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Adam Girard de Langlade Mpali
Gabonese swimmer
Adam Girard de Langlade Mpali (born 29 May 2002) is a Gabonese swimmer who competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Adam Girard de Langlade Mpali |
| Nationality | Gabonese |
| Born | (2002-05-29) May 29, 2002 (age 21) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Gabon |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Event | Men's 50m freestyle |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | Competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. |
Adam Girard de Langlade Mpali was born on 29 May 2002 and has a sister, fellow competitive swimmer Aya Mpali. In 2011, when Mpali was 9, his family went on a boating trip to Point Denis but the boat began sinking and the family had to swim for miles; Aya and Adam survived the three-hour swim but their parents did not make it.[1]
Mpali competed at the 2019 African Games and 2019 World Swimming Championships with his sister; he went out in the heats at both events. He lives in France and competed for Gabon at the 2020 Olympic Games.[2] He qualified for the Olympics at the 2019 World Championships,[3] though placed 128th overall.[4]
- "Swimming GIRARD de LANGLADE MPALI Aya". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- "Swimming GIRARD de LANGLADE MPALI Adam". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- "Adam-Girard De Langlade Mpali : "Battre le record du Gabon à Tokyo "". L'Union (in French). 7 February 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- "Natation - Adam Mpali (Gabon)". Les Sports. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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