Zambia was represented at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia by the National Olympic Committee of Zambia.
In total, eight athletes including six men and two women represented Zambia in three different sports including athletics, boxing and swimming.
Competitors In total, eight athletes represented Zambia at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia across three different sports. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 3 1 4Boxing 2 – 2Swimming 1 1 2 Total 6 2 8
Athletics
In total, four Zambian athletes participated in the athletics events – Lilian Bwalya in the women's 400 m, Chungu Chipako in the men's 1,500 m, Samuel Matete in the men's 400 m hurdles and Sam Mfula Mwape in the men's 5,000 m.
The heats for the women's 400 m took place on 22 September 2000. Bwalya finished seventh in her heat in a time of 54.77 seconds. She did not advance to the quarter-finals.
The heats for the men's 400 m hurdles took place on 24 September 2000. Matete finished first in his heat in a time of 48.98 seconds as he advanced to the semi-finals. The semi-finals took place on 25 September 2000. Matete finished third in his semi-final in a time of 48.98 seconds. He did not advance to the final.
The heats for the men's 1,500 m took place on 25 September 2000. Chipako finished 12th in his heat in a time of three minutes 49.79 seconds. He did not advance to the semi-finals.
The heats for the men's 5,000 m took place on 27 September 2000. Mwape finished 13th in his heat in a time of 13 minutes 41.72 seconds. He did not advance to the final.
AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankChungu ChipakoMen's 1,500 m03:49.7938did not advanceSamuel MateteMen's 400 m hurdles48.981 Q48.9810did not advanceSam Mfula MwapeMen's 5,000 m13:41.7224did not advanceLilian BwalyaWomen's 400 m54.77 46did not advance
Boxing
In total, two Zambian athletes participated in the boxing events – Ellis Chibuye in the welterweight category and Kennedy Kanyanta in the flyweight category.
The first round of the welterweight category took place on 16 September 2000. Chibuye lost his first round match to Roberto Guerra of Cuba.
Kanyanta received a bye in the first round of the flyweight category which took place on 19 September 2000. The second round took place on 24 September 2000. Kanyanta lost his second round match to Bulat Zhumadilov of Kazakhstan.
AthleteEvent1 Round2 RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankKennedy KanyantaFlyweightL 9-12did not advanceEllis ChibuyeWelterweightL 4-18did not advance
Swimming
In total, two Zambian athletes participated in the swimming events – Ellen Hight in the women's 100 m butterfly and Leonard Ngoma in the men's 200 m breaststroke.
The heats for the women's 100 m butterfly took place on 16 September 2000. Hight finished fifth in her heat in a time of one minute 9.34 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the semi-finals.
The heats for the men's 200 m breaststroke took place on 19 September 2000. Ngoma finished third in his heat in a time of two minutes 32.9 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the semi-finals.
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankLeonard NgomaMen's 200 m breaststroke02:32.90 47did not advanceEllen HightWomen's 100 m butterfly01:09.3447did not advance
See also Zambia at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
External links The Results, International Olympic Committee Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games, Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games, Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games The Results, Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games International Olympic Committee Web Site
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