| Zambia at the 2002 Commonwealth Games | |
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| IOC code | ZAM |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Zambia |
| in Manchester, Great Britain 25 July 2002 – 4 August 2002 | |
| Competitors | 26 (21 men and 5 women) in 9 sports |
| Medals Ranked 20th |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1962) | |
Zambia competed in its ninth Commonwealth Games in Manchester in 2002. It was the third time that the nation had won a gold medal at the games and its most recent success. [1]
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Badminton | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Boxing | 5 | — | 5 |
| Cycling | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Judo | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Lawn Bowls | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Squash | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Swimming | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 21 | 5 | 26 |
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| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Sylvester Chishiba | 400 m | DNS | Did not advance | ||||
| 800 m | 1:50.86 | 19 | Did not advance | ||||
| Prince Mumba | 800 m | 1:48.40 | 4 Q | 1:48.51 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| Obed Mutanya | 5000 m | — | 13:39.74 | 10 | |||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Addeh Mwamba | 800 m | DNS | Did not advance | ||||
| 1500 m | — | 4:35.76 | 17 | Did not advance | |||
Zambia participated with two athletes (one men and one women)
| Athlete | Event | Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Eli Mambwe | Singles | Bye |  Richard Vaughan (WAL)L (2–7, 0–7, 2–7) | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Jean Mabiza | Singles | Kerry Ann Sheppard (WAL) L (3–7, 7–5, 1–7, 2–7) | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Eli Mambwe Jean Mabiza | Mixed Doubles |  Bruce Topping / Jayne Plunkett (NIR) L (1–7, 4–7, 0–7) | Did not advance | |||||
Zambia participated with a team of 5 athletes.
Key:
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
| Kennedy Kanyanta | −51 kg | Bye | Matthew Edmonds (WAL) W RSCO (Round 2) |  Bruno Julie (MRI)W30-21 |  Sébastien Gauthier (CAN)W34-26 |  Lechedzani Luza (BOT)W25-12 |  |
| Jonathan Mwila | −57 kg |  Thomas Aryeetey (GHA)W19–18 | Benoit Gaudet (CAN) L RSCO (Round 2) | Did not advance | |||
| Denis Zimba | −60 kg | Bye |  Kennis Joseph (GRN)W25-16 | Giovanni Frontin (MRI) W29-28 |  Andrew Morris (ENG)W26-22 | Jamie Arthur (WAL) L 35-37 |  |
| Davis Mwale | −63.5 kg | Bye |  Julius William (TAN)W RSCO (Round 3) | Vivian Bryan (WAL) W RSC (Round 4) |  Mohammed Kayongo (UGA)L 22-28 | Did not advance |  |
| Derick Fimbo | −75 kg | — |  Paul Miller (AUS)L RSCO (Round 2) | Did not advance | |||
Zambia participated with 2 athletes (2 men).
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maimba Malako | Time Trial | 1:20:18.63 | 37 |
| Road Race | DNF | ||
| Bruce Nkhoma | Time Trial | 1:20:44.53 | 38 |
| Road Race | DNF | ||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Gabriel Kunda | −66 kg | Laval Collet (MRI) L 0001–0010 | Did not advance | |||||
| Hitra Shakanungu | −73 kg | Craig Ewers (WAL) L 0000–1002 | Did not advance | |||||
| Elijah Chirwa | −90 kg | Bye | Keith Morgan (CAN) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance |  Gbenga Oteje (NGR)L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Edward Nkole | Singles | Ryan Bester (CAN) L 7–21 | Mervyn King (ENG) W21–14 |  Garry Ryan (NFI)W21–16 |  Roy Garden (ZIM)W21–20 | — | 2 Q | Jeremy Henry (NIR) L 11–21 | Did not advance | 5 | |
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Hilda Luipa Beatrice Mali | Pairs |  Hajah Amalia Haji Matali / Hajah Suhana Haji Mohd Daud (BRU) W18–13 |  Alison Birch / Sheila Syvret (JER) L 7–23 | Kitha Bailey / Zilpha Quintal (NFI) W18–7 |  Joyce Lindores / Margaret Russell (SCO) L 11–16 | 3 | Did not advance | 10 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | |||
| Patrick Chifunda | Singles |  Kelvin Ho (MAS)W3–2 (5–9, 9–7, 9–3, 4–9, 9–2) |  Shahid Zaman (PAK) (15)L 0–3 (9–10, 6–9, 7–9) | Did not advance | ||||
| Ernest Chisenga | Graham Ryding (CAN) (16) L 0–3 (0–9, 8–10, 2–9) | Did not advance | ||||||
| — | Plate Round of 32 Keabetsoe Monnapula (LES)W3–0 (9–4, 9–3, 9–1) | Plate Round of 16 Neil Frankland (SCO) LDNS | Did not advance | |||||
| Masambo Selisho |  Gareth Webber (GUE)L 1–3 (5–9, 5–9, 9–4, 4–9) | Did not advance | ||||||
| — | Plate Round of 32 Wayne Prescod (JAM)W3–0 (9–2, 9–2, 9–2) | Plate Round of 16 Baitsi Motsamai (LES) W3–0 (9–0, 9–5, 9–3) | Quarterfinal Plate Murray Martin (ZIM) W3–0 (9–7, 9–2, 9–0) | Semifinal Plate Neil Frankland (SCO) L 0–3 (2–9, 5–9, 2–9) | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Patrick Chifunda Ernest Chisenga | Men's doubles | Lee Beachill / Peter Nicol (ENG) L 0–2 | Murray Martin / Jesse Engelbrecht (ZIM) L 1–2 |  Rajdeep Bains / Hartaj Bains (KEN) W2–1 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
Three athletes represented Zambia in swimming:
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Chisela Kanchela | 50 m breaststroke | 33.07 | 17 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 m breaststroke | 1:13.32 | 23 | Did not advance | ||||
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:53.66 | 17 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Andre Kuenzli | 50 m freestyle | 27.24 | 47 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 m freestyle | 58.77 | 35 | Did not advance | ||||
| 200 m medley | 2:33.73 | 19 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ursula Kuenzli | 50 m freestyle | 30.75 | 37 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 m freestyle | 1:07.32 | 32 | Did not advance | ||||
| 50 m backstroke | 38.25 | 23 | Did not advance | ||||
| 100 m backstroke | 1:22.64 | 21 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Obrie Nondo | 56 kg | 85 | 11 | 115 | 9 | 200 | 10 |
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