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| Zambia at the African Games | |
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| IOC code | ZAM |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Zambia |
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| African Games appearances (overview) | |
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Zambia has competed at every edition of the African Games . Its athletes have won a total of 48 medals and 33 of them are bronze.
Below is a table representing all medals across the Games in which it has competed.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1995 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Totals (12 games) | 7 | 8 | 33 | 48 |
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