Zimbabwe at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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Zimbabwe at the
2024 Summer Olympics
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
IOC code ZIM
NOC Zimbabwe Olympic Committee
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors7 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Makanakaishe Charamba & Paige van der Westhuizen
Officials15
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Zimbabwe competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's eleventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent nation under the name Zimbabwe, after appearing as Southern Rhodesia and Rhodesia in the colonial era, except for 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1968, due to the Mexican government's interpretation of regulations on passports, 1972, as well as the nation's withdrawal, 1976, as the nation joined the African boycott, and the nation's independence in 1979, and it has been participated in every Olympics since 1980.

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Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 314
Rowing 101
Swimming 112
Total527

Athletics

Zimbabwean 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), by world ranking, or by receiving the universality spots, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each): [1] [2]

Key
Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Makanakaishe Charamba Men's 200 metres 20.272 QBye20.313 q20.538
Tapiwanashe Makarawu 20.072 QBye20.163 q20.106
Isaac Mpofu Men's marathon 2:10:0919
Rutendo Nyahora Women's marathon DNF

Rowing

Zimbabwe rowers have qualified one boat in the men's single sculls through the 2023 African Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia. [3]

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Stephen Cox Men's single sculls 7:11.984 R7:22.454 SE/FBye7:36.592 FE7:09.3429

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Swimming

Zimbabwe sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Denilson Cyprianos Men's 200 m backstroke 2:01.9128Did not advance
Paige van der Westhuizen Women's 100 m freestyle 58.1925Did not advance

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References

  1. "Athletics at Paris 2024: The entry standards". International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. "Isaac Mpofu becomes the first Zimbabwean to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games". Sports Rifle. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  3. Manyepo, Tadious (29 April 2024). "Makarawu on Cloud Nine". The Herald. Retrieved 29 April 2024.