Zaire at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Appearance
Zaire at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | COD (ZAI used at these Games) |
NOC | Comité Olympique Congolais |
in Atlanta | |
Competitors | 14 in 2 sports |
Flag bearer | Lukengu Ngalula |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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.[1]
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 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Willy Kalombo | Marathon | N/A | 2:17:01 | 16 | |||||
Kalela Mutoke | Marathon | 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 | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 507 | 339 | +168 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 2 | 354 | 358 | −4 | 8[a] | |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 2 | 369 | 319 | +50 | 8[a] | |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 3 | 365 | 377 | −12 | 7[b] | |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 3 | 347 | 389 | −42 | 7[b] | |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 5 | 287 | 447 | −160 | 5 |
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
21 July 1996
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Zaire ![]() |
65–81 | ![]() |
Pts: Mabika 14 Rebs: Ngalula, Tshijuka 7 Asts: Kamanga 4 |
Pts: Tkachenko 27 Rebs: Nazareko 9 Asts: Tkachenko, Zhyrko 5 |
23 July 1996
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Australia ![]() |
91–45 | ![]() |
Pts: Sandie 18 Rebs: Sandie 8 Asts: Timms, Fallon 4 |
Pts: Tshijuka 15 Rebs: Tshijuka 10 Asts: Kamanga 5 |
25 July 1996
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United States ![]() |
107–47 | ![]() |
Pts: Azzi 18 Rebs: McCray 8 Asts: Edwards 5 |
Pts: Ngalula 17 Rebs: Tshijuka, Lobela 5 Asts: Mabika 3 |
27 July 1996
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Zaire ![]() |
71–95 | ![]() |
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 |
29 July 1996
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Cuba ![]() |
73–59 | ![]() |
Pts: León 20 Rebs: Martínez 12 Asts: Henry 7 |
Pts: Mabika 27 Rebs: Ngalula 9 Asts: three players 3 |
- Classification round 9th–12th
31 July 1996
10:00 |
Zaire ![]() |
67–91 | ![]() |
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 |
- 11th-place match
3 August 1996
10:00 |
Zaire ![]() |
46–88 | ![]() |
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 |
References
External links
- Congo (Kinshasa) at the 1996 Summer Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)