Zimbabwe competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. Zimbabwe competed in 12 sports. In total, athletes representing the country won one silver medal and three bronze medals and the country finished in 31st place in the medal table, shared with Republic of the Congo.
Medal summary
Medal table
| style="text-align:left; width:78%; vertical-align:top;"| Medal Name Sport Event Date Triathlon Women's event Swimming Women's 200 metre backstroke Triathlon Women's event Rodwell MakotoEmarald Takudzwa MushoreLinda Dalitso ShabaColletah Wakuruwarewa Chess Mixed team event | style="text-align:left; width:22%; vertical-align:top;"| Medals by sportSport TotalChess0011Swimming0011Triathlon0112Total0134
Archery
Rebecca Minnaar and Humayoon Poonja competed in archery.
Poonja competed in the men's individual recurve event and Minnaar competed in the women's individual recurve event. Both competed in the mixed team recurve event as well.
Athletics
Dickson Kamungeremu and Ngoni Makusha competed in the men's 100 metres event. Both were eliminated in the semifinals.
Ngoni Makusha, Tatenda Tsumba and Kundai Maguranyanga competed in the men's 200 metres event. Makusha and Tsumba were both eliminated in the semifinals.
Faith Dube competed in the women's 200 metres event. She did not advance to the semifinals.
Chess
Rodwell Makoto, Emarald Takudzwa Mushore, Linda Dalitso Shaba and Colletah Wakuruwarewa competed in chess. They won the bronze medal in the rapid mixed team event.
Equestrian
Zimbabwe competed in both the individual jumping event and the team jumping event.
Judo
Seven athletes represented Zimbabwe in judo: Lazarus Arufandika, Janine Vimbai Kayaya, Benjamin Mashayi, Majaji Tapiwa Seth Keith Musariri, Moses Mutende, Sydney Alex Mutero and Christi-Rose Maria Pretorius.
Swimming
Five swimmers represented Zimbabwe in swimming.
Robyn Lee won the bronze medal in the women's 200 metre backstroke event.
Men AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankAyman Khatoun50 m freestyle25.3930did not advance100 m freestyle56.2325did not advance50 m backstroke29.5417did not advance100 m backstroke1:03.5715did not advanceAndisiwe Tayali50 m backstroke29.2915did not advance100 m backstroke1:03.5014did not advance50 m butterfly26.8322did not advance100 m butterfly58.9119did not advance200 m medley2:30.9212did not advancePeter Wetzlar50 m freestyle23.197 Q23.288100 m freestyle51.789did not advance50 m butterfly24.878 Q24.466100 m butterfly55.8812did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankRobyn Lee50 m freestyle29.0320did not advance100 m freestyle1:00.9911did not advance200 m freestyle2:11.347 Q2:10.16750 m backstroke31.009did not advance100 m backstroke1:06.955 Q1:05.505200 m backstrokecolspan=2 2:22.5050 m butterfly29.3710did not advance100 m butterfly1:06.7111did not advanceNomvulo Mjimba50 m freestyle28.4517did not advance100 m freestyle1:01.6913did not advance50 m breaststroke37.039 QR37.03850 m butterfly29.9113did not advance100 m butterfly1:08.4512did not advance
Mixed AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankRobyn LeeNomvulo MjimbaAyman KhatounPeter Wetzlar4×100 m freestyle relay3:58.078 QWithdrawnRobyn LeePeter WetzlarAyman Khatoun*Andisiwe TayaliNomvulo Mjimba4×100 m medley relay4:23.658 Q4:19.858
Legend: (*) = Swimmers who participated in the heat only.
Taekwondo
Three athletes represented Zimbabwe: Spencer Kondo (men's –68 kg), Lazarus Kuzivakwashe Maringehosi (men's –80 kg) and Kudzai Chimombe (men's –87 kg) competed in Taekwondo.
Tennis
Valeria Shamiso Bhunu, Beverly Nyasha Matsiwe, Takanyi Garanganga, Benjamin Lentaigne Lock, Courtney John Ingram Lock and Mehluli Don Ayanda Sibanda competed in tennis.
Garanganga, Sibanda, Lock and Lock competed in the men's singles event.
Garanganga and Sibanda as well as Lock and Lock competed in the men's doubles event.
Garanganga, Sibanda, Lock and Lock also competed in the men's team event.
Bhunu and Matsiwe competed in the women's singles event.
Triathlon
Matthew Denslow, Jordyn Jacobs, Andie Kuipers and Laurelle Brown competed in triathlon events.
Kuipers won the bronze medal in the women's event with a time of 1:08:57. Brown won the silver medal in the women's event with a time of 1:07:52.
In the men's event Denslow finished 11th with a time of 1:08:08 and Jacobs finished 14th with a time of 1:09:03.
Volleyball
Nyengeterai Danai Guyo and Progress O Gasa represented Zimbabwe in beach volleyball in the women's tournament. They finished in 13th place.
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