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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.

Medalists

Competitors

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

Athletics

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):

Track & road events

Boxing

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. Later on, Margret Tembo secured her spot in the women's flyweight division, through the allocations of universality spots.

Football

Summary

Women's tournament

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.

Team roster
Group play


Judo

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.

Swimming

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

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