Zimbabwe at the Olympics

Zimbabwe at the Olympics
IOC code	ZIM
NOC	Zimbabwe Olympic Committee
Website	teamzim.org
Medals Ranked 79th	Gold 3 Silver 4 Bronze 1 Total 8
Summer appearances
1928 1932–1956 1960 1964 1968–1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winter appearances
2014 2018

Zimbabwe participated for the first time at the Olympic Games under its current name in 1980, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then. Previously, it competed at the Games under the name Rhodesia in 1928, 1960 and 1964. The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi marked Zimbabwe's first participation at the Winter Olympic Games, with Luke Steyn, the Zimbabwean born athlete participating in alpine skiing.

Zimbabwean athletes have won a total of eight medals – three golds, four silvers and one bronze – in two sports. Seven medals were won by swimmer Kirsty Coventry in 2004 and 2008; the remaining medal was the result of a victory by the women's national field hockey team in 1980.^{[citation needed]}

The National Olympic Committee for Zimbabwe was created in 1934 and recognised by the International Olympic Committee in 1980.^{[citation needed]}

History[]

Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) first participated as Rhodesia in the Olympic Games in 1928. Rhodesia was then absent until 1960 when the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland competed under the name of Rhodesia in Rome. Southern Rhodesia then competed alone under the banner of Rhodesia once again and for the last time in 1964.^[1] The country thus always competed as a British territory. It was unable to take part in the 1968 Games in Mexico, due to the Mexican government's interpretation of regulations on passports. It never successfully competed following Ian Smith's declaration of an independent Rhodesian republic in 1970. Although it returned to the Games in 1972, Rhodesia was expelled by the International Olympic Committee four days before the opening ceremony, under pressure from other African countries, which did not recognise the legitimacy of the Rhodesian state and threatened a boycott. The invitation which had been extended to Rhodesia was withdrawn by the IOC, by 36 votes to 31 with three abstentions.^[2][3] Rhodesia remained out of the 1976 Summer Olympics after the IOC inspected the country's sporting facilities and groups and found them underwhelming, voting for their expulsion from the Committee.^[4]

The country's successor state, Zimbabwe, made its Olympic début in 1980.

Medal tables[]

Medals by Summer Games[]

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1928 Amsterdam	2	0	0	0	0	–
1932–1956	Did not participate
1960 Rome	14	0	0	0	0	–
1964 Tokyo	29	0	0	0	0	–
1968 Mexico City	Did not participate
1972 Munich
1976 Montreal
1980 Moscow	42	1	0	0	1	23
1984 Los Angeles	15	0	0	0	0	–
1988 Seoul	29	0	0	0	0	–
1992 Barcelona	19	0	0	0	0	–
1996 Atlanta	13	0	0	0	0	–
2000 Sydney	16	0	0	0	0	–
2004 Athens	12	1	1	1	3	49
2008 Beijing	13	1	3	0	4	38
2012 London	7	0	0	0	0	–
2016 Rio de Janeiro	31	0	0	0	0	–
2020 Tokyo	5	0	0	0	0	–
2024 Paris	Future Event
2028 Los Angeles
2032 Brisbane
Total		3	4	1	8	79

Medals by Winter Games[]

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
2014 Sochi	1	0	0	0	0	–
2018 Pyeongchang	Did not participate
2022 Beijing	Future Event
2026 Milan–Cortina
Total		0	0	0	0	–

Medals by sport[]

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Swimming	2	4	1	7
Field hockey	1	0	0	1
Totals (2 sports)	3	4	1	8

List of medalists[]

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
Gold	show Field hockey team Arlene Boxhall Liz Chase Sandra Chick Gillian Cowley Patricia Davies Sarah English Maureen George Ann Grant Susan Huggett Patricia McKillop Brenda Phillips Christine Prinsloo Sonia Robertson Anthea Stewart Helen Volk Linda Watson	1980 Moscow	Field hockey	Women's competition
Gold	Kirsty Coventry	2004 Athens	Swimming	Women's 200-metre backstroke
Gold	Kirsty Coventry	2008 Beijing	Swimming	Women's 200-metre backstroke
Silver	Kirsty Coventry	2004 Athens	Swimming	Women's 100-metre backstroke
Silver	Kirsty Coventry	2008 Beijing	Swimming	Women's 400-metre individual medley
Silver	Kirsty Coventry	2008 Beijing	Swimming	Women's 100-metre backstroke
Silver	Kirsty Coventry	2008 Beijing	Swimming	Women's 200-metre individual medley
Bronze	Kirsty Coventry	2004 Athens	Swimming	Women's 200-metre individual medley

See also[]

• Category:Olympic competitors for Zimbabwe
• Rhodesia at the Olympics
• Zimbabwe at the Paralympics
• List of flag bearers for Zimbabwe at the Olympics
• Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics

References[]

External links[]

• "Zimbabwe". International Olympic Committee.
• "Zimbabwe". Olympedia.com.
• "Olympic Analytics/ZIM". olympanalyt.com.