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 MedalNameSportEventDate Kirsty Coventry Swimming Women's 200 m backstroke Kirsty Coventry Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke Kirsty Coventry Swimming Women's 200 m individual medley
Athletics
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 AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankLewis Banda400 m45.372 Qcolspan=2 45.234Did not advanceAbel ChimukokoMarathoncolspan=6 2:22:0948Brian Dzingai200 m20.724 Q20.875Did not advanceYoung Talkmore Nyongani400 m46.033colspan=2 Did not advanceLloyd Zvasiya47.196colspan=2 Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankWinneth Dube100 m11.566Did 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
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankSean NicholsonDouble trap12816Did not advance
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankBrendan Ashby100 m backstroke58.9139Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKirsty Coventry100 m backstroke1:01.60 AF4 Q1:01.21 AF7 Q1:00.50 AF200 m backstroke2:12.49 AF3 Q2:10.04 AF2 Q2:09.19 AF200 m individual medley2:13.33 AF1 Q2:13.684 Q2:12.72 AF
Tennis
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankWayne BlackKevin UllyettMen's doublesW 5–7, 6–4, 9–7W 6–3, 6–4L 4–6, 4–6Did not advanceCara BlackWomen's singlesW 6–3, 5–7, 6–4L 4–6, 6–3, 3–6Did not advance
See also Zimbabwe at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
References
External links Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad