| Noc: | ZAM |
| Country: | Zambia |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Games: | African Games |
| Games Link: | 2019 African Games |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of Zambia |
| Nocname: | National Olympic Committee of Zambia |
| Location: | Rabat, Morocco |
| Competitors: | 68 |
| Competitors Men: | 34 |
| Competitors Women: | 34 |
| Sports: | 9 |
| Rank: | 24 |
| Gold: | 1 |
| Silver: | 1 |
| Bronze: | 3 |
Zambia competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco.[1] In total, athletes representing Zambia won one gold medal, one silver medal and three bronze medals and the country finished in 24th place in the medal table.
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| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Rapid Individual | ||||
| Men's 57 kg | ||||
| Medals by sport | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Total | ||||
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Badminton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Boxing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Chess | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Swimming | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| Medals by date | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Total | ||||
| 6 | 21 August | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 12 | 27 August | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | 28 August | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 14 | 29 August | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 15 | 30 August | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Medals by gender | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Total | ||||
| Male | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Female | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mixed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
See main article: Athletics at the 2019 African Games.
Eight athletes competed in athletics: Lumeka Katundu, Luchembe Kennedy, Hellen Makumba, Agness Mazala, Daniel Mbewe, Suwilanji Theresa Fotwe Mpondela, Rhodah Njobvu and Sydney Siame.[2]
Sydney Siame won the gold medal in the men's 200 metres event.[3]
Luchembe Kennedy competed in the men's 400 metres event. He qualified in the heats to compete in the semifinals.
Hellen Makumba competed in the women's 100 metres and women's 4 × 100 metres relay events.[4] In the 100 metres event she qualified to compete in the semifinals.
Agness Mazala also competed in the women's 100 metres event. She did not qualify to compete in the semifinals.
See main article: Badminton at the 2019 African Games.
Zambia competed in badminton with four players.[5] Kalombo Mulenga won the bronze medal in the men's singles event.[6]
See main article: Boxing at the 2019 African Games.
Five athletes were scheduled to compete in boxing: Ben Banda, Mbachi Kaonga, Everisto Mulenga, Benny Sichuundu Muziyo and Nkumbu Silungwe.
Everisto Mulenga won the bronze medal in the men's featherweight (57kg) event.[7] [8]
See main article: Chess at the 2019 African Games.
Stanley Boston Chumfwa, Anndrew Kalenda Kayonde, Mwangala Linah Mululu and Makumba Lorita Mwango competed in chess.
Mwango won the silver medal in the women's rapid individual event.[9]
See main article: Equestrian at the 2019 African Games.
Ariana Frances Barclay Castle, Diana Dakik, Amber Estelle Homles and Anna Bunty Howard competed in equestrian.[10]
Castle competed in the individual jumping event and Dakik, Homles and Howard competed in both the individual jumping and team jumping events.[10]
See main article: Football at the 2019 African Games.
Zambia's women's national football team was scheduled to compete in the women's tournament but withdrew and did not compete in their scheduled matches.[1]
See main article: Handball at the 2019 African Games.
Zambia's national handball team competed in the men's tournament.[11] They were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Angola.
See main article: Judo at the 2019 African Games.
Five athletes represented Zambia in judo: Andrew Sande Kaswanga, Steven Mung'andu, Mathew Mwango, Taonga Soko and Simon Zulu.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Final / | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Andrew Sande Kaswanga | Men's -81 kg | L | Did not advance | ||||||
| Mathew Mwango | Men's -73 kg | L | Did not advance | ||||||
| Taonga Soko | Women's -57 kg | W | L | Did not advance | L | Did not advance | |||
| Simon Zulu | Men's -60 kg | L | L | Did not advance | |||||
See main article: Swimming at the 2019 African Games.
Four athletes represented Zambia in swimming:[12] [13]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan=4 | Ralph Goveia | 50 m freestyle | 24.17 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| 50 m breaststroke | 29.26 | 10 | Did not advance | |||
| 50 m butterfly | 24.79 | 7 Q | 24.90 | 8 | ||
| 100 m butterfly | 55.10 | 7 Q | 55.50 | 8 | ||
| align=left rowspan=4 | Kumaren Naidu | 50 m freestyle | 26.45 | 34 | Did not advance | |
| 50 m breaststroke | 30.61 | 17 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 m breaststroke | 1:10.69 | 16 | Did not advance | |||
| 50 m butterfly | 27.75 | 26 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan=3 | Lombe Mwape | 50 m freestyle | 30.03 | 26 | Did not advance | |
| 100 m freestyle | 1:05.99 | 17 | Did not advance | |||
| 50 m backstroke | 36.29 | 18 | Did not advance | |||
| align=left rowspan=3 | Tilka Paljk | 50 m freestyle | 27.36 | 10 QR | 27.39 | 7 |
| 50 m breaststroke | 32.67 | 1 Q | 32.92 | |||
| 100 m breaststroke | 1:15.71 | 5 Q | 1:13.78 | 4 | ||