Zaire at the 1984 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	COD
Nocname:	Comité Olympique Congolais
Games:	Summer Olympics
Games Link:	1984 Summer Olympics
Year:	1984
Flagcaption:	Flag of Zaire
Oldcode:	ZAI
Date:	28 July–12 August 1984
Location:	Los Angeles, United States
Competitors:	8 in 2 sports
Flagbearer:	Christine Bakombo
Gold:	0
Silver:	0
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto

Zaire (now called the Democratic Republic of the Congo) competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.It had been 16 years since the previous time that the nation was represented at the Olympic Games as Congo-Kinshasa.

Results by event

Men's 5,000 metres

• Masini Situ-Kumbanga

• Heat — 15:02.52 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

• Masini Situ-Kumbanga — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's Flyweight ( - 51 kg)

• First Round - Lost to José Rodríguez (PUR), 0:5

Men's Bantamweight ( - 54 kg)

• Tshoza Mukuta

• First Round - Bye

• Second Round - Lost to Pedro Ruben Decima (ARG), 0:5

Men's Lightweight ( - 60 kg)

• André Kimbu

• First Round - Bye

• Second Round - Lost to Gordon Carew (GUY), 0:5

Men's Light Welterweight ( - 63.5 kg)

• Muenge Kafuanka

• First Round - Lost to Jorge Maysonet (PUR), RSC-1

Men's Welterweight ( - 67 kg)

• Kitenge Kitangawa

• First Round - Bye

• Second Round - Defeated Lefa Tsapi (LES), RSC-1

• Third Round - Lost to Dwight Frazier (JAM), 2:3

Men's Light Middleweight ( - 71 kg)

• Fubulune Inyama

• First Round - Bye

• Second Round - Lost to Elone Lutui (TNG), 1:4

References

• Official Olympic Reports