Malawi at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Malawi at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Flag of Malawi
IOC code	MAW
NOC	Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association of Malawi
in Paris, France 26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors	3 in 2 sports
Flag bearer	Filipe Gomes & Asimenye Simwaka
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1972 1976–1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
Rhodesia (1960)

Malawi competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France from 26 July to 11 August 2024. This marked Malawi's eleventh appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1972. Malawi did not attend the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal or the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of its support for the African- and United States-led boycotts, respectively.

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	0	1	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Total	1	2	3

Athletics

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

Malawi sent one sprinter to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

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 events

Athlete	Event	Preliminary		Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Asimenye Simwaka	Women's 100 m	11.78	2 Q	11.91	8	Did not advance

Swimming

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

Malawi received two universality quota spots from FINA (one man and one woman). ^[2]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Filipe Gomes	Men's 50 m freestyle	24.11	49	Did not advance
Tayamika Chang'anamuno	Women's 50 m freestyle	29.32	55	Did not advance

Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.

References

1. "Athletics Paris 2024 Final Entries". World Athletics . Retrieved 12 July 2024.
2. "Chang'anamuno prepares for 2024 Olympics". Malawi News Agency . Lilongwe, Malawi. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.