Zimbabwe at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Zimbabwe competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Olympics, after gaining its independence from the former Rhodesia.

Zimbabwe at the
2012 Summer Olympics
IOC codeZIM
NOCZimbabwe Olympic Committee
Websitewww.zoc.co.zw
in London
Competitors7 in 4 sports
Flag bearers Kirsty Coventry (opening)
Cuthbert Nyasango (closing)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

The Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (ZOC) sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games. A total of seven athletes, four men and three women, competed in four different sports. Swimmer and defending Olympic champion Kirsty Coventry was Zimbabwe's greatest highlight to the Games, and the most successful athlete in Olympic history. She won a total of seven Olympic medals (two gold, four silver, and one bronze) in both backstroke and individual medley events, and broke both an Olympic and a world record. Because of her repeated successes in swimming, Coventry became the nation's first female flag bearer at the opening ceremony. On 11 August 2012, Coventry was elected to the IOC Athletes' Commission, along with three other athletes.[1]

Zimbabwe, however, failed to win a single Olympic medal for the first time since 2000, following Coventry's sixth-place finishes in two of her sporting events. Meanwhile, long-distance runner Cuthbert Nyasango also missed out of the medal standings, after finishing seventh in the men's marathon.

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Zimbabwean athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):[2][3]

Key
  • Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Wirimai Juwawo Marathon 2:14:09 15
Cuthbert Nyasango 2:12:08 7
Women
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Sharon Tavengwa Marathon DNF

Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Zimbabwe qualified two boats.

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
James Fraser-Mackenzie Single sculls 7:16.83 5 R 7:19.85 4 SE/F Bye 7:33.81 3 FE 7:46.49 30
Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Micheen Thornycroft Single sculls 7:47.10 3 Q Bye 7:56.66 4 SC/D 7:51.02 1 FC 8:07.52 14

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; Q=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Zimbabwean swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[4][5]

Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kirsty Coventry 100 m backstroke 1:00.24 15 Q 1:00.39 14 Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:08.14 3 Q 2:08.32 6 Q 2:08.18 6
200 m individual medley 2:10.51 2 Q 2:10.93 8 Q 2:11.13 6

Triathlon
Main article: Triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Christopher Felgate, in red, during the triathlon.

Zimbabwe has qualified the following athletes.

Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
Chris Felgate Men's 18:09 0:43 59:36 0:34 34:51 1:53:53 52

References
  1. "Results of the IOC Athletes' Commission Election". IOC. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  2. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  3. IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – London 2012 ENTRY STANDARDS (PDF), IAAF, archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2012, retrieved 4 June 2011
  4. "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  5. FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE NATATION – Swimming (PDF), FINA, retrieved 8 June 2011
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