Zambia at the Paralympics explained

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Npcname:National Paralympic Committee of Zambia
Games:Paralympics
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Zambia made its Paralympic Games debut at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, with a single athlete (Lango Sinkamba) competing in men's track and field. In 2000, Zambia had two representatives, once more in track and field. The country was absent from the 2004 Games, but sent one representative in 2008.[1]

Zambian athletes have only ever competed in track and field, and have never won a Paralympic medal. Zambia has never participated in the Winter Paralympic Games.[2]

Full results for Zambia at the Paralympics

NameGamesSportEventScoreRank
Men's 1,500m T52-53 scheduled to run in heat 2,
but did not start
DNS
Lango Sinkamba 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 800m T53 scheduled to run in heat 1,
but did not start
DNS
Lango Sinkamba 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's Marathon T52-53 3:09:17 56th (last of those
who completed the race)
Women's 100m T12 15.88 (heat 2) 4th;
did not advance
Lango Sinkamba 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's Marathon T54 2:51:55 45th (last of those
who completed the race)
Men's 1,500m T13 4:28.80 (heat 4) 5th;
did not advance
Lassam Katongo 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's 800m T12 2:09.03 (heat 3) 4th;
did not advance

Medals by Summer Games

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/search.html?npc=ZAM&gender=all&medal=all&sport=all&games=all Zambia at the Paralympics
  2. http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/search.html?npc=ZAM&gender=all&medal=all&sport=all&games=all Zambia at the Paralympics