Zimbabwe at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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Zimbabwe at the
2000 Summer Olympics
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
IOC code ZIM
NOC Zimbabwe Olympic Committee
Website www.zoc.co.zw
in Sydney
Competitors16 (11 men and 5 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer Phillip Mukomana
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Zimbabwe was represented at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia by the Zimbabwe Olympic Committee.

Contents

In total, 16 athletes including 11 men and five women represented Zimbabwe in five different sports including athletics, diving, swimming, tennis and triathlon.

Competitors

In total, 16 athletes represented Zimbabwe at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia across five different sports. [1]

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 628
Diving 101
Swimming 123
Tennis 213
Triathlon 101
Total11516

Athletics

In total, eight Zimbabwean athletes participated in the athletics events – Tendai Chimusasa, Tawanda Chiwira, Iain Harnden, Kenneth Harnden, Samukeliso Moyo, Philip Mukomana, Crispen Mutakanyi and Julia Sakara. [1]

The heats for the men's 400 m took place on 22 September 2000. Chiwira finished fifth in his heat in a time of 46.50 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to qualify for the quarter-finals. Mukomana finished seventh in his heat in a time of 47.11 seconds. He did not advance to the quarter-finals. [2]

The heats for the women's 5,000 m also took place on 22 September 2000. Moyo finished 12th in her heat in a time of 15 minutes 47.76 seconds. She did not advance to the final. [3]

The heats for the men's 800 m took place on 23 September 2000. Mutakanyi finished fourth in his heat in a time of one minute 47.66 seconds. He did not advance to the semi-finals. [4]

The heats for the men's 400 m hurdles took place on 24 September 2000. Kenneth Harnden finished fourth in his heat in a time of 51.83 which was ultimately not fast enough to qualify for the semi-finals. Iain Harnden finished seventh in his heat in a time of 54.01. He did not advance to the semi-finals. [5]

The heats for the men's 4 x 400 m took place on 27 September 2000. Zimbabwe finished third in their heat in a time of three minutes 5.6 which was ultimately not fast enough to qualify for the semi-finals. Iain Harnden finished seventh in his heat in a time of 54.01. He did not advance to the semi-finals. [6]

The heats for the women's 1,500 m also took place on 27 September 2000. Sakara finished 12th in her heat in a time of four minutes 21.94 seconds. She did not advance to the semi-finals. [7]

The men's marathon took place on 1 October 2000. Chimusasa completed the course in a time of two hours, 14 minutes and 19 seconds and finished ninth overall. [8]

AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Tawanda Chiwira Men's 400 m 46.546did not advance
Philip Mukomana 47.1160did not advance
Tendai Chimusasa Men's marathon 2:14:199
Kenneth Harnden Men's 400 m hurdles 51.8352did not advance
Iain Harnden 54.0160did not advance
Crispen Mutakanyi Men's 800 m 01:47.724did not advance
Tawanda Chiwira
Kenneth Harnden
Philip Mukomana
Crispen Mutakanyi
Men's 4 × 400 m relay 03:05.6015did not advance
Julia Sakara Women's 1,500 m 04:21.9435did not advance
Samukeliso Moyo Women's 5,000 m 15:47.7631did not advance

Diving

In total, one Zimbabwean athlete participated in the diving events – Evan Stewart in the men's 3 m springboard. [1]

Qualifying for the men's 3 m springboard took place on 25 September 2000. Stewart scored a total of 313.53 points from his six dives. He did not advance to the final and was ranked 38th overall. [9]

AthleteEventsPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Evan Stewart 3 m springboard 313.5338did not advance

Swimming

In total, three Zimbabwean athletes participated in the swimming events – Kirsty Coventry in the women's 50 m freestyle, the women's 100 m freestyle, women's 100 m backstroke and the women's 200 m individual medley, Mandy Leach in the women's 200 m freestyle and Glen Walshaw in the men's 100 m freestyle and the men's 200 m freestyle. [1]

The heats for the men's 200 m freestyle took place on 17 September 2000. Walshaw finished eighth in his heat in a time of one minute 54.7 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the semi-finals. [10]

The heats for the women's 100 m backstroke also took place on 17 September 2000. Coventry finished first in her heat in a time of one minute 3.05 seconds as she advanced to the semi-finals. The semi-finals took place the following day. Coventry finished sixth in her semi-final in a time of one minute 2.04 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the final. [11]

The heats for the women's 200 m individual medley took place on 18 September 2000. Coventry finished fifth in her heat in a time of two minutes 17.73 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the semi-finals. [12]

The heats for the women's 200 m freestyle also took place on 18 September 2000. Leach finished fifth in her heat in a time of two minutes 1.05 seconds as she advanced to the semi-finals. The semi-finals took place later the same day. Leach finished eighth in her semi-final in a time of two minutes 0.6 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the final. [13]

The heats for the men's 100 m freestyle took place on 19 September 2000. Walshaw finished seventh in his heat in a time of 52.53 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the semi-finals. [14]

The heats for the women's 100 m freestyle took place on 20 September 2000. Coventry finished second in her heat in a time of 57.47 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the semi-finals. [15]

The heats for the women's 50 m freestyle took place on 22 September 2000. Coventry finished seventh in her heat in a time of 26.58 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the semi-finals. [16]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Glen Walshaw Men's 100 m freestyle 52.5352did not advance
Men's 200 m freestyle 1:54.70 NR 40did not advance
Kirsty Coventry Women's 50 m freestyle 26.5836did not advance
Women's 100 m freestyle 57.4728did not advance
Women's 100 m backstroke 01:03.05 NR 16 Q01:02.54 NR 12did not advance
Women's 200 m individual medley 02:17.73 AF 18did not advance
Mandy Leach Women's 200 m freestyle 02:01.05 NR 14 Q02:00.60 NR 13did not advance

Tennis

In total, three Zimbabwean athletes participated in the tennis events – Cara Black, Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett. [1]

The first round of the men's singles took place on 19 and 20 September 2000. Ullyett produced an upset after defeating 15th seed Albert Costa of Spain 6–3 3–6 11–9. After winning the first set, Wayne Black lost 5–7 6–1 6–1 to Jiří Vaněk of the Czech Republic. The second round took place on 21 and 22 September. Ullyett lost 6–2 4–6 6–4 to Ivan Ljubičić of Croatia. [17]

The first round of the women's singles took place on 19 and 20 September 2000. Cara Black lost 6–2 3–6 6–3 to Silvia Farina of Italy. [18]

The first round of the men's doubles took place on 20 and 21 September 2000. Wayne Black and Ullyett lost in straight sets, 6–1 6–4, to Tommy Haas and David Prinosil of Germany. [19]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Wayne Black Men's singles Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Vaněk  (CZE)
L 7–5, 1–6, 1–6
did not advance
Kevin Ullyett Flag of Spain.svg  Costa  (ESP)
W 3–6, 6–3, 11–9
Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Ljubičić  (CRO)
L 2–6, 6–4, 4–6
did not advance
Cara Black Women's singles Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Farina  (ITA)
L 2–6, 6–3, 3–6
did not advance
Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett
Men's doubles Flag of Germany.svg  Haas /
Prinosil  (GER)
L 1–6, 4–6
did not advance

Triathlon

In total, one Zimbabwean athletes participated in the triathlon events – Mark Marabini in the men's competition. [1]

The men's triathlon took place on 17 September 2000. Marabini did not finish. [20]

AthleteEventSwimmingTrans 1CyclingTrans 2RunningTotal TimeRank
Mark Marabini Men's 20:41.3952did not finish

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