Zambia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's fourteenth 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. Note that reserves in football are not counted: SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 1 1 2Boxing 3 0 3Football 0 22 22Judo 1 0 1Swimming 1 1 2 Total 6 24 30
Athletics
Zambian athletes achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):
Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankSydney SiameMen's 200 m21.014colspan=2 Did not advanceRoda NjobvuWomen's 100 mcolspan=2 11.404Did not advanceWomen's 200 m23.334colspan=2 Did not advance
Boxing
Zambia entered three male boxers into the Olympic tournament. Patrick Chinyemba (men's flyweight), Everisto Mulenga (men's featherweight), and Stephen Zimba (men's welterweight) secured the spots on the Zambian squad by advancing to the final match of their respective weight divisions at the 2020 African Qualification Tournament in Diamniadio, Senegal.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankPatrick ChinyembaMen's flyweightW 4–1L 2–3Did not advanceEveristo MulengaMen's featherweightL 2–3Did not advanceStephen ZimbaMen's welterweightW 5–0L 1–4Did not advance
Football
Summary
TeamEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankZambia women'sWomen's tournamentL 3–10D 4–4L 0–13Did not advance
Women's tournament
Zambia women's football team qualified for the first time at the Olympics by winning the fifth and final round against Cameroon at the 2020 CAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Team roster
Group play
Judo
Zambia qualified one judoka for the men's half-lightweight category (66 kg) at the Games. Steven Mungandu accepted a continental berth from Africa as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankSteven MunganduMen's −66 kgL 00–10Did not advance
Swimming
Zambia received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankShaquille MoosaMen's 50 m freestyle25.5456Did not advanceTilka PaljkWomen's 50 m freestyle27.3452Did not advance
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