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Zimbabwe at the 2004 Summer Olympics
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| NOC | ZIM |
| NOCname | Zimbabwe Olympic Committee |
| games | Summer Olympics |
| year | 2004 |
| website | |
| location | Athens |
| competitors | 12 |
| sports | 4 |
| flagbearer | Young Talkmore Nyongani |
| rank | 49 |
| gold | 1 |
| silver | 1 |
| bronze | 1 |
| appearances | auto |
| seealso | RHO (1928-1964) |
Zimbabwe competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Olympics, after gaining its independence from the former Rhodesia.
The Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (ZOC) sent a total of twelve athletes, nine men and three women, competing only in athletics, shooting, swimming, and tennis. They marched in the middle of the parade of nations as the 53rd nation due to the use of the Greek alphabet, instead of the penultimate position, just before the host nation, as it has usually been placed. Notable athletes featured tennis siblings Cara (women's singles) and Wayne Black (men's doubles), and sprinters Brian Dzingai and Young Talkmore Nyongani, who became the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.
Zimbabwe left Athens with a full set of three Olympic medals for the first time in history since the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. This full set was officially awarded to swimmer Kirsty Coventry, who took home the gold in the 200 m backstroke, silver in the 100 m backstroke, and bronze in the 200 m individual medley.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirsty Coventry | Swimming | Women's 200 m backstroke | {{dts | |
| Kirsty Coventry | Swimming | Women's 100 m backstroke | {{dts | |
| Kirsty Coventry | Swimming | Women's 200 m individual medley | {{dts |
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Zimbabwean athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).
;Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Banda | 400 m | 45.37 | 2 Q | colspan=2 | 45.23 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Abel Chimukoko | Marathon | colspan=6 | 2:22:09 | 48 | |||||||||
| Brian Dzingai | 200 m | 20.72 | 4 Q | 20.87 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Young Talkmore Nyongani | 400 m | 46.03 | 3 | colspan=2 | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Lloyd Zvasiya | 47.19 | 6 | colspan=2 | Did not advance |
;Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winneth Dube | 100 m | 11.56 | 6 | Did not advance |
;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
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics
;Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Nicholson | Double trap | 128 | 16 | Did not advance |
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics
;Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Ashby | 100 m backstroke | 58.91 | 39 | Did not advance |
;Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirsty Coventry | 100 m backstroke | 1:01.60 AF | 4 Q | 1:01.21 AF | 7 Q | 1:00.50 AF | ||||
| 200 m backstroke | 2:12.49 AF | 3 Q | 2:10.04 AF | 2 Q | 2:09.19 AF | |||||
| 200 m individual medley | 2:13.33 AF | 1 Q | 2:13.68 | 4 Q | 2:12.72 AF |
Tennis
Main article: Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Opposition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Opposition | ||||||||||
| Score | Opposition | ||||||||||
| Score | Opposition | ||||||||||
| Score | Opposition | ||||||||||
| Score | Opposition | ||||||||||
| Score | Rank | ||||||||||
| Wayne Black | |||||||||||
| Kevin Ullyett | Men's doubles | Clément / | |||||||||
| Grosjean | |||||||||||
| W 5–7, 6–4, 9–7 | Sá / | ||||||||||
| Saretta | |||||||||||
| W 6–3, 6–4 | Bhupathi / | ||||||||||
| Paes | |||||||||||
| L 4–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | ||||||||||
| Cara Black | Women's singles | Pisnik | |||||||||
| W 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 | Rubin | ||||||||||
| L 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 | Did not advance |
References
References
- (20 August 2004). "Coventry takes backstroke". [[BBC Sport]].
- (25 August 2004). "Zimbabwe puts aside racial tensions to give hero's welcome to triple medal winner". [[USA Today]].
- "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF.
- "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards". [[IAAF]].
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