# Zimbabwe at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Zimbabwe competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Boxing | 2 | – | 2 |
| Cycling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Diving | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tennis | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 12 | 1 | 13 |

## 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 |
| Tawanda Chiwira | 400 metres | 45.89 | 22 Q | 45.38 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Savieri Ngidhi | 800 metres | 1:46.46 | 15 q | — | — | 1:46.78 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tendai Chimusasa | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:16:31 | 13 |
| Ken Harnden | 400 metres hurdles | 48.54 | 4 q | — | — | 48.61 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Julius Masvanise | 400 metres hurdles | 50.16 | 37 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Julius Masvanise Tawanda Chiwira Savieri Ngidhi Ken Harnden | 4 x 400 metres relay | 3:13.35 | 28 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
Men—Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Ndabazinhle Mdhlongwa | Triple jump | 14.47 | 42 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Boxing

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| Arson Mapfumo | Flyweight | Recaido (PHI) L 13-2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alexander Kwangwari | Light-middleweight | Simagunsong (INA) L 12-1 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Cycling
### Road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Timothy Jones | Road race | did not finish | did not finish |

## Diving
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Evan Stewart | 3 m springboard | 361.53 | 11 Q | 567.96 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Swimming
### Women

| Athletes | Events | Heat | Heat | Finals | Finals |
| Athletes | Events | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Teresa Moodie | 50 m freestyle | 27.38 | 43 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Teresa Moodie | 100 m freestyle | 58.59 | 38 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Teresa Moodie | 200 m freestyle | 2:08.23 | 40 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Tennis

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Byron Black | Singles | Raoux (FRA) W 6-3 3-6 6-2 | Ferreira (RSA) L 2-6 5-7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Wayne Black | Singles | Szymanski (VEN) W 6$^4$-7$^7$ 6-4 6-3 | Philippoussis (AUS) L 4-6 2-6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Byron Black Wayne Black | Doubles | — | Lee, Yoon (KOR) W 6-4 6-2 | Goellner, Prinosil (GER) L 6-4 1-6 5-7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |