Zambia at the 2003 All-Africa Games

Zambia competed in the 2003 All-Africa Games held at the National Stadium in the city of Abuja, Nigeria. The country sent a substantial team which won six medals and came joint twenty-third in the medal table. Amon Simutowe won a silver medal in chess. The team also received five bronze medals, including two in boxing and the team medals in chess and squash.

Zambia at the
2003 All-Africa Games
IOC codeZAM
NOCNational Olympic Committee of Zambia
in Abuja
5 October 2003 (2003-10-05) – 17 October 2003 (2003-10-17)
Medals
Ranked 23rd
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
5
Total
6
All-Africa Games appearances (overview)
  • 1965
  • 1973
  • 1978
  • 1987
  • 1991
  • 1995
  • 1999
  • 2003
  • 2007
  • 2011
  • 2015
  • 2019
  • 2023

Competitors

Zambia entered forty events, thirty eight for men and two for women.[1] Competitors included a chess team that contained two strong players, Stanley Chumfwa and Amon Simutowe.[2] Squash, which appeared for the first time at the Games, was well represented, with athletes O'Neal Chilambwe, Lazarus Chilufa and Richard Twali entering both as individuals and a team. Chilufa reached the quarter-finals, until he was beaten by Egypt’s Mohamed Abbas, while the team reached the semi-finals, until being beaten by Abbas’ team which then went on to win gold.[3] In football, the team qualified in Group A, coming second to Nigeria, but losing to Ghana in the bronze medal play-off.[4] Prince Mumba ran in the 800 metres, reaching the semi-finals.[5]

Medal summary

Zambia won six medals, a silver and five bronze medals, and was ranked joint twenty third in the final medal table alongside Congo and Mali.[6]

Medal table
Sport GoldSilverBronze Total
Boxing0022
Chess0112
Squah0011
Total0156

List of Medalists

Silver Medal
Medal Name Sport Event Date Ref
 SilverAmon SimutoweChessMen’s 1st Table15 October 2003[2][7]

Bronze Medal
Medal Name Sport Event Date Ref
 BronzeDavis MwaleBoxingLight Welterweight 64 kg9 October 2003[8][9]
 BronzeEllis ChibuyeBoxingWelterweight 69 kg9 October 2003[8][9]
 BronzeZambiaChessTeam10 October 2003[2][7]
 BronzeO'Neal Chilambwe
Lazarus Chilufa
Richard Twali		SquashMen’s Team14 October 2003[3][10]

See also

References
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  2. "8th All Africa Games". The Chess Drum. 2003. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  3. Omoogin, Wole (2003). "Egypt Sweep The Board In All Africa Games". squashplayer.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  4. "All Africa Games - Men's Football Tables". BBC. 2003. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  5. Fuchs, Carole. "All Africa Games Abuja (Nigeria) 11-16 October 2003". africathle. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  6. "All Africa Games > Abuja 2003 > Medal Table". bestsports. 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  7. "8th All-Africa Games Schedule: Chess". 8allafricagames.org. 2004. Archived from the original on 6 April 2004. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  8. Krastev, Todor (2011). "Boxing All Africa Games Abuja (NGR) 2003". todor66. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  9. "8th All-Africa Games Schedule: Boxing". 8allafricagames.org. 2004. Archived from the original on 10 June 2004. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  10. "8th All-Africa Games Schedule: Squash". 8allafricagames.org. 2004. Archived from the original on 10 June 2004. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
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