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Zimbabwe at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | ZIM |
NOC | Zimbabwe Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Atlanta | |
Competitors | 13 (12 men and 1 woman) in 6 sports |
Flag bearer | Tendai Chimusasa |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Zimbabwe competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Boxing | 2 | – | 2 |
Cycling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Diving | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Swimming | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Tennis | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Total | 12 | 1 | 13 |
Athletes | Events | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||||
Tawanda Chiwira | 400 metres | 45.89 | 22 Q | 45.38 | 20 | did not advance | |||||
Savieri Ngidhi | 800 metres | 1:46.46 | 15 q | — | 1:46.78 | 13 | did not advance | ||||
Tendai Chimusasa | Marathon | — | 2:16:31 | 13 | |||||||
Ken Harnden | 400 metres hurdles | 48.54 | 4 q | — | 48.61 | 12 | did not advance | ||||
Julius Masvanise | 400 metres hurdles | 50.16 | 37 | — | did not advance | ||||||
Julius Masvanise Tawanda Chiwira Savieri Ngidhi Ken Harnden |
4 x 400 metres relay | 3:13.35 | 28 | — | did not advance |
Men—Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Ndabazinhle Mdhlongwa | Triple jump | 14.47 | 42 | did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | ||
Arson Mapfumo | Flyweight | Recaido (PHI) L 13-2 |
Did not advance | |||
Alexander Kwangwari | Light-middleweight | Simagunsong (INA) L 12-1 |
Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Timothy Jones | Road race | did not finish |
Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Evan Stewart | 3 m springboard | 361.53 | 11 Q | 567.96 | 13 | did not advance |
Athletes | Events | Heat | Finals | ||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Teresa Moodie | 50 m freestyle | 27.38 | 43 | did not advance | |
100 m freestyle | 58.59 | 38 | did not advance | ||
200 m freestyle | 2:08.23 | 40 | did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |||||
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||||||
Byron Black | Singles | Raoux (FRA) W 6-3 3-6 6-2 |
Ferreira (RSA) L 2-6 5-7 |
did not advance | ||||||||
Wayne Black | Singles | Szymanski (VEN) W 64-77 6-4 6-3 |
Philippoussis (AUS) L 4-6 2-6 |
did not advance | ||||||||
Byron Black Wayne Black |
Doubles | — | Lee, Yoon (KOR) W 6-4 6-2 |
Goellner, Prinosil (GER) L 6-4 1-6 5-7 |
did not advance |