Zambia at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Zambia at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
---|---|
![]() | |
IOC code | ZAM |
NOC | National Olympic Committee of Zambia |
Website | www |
in Paris, France July 26, 2024 – August 11, 2024 | |
Competitors | 27 in 5 sports |
Medals |
|
Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
![]() |
Zambia is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It will be the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, although it marked its official debut in 1964 under the name Northern Rhodesia.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Athletics | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Boxing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Football | 0 | 18 | 18 |
Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 7 | 20 | 27 |
Athletics
Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification |
Zambian 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) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[1]
- 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 & road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Muzala Samukonga | Men's 400 m | ||||||||
|
Men's 4 × 400 m relay | — |
Boxing
Main articles: Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification |
Zambia entered two boxersinto the Olympic tournament. Tokyo 2020 Olympian, Patrick Chinyemba secured one available spot in men's flyweight division by winning final match at the 2023 African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Dakar, Senegal.[2] Later on, Margret Tembo secured her spot in the women's flyweight division, through the allocations of universality spots.[3]
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Patrick Chinyemba | Men's flyweight | — | |||||
Margret Tembo | Women's flyweight |
Football
Main article: Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics |
- Summary
Key:
- A.E.T – After extra time.
- P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
Team | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Zambia women's | Women's tournament | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Women's tournament
Main articles: Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament and Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification |
For the second time after 2020, Zambia women's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the fourth round play-off of the 2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament against Morocco.[4]
- Team roster
Zambia named a squad of 22 players for the tournament on 3 July 2024.[5]
Head coach: Bruce Mwape
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Catherine Musonda | 20 February 1998 (aged 26) | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | DF | Diana Banda | 5 September 2002 (aged 21) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
3 | DF | Lushomo Mweemba | 10 April 2001 (aged 23) | 28 | 1 | ![]() |
4 | DF | Esther Siamfuko | 8 August 2004 (aged 19) | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
5 | DF | Pauline Zulu | 3 October 2004 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
6 | MF | Rhoda Chileshe | 8 May 1998 (aged 26) | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
7 | MF | Misozi Zulu | 11 October 1994 (aged 29) | 13 | 0 | ![]() |
8 | FW | Ochumba Lubandji | 1 July 2001 (aged 23) | 21 | 4 | ![]() |
9 | FW | Kabange Mupopo | 21 September 1992 (aged 31) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
10 | MF | Grace Chanda | 11 June 1997 (aged 27) | 28 | 10 | ![]() |
11 | FW | Barbra Banda | 20 March 2000 (aged 24) | 61 | 53 | ![]() |
12 | MF | Avell Chitundu | 30 July 1997 (aged 26) | 20 | 3 | ![]() |
13 | DF | Martha Tembo | 8 March 1998 (aged 26) | 22 | 0 | ![]() |
14 | MF | Prisca Chilufya | 8 June 1999 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
15 | MF | Hellen Chanda | 19 June 1998 (aged 26) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
16 | DF | Esther Muchinga | 16 November 2002 (aged 21) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
17 | FW | Racheal Kundananji | 3 June 2000 (aged 24) | 19 | 10 | ![]() |
18 | GK | Ngambo Musole | 26 June 1998 (aged 26) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19 | DF | Vast Phiri | 3 February 1996 (aged 28) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
20 | FW | Racheal Nachula | 14 January 1986 (aged 38) | 14 | ![]() | |
21 | MF | Mary Wilombe | 22 September 1997 (aged 26) | 23 | 1 | ![]() |
22 | GK | Eunice Sakala | 23 May 2002 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
- Group play
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout stage based on ranking |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Judo
Main articles: Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification |
Zambia qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Simon Zulu (men's extra-lightweight, 60 kg) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.
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 | ||
Simon Zulu | Men's –60 kg |
Swimming
Main articles: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification |
Zambia sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics, through the allocation of universality places.
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Damien Shamambo | Men's 50 m freestyle | ||||||
Mia Phiri | Women's 50 m freestyle |
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.