Zimbabwe at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Zimbabwe at the 2024 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ZIM
NOC	Zimbabwe Olympic Committee
in Paris, France 26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors	7 in 3 sports
Flag bearers	Makanakaishe Charamba & Paige van der Westhuizen
Officials	15
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1928 1932–1956 1960 1964 1968–1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

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.

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	3	1	4
Rowing	1	0	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Total	5	2	7

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Repechage		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Makanakaishe Charamba	Men's 200 metres	20.27	2 Q	Bye		20.31	3 q	20.53	8
Tapiwanashe Makarawu		20.07	2 Q	Bye		20.16	3 q	20.10	6
Isaac Mpofu	Men's marathon	—						2:10:09	19
Rutendo Nyahora	Women's marathon	—						DNF

Rowing

Main articles: Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Stephen Cox	Men's single sculls	7:11.98	4 R	7:22.45	4 SE/F	Bye		7:36.59	2 FE	7:09.34	29

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

Main articles: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Denilson Cyprianos	Men's 200 m backstroke	2:01.91	28	Did not advance
Paige van der Westhuizen	Women's 100 m freestyle	58.19	25	Did not advance

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.