Teams under the guidance of the Zimbabwe Olympic Committee have participated in both the Commonwealth and Olympic games since 1980. Medals have been attained at all the Commonwealth Games that Zimbabwe participated in, however Zimbabwe has only seen medal success at two Olympic games as illustrated below.
1982 |
Brisbane, Australia
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| GOLD – Lawn Bowls (Ladies Triples) | ||||
1986 |
Edinburgh, Scotland
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| Did not participate in protest against other nations participating that had played sport with Apartheid South Africa | ||||
1990 |
Auckland, New Zealand
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| SILVER – Tracy Cox – Smythe, Diving SILVER – Nokuthula Tshabangu, Boxing BRONZE – Duke Chinyadza, Boxing | ||||
1994 |
Victoria, Canada
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| SILVER and BRONZE – Evan Stewart, Diving SILVER – Tendai Chimusasa, Athletics (10 000m) SILVER – Philemon Hanneck, Athletics (5 000m) BRONZE – Savieri Ngidhi, Athletics (800m) BRONZE – Ezwell Ndlovu, Boxing | ||||
1998 |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |||
| GOLD – Evan Stewart, Diving GOLD – Roy Garden, Lawn Bowls BRONZE – Kenneth Harnden, 400m hurdles BRONZE – Julia Sakala, 1500m BRONZE – Samukeliso Moyo, 5000m | ||||
2002 |
Manchester, England
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| GOLD – Kirsty Coventry, Swimming SILVER – Connie Sibanda, Blind Bowls | ||||
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Olympic Games Achievements
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1980 |
Moscow, Russia
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| GOLD – Women’s Hockey | ||||
1984 |
Los Angeles, United States of America Participated
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1988 |
Seoul, South Korea Participated
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1992 |
Barcelona, Spain Participated
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1996 |
Atlanta, United States of America Participated
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2000 |
Sydney, Australia Participated
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2004 |
Athens, Greece
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| GOLD – Kirsty Coventry, Swimming (200m Backstroke) SILVER – Kirsty Coventry, Swimming (100m Backstroke) BRONZE – Kirsty Coventry, Swimming (200m Individual Medley) | ||||
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Beijing, China
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2008 |
GOLD – Kirsty Coventry, Swimming (200m Backstroke) SILVER – Kirsty Coventry, Swimming (100m Backstroke) SILVER – Kirsty Coventry, Swimming (200m Individual Medley) SILVER – Kirsty Coventry, Swimming (400m Individual Medley) | |||
2012 |
London, England Participated
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2014 |
Sochi, Russia (Winter Olympics) Participated (Luke Steyn, Alpine Skiing)
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Youth Olympic Games Achievements
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2010 |
Singapore BRONZE – Yara Hanssen, Equestrian (Team Competition)
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2014 |
Nanjing, China Participated
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