Zimbabwe at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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Zimbabwe at the Olympic Games | ||||
Flag of Zimbabwe |
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IOC code: ZIM | ||||
2004 Summer Olympics in Athens | ||||
Competitors | 13 | |||
Medals Rank: 49 |
Gold 1 |
Silver 1 |
Bronze 1 |
Total 3 |
Summer Olympic Games appearances | ||||
1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 | ||||
Other related appearances | ||||
Rhodesia (1928, 1960, and 1964) |
Zimbabwe competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Swimmer Kirsty Coventry won three medals. Zimbabwe had only ever won one Olympic medal before (at the 1980 Summer Olympics).
Contents |
[edit] Medals
[edit] Gold
- Kirsty Coventry — Swimming, Women's 200m Backstroke
[edit] Silver
- Kirsty Coventry — Swimming, Women's 100m Backstroke
[edit] Bronze
- Kirsty Coventry — Swimming, Women's 200m Individual Medley
[edit] Results by event
[edit] Athletics
Women's 100 metres:
- Winneth Dube – Round 1, 11.56 s (did not advance)
Men's 200 metres:
- Brian Dzingai – Round 1: 20.72 s, Round 2: 20.87 s
Men's 400 metres:
- Lewis Banda – Round 1: 45.37 s, Semifinal: 45.23 s
- Young Talkmore Nyongani – Round 1: 46.03 s
- Lloyd Zvasiya – Round 1: 47.19 s
Men's Marathon:
- Abel Chimukoko – 2:22:09 (48th place)
- Elijah Mutandiro – Didn't start due to injury
[edit] Shooting
Men's Double Trap:
- Michael Sean James Nicholson – 128 points (16th place)
[edit] Swimming
Men's 100m Backstroke:
- Brendan Ashby
- Heat – 58.91 (did not advance)
Women's 100m Backstroke:
- Kirsty Coventry
- Heat – 1:01.60
- Semifinal – 1:01.21
- Final – 1:00.50 → (Silver Medal)
Women's 200m Backstroke:
- Kirsty Coventry
- Heat – 2:12.49
- Semifinal – 2:10.04
- Final – 2:09.19 → (Gold Medal)
Women's 200m Individual Medley:
- Kirsty Coventry
- Heat – 2:13.68
- Final – 2:12.72 → (Bronze Medal)
[edit] Tennis
Men's Doubles Competition:
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- First Round – Defeated Arnaud Clement and Sebastien Grosjean of France (5 - 7, 6 - 4, 9 - 7)
- Second Round – Defeated Andre Sa and Flavio Saretta of Brazil (6 - 3, 6 - 4)
- Quaterfinal – Lost to Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi of India (4 - 6, 4 - 6)
Women's Singles Competition:
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- First Round – Defeated Tina Pisnik of Slovenia (6 - 3, 5 - 7, 6 - 4)
- Second Round – Lost to Chanda Rubin of United States (4 - 6, 6 - 3, 3 - 6)
[edit] Officials
- Secretary General: Robert Mutsauki