The Most Famous
ATHLETES from Gabon
This page contains a list of the greatest Gabonese Athletes. The pantheon dataset contains 6,025 Athletes, 1 of which were born in Gabon. This makes Gabon the birth place of the 132nd most number of Athletes behind Bermuda, and Burkina Faso.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Gabonese Athletes of all time. This list of famous Gabonese Athletes is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Anthony Obame (b. 1988)
With an HPI of 27.04, Anthony Obame is the most famous Gabonese Athlete. His biography has been translated into 20 different languages on wikipedia.
Anthony Obame Mylann (born 10 September 1988 in Libreville, Gabon) is a taekwondo practitioner who represented Gabon at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. Obame has been coached by former two-time world champion Juan Antonio Ramos. He won the silver medal in the men's 80+ kg category at the 2012 Olympic Games, becoming the first Gabonese athlete to win a medal at the Olympics. Obame defeated Kaino Thomsen and Bahri Tanrikulu en route to the gold medal match, which he lost to Carlo Molfetta of Italy. Obame led in the match, but lost on a judges' decision after the match ended in a tie. Obame said he was disappointed because of what he called a "youthful error." Obame was greeted by thousands of supporters upon his return to Libreville. Obame said he felt "immense pride and joy" in having won the nation's first Olympic medal. Obame represented Gabon at the 2016 Summer Olympics in +80 kg division. He was defeated by Mahama Cho of Great Britain in the first round. He was the flag bearer for Gabon in the Parade of Nations. Obame competed in the men's +80 kg class at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
2. Ruddy Zang Milama (b. 1987)
With an HPI of 24.84, Ruddy Zang Milama is the 2nd most famous Gabonese Athlete. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Perennes Paulette Ruddy Zang-Milama (born June 6, 1987 in Port-Gentil) is a Gabonese sprint athlete.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Gabonese athletes born between 1987 and 1988. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Gabonese athletes include Anthony Obame, and Ruddy Zang Milama. As of April 2024, 1 new Gabonese athletes have been added to Pantheon including Ruddy Zang Milama.
