| Zimbabwe at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | ZIM |
| NOC | Zimbabwe Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Atlanta | |
| Competitors | 13 (12 men and 1 woman) in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Tendai Chimusasa |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Zimbabwe competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Boxing | 2 | – | 2 |
| Cycling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Diving | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tennis | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| Athletes | Events | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||||
| Tawanda Chiwira | 400 metres | 45.89 | 22 Q | 45.38 | 20 | did not advance | |||||
| Savieri Ngidhi | 800 metres | 1:46.46 | 15 q | — | 1:46.78 | 13 | did not advance | ||||
| Tendai Chimusasa | Marathon | — | 2:16:31 | 13 | |||||||
| Ken Harnden | 400 metres hurdles | 48.54 | 4 q | — | 48.61 | 12 | did not advance | ||||
| Julius Masvanise | 400 metres hurdles | 50.16 | 37 | — | did not advance | ||||||
| Julius Masvanise Tawanda Chiwira Savieri Ngidhi Ken Harnden | 4 x 400 metres relay | 3:13.35 | 28 | — | did not advance | ||||||
Men—Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ndabazinhle Mdhlongwa | Triple jump | 14.47 | 42 | did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
| Arson Mapfumo | Flyweight |  Recaido (PHI)L 13-2 | Did not advance | |||
| Alexander Kwangwari | Light-middleweight |  Simagunsong (INA)L 12-1 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Jones | Road race | did not finish | |
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Evan Stewart | 3 m springboard | 361.53 | 11 Q | 567.96 | 13 | did not advance | |
| Athletes | Events | Heat | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Teresa Moodie | 50 m freestyle | 27.38 | 43 | did not advance | |
| 100 m freestyle | 58.59 | 38 | did not advance | ||
| 200 m freestyle | 2:08.23 | 40 | did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||||||
| Byron Black | Singles |  Raoux (FRA)W6-3 3-6 6-2 |  Ferreira (RSA)L2-6 5-7 | did not advance | ||||||||
| Wayne Black | Singles |  Szymanski (VEN)W64-776-4 6-3 |  Philippoussis (AUS)L4-6 2-6 | did not advance | ||||||||
| Byron Black Wayne Black | Doubles | — |  Lee, Yoon (KOR)W6-4 6-2 |  Goellner, Prinosil (GER)L6-4 1-6 5-7 | did not advance | |||||||
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