Zambia at the 1984 Summer Olympics
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Zambia
competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles
, United States
. The nation won its first ever Olympic medal at these Games.
Athletics
Men's 400 metres
Men's High Jump
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
Zambia
Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The nation won its first ever Olympic medal at these Games.
AthleticsAthletics at the 1984 Summer OlympicsAt the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 41 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 17 by women. There were a total number of 1273 participating athletes from 124 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:...
Men's 400 metres
- Dave Lishebo
- Heat — 46.20
- Quarterfinals — 45.57
- Semifinals — 45.97 (→ did not advance)
Men's High Jump
- Mutale Mulenga — 2.05m (→ did not advance)
BoxingBoxing at the 1984 Summer OlympicsBoxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place in the Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. The boxing schedule began on July 29 and ended on August 11. Twelve men's boxing events were contested.-Light Flyweight :...
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- Keith MwilaKeith MwilaKeith Mwila is a retired Zambian boxer, who won the bronze medal in the men's Light flyweight category at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States...
→ Bronze Medal- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Pao-Ming Chung (Taipeh), referee stopped contest in second round
- Quarter Finals — Defeated Mamoru KuroiwaMamoru KuroiwaMamoru Kuroiwa is a retired boxer from Japan, who twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1984 and 1988. In the flyweight division he lost at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California in the quarterfinals by Zambia's eventual bronze medalist Keith Mwila.-References:*...
(Japan), 5-0 - Semi Finals — Lost to Salvatore TodiscoSalvatore TodiscoSalvatore Todisco was a flyweight boxer from Italy, who won the silver medal in the light flyweight division at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. In the final he was defeated by Paul Gonzales of the United States...
(Italy), 0-5
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
- Star Zulu
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Gustavo Cruz (Nicaragua), 5-0
- Third Round — Lost to Maurizio SteccaMaurizio SteccaMaurizio Stecca is an Italian former boxer, who won the Bantamweight Gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.His brother Loris Stecca was also a professional boxer.-Professional career:...
(Italy), 0-5
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
- Moses Mwaba
- First Round – Bye
- Second Round – Defeated Vincent Sarnelli (France), after knock-out in first round
- Quarterfinals – Lost to Mohamed ZaouiMohamed ZaouiMohamed Zaoui is a boxer from Algeria.-Career:Zaoui won the bronze medal in the Middleweight division at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles...
(Algeria), on points (1:4)