Zambia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Zambia at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Flag of Zambia.svg
IOC code ZAM
NOC National Olympic Committee of Zambia
Website www.nocz.co.zm
in Beijing
Competitors8 in 4 sports
Flag bearers Hastings Bwalya (opening)
Rachael Nachula (closing)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.svg  Rhodesia (1960)

Zambia competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, the People's Republic of China, sending eight athletes to the competition. The use of Simplified Chinese stroke count placed it last before the host nation in the Parade of Nations as it takes sixteen strokes to write the first character and four to write the second.

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Athletics

One of the two Zambian athletes managed to advance beyond the opening heats, Rachael Nachula in the women's 400 metres. In her semifinal, however, Nachula finished last and did not make the final.

Men
AthleteEventHeatFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Tonny Wamulwa 5000 m 14:06.9610Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Rachael Nachula 400 m 51.623 Q52.678Did not advance
Key

Badminton

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Eli Mambwe Men's singles ByeFlag of France.svg  Kehlhoffner  (FRA)
L 15–21, 17–21		Did not advance

Boxing

Zambia qualified two boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Bwalya qualified at the first African qualifying tournament. [1] [2] Chiyanika earned his spot at the second qualifier. [3] All three lost their first bouts and failed to advance.

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Cassius Chiyanika Flyweight Flag of Italy.svg  Picardi  (ITA)
L 3–10		Did not advance
Hastings Bwalya Light welterweight Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mönkh-Erdene  (MGL)
L 8–12		Did not advance
Precious Makina Welterweight Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Hanati  (CHN)
L 4–21		Did not advance

Swimming

Both Zambian swimmers participated in the 50 metre freestyle, but neither of them managed to advance past the first round.

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Zane Jordan 50 m freestyle 24.8263Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ellen Lendra Hight 50 m freestyle 27.4253Did not advance

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

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