Northern Rhodesia at the 1964 Summer Olympics
| Northern Rhodesia at the 1964 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 Flag of Northern Rhodesia | |
| IOC code | NRH (NRH used at these Games) |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Zambia |
| Website | www |
| in Tokyo | |
| Competitors | 12 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Trev Haynes |
| Medals |
|
| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 12 competitors, 11 men and 1 woman, took part in 13 events in 5 sports.[1] These were the only Games for Northern Rhodesia. On 24 October 1964 (the same day as the closing ceremony), the country became independent from the UK and changed its name from Northern Rhodesia to Zambia, the first time a country entered an Olympic games as one country and left it as another.[2] For that ceremony, the team celebrated by marching with a new placard with the word "Zambia" on it (as opposed to the "Northern Rhodesia" placard used in the opening ceremony). They were the only team to use a placard for the closing ceremony.[3]
Athletics[]
- Men
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Wallie Babb | 110 m hurdles | 14.7 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Laurent Chifita | Marathon | 2:51:52.2 | 57 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Trev Haynes | Marathon | 2:45:08.6 | 54 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Constantino Kapambwe | Marathon | 2:39:28.4 | 46 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Jeffery Smith | 100 m | 10.8 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||||
| 200 m | 21.7 | 4 Q | 22.0 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
Boxing[]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | 1 Round | 2 Round | 3 Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | |||
| Cornelis van der Walt | Bantamweight | N/A |  Nicolae Puiu (ROU)L RSC-1 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Ian McLoughlin | Featherweight | N/A |  Masataka Takayama (JPN)L 0-5 |
Did not advance | ||||
Fencing[]
One female fencer represented Northern Rhodesia in 1964.
Swimming[]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Alan Durrett | 400 metre freestyle | 4:39.0 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| 1500 metre freestyle | 18:24.9 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Charles Fox | 200 metre breaststroke | 2:49.1 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
| 400 metre medley | 5:38.2 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
Wrestling[]
- Men's Freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Final round | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 Result |
Round 2 Result |
Round 3 Result |
Round 4 Result |
Round 5 Result |
Round 6 Result |
Final round Result |
Rank | ||
| John Alan Smith | −63 kg | BYE | Osamu Watanabe (JPN) L T 1:26 |
Did not advance | 19 | ||||
| Theunis van Wyk | −87 kg |  Daniel Brand (URS)L T 6:07 |
 (HUN)L T 4:40 |
Did not advance | 16 | ||||
References[]
- ^ "Zambia at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- ^ McNeil, Baye (14 August 2016). "After 30 years in Japan, teacher from Zambia is still learning". The Japan Times. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ BSスペシャル『青春TVタイムトラベル』 第4回 プレイバック・東京オリンピック（NHK衛星第2テレビジョン／1992年12月26日放送で土門自身が振り返ってコメントしている）
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