Team 
Zimbabwe - Profile
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General Interest
Zimbabwean athletes have been competing on the Olympic stage since 1928 when the country was known as Rhodesia. The NOC last competed under the Rhodesian flag at the 1964 Olympic Games, and at the 1980 Games in Moscow, the first Games held post-independence, Zimbabwe won its first medal, a gold in women's hockey.
Following the triumph of the women's hockey team in 1980, Zimbabwe had to wait another 24 years to reach the podium once again, with the introduction of their most successful Olympic athlete, Kirsty Coventry.
Coventry, a swimmer competing in backstroke and individual medley events, has won seven of Zimbabwe's eight total medals at the Olympic Games. She competed at five consecutive editions of the Games between 2000 and 2016, winning her first medal at the 2004 edition and her last in 2008. Her total of seven medals includes gold in the 200m backstroke at both the 2004 and 2008 editions. Her other medals were won in 100m backstroke [silver in both 2004 and 2008], the 200m individual medley [bronze 2004, silver 2008] and 400m individual medley [silver 2008]. Coventry is now an executive member of the International Olympic Committee.
The 30-strong team of athletes that represented Zimbabwe at the Rio 2016 Games was boosted in numbers by the participation of the women's football team, the NOC's first appearance in men's or women's football at the Games.
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Participation
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| Hockey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Total | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
Medals per year
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 2008 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
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