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{{Infobox Olympics Zambia
|games=2008 Summer
|competitors='''8'''
|sports='''4'''
|flagbearer=[[Hastings Bwalya]] (opening)<br>[[Rachael Nachula]] (closing)
|officials=
}}

'''[[Zambia]]''' competed in the '''[[2008 Summer Olympics]]''' in [[Beijing]], the [[People's Republic of China]], sending eight athletes to the competition. The use of [[Simplified Chinese]] stroke count placed it last before the host nation in the [[2008 Summer Olympics national flag bearers|Parade of Nations]] as it takes sixteen strokes to write the first character and four to write the second.

==Athletics==
{{main|Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}
One of the two Zambian athletes managed to advance beyond the opening heats, [[Rachael Nachula]] in the [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres|women's 400 metres]]. In her semifinal, however, Nachula finished last and did not make the final.

<small>
;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
</small>

;Men
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heat
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Tonny Wamulwa]]
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres|5000 m]]
|14:06.96
|10
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}

;Women
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heat
!colspan="2"|Semifinal
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Rachael Nachula]]
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres|400 m]]
|51.62
|3 '''Q'''
|52.67
|8
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}

==Badminton==
{{main|Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!Round of 64
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Eli Mambwe]]
|align=left|[[Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|Men's singles]]
|{{n/a|Bye}}
|{{FlagIOCathlete|[[Erwin Kehlhoffner|Kehlhoffner]]|FRA|2008 Summer}}<br>'''L''' 15–21, 17–21
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|}

==Boxing==
{{main|Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}
Zambia qualified two boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Bwalya qualified at the first African qualifying tournament.
<ref name=BoxingQualAfrica1>[http://www.aiba.org/default.aspx?pId=876 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualification Tournament]</ref><ref>[http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/headlines/boxing/n214416481.shtml "Zambian light welterweight boxer eyes Olympics gold medal"], Xinhua, June 23, 2008</ref> Chiyanika earned his spot at the second qualifier.<ref name=BoxingQualAfrica2>[http://www.aiba.org/en-US/news/ozqsp/newsId/581/news.aspx 2nd AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualification Tournament]</ref> All three lost their first bouts and failed to advance.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!colspan=2|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Cassius Chiyanika]]
|align=left|[[Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Flyweight|Flyweight]]
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Vincenzo Picardi|Picardi]]|ITA|2008 Summer}}<br/>'''L''' 3–10
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Hastings Bwalya]]
|align=left|[[Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Light welterweight|Light welterweight]]
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene|Mönkh-Erdene]]|MGL|2008 Summer}}<br>'''L''' 8–12
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Precious Makina]]
|align=left|[[Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Welterweight|Welterweight]]
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Hanati Silamu|Hanati]]|CHN|2008 Summer}}<br>'''L''' 4–21
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|}

==Swimming==
{{main|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}
Both Zambian swimmers participated in the 50 metre freestyle, but neither of them managed to advance past the first round.

;Men
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heat
!colspan="2"|Semifinal
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Zane Jordan]]
|align=left|[[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle|50 m freestyle]]
|24.82
|63
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|}

;Women
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heat
!colspan="2"|Semifinal
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Ellen Lendra Hight]] 
|align=left|[[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle|50 m freestyle]]
|27.42
|53
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|}

Qualifiers for the latter rounds of all events are decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.

==See also==
* [[Zambia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
*[http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20080906080952/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/Schedule/index.shtml Official 2008 Summer Olympics Results Website]


[[Category:Nations at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Zambia at the Olympics|2008]]
[[Category:2008 in Zambia|Summer Olympics]]