Zambia at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Zambia competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, although it marked its official debut in 1964 under the name Northern Rhodesia, except for Montreal 1976, as the nation's joined the African boycott.

Zambia at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Flag of Zambia
IOC code	ZAM
NOC	National Olympic Committee of Zambia
Website	www.nocz.co.zm
in Paris, France 26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors	27 in 5 sports
Flag bearers	Muzala Samukonga Margaret Tembo[1]
Medals Ranked 84th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
Rhodesia (1960)

Medalists

Further information: 2024 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2024 Summer Olympics medal winners

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Muzala Samukonga	Athletics	Men's 400 m	7 August

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	4	0	4
Boxing	1	1	2
Football	0	18	18
Judo	1	0	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Total	7	20	27

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Zambian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):^[2]

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Repechage		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Muzala Samukonga	Men's 400 m	44.56	1 Q	—		43.81	2 Q	43.74 NR
Kennedy Luchembe Chanda Mulenga Patrick Kakozi Nyambe Muzala Samukonga	Men's 4 × 400 m relay	3:00.08	5 q	—				3:02.76	8

Boxing

Main articles: Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Zambia entered two boxersinto the Olympic tournament. Tokyo 2020 Olympian, Patrick Chinyemba secured one available spot in men's flyweight division by winning final match at the 2023 African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Dakar, Senegal.^[3] Later on, Margret Tembo secured her spot in the women's flyweight division, through the allocations of universality spots.^[4]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Patrick Chinyemba	Men's 51 kg	Bye	Panghal (IND) W 4–1	de Pina (CPV) L 0–5	Did not advance
Margret Tembo	Women's 50 kg	Kaivo-oja (FIN) L 0–5	Did not advance

Football

Main article: Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Summary

Key:

• A.E.T – After extra time.
• P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.

Team	Event	Group Stage				Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Zambia women's	Women's tournament	United States L 0–3	Australia L 5–6	Germany L 1–4	4	Did not advance

Women's tournament

Main articles: Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament and Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

For the second time after 2020, Zambia women's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the fourth round play-off of the 2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament against Morocco.^[5]

Team roster

Zambia named a squad of 22 players for the tournament on 3 July 2024.^[6]

Head coach: Bruce Mwape

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Catherine Musonda	(1998-02-20)20 February 1998 (aged 26)	3	0	Hapoel Ra'anana
2	2DF	Diana Banda	(2002-09-05)5 September 2002 (aged 21)	1	0	Green Buffaloes
3	2DF	Lushomo Mweemba	(2001-04-10)10 April 2001 (aged 23)	28	1	BIIK Shymkent
4	2DF	Esther Siamfuko	(2004-08-08)8 August 2004 (aged 19)	7	0	Green Buffaloes
5	2DF	Pauline Zulu	(2004-10-03)3 October 2004 (aged 19)	1	0	Lusaka Dynamos
6	3MF	Rhoda Chileshe	(1998-05-08)8 May 1998 (aged 26)	1	1	Indeni
7	3MF	Misozi Zulu	(1994-10-11)11 October 1994 (aged 29)	13	0	Hakkarigücü Spor
8	3MF	Ochumba Lubandji	(2001-07-01)1 July 2001 (aged 23)	21	4	Red Arrows
9	3MF	Kabange Mupopo	(1992-09-21)21 September 1992 (aged 31)	1	0	Green Buffaloes
10	3MF	Grace Chanda	(1997-06-11)11 June 1997 (aged 27)	28	10	Orlando Pride
11	4FW	Barbra Banda	(2000-03-20)20 March 2000 (aged 24)	61	53	Orlando Pride
12	3MF	Avell Chitundu	(1997-07-30)30 July 1997 (aged 26)	20	3	ZESCO United
13	2DF	Martha Tembo	(1998-03-08)8 March 1998 (aged 26)	22	0	BIIK Shymkent
14	3MF	Prisca Chilufya	(1999-06-08)8 June 1999 (aged 25)	0	0	Juárez
15	4FW	Hellen Chanda	(1998-06-19)19 June 1998 (aged 26)	1	0	Hakkarigücü Spor
16	2DF	Esther Muchinga	(2002-11-16)16 November 2002 (aged 21)	1	0	Zanaco
17	4FW	Racheal Kundananji	(2000-06-03)3 June 2000 (aged 24)	19	10	Bay FC
18	1GK	Ngambo Musole	(1998-06-26)26 June 1998 (aged 26)	1	0	Green Buffaloes
20	4FW	Racheal Nachula	(1986-01-14)14 January 1986 (aged 38)		14	Hapoel Katamon
21	3MF	Mary Wilombe	(1997-09-22)22 September 1997 (aged 26)	23	1	Red Arrows

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	0	9	2	+7	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Germany	3	2	0	1	8	5	+3	6
3	Australia	3	1	0	2	7	10	−3	3
4	Zambia	3	0	0	3	6	13	−7	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

25 July 2024 (2024-07-25)

21:00

United States	3–0	Zambia
Rodman 17' Swanson 24', 25'	Report

Stade de Nice, Nice

Attendance: 5,550^[7]

Referee: Ramon Abatti (Brazil)

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28 July 2024 (2024-07-28)

19:00

Australia	6–5	Zambia
Kennedy 7' Raso 35' Musole 58' (o.g.) Catley 65', 78' (pen.) Heyman 90'	Report	B. Banda 1', 33', 45+2' Kundananji 21', 56'

Stade de Nice, Nice

Attendance: 4,441^[8]

Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela)

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31 July 2024 (2024-07-31)

19:00

Zambia	1–4	Germany
B. Banda 49'	Report	Schüller 10', 61' Bühl 47' Senß 90+5'

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne

Attendance: 2,642^[9]

Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Zambia qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Simon Zulu (men's extra-lightweight, 60 kg) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Simon Zulu	Men's –60 kg	Kim W-j (KOR) L 00–10	Did not advance

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Zambia sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics, through the allocation of universality places.

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Damien Shamambo	Men's 50 m freestyle	24.09	48	Did not advance
Mia Phiri	Women's 50 m freestyle	26.49	32	Did not advance