Athletics

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...

Both Zambian athletes ended their Olympic competition after their opening round.

Men's 800 metres

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 metres

-Qualifying:From the initial nine heats the first two in each plus six fastest losers progressed through to the semi-finals.The final was made up of the first two finishers from each of the semi-finals plus two fastest losers.-Heats:...

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• Prince Mumba
  • Round 1: 1:48.36 (6th in heat 9, did not advance, 55th overall)

Women's 100 metres

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metres

The Women's 100 m at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium on August 20, 2004 and August 21, 2004.-Records:...

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• Carol Mokola
  • Round 1: 12.35 s (7th in heat 8, did not advance, 51st overall)

Boxing

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. The event was only open to men and bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each...

Davis Mwale

Davis Mwale

Davis Mwale is a boxer from Zambia.He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native African country. There he was stopped in the second round of the Light welterweight division by Cuba's eventual runner-up Yudel Johnson Cedeno.Mwale won the bronze medal in the same division one year...

 qualified at the 2003 All-Africa Games

2003 All-Africa Games

The 8th All Africa Games were October 5-17, 2003 in Abuja, Nigeria. 53 countries participated in 23 sports. The main venue was the newly constructed Abuja Stadium...

 in Abuja

Abuja

Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria, within the Federal Capital Territory . Abuja is a planned city, and was built mainly in the 1980s. It officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing Lagos...

, while Ellis Chibuye

Ellis Chibuye

Ellis Chibuye is a boxer from Zambia.He was born in Ndola. He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native African country...

 qualified at the African Boxing Championships in Botswana

Botswana

Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966...

, but neither survived the first round in the Olympic Games.

Light Welterweight (64kg):

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Light Welterweight

-References:*...

• Davis Mwale
  Davis Mwale
  Davis Mwale is a boxer from Zambia.He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native African country. There he was stopped in the second round of the Light welterweight division by Cuba's eventual runner-up Yudel Johnson Cedeno.Mwale won the bronze medal in the same division one year...
  
  
  • Round of 32: Bye
  • Round of 16 : Lost to Yudel Johnson Cedeno
    Yudel Johnson Cedeno
    Yudel Johnson Cedeno is a Cuban welterweight professional boxer, who is best known for winning Olympic Light-Welterweight silver 2004 as an amateur.Some sources write the family name Jhonson.-Amateur career:...
    
     of Cuba
    Cuba at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Cuba won 27 medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, including 9 gold medals.-Gold:*Yumileidi Cumba — Athletics, women's shot put*Osleidys Menendez — Athletics, women's javelin throw...
    
     (outscored; Round 3, 1:49)

Welterweight (69kg):

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Welterweight

The Welterweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the fifth-heaviest class. Welterweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 69 kilograms.-Participants:...

• Ellis Chibuye
  Ellis Chibuye
  Ellis Chibuye is a boxer from Zambia.He was born in Ndola. He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native African country...
  
  
  • Round of 32: Lost to Bülent Ulusoy
    Bülent Ulusoy
    Bülent Ulusoy is a Turkish boxer best known to win the European title 2000 at welterweight.-Career:In 2000, Bulent Ulusoy won the Euro welterweight title. At the Olympics 2000 he lost the quarterfinal to Vitalie Gruşac...
    
     of Turkey
    Turkey at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    -Medalists:-Archery:The Turkish had three women archers in the top 85 in the world, and two in the top 50, so it was well within reason to suggest that they could at least advance a round in the Olympic tournament. After the ranking round , Turkey were tied with Germany for sixth, but lost out on a...
    
     (45 - 32)

Swimming

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. There was a total of 937 participants from 152 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:...

Jakie Wellman was Zambia's most successful athlete of the Games, beating 25 other women to record a top 50 finish.

Men's 100 metre Breaststroke

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre breaststroke

These are the results of the Men's 100 metre breaststroke, one of sixteen events for male competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Medalists:-Heat 1:# Eric Williams, Nigeria 1:07.69# Chisela Kanchela, Zambia 1:09.95...

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• Chisela Kanchela
  • Heat: 1:09.95 (did not advance, 57th overall)

Women's 50 metre Freestyle

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 50 metre freestyle

These are the results of the Women's 50 metre freestyle, one of sixteen events for female competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Heat 1:# Doli Akhter, – 30.72# Monika Bakale, – 31.61# Amira Edrahi, – 34.67-Heat 2:...

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• Jakie Wellman
  • Heat: 28.56 s (did not advance, 50th overall)