Zimbabwe at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Zimbabwe at the Olympic Games
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At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
Competitors	15 (12 men and 3 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Zephaniah Ncube
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
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Zimbabwe competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 200 metres

• Christopher Madzokere

• Heat — 22.75 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 metres

• Christopher Madzokere

• Heat — 48.49 (→ did not advance)

Men's 800 metres

• Tapfumaneyi Jonga

• Heat — 1:49.59 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1,500 metres

• Tapfumaneyi Jonga

• Heat — 3:40.42 (→ advance to semi final)
• Semi final — 3:41.80 (→ Rank 11 did not advance)

Men's 5,000 metres

• Zephaniah Ncube

• Heat — 13:46.33
• Semifinals — 13:53.25 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres

• Zephaniah Ncube

• Qualifying Heat — 28:28.53
• Final — 28:31.61 (→ 11th place)

Men's Marathon

• Patrick Nyambarito — 2:37:18 (→ 67th place)
• Tommy Lazarua — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Women's Discus Throw

• Mariette Van Heerden

• Qualification — 50.54m (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

• Ndaba Dube

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Undefeated Amon Neequaye (Ghana), 5-0
• Third Round — Defeated Louis Gomis (France), 5-0
• Quarterfinals — Lost to Héctor López (Mexico), 0-5

Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

• Ambrose Mlilo

• First Round — Bye
• Third Round — Lost to Manfred Zielonka (West Germany), 1-4

Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)

• Arigoma Mayero

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Lost to Tom Corr (Ireland), 0-5

Diving

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminary		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Lesley Smith	3 m Springboard	438.72	10 Q	451.89	7
Antonette Wilken		414.66	15	Did not advance

Sailing

Mixed One Person Dinghy

• Guy Grossmith

Rank 23

Shooting

Men's Air Rifle (10 metres)

• Dennis Hardman

Rank 49 Points: 548, (90,90,92,92,95,89)

Men's Small-Bore Rifle Three Positions (50 metres)

• Dennis Hardman

Rank 43 Points: 1101, Standing 340 (83,86,82,89), Kneeling 371 (91,91,96,93), Prone 390 (98,97,98,97)

Men's Small-Bore Rifle Prone (50 metres)

• Dennis Hardman

Rank 67 Points: 569 (94,95,93,94,95,98)

Mixed Trap

• Clive Conolly

Rank 22 Points: 181

Mixed Skeet

• Bob Warren-Codrington

Rank 62 Points: 167

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• sports-reference