Zimbabwe at the 2019 African Games

Zimbabwe competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. Zimbabwe competed in 12 sports.[1] In total athletes representing the country won one silver medal and three bronze medals and the country finished in 31st place in the medal table, shared with Republic of the Congo.

Zimbabwe at the 2019 African Games
Flag of Zimbabwe
IOC code	ZIM
NOC	Zimbabwe Olympic Committee
in Rabat, Morocco 19 August 2019 – 31 August 2019
Competitors	67 (41 men and 26 women) in 12 sports
Flag bearer	Benjamin Lock
Medals Ranked 31st	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 3 Total 4
African Games appearances (overview)
1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023

Medal summary

Medal table

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Silver Laurelle Brown Triathlon Women's event 24 August  Bronze Robyn Lee Swimming Women's 200 metre backstroke 21 August  Bronze Andie Kuipers Triathlon Women's event 24 August  Bronze Rodwell Makoto Emarald Takudzwa Mushore Linda Dalitso Shaba Colletah Wakuruwarewa Chess Mixed team event 25 August

Medals by sport Sport Total Chess 0 0 1 1 Swimming 0 0 1 1 Triathlon 0 1 1 2 Total 0 1 3 4

Archery

Rebecca Minnaar and Humayoon Poonja competed in archery.[2][3]

Poonja competed in the men's individual recurve event and Minnaar competed in the women's individual recurve event. Both competed in the mixed team recurve event as well.

Athletics

Dickson Kamungeremu and Ngoni Makusha competed in the men's 100 metres event.[4][5] Both were eliminated in the semifinals.[4][5][6]

Ngoni Makusha, Tatenda Tsumba and Kundai Maguranyanga competed in the men's 200 metres event.[6] Makusha and Tsumba were both eliminated in the semifinals.[6]

Faith Dube competed in the women's 200 metres event.[6] She did not advance to the semifinals.[6]

Chess

Rodwell Makoto, Emarald Takudzwa Mushore, Linda Dalitso Shaba and Colletah Wakuruwarewa competed in chess. They won the bronze medal in the rapid mixed team event.[7]

Equestrian

Zimbabwe competed in both the individual jumping event and in the team jumping event.[8]

Judo

Seven athletes represented Zimbabwe in judo: Lazarus Arufandika, Janine Vimbai Kayaya, Benjamin Mashayi, Majaji Tapiwa Seth Keith Musariri, Moses Mutende, Sydney Alex Mutero and Christi-Rose Maria Pretorius.

Swimming

Five swimmers represented Zimbabwe in swimming.[9]

Robyn Lee won the bronze medal in the women's 200 metre backstroke event.[10]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ayman Khatoun	50 m freestyle	25.39	30	Did not advance
	100 m freestyle	56.23	25	Did not advance
	50 m backstroke	29.54	17	Did not advance
	100 m backstroke	1:03.57	15	Did not advance
Andisiwe Tayali	50 m backstroke	29.29	15	Did not advance
	100 m backstroke	1:03.50	14	Did not advance
	50 m butterfly	26.83	22	Did not advance
	100 m butterfly	58.91	19	Did not advance
	200 m medley	2:30.92	12	Did not advance
Peter Wetzlar	50 m freestyle	23.19	7 Q	23.28	8
	100 m freestyle	51.78	9	Did not advance
	50 m butterfly	24.87	8 Q	24.46	6
	100 m butterfly	55.88	12	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Robyn Lee	50 m freestyle	29.03	20	Did not advance
	100 m freestyle	1:00.99	11	Did not advance
	200 m freestyle	2:11.34	7 Q	2:10.16	7
	50 m backstroke	31.00	9	Did not advance
	100 m backstroke	1:06.95	5 Q	1:05.50	5
	200 m backstroke	N/A		2:22.50
	50 m butterfly	29.37	10	Did not advance
	100 m butterfly	1:06.71	11	Did not advance
Nomvulo Mjimba	50 m freestyle	28.45	17	Did not advance
	100 m freestyle	1:01.69	13	Did not advance
	50 m breaststroke	37.03	9 QR	37.03	8
	50 m butterfly	29.91	13	Did not advance
	100 m butterfly	1:08.45	12	Did not advance

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Robyn Lee Nomvulo Mjimba Ayman Khatoun Peter Wetzlar	4×100 m freestyle relay	3:58.07	8 Q	Withdrawn
Robyn Lee Peter Wetzlar Ayman Khatoun* Andisiwe Tayali Nomvulo Mjimba	4×100 m medley relay	4:23.65	8 Q	4:19.85	8

Legend: (*) = Swimmers who participated in the heat only.

Taekwondo

Three athletes represented Zimbabwe: Spencer Kondo (men's –68 kg), Lazarus Kuzivakwashe Maringehosi (men's –80 kg) and Kudzai Chimombe (men's –87 kg) competed in Taekwondo.

Tennis

Valeria Shamiso Bhunu, Beverly Nyasha Matsiwe, Takanyi Garanganga, Benjamin Lentaigne Lock, Courtney John Ingram Lock and Mehluli Don Ayanda Sibanda competed in tennis.

Garanganga, Sibanda, Lock and Lock competed in the men's singles event.

Garanganga and Sibanda as well as Lock and Lock competed in the men's doubles event.

Garanganga, Sibanda, Lock and Lock also competed in the men's team event event.

Bhunu and Matsiwe competed in the women's singles event.

Triathlon

Matthew Denslow, Jordyn Jacobs, Andie Kuipers and Laurelle Brown competed in triathlon events.[11]

Kuipers won the bronze medal in the women's event with a time of 1:08:57.[12] Brown won the silver medal in the women's event with a time of 1:07:52.[12]

In the men's event Denslow finished 11th with a time of 1:08:08 and Jacobs finished 14th with a time of 1:09:03.[13]

Volleyball

Nyengeterai Danai Guyo and Progress O Gasa represented Zimbabwe in beach volleyball in the women's tournament. They finished in 13th place.

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