| Zambia at the 1988 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ZAM |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Zambia |
| Website | www |
| in Seoul, South Korea 17 September–2 October 1988 | |
| Competitors | 29 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer | Douglas Kalembo |
| Officials | 11 |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Rhodesia (1960) | |
Zambia competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Boxing | 7 | – | 7 |
| Football | 18 | – | 18 |
| Total | 29 | 0 | 29 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Jonathan Chipalo | 400 m | 48.97 | 6 | did not advance | |||||
| Douglas Kalembo | 47.44 | 4 | did not advance | ||||||
| Samuel Matete | 400 m hurdles | 51.06 | 6 | did not advance | |||||
| Enock Musonda | 400 m | 49.21 | 7 | did not advance | |||||
| Douglas Kalembo Enock Musonda Jonathan Chipalo Samuel Matete | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:11.35 | 7 | did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | 1 Round | 2 Round | 3 Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Thomas Chisenga | Light Flyweight | BYE |  Liu Hsin-Hung (TPE)W 4-1 |  Mahjoub Mjirich (MAR)L 0-5 | did not advance | ||||
| Joseph Chongo | Flyweight | BYE |  Manoj Pingale (IND)L 0-5 | did not advance | |||||
| Justin Chikwanda | Bantamweight |  Thomas Stevens (LBR)W RSC-1 |  Moumouni Siuley (NIG)W RSC-1 |  Katsuyoki Matsushima (JPN)L 2-3 | did not advance | ||||
| Patrick Mwamba | Featherweight |  Esteban Flores (PUR)L 1-4 | did not advance | ||||||
| Lameck Mbao | Lightweight |  Azzedine Said (ALG)L TKO-2 | did not advance | ||||||
| Anthony Mwamba | Light Welterweight | Kunihiro Miura (JPN) W 5-0 |  Anoumou Aguiar (TOG)W RSC-1 |  Lyton Mphande (MAW)W TKO-2 |  Vyacheslav Yanovski (URS)L 0-5 | did not advance | 5 | ||
| Dimus Chisala | Welterweight |  Wanderley Oliveira (BRA)W RSC-2 | Vladimir Ereshchenko (URS) W RSC-1 |  Joni Nyman (FIN)L 0-5 | did not advance | ||||
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zambia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 5 |
 Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
 Iraq | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 |
 Guatemala | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
West Germany  | 4–0 | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
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