Zimbabwe competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's eleventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent nation under the name Zimbabwe, after appearing as Southern Rhodesia and Rhodesia in the colonial era, except for 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1968, due to the Mexican government's interpretation of regulations on passports, 1972, as well as the nation's withdrawal, 1976, as the nation joined the African boycott, and the nation's independence in 1979, and it has been participated in every Olympics since 1980.
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 3 1 4Rowing 1 0 1Swimming 1 1 2Total 5 2 7
Athletics
Zimbabwean 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), by world ranking, or by receiving the universality spots, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):
Track and road events AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankMakanakaishe CharambaMen's 200 metres20.272 Qcolspan=2 20.313 q20.538Tapiwanashe Makarawu20.072 Qcolspan=2 20.163 q20.106Isaac MpofuMen's marathoncolspan=6 2:10:0919Rutendo NyahoraWomen's marathoncolspan=6
Rowing
Zimbabwe rowers have qualified one boat in the men's single sculls through the 2023 African Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia.
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankStephen CoxMen's single sculls7:11.984 R7:22.454 SE/Fcolspan="2" 7:36.592 FE7:09.3429 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
Swimming
Zimbabwe sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankDenilson CyprianosMen's 200 m backstroke2:01.9128Did not advancePaige van der WesthuizenWomen's 100 m freestyle58.1925Did not advance
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