The Gambia at the 2024 Summer Olympics

The Gambia competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's eleventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

The Gambia at the 2024 Summer Olympics
IOC code	GAM
NOC	Gambia National Olympic Committee
in Paris, France 26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors	7 in 4 sports
Flag bearer (opening)	Faye Njie & Gina Mariam Bass Bittaye
Flag bearer (closing)	Alasan Ann & Gina Mariam Bass Bittaye
Officials	Ebrima Jawara (chef de mission)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Administration

The Gambia National Olympic Committee, designates Ebrima Jawara, the President of Gambia Golf Association, as the team's chef de mission in Paris.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	2	3
Judo	1	0	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Taekwondo	1	0	1
Total	4	3	7

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Gambian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):

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

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Preliminary		Round 1		Repechage		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ebrahima Camara	Men's 100 m	10.29	1 Q	10.21	4	Did not advance
Gina Bass	Women's 100 m	—		11.01	1 Q	—		11.10	3	Did not advance
	Women's 200 m	—		22.84	3 Q	—		22.64	4	Did not advance
Sanu Jallow	Women's 800 m	—		2:03.91 NR	7	2:04.44	6	Did not advance

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

The Gambia qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Faye Njie (men's lightweight, 73 kg) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Faye Njie	Men's –73 kg	Cases (ESP) L 00–10	Did not advance

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

The Gambia sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics, through the allocation of universality places.

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ousman Jobe	Men's 50 m freestyle	26.97	61	Did not advance
Aminata Barrow	Women's 100 m breaststroke	1:15.12	36	Did not advance

Taekwondo

Main articles: Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

For the first time in history, The Gambia qualified one athlete to compete at the games. Alasan Ann qualified for Paris 2024 following his victory in the semifinal round in above 80 kg class, at the 2024 African Qualification Tournament in Dakar, Senegal.

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Alasan Ann	Men's +80 kg	—	Šapina (CRO) L 0–2	Did not advance