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Anthony Obame

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Anthony Obame Mylann, born on 10 September 1988 in Libreville, is a taekwondo practitioner who represented Gabon at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. He is coached by the former two-time world champion Juan Antonio Ramos. At the 2012 Olympic Games he won the silver medal in the men's 80+ kg category, the first Olympic medal for a Gabonese athlete, after reaching the final against Carlo Molfetta of Italy and losing on a judges' decision when the match ended in a tie. Thousands of supporters welcomed him back in Libreville. He lost in the first round at the 2016 Games to Mahama Cho of Great Britain, carried the flag of Gabon in the Parade of Nations, and competed again in the +80 kg class in 2020.

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1988 1
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is a taekwondo practitioner who represented Gabon at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics
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    Born 10 September 1988 in Libreville, Estuaire GAB
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    Sex Male
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    is a taekwondo practitioner who represented Gabon at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics
  • Competed In: 2012 Summer Olympics, Career
    He won the silver medal in the men's 80+ kg category at the 2012 Olympic Games
  • Competed In: 2016 Summer Olympics, Career
    He represented Gabon at the 2016 Summer Olympics in +80 kg division
  • Competed In: 2020 Summer Olympics, Career
    Obame competed in the men's +80 kg class at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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