# Zaire at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Zaire competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. The 1996 games marked the country's last appearance under the name Zaire; the following year, president Mobutu Sese Seko was deposed in the First Congo War and the nation reverted to its previous name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Basketball | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Total | 2 | 12 | 14 |

## Results by event
### Athletics
#### Men
##### Track and road events

| Athletes | Events | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athletes | Events | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Willy Kalombo | Marathon | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2:17:01 | 16 |
| Kaleka Mutoke | Marathon | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2:34:40 | 96 |

### Basketball
#### Women's tournament
##### Roster

* Mwadi Mabika
* Lukengu Ngalula
* Kasala Kamanga
* Muene Tshijuka
* Mukendi Mbuyi
* Kakengwa Pikinini
* Zaina Kapepula
* Patricia N'Goy Benga
* Kongolo Amba
* Lileko Bonzali
* Kaninga Mbambi
* Natalie Lobela

##### Preliminary round - Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 507 | 339 | +168 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Ukraine | 5 | 3 | 2 | 354 | 358 | −4 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 369 | 319 | +50 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Cuba | 5 | 2 | 3 | 365 | 377 | −12 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 3 | 347 | 389 | −42 | 7 | |
| 6 | Zaire | 5 | 0 | 5 | 287 | 447 | −160 | 5 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Ukraine 1–0 Australia
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Cuba 1–0 South Korea
* 21 July 1996 (1996-07-21)
* Boxscore
| Zaire | 65–81 | Ukraine |
| Pts: Mabika 14 Rebs: Ngalula, Tshijuka 7 Asts: Kamanga 4 | | Pts: Tkachenko 27 Rebs: Nazareko 9 Asts: Tkachenko, Zhyrko 5 |
* Morehouse College Gymnasium, Atlanta
* 23 July 1996 (1996-07-23)
* Boxscore
| Australia | 91–45 | Zaire |
| Pts: Sandie 18 Rebs: Sandie 8 Asts: Timms, Fallon 4 | | Pts: Tshijuka 15 Rebs: Tshijuka 10 Asts: Kamanga 5 |
* Morehouse College Gymnasium, Atlanta
* 25 July 1996 (1996-07-25)
* Boxscore
| United States | 107–47 | Zaire |
| Pts: Azzi 18 Rebs: McCray 8 Asts: Edwards 5 | | Pts: Ngalula 17 Rebs: Tshijuka, Lobela 5 Asts: Mabika 3 |
* Morehouse College Gymnasium, Atlanta
* 27 July 1996 (1996-07-27)
* Boxscore
| Zaire | 71–95 | South Korea |
| Pts: Mabika 30 Rebs: Tshijuka, Ngalula 7 Asts: Ngalula 3 | | Pts: Chun E-s 29 Rebs: Chun J-w 6 Asts: Chun E-s 14 |
* Morehouse College Gymnasium, Atlanta
* 29 July 1996 (1996-07-29)
* Boxscore
| Cuba | 73–59 | Zaire |
| Pts: León 20 Rebs: Martínez 12 Asts: Henry 7 | | Pts: Mabika 27 Rebs: Ngalula 9 Asts: three players 3 |
* Morehouse College Gymnasium, Atlanta

##### Classification round 9th–12th

* 31 July 1996 (1996-07-31) 10:00
* Boxscore
| Zaire | 67–91 | China |
| Scoring by half: 36–47, 31–44 |||
| Pts: Mabika 30 Rebs: Lobela 9 Asts: Ngalula 3 | | Pts: Zheng H 26 Rebs: Zheng H 10 Asts: Ma Z 6 |
* Georgia Dome, Atlanta

##### 11th-place match

* 3 August 1996 (1996-08-03) 10:00
* Boxscore
| Zaire | 46–88 | Canada |
| Scoring by half: 20–52, 26–36 |||
| Pts: Ngalula 12 Rebs: Tshijuka 9 Asts: Ngalula, Pikinini 2 | | Pts: Smith 21 Rebs: Norman 10 Asts: Karch-Gailus 6 |
* Georgia Dome, Atlanta