Gabon at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Gabon at the
2012 Summer Olympics

IOC code| GAB
NOC| Comité Olympique Gabonais
in London
Competitors| 24 in 5 sports
Flag bearer | Ruddy Zang Milama[1]
Medals
Ranked 69th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

* 1972
* 1976–1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

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 (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 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

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Silver | Anthony Obame | Taekwondo | Men's +80 kg | 11 August

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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):[2][3]

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
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Wilfried Bingangoye | 100 m | 10.89  | 3  | Did not advance

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Ruddy Zang Milama | 100 m | Bye  | 11.14  | 3 Q | 11.31  | 7  | Did not advance

## Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Gabon has so far qualified boxers for the following events[4]

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Braexir Lemboumba | Bantamweight |  Encarnación (DOM)
L 6–15  | Did not advance
Yannick Mbemy | Welterweight |  Tüvshinbat (MGL)
L 4–17  | Did not advance

## Football

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Main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Gabon's men's football team has qualified.

### Men's tournament

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Main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Gabon squad in the men's football tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[5][6]

Coach: Claude Albert Mbourounot

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | 2012 club

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1  | 1GK | Didier Ovono* (c)  |  (1983-01-23)23 January 1983 (aged 29)  |  |  |  Le Mans
2  | 2DF | Muller Dinda |  (1995-09-22)22 September 1995 (aged 16)  |  |  |  Cercle Mbéri
3  | 2DF | Stevy Nzambe |  (1991-09-04)4 September 1991 (aged 20)  |  |  |  Marseille
4  | 3MF | Franck Engonga |  (1993-07-26)26 July 1993 (aged 19)  |  |  |  USM Libreville
5  | 2DF | Bruno Ecuele Manga*  |  (1988-07-16)16 July 1988 (aged 24)  |  |  |  Lorient
6  | 2DF | Rémy Ebanega |  (1989-11-17)17 November 1989 (aged 22)  |  |  |  Bitam
7  | 4FW | Allen Nono |  (1992-08-15)15 August 1992 (aged 19)  |  |  |  USM Libreville
8  | 3MF | Alexander N'Doumbou |  (1992-01-04)4 January 1992 (aged 20)  |  |  |  Orléans
9  | 4FW | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |  (1989-06-18)18 June 1989 (aged 23)  |  |  |  Saint-Étienne
10  | 3MF | Lévy Madinda |  (1992-06-11)11 June 1992 (aged 20)  |  |  |  Celta Vigo B
11  | 4FW | Axel Meye |  (1995-06-06)6 June 1995 (aged 17)  |  |  |  Bitam
12  | 3MF | Merlin Tandjigora |  (1990-04-06)6 April 1990 (aged 22)  |  |  |  Carquefou
13  | 3MF | Cédric Boussoughou |  (1991-07-20)20 July 1991 (aged 21)  |  |  |  Mangasport
14  | 3MF | André Biyogo Poko |  (1993-01-01)1 January 1993 (aged 19)  |  |  |  Bordeaux
15  | 3MF | Henri Ndong |  (1992-08-23)23 August 1992 (aged 19)  |  |  |  Bitam
16  | 2DF | Emmanuel Ndong |  (1992-05-04)4 May 1992 (aged 20)  |  |  |  Sogéa
17  | 3MF | Jerry Obiang |  (1992-06-10)10 June 1992 (aged 20)  |  |  |  Sogéa
18  | 1GK | Anthony Mfa Mezui |  (1991-03-07)7 March 1991 (aged 21)  |  |  |  Metz
21  | 3MF | Samson Mbingui[7] |  (1992-02-09)9 February 1992 (aged 20)  |  |  |  Mangasport

* Over-aged player.

Group play
Pos | Team

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1  |  Mexico | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 0  | +3  | 7  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  South Korea | 3  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 1  | +1  | 5
3  |  Gabon | 3  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 3  | −2  | 2  |
4  |  Switzerland | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 4  | −2  | 1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

26 July 2012 (2012-07-26)

17:15

Gabon | 1–1|  Switzerland

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* Aubameyang 45'

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* Mehmedi 5' (pen.)

St James' Park, Newcastle

Attendance: 15,748[8]

Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

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29 July 2012 (2012-07-29)

14:30

Mexico | 2–0|  Gabon

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* Dos Santos 63', 90+2' (pen.)

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Ricoh Arena, Coventry

Attendance: 28,171[9]

Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

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1 August 2012 (2012-08-01)

17:00

South Korea | 0–0|  Gabon

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Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 76,927[10]

Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

## Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Repechage  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Audrey Koumba | Women's −78 kg |  Ntahonvukiye (BDI)
W 0020–0000  |  Joó (HUN)
L 0000–0100  | Did not advance

## Taekwondo

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Main article: Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Repechage  | Bronze Medal  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Anthony Obame | Men's +80 kg |  Thomsen-Fuataga (SAM)
W 9–2  |  Despaigne (CUB)
W 1–0 SDP |  Tanrıkulu (TUR)
W 3–2  | Bye  |  Molfetta (ITA)
L 9–9 SUP |

## References

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1. ^ Staff. "Gabon – London 2012 Olympics". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
2. ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
3. ^ IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – London 2012 ENTRY STANDARDS (PDF), IAAF, archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2011, retrieved 4 June 2011
4. ^ "Final African Olympic Quota Places revealed". AIBA. 5 May 2012. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
5. ^ "Aubameyang included in Gabon's Olympic football squad". BBC Sport. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
6. ^ "Men's Olympic Football Tournament London 2012 - List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 13 July 2012. p. 4. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
7. ^ Replaced Bruno Ecuele Manga who was not released by his club on the eve of the competition.
8. ^ "Gabon – Switzerland". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 July 2012. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
9. ^ "Mexico – Gabon". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 July 2012. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
10. ^ "South Korea – Gabon". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 23 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.

## External links

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* Gabon at the 2012 Summer Olympics. London2012.com. at the UK Government Web Archive (archived 30 August 2012)
* Gabon at the 2012 Summer Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)

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Gabon at the Summer Olympics

* 1972
* 1976–1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
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Gabon did not participate in 1980 due to a boycott.
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