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Zimbabwe at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Field	Value
NOC	ZIM
NOCname	Zimbabwe Olympic Committee
games	Summer Olympics
year	2008
website
location	Beijing
competitors	13
sports	6
flagbearer	Brian Dzingai (opening)
Kirsty Coventry (closing)
rank	38
gold	1
silver	3
bronze	0
appearances	auto
seealso	RHO (1928–1964)

Kirsty Coventry (closing)

Zimbabwe sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

Zimbabwe sent thirteen athletes to Beijing, competing in swimming, athletics, tennis, cycling, triathlon, and rowing. Kirsty Coventry, who won gold in swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, was the lone member of the delegation to medal.

Medalists

Name	Sport	Event	Date
Kirsty Coventry	Swimming	Women's 200 m backstroke	16 August
Women's 400 m individual medley	10 August
Women's 100 m backstroke	12 August
Women's 200 m individual medley	13 August

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Seven Zimbabweans competed in athletics, with the best finishes being a pair of fourth-places. One came from Brian Dzingai, in the men's 200 metres. Dzingai was the top qualifier in the heats and semifinals, but in the final, he originally placed 6th, before two disqualifications moved him up to 4th. The other came from Ngonidzashe Makusha in the men's long jump. Makusha qualified in 5th, and sat in 2nd place after the first three jumps. He was passed by one opponent on the fourth attempt, and then lost a medal by a single centimetre on the last round of jumps.

;Men ;Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Lewis Banda	400 m	46.76	6	colspan=2	Did not advance
Brian Dzingai	200 m	20.25	1 Q	20.23	1 Q	20.17	2 Q	20.22	4
Mike Fokoroni	Marathon	colspan=6	2:13:17	11
Cuthbert Nyasango	10000 m	colspan=6	DNF
Young Talkmore Nyongani	400 m	45.89	6	colspan=2	Did not advance

;Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Final	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Ngonidzashe Makusha	Long jump	8.14	5 Q	8.19	4

;Women ;Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Final	Result	Rank
Tabitha Tsatsa	Marathon	2:37:10	49

;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

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Mountain biking

Antipas Kwari represented Zimbabwe in cycling, and was the last finisher in the men's mountain bike race, a full lap behind the next-to-last finisher.

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Antipas Kwari	Men's cross-country	LAP (6 laps)	48

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Elana Hill managed to qualify from her opening heat, but finished last in her quarterfinal and her semifinal, ending up in 25th.

;Women

Athlete	Event	Heats	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Elana Hill	Single sculls	8:35:53	3 QF	8:20:84	6 SC/D	8:34:27	6 FE	8:09:94	25

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Kirsty Coventry managed to improve on her three-medal performance from Athens, repeating her gold medal in the 200-metre backstroke and her silver in the 100-metre backstroke, and adding silver medals in the 200-metre and 400-metre individual medleys. She also set a world record in her 100 backstroke semifinal, which was not broken in the final, and won the 200 backstroke with another world record. Her team-mate Heather Brand did not advance from the heats.

;Women

Athlete	Event	Heat	Semifinal	Final	Time	Rank
Heather Brand	100 m butterfly	1:01.39	42	Did not advance
Kirsty Coventry	100 m backstroke	59.00	1 Q	58.77	1 Q	59.19
200 m backstroke	2:06.76	1 Q	2:07.76	1 Q	2:05.24
200 m individual medley	2:12.18	3 Q	2:09.53	1 Q	2:08.59 AF
400 m individual medley	4:36:43	7 Q	colspan=2	4:29.89 AF

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Cara Black, representing Zimbabwe for the third time in Olympic tennis, lost her only match in straight sets.

Athlete	Event	Round of 64
Score	Opposition
Score	Opposition
Score	Opposition
Score	Opposition
Score	Opposition
Score	Rank
Cara Black	Women's singles	Janković
L 3–6, 3–6	Did not advance

Triathlon

Main article: Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Chris Felgate ran the triathlon for Zimbabwe. He finished the swim with the main pack, but fell behind in the cycling and running portions.

Athlete	Event	Swim (1.5 km)	Trans 1	Bike (40 km)	Trans 2	Run (10 km)	Total Time	Rank
Chris Felgate	Men's	18:21	0:28	59:00	0:33	36:09	1:54:31.61	42

References

Official 2008 Summer Olympics Results Website

References

[https://web.archive.org/web/20121020211859/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/19/content_8574357.htm "Coventry leads Zimbabwe medal drive towards Beijing Olympic Games"], Xinhua, 19 July 2008

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