| Zimbabwe at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | ZIM |
| NOC | Zimbabwe Olympic Committee |
| Website |
www |
| in Rio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 31 in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Kirsty Coventry [1] |
| Medals |
|
| Summer Olympics appearances ( overview) | |
Zimbabwe competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Olympics, after gaining its independence from the former Rhodesia.
The Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (ZOC) fielded a team of 31 athletes, 9 men and 22 women, to compete in seven different sports at the Games. [2] [3] It was the nation's largest ever delegation sent to the Olympics in a non-boycotting edition and the second-largest overall. Among the sports represented by the nation's athletes, Zimbabwe marked its Olympic debut in equestrian eventing and women's football, as well as its return to archery after nearly three decades.
Topping the list of athletes to make the Zimbabwean roster was swimmer Kirsty Coventry. At 32 years old and headed to her fifth Olympic Games, Coventry emerged herself as Zimbabwe's most decorated Olympian of all time, and Africa's most successful female swimmer in history, with a total of seven medals, including two golds in the women's 200 m backstroke. Because of her outstanding achievements in swimming, Coventry was chosen again to carry the Zimbabwean flag at the opening ceremony for the second consecutive Games. [1] [4]
Apart from Coventry, the Zimbabwean team also saw four more athletes competing in more than one edition. Among the returnees were single sculls rower Micheen Thornycroft, marathon runner Wirimai Juwawo, along with his teammate and three-time Olympian Cuthbert Nyasango, and double trap shooter Sean Nicholson, the oldest member of the team (aged 42). [3]
For the second Olympics in a row, Zimbabwe left Rio de Janeiro without a single medal. [5] Before retiring from the sport, Coventry capped off her illustrious Olympic career with a sixth-place finish in the women's 200 m backstroke, the most successful outcome for Zimbabwe at the Games. [6]
Archery
One Zimbabwean archer qualified for the men's individual recurve by obtaining one of the three Olympic places available from the 2016 African Archery Championships in Windhoek, Namibia, anticipating the nation's Olympic return to the sport for the first time since 1988. [7]
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | |||
| Gavin Sutherland | Men's individual | 566 | 64 | 
Kim W-j (
KOR)L 0–6 |
Did not advance | ||||||
Athletics (track and field)
Zimbabwean athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [8] [9]
- 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
- NM = No mark
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Gabriel Mvumvure | Men's 100 m | Bye | 10.28 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
| Tatenda Tsumba | Men's 200 m | 21.04 | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Wirimai Juwawo | Men's marathon | — | DNF | ||||||
| Pardon Ndhlovu | — | 2:17:48 | 41 | ||||||
| Cuthbert Nyasango | — | 2:18:58 | 58 | ||||||
| Rutendo Nyahora | Women's marathon | — | 2:47:32 | 92 | |||||
Equestrian
Zimbabwe has entered one eventing rider into the Olympic equestrian competition by virtue of a top finish from Africa & Middle East in the individual FEI Olympic rankings. This signified the nation's Olympic debut in the sport of equestrian. [10]
Eventing
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifier | Final | ||||||||||||||
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
| Camilla Kruger | Biarritz | Individual | 59.40 | 61 | 40.40 | 99.80 | 32 | 12.00 | 111.80 | 35 | Did not advance | 111.80 | 35 | ||
Football
Women's tournament
Zimbabwe women's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the fourth round play-off of the 2015 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament. [11]
- Team roster
Head coach: Shadreck Mlauzi
Zimbabwe named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament, which was announced on 22 July 2016. [12]
- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
Canada
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | 
Germany
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 | 
Australia
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 
Zimbabwe
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0 |
|
Canada | 3–1 |
Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
Beckie  7', 35'Sinclair 19' (
pen.) |
Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA) |
Chirandu 86' |
|
Australia | 6–1 |
Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
|
Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA) |
Msipa 90+1' |
Rowing
Zimbabwe has qualified one boat each in both the men's and women's single sculls for the Games at the 2015 African Continental Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia. [16]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Andrew Peebles | Men's single sculls | 7:25.39 | 5 R | 7:17.19 | 3 SE/F | Bye | 7:45.20 | 1 FE | 7:43.98 | 25 | |
| Micheen Thornycroft | Women's single sculls | 8:18.88 | 2 QF | Bye | 7:34.38 | 2 SA/B | 8:00.53 | 5 FB | 7:30.57 | 11 | |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Shooting
Zimbabwe has qualified one shooter in the men's double trap by securing one of the available Olympic berths at the 2015 African Continental Championships in Cairo, Egypt. [17] [18]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Sean Nicholson | Men's double trap | 119 | 19 | Did not advance | |||
Swimming
Zimbabwean swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): [19] [20]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sean Gunn | Men's 100 m freestyle | 50.87 | 48 | Did not advance | |||
| Kirsty Coventry | Women's 100 m backstroke | 1:00.13 | 11 Q | 1:00.26 | 11 | Did not advance | |
| Women's 200 m backstroke | 2:08.91 | 9 Q | 2:08.83 | 6 Q | 2:08.80 | 6 | |
References
- ^ a b "Kirsty Coventry to Carry Zimbabwe's Flag for Second Straight Games". Swimming World Magazine. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ Taderera, Tawanda (17 July 2016). "Zim assembles second largest Olympics team". Zimbabwe: The Standard. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Team Zim announced". Zimbabwe: The Herald. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ Mhlanga-Nyahuye, Marvellous (2 August 2016). "Gold Medalist Swimmer Kirsty Coventry Selected As Zimbabwe Flag Bearer". Zimbabwe: Voice of Africa. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Zimbabwe: We Simply Failed". Zimbabwe: The Herald. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Coventry caps Olympic career with 6th-place finish". Zimbabwe: The Standard. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Egypt Qualifies 2 at Rio 2016 African Qualification Tournament". World Archery Federation. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ "Six nations make Olympic and Paralympic débuts at Rio 2016 equestrian events". FEI. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ Neshamba, Rudo (18 October 2015). "Zimbabwe and South Africa qualify for women's Olympic football". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ "Zimbabwe Mighty Warriors Rio 2016 Olympics Team Lineup, Football Matches Dates..Pictures". ZimNews. 22 July 2016. Archived from the original on 25 July 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ "Match Report: ZIM vs GER" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Match Report: CAM vs ZIM" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Match Report: AUS vs ZIM" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ Chitsiga, Takudzwa (8 October 2015). "Rowers qualify for Rio". Zimbabwe: The Herald. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ Nkhaniso, Daniel (5 December 2015). "Zim get Olympic berth in shooting". Zimbabwe: NewsDay. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016. FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
External links
- Zimbabwe at the 2016 Summer Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)
| Zimbabwe at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| IOC code | ZIM |
| NOC | Zimbabwe Olympic Committee |
| Website |
www |
| in Rio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 31 in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Kirsty Coventry [1] |
| Medals |
|
| Summer Olympics appearances ( overview) | |
Zimbabwe competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Olympics, after gaining its independence from the former Rhodesia.
The Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (ZOC) fielded a team of 31 athletes, 9 men and 22 women, to compete in seven different sports at the Games. [2] [3] It was the nation's largest ever delegation sent to the Olympics in a non-boycotting edition and the second-largest overall. Among the sports represented by the nation's athletes, Zimbabwe marked its Olympic debut in equestrian eventing and women's football, as well as its return to archery after nearly three decades.
Topping the list of athletes to make the Zimbabwean roster was swimmer Kirsty Coventry. At 32 years old and headed to her fifth Olympic Games, Coventry emerged herself as Zimbabwe's most decorated Olympian of all time, and Africa's most successful female swimmer in history, with a total of seven medals, including two golds in the women's 200 m backstroke. Because of her outstanding achievements in swimming, Coventry was chosen again to carry the Zimbabwean flag at the opening ceremony for the second consecutive Games. [1] [4]
Apart from Coventry, the Zimbabwean team also saw four more athletes competing in more than one edition. Among the returnees were single sculls rower Micheen Thornycroft, marathon runner Wirimai Juwawo, along with his teammate and three-time Olympian Cuthbert Nyasango, and double trap shooter Sean Nicholson, the oldest member of the team (aged 42). [3]
For the second Olympics in a row, Zimbabwe left Rio de Janeiro without a single medal. [5] Before retiring from the sport, Coventry capped off her illustrious Olympic career with a sixth-place finish in the women's 200 m backstroke, the most successful outcome for Zimbabwe at the Games. [6]
Archery
One Zimbabwean archer qualified for the men's individual recurve by obtaining one of the three Olympic places available from the 2016 African Archery Championships in Windhoek, Namibia, anticipating the nation's Olympic return to the sport for the first time since 1988. [7]
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | |||
| Gavin Sutherland | Men's individual | 566 | 64 |
Kim W-j (
KOR) L 0–6 |
Did not advance | ||||||
Athletics (track and field)
Zimbabwean athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [8] [9]
- 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
- NM = No mark
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Gabriel Mvumvure | Men's 100 m | Bye | 10.28 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
| Tatenda Tsumba | Men's 200 m | 21.04 | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Wirimai Juwawo | Men's marathon | — | DNF | ||||||
| Pardon Ndhlovu | — | 2:17:48 | 41 | ||||||
| Cuthbert Nyasango | — | 2:18:58 | 58 | ||||||
| Rutendo Nyahora | Women's marathon | — | 2:47:32 | 92 | |||||
Equestrian
Zimbabwe has entered one eventing rider into the Olympic equestrian competition by virtue of a top finish from Africa & Middle East in the individual FEI Olympic rankings. This signified the nation's Olympic debut in the sport of equestrian. [10]
Eventing
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifier | Final | ||||||||||||||
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
| Camilla Kruger | Biarritz | Individual | 59.40 | 61 | 40.40 | 99.80 | 32 | 12.00 | 111.80 | 35 | Did not advance | 111.80 | 35 | ||
Football
Women's tournament
Zimbabwe women's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the fourth round play-off of the 2015 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament. [11]
- Team roster
Head coach: Shadreck Mlauzi
Zimbabwe named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament, which was announced on 22 July 2016. [12]
- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Canada
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |
Germany
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 |
Australia
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 4 | |
| 4 |
Zimbabwe
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0 |
|
Canada | 3–1 |
Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
|
Beckie 7', 35' Sinclair 19' (
pen.) |
Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA) |
Chirandu 86' |
|
Australia | 6–1 |
Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
|
Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA) |
Msipa 90+1' |
Rowing
Zimbabwe has qualified one boat each in both the men's and women's single sculls for the Games at the 2015 African Continental Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia. [16]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Andrew Peebles | Men's single sculls | 7:25.39 | 5 R | 7:17.19 | 3 SE/F | Bye | 7:45.20 | 1 FE | 7:43.98 | 25 | |
| Micheen Thornycroft | Women's single sculls | 8:18.88 | 2 QF | Bye | 7:34.38 | 2 SA/B | 8:00.53 | 5 FB | 7:30.57 | 11 | |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Shooting
Zimbabwe has qualified one shooter in the men's double trap by securing one of the available Olympic berths at the 2015 African Continental Championships in Cairo, Egypt. [17] [18]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Sean Nicholson | Men's double trap | 119 | 19 | Did not advance | |||
Swimming
Zimbabwean swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): [19] [20]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sean Gunn | Men's 100 m freestyle | 50.87 | 48 | Did not advance | |||
| Kirsty Coventry | Women's 100 m backstroke | 1:00.13 | 11 Q | 1:00.26 | 11 | Did not advance | |
| Women's 200 m backstroke | 2:08.91 | 9 Q | 2:08.83 | 6 Q | 2:08.80 | 6 | |
References
- ^ a b "Kirsty Coventry to Carry Zimbabwe's Flag for Second Straight Games". Swimming World Magazine. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ Taderera, Tawanda (17 July 2016). "Zim assembles second largest Olympics team". Zimbabwe: The Standard. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Team Zim announced". Zimbabwe: The Herald. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ Mhlanga-Nyahuye, Marvellous (2 August 2016). "Gold Medalist Swimmer Kirsty Coventry Selected As Zimbabwe Flag Bearer". Zimbabwe: Voice of Africa. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Zimbabwe: We Simply Failed". Zimbabwe: The Herald. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Coventry caps Olympic career with 6th-place finish". Zimbabwe: The Standard. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Egypt Qualifies 2 at Rio 2016 African Qualification Tournament". World Archery Federation. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ "Six nations make Olympic and Paralympic débuts at Rio 2016 equestrian events". FEI. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ Neshamba, Rudo (18 October 2015). "Zimbabwe and South Africa qualify for women's Olympic football". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ "Zimbabwe Mighty Warriors Rio 2016 Olympics Team Lineup, Football Matches Dates..Pictures". ZimNews. 22 July 2016. Archived from the original on 25 July 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ "Match Report: ZIM vs GER" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Match Report: CAM vs ZIM" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Match Report: AUS vs ZIM" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ Chitsiga, Takudzwa (8 October 2015). "Rowers qualify for Rio". Zimbabwe: The Herald. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ Nkhaniso, Daniel (5 December 2015). "Zim get Olympic berth in shooting". Zimbabwe: NewsDay. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016. FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
External links
- Zimbabwe at the 2016 Summer Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)