Zambia at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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Zambia
competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics
in Atlanta
, United States
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Athletics
Men's 400m Hurdles
Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase
Women's 400 metres
Boxing
Men's Flyweight (51 kg)
Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)
Men's Lightweight (60 kg)
Men's Light Welterweight (63,5 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 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
in Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
, United States
United States
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Athletics Athletics at the 1996 Summer OlympicsAt the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:...
Men's 400m Hurdles
- Samuel MateteSamuel MateteSamuel Matete is a retired male track and field athlete from Zambia, who competed mainly in 400 meter hurdles. Noted for his exceptionally fast finish, he was one of the world's leading hurdlers in the early 1990s, and became the first Zambian track and field world champion in 1991...
- Heat — 48.21s
- Semi Final — 48.28s
- Final — 47.78s (→
Silver Medal)
Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase
- Godfrey SiamusiyeGodfrey SiamusiyeGodfrey Malumo Siamusiye is a cross country and track and field runner from Choma, Zambia. He has competed in the Olympics in 1992 and 1996. He was also NCAA Division I Cross Country National Champion in 1995 and 1996. He was a member of the 1995 Arkansas Razorback cross country National Champion...
- Heat — 8:30.56
- Semifinals — 8:37.41 (→ did not advance)
Women's 400 metres
- Ngozi Mwanamwambwa
- Heat — 54.12 (→ did not advance)
BoxingBoxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics-Qualification:The following tournaments were used as qualification tournaments for boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.Africa* All-Africa Games in Harare, Zimbabwe from September 13 to September 23, 1995* Qualification Tournament in April/May? 1996...
Men's Flyweight (51 kg)
- Borniface Muluka
- First Round — Defeated Mohamad Zbir (Morocco), 11-4
- Second Round — Lost to Albert PakeyevAlbert PakeyevAlbert Aleksandrovich Pakeyev, or Albert Pakeev, is a boxer from Russia who won the bronze medal in the Men's Flyweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
(Russia), 4-13
Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)
- Oscar Chongo
- First Round — Lost to Davaatseren Jamgan (Mongolia), 7-13
Men's Lightweight (60 kg)
- Dennis Zimba
- First Round — Defeated Serguei Ostrochapkine (Belarus), referee stopped contest in third round
- Second Round — Lost to Tontcho TontchevTontcho TontchevToncho Dimitrov Tonchev is an Bulgarian boxer, who won the Lightweight Silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Tontchev also represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain....
(Bulgaria), 9-17
Men's Light Welterweight (63,5 kg)
- Davis MwaleDavis MwaleDavis Mwale is a boxer from Zambia.He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native African country. There he was stopped in the second round of the Light welterweight division by Cuba's eventual runner-up Yudel Johnson Cedeno.Mwale won the bronze medal in the same division one year...
- First Round — Defeated Steven Kevi (Papua New Guinea), 16-3
- Second Round — Lost to Bolat NiyazymbetovBolat NiyazymbetovBolat Niyazymbetov is a Kazakhstani Light Welterweight boxer. He won a bronze medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics.-Olympic results:* Defeated Carlos Martínez 25-3* Defeated Davis Mwale 11-3...
(Kazakhstan), 3-11