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'''[[Zambia]]''' is scheduled to compete at the '''[[2016 Summer Olympics]]''' in [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016.
'''[[Zambia]]''' competed at the '''[[2016 Summer Olympics]]''' in [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, although it marked its official debut in [[1964 Summer Olympics|1964]] under the name ''Northern Rhodesia''. Zambia missed the [[1976 Summer Olympics]] in Montreal, because of its partial support to the African boycott.
 
The [[National Olympic Committee of Zambia]] (NOCZ) sent a team of seven athletes, five men and two women, to compete in four different sports at the Games, matching its roster size with [[London 2012]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Zambia Olympic contingent leaves for Rio|url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2016/08/04/zambia-olympic-contingent-leaves-rio/|publisher=[[Lusaka Times]]|date=4 August 2016|accessdate=5 October 2016}}</ref> The Zambian delegation featured two returning Olympians from the previous Games, including freestyle swimmer [[Jade Ashleigh Howard]] and sprinter [[Gerald Phiri]] in the men's 100 metres. 20-year-old swimmer and 2014 Youth Olympian [[Ralph Goveia]] (men's 100 m butterfly) was Zambia's youngest competitor, while half-lightweight judoka [[Mathews Punza]] (men's 66&nbsp;kg), the oldest of the team (aged 28), served as the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.<ref name=flag-bearer/>
 
Zambia, however, failed to win a single Olympic medal since the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] in Atlanta, where [[Samuel Matete]] bagged a silver in the men's 400 m hurdles. Punza and sprinter [[Kabange Mupopo]] (women's 400 metres) were the only Zambians to progress beyond the first round of their respective sporting events at the Games, but neither of them reached the final and had the opportunity to end their nation's 20-year podium drought.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mupopo fails to qualify for 400 meters finals|url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2016/08/15/mupopo-fails-qualify-400-meters-finals/|publisher=[[Lusaka Times]]|date=15 August 2016|accessdate=5 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Punza bundled out of Rio Olympics|url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2016/08/08/punza-bundled-rio-olympics/|publisher=[[Lusaka Times]]|date=8 August 2016|accessdate=5 October 2016}}</ref>


==Athletics (track and field)==
==Athletics (track and field)==
 
{{main article|Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}
Zambian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):<ref>{{cite web|title=iaaf.org – Top Lists|url=http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/index.html|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=18 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/media/file/559/IAAF%20Rio%202016%20standards.pdf|publisher=[[IAAF]]|accessdate=18 April 2015}}</ref>
Zambian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):<ref>{{cite web|title=iaaf.org – Top Lists|url=http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/index.html|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=18 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/media/file/559/IAAF%20Rio%202016%20standards.pdf|publisher=[[IAAF]]|accessdate=18 April 2015}}</ref>


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;Men
;Track & road events
;Track & road events
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
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|-align=center
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Jordan Chipangama]]
|align=left|[[Jordan Chipangama]]
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon|Marathon]]
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon|Men's marathon]]
|colspan=6 {{n/a}}
|colspan=6 {{n/a}}
|
|2:24:58
|
|93
|-align=center
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Gerald Phiri]]
|align=left|[[Gerald Phiri]]
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|100 m]]
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|Men's 100 m]]
|colspan=2 {{n/a|Bye}}
|colspan=2 {{n/a|Bye}}
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|10.27
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|4
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|colspan=4|Did not advance
|
|
|
|}
 
;Women
;Track & road events
{| 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=center
|align=left rowspan=2|[[Kabange Mupopo]]
|align=left|[[Kabange Mupopo]]
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres|200 m]]
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres|Women's 400 m]]
|
|51.76
|
|2 '''Q'''
|
|colspan=2 {{n/a}}
|
|52.04
|
|7
|
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres|400 m]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|}
|}


==Boxing==
==Boxing==
 
{{main article|Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}
Zambia has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a male boxer competing in the middleweight division to the Games.<ref>{{cite news|title=Olympic Games Tripartite Commission confirms its five Invitation Places for the men’s Rio 2016 boxing competition|url=http://www.aiba.org/blog/olympic-games-tripartite-commission-confirms-five-invitation-places-mens-rio-2016-boxing-competition/|publisher=[[International Boxing Association (amateur)|AIBA]]|date=12 July 2016|accessdate=12 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Adrian|last=Mwanza|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201606230125.html|title=Zambia: Muziyo Sneaks Into Rio 2016 Olympic Games|work=[[Times of Zambia]]|publisher=[[AllAfrica.com]]|date=22 June 2016|accessdate=11 July 2016}}</ref>
Zambia has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a male boxer competing in the middleweight division to the Games.<ref>{{cite news|title=Olympic Games Tripartite Commission confirms its five Invitation Places for the men’s Rio 2016 boxing competition|url=http://www.aiba.org/blog/olympic-games-tripartite-commission-confirms-five-invitation-places-mens-rio-2016-boxing-competition/|publisher=[[International Boxing Association (amateur)|AIBA]]|date=12 July 2016|accessdate=12 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Adrian|last=Mwanza|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201606230125.html|title=Zambia: Muziyo Sneaks Into Rio 2016 Olympic Games|work=[[Times of Zambia]]|publisher=[[AllAfrica.com]]|date=22 June 2016|accessdate=11 July 2016}}</ref>


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|align=left|[[Benny Muziyo]]
|align=left|[[Benny Muziyo]]
|align=left|[[Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's middleweight|Men's middleweight]]
|align=left|[[Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's middleweight|Men's middleweight]]
|
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Önder Şipal|Şipal]]|TUR|2016 Summer}}<br>'''L''' 1–2
|
|colspan=5|Did not advance
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|
|
|
|}
|}


==Judo==
==Judo==
 
{{main article|Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}
Zambia has qualified one judoka for the men's half-lightweight category (66 kg) at the Games. Mathews Punza earned a continental quota spot from the African region, as Zambia's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.intjudo.eu/News/cikk3913|title=IJF Officially Announces Qualified Athletes for Rio 2016 Olympic Games|date=23 June 2016|publisher=[[International Judo Federation]]|accessdate=24 June 2016}}</ref>
Zambia has qualified one judoka for the men's half-lightweight category (66&nbsp;kg) at the Games. Mathews Punza earned a continental quota spot from the African region, as Zambia's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.intjudo.eu/News/cikk3913|title=IJF Officially Announces Qualified Athletes for Rio 2016 Olympic Games|date=23 June 2016|publisher=[[International Judo Federation]]|accessdate=24 June 2016}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
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|align=left|[[Mathews Punza]]
|align=left|[[Mathews Punza]]
|align=left|[[Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 66 kg|Men's −66 kg]]
|align=left|[[Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 66 kg|Men's −66 kg]]
|
|{{n/a|Bye}}
|
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Golan Pollack|Pollack]]|ISR|2016 Summer}}<br> '''W''' 100–000
|
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Adrian Gomboč|Gomboč]]|SLO|2016 Summer}}<br> '''L''' 000–101
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|colspan=5|Did not advance
|
|
|
|
|}
|}


==Swimming==
==Swimming==
{{main|Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics}}
{{main article|Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics}}
Zambia has received a Universality invitation from [[FINA]] to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming World Rankings|url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=805|publisher=[[FINA]]|accessdate=14 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System|url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/rio2016/2014-07%20-%20Rio%202016%20-%20Qualification%20System%20-%20FINAL%20-%20Swimming%20-%20EN.pdf|format=[[PDF]]|work=[[Rio 2016]]|publisher=[[FINA]]|accessdate=23 January 2015}}</ref>
Zambia has received a Universality invitation from [[FINA]] to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming World Rankings|url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=805|publisher=[[FINA]]|accessdate=14 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System|url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/rio2016/2014-07%20-%20Rio%202016%20-%20Qualification%20System%20-%20FINAL%20-%20Swimming%20-%20EN.pdf|format=[[PDF]]|work=[[Rio 2016]]|publisher=[[FINA]]|accessdate=23 January 2015}}</ref>


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|align=left|[[Ralph Goveia]]
|align=left|[[Ralph Goveia]]
|align=left|[[Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre butterfly|Men's 100 m butterfly]]
|align=left|[[Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre butterfly|Men's 100 m butterfly]]
|
|54.84
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|38
|
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|
|
|
|-align=center
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Jade Ashleigh Howard]]
|align=left|[[Jade Ashleigh Howard]]
|align=left|[[Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle|Women's 100 m freestyle]]
|align=left|[[Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle|Women's 100 m freestyle]]
|
|58.47
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|35
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|colspan=4|Did not advance
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|
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|}
|}


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{{Nations at the 2016 Summer Olympics}}


[[Category:Nations at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
 
[[Category:Zambia at the Olympics|2016]]
[[Category:Zambia at the Olympics|2016]]
[[Category:2016 in Zambia|Olympics]]
[[Category:2016 in Zambia|Olympics]]
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Latest revision as of 20:17, 30 January 2017

Zambia at the Olympic Games

Flag of Zambia
IOC code  ZAM
NOC National Olympic Committee of Zambia
Websitewww.nocz.co.zm
At the Summer Olympics Olympics in
Competitors 7 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Mathews Punza[1]
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
0		 Total
0
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games

*As Northern Rhodesia
Other related appearances
Rhodesia (1960)

Zambia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, although it marked its official debut in 1964 under the name Northern Rhodesia. Zambia missed the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, because of its partial support to the African boycott.

The National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ) sent a team of seven athletes, five men and two women, to compete in four different sports at the Games, matching its roster size with London 2012.[2] The Zambian delegation featured two returning Olympians from the previous Games, including freestyle swimmer Jade Ashleigh Howard and sprinter Gerald Phiri in the men's 100 metres. 20-year-old swimmer and 2014 Youth Olympian Ralph Goveia (men's 100 m butterfly) was Zambia's youngest competitor, while half-lightweight judoka Mathews Punza (men's 66 kg), the oldest of the team (aged 28), served as the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1]

Zambia, however, failed to win a single Olympic medal since the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where Samuel Matete bagged a silver in the men's 400 m hurdles. Punza and sprinter Kabange Mupopo (women's 400 metres) were the only Zambians to progress beyond the first round of their respective sporting events at the Games, but neither of them reached the final and had the opportunity to end their nation's 20-year podium drought.[3][4]

Athletics (track and field)

Main articles: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Zambian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[5][6]

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
  • SB = Seasonal best
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Jordan Chipangama Men's marathon N/A 2:24:58 93
Gerald Phiri Men's 100 m Bye 10.27 4 Did not advance
Kabange Mupopo Women's 400 m 51.76 2 Q N/A 52.04 7 Did not advance

Boxing

Main articles: Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Zambia has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a male boxer competing in the middleweight division to the Games.[7][8]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Benny Muziyo Men's middleweight  Şipal (TUR)
L 1–2 		Did not advance

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Zambia has qualified one judoka for the men's half-lightweight category (66 kg) at the Games. Mathews Punza earned a continental quota spot from the African region, as Zambia's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016.[9]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Mathews Punza Men's −66 kg Bye  Pollack (ISR)
W 100–000 		 Gomboč (SLO)
L 000–101 		Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Zambia has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[10][11]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ralph Goveia Men's 100 m butterfly 54.84 38 Did not advance
Jade Ashleigh Howard Women's 100 m freestyle 58.47 35 Did not advance

References

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  3. ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  4. ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  5. ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  6. ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  7. ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  8. ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  9. ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  10. ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  11. ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
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