalist and 2013 world champion Anthony Obame secured a spot in the men's heavyweight category (+80 kg) with a top two finish at the 2020 African Qualification Tournament in Rabat, Morocco.
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAnthony ObameMen's +80 kgL 5–26 Did not advance
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