| Noc: | COD |
| Nocname: | Comité Olympique Congolais |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of Zaire |
| Oldcode: | ZAI |
| Location: | Atlanta |
| Competitors: | 14 in 2 sports |
| Flagbearer: | Lukengu Ngalula |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
Zaire competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. The 1996 games marked the country's last appearance under the name Zaire; the following year, president Mobutu Sese Seko was deposed in the First Congo War and the nation reverted to its previous name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[1]
| width=180 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Basketball | 0 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| Athletes | Events | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Willy Kalombo | Marathon | N/A | 2:17:01 | 16 | |||||
| Kalela Mutoke | Marathon | N/A | 2:34:40 | 96 | |||||
See main article: Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament.