Zambia at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | ZAM |
NOC | National Olympic Committee of Zambia |
Website | www |
in Paris, France 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024 | |
Competitors | 27 in 5 sports |
Flag bearers | Muzala Samukonga Margaret Tembo [1] |
Medals Ranked 84th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
Rhodesia (1960) |
Zambia competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, although it marked its official debut in 1964 under the name Northern Rhodesia, except for Montreal 1976, as the nation's joined the African boycott.
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Bronze | Muzala Samukonga | Athletics | Men's 400 m | 7 August |
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Boxing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Football | 0 | 18 | 18 |
Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 7 | 20 | 27 |
Zambian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each): [2]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Muzala Samukonga | Men's 400 m | 44.56 | 1 Q | — | 43.81 | 2 Q | 43.74 NR | ||
Kennedy Luchembe Chanda Mulenga Patrick Kakozi Nyambe Muzala Samukonga | Men's 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.08 | 5 q | — | 3:02.76 | 8 |
Zambia entered two boxersinto the Olympic tournament. Tokyo 2020 Olympian, Patrick Chinyemba secured one available spot in men's flyweight division by winning final match at the 2023 African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Dakar, Senegal. [3] Later on, Margret Tembo secured her spot in the women's flyweight division, through the allocations of universality spots. [4]
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Patrick Chinyemba | Men's 51 kg | Bye | Panghal (IND) W 4–1 | de Pina (CPV) L 0–5 | Did not advance | ||
Margret Tembo | Women's 50 kg | Kaivo-oja (FIN) L 0–5 | Did not advance |
Key:
Team | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Zambia women's | Women's tournament | United States L 0–3 | Australia L 5–6 | Germany L 1–4 | 4 | Did not advance |
For the second time after 2020, Zambia women's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the fourth round play-off of the 2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament against Morocco. [5]
Zambia named a squad of 22 players for the tournament on 3 July 2024. [6]
Head coach: Bruce Mwape
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Catherine Musonda | 20 February 1998 (aged 26) | 3 | 0 | Hapoel Ra'anana |
2 | DF | Diana Banda | 5 September 2002 (aged 21) | 1 | 0 | Green Buffaloes |
3 | DF | Lushomo Mweemba | 10 April 2001 (aged 23) | 28 | 1 | BIIK Shymkent |
4 | DF | Esther Siamfuko | 8 August 2004 (aged 19) | 7 | 0 | Green Buffaloes |
5 | DF | Pauline Zulu | 3 October 2004 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | Lusaka Dynamos |
6 | MF | Rhoda Chileshe | 8 May 1998 (aged 26) | 1 | 1 | Indeni |
7 | MF | Misozi Zulu | 11 October 1994 (aged 29) | 13 | 0 | Hakkarigücü Spor |
8 | MF | Ochumba Lubandji | 1 July 2001 (aged 23) | 21 | 4 | Red Arrows |
9 | MF | Kabange Mupopo | 21 September 1992 (aged 31) | 1 | 0 | Green Buffaloes |
10 | MF | Grace Chanda | 11 June 1997 (aged 27) | 28 | 10 | Orlando Pride |
11 | FW | Barbra Banda | 20 March 2000 (aged 24) | 61 | 53 | Orlando Pride |
12 | MF | Avell Chitundu | 30 July 1997 (aged 26) | 20 | 3 | ZESCO United |
13 | DF | Martha Tembo | 8 March 1998 (aged 26) | 22 | 0 | BIIK Shymkent |
14 | MF | Prisca Chilufya | 8 June 1999 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Juárez |
15 | FW | Hellen Chanda | 19 June 1998 (aged 26) | 1 | 0 | Hakkarigücü Spor |
16 | DF | Esther Muchinga | 16 November 2002 (aged 21) | 1 | 0 | Zanaco |
17 | FW | Racheal Kundananji | 3 June 2000 (aged 24) | 19 | 10 | Bay FC |
18 | GK | Ngambo Musole | 26 June 1998 (aged 26) | 1 | 0 | Green Buffaloes |
20 | FW | Racheal Nachula | 14 January 1986 (aged 38) | 14 | Hapoel Katamon | |
21 | MF | Mary Wilombe | 22 September 1997 (aged 26) | 23 | 1 | Red Arrows |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | Zambia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 0 |
Zambia qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Simon Zulu (men's extra-lightweight, 60 kg) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Simon Zulu | Men's –60 kg | Kim W-j (KOR) L 00–10 | Did not advance |
Zambia sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics, through the allocation of universality places.
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Damien Shamambo | Men's 50 m freestyle | 24.09 | 48 | Did not advance | |||
Mia Phiri | Women's 50 m freestyle | 26.49 | 32 | Did not advance |
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