Zimbabwe at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Zimbabwe at the
2020 Summer Olympics
IOC codeZIM
NOCZimbabwe Olympic Committee
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors5 in 4 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Donata Katai
Peter Purcell-Gilpin
Flag bearer (closing)Scott Vincent
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Zimbabwe competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] It is the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent nation under the name Zimbabwe, after appearing as Southern Rhodesia and Rhodesia in the colonial era.

The Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (ZOC) stood with five athletes at the Olympiad, which was the second-smallest Zimbabwean team since their debut in 1928. For the third consecutive Olympiad, Zimbabwe left the games without any medals. Golfer Scott Vincent was the only Zimbabwean athlete within reach of the medals. He tied for sixteenth place in men's golf, finishing four strokes behind bronze medalist Pan Cheng-tsung.[2]

  1. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ^ "It's Over for Zimbabwe at 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games As Golfer Scott Vincent Settles for 16th Position". Voazimbabwe.com. Retrieved 8 August 2021.