Zimbabwe at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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Zimbabwe at the Olympic Games

Flag of Zimbabwe
IOC code  ZIM
NOC Zimbabwe Olympic Committee
Website www.zoc.co.zw
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London
Competitors 7 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Kirsty Coventry (opening)
Cuthbert Nyasango (closing)
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
0		 Total
0
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
Winter Games
* As Rhodesia

Zimbabwe competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Olympics, after gaining its independence from the former Rhodesia.

The Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (ZOC) sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games. A total of seven athletes, four men and three women, competed in four different sports. Swimmer and defending Olympic champion Kirsty Coventry was Zimbabwe's greatest highlight to the Games, and the most successful athlete in Olympic history. She won a total of seven Olympic medals (two gold, four silver, and one bronze) in both backstroke and individual medley events, and broke both an Olympic and a world record. Because of her repeated successes in swimming, Coventry became the nation's first female flag bearer at the opening ceremony. On 11 August 2012, Coventry was elected to the IOC Athletes' Commission, along with three other athletes.[1]

Zimbabwe, however, failed to win a single Olympic medal for the first time since 2000, following Coventry's sixth-place finishes in two of her sporting events. Meanwhile, long-distance runner Cuthbert Nyasango also missed out of the medal standings, after finishing seventh in the men's marathon.

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Zimbabwean athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):[2][3]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Wirimai Juwawo Marathon 2:14:09 15
Cuthbert Nyasango 2:12:08 7
Women
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Sharon Tavengwa Marathon DNF

Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Zimbabwe has qualified the following boats.

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
James Fraser-Mackenzie Single sculls 7:16.83 5 R 7:19.85 4 SE/F Bye 7:33.81 3 FE 7:46.49 30
Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Micheen Thornycroft Single sculls 7:47.10 3 Q Bye 7:56.66 4 SC/D 7:51.02 1 FC 8:07.52 14

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; Q=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Zimbabwean swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[4][5]

Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kirsty Coventry 100 m backstroke 1:00.24 15 Q 1:00.39 14 Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:08.14 3 Q 2:08.32 6 Q 2:08.18 6
200 m individual medley 2:10.51 2 Q 2:10.93 8 Q 2:11.13 6

Triathlon

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Main article: Triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics
File:Men's Triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics (2).JPG
Christopher Felgate, in red, during the triathlon.

Zimbabwe has qualified the following athletes.

Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
Chris Felgate Men's 18:09 0:43 59:36 0:34 34:51 1:53:53 52

References

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