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 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Willy Kalombo | Marathon | N/A | 2:17:01 | 16 | |||||
| Kaleka 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 | United States (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 507 | 339 | +168 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Ukraine | 5 | 3 | 2 | 354 | 358 | −4 | 8 | |
| 3 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 369 | 319 | +50 | 8 | |
| 4 | Cuba | 5 | 2 | 3 | 365 | 377 | −12 | 7 | |
| 5 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 3 | 347 | 389 | −42 | 7 | |
| 6 | Zaire | 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:
- Head-to-head record: Ukraine 1–0 Australia
- Head-to-head record: Cuba 1–0 South Korea
21 July 1996 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 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 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 |
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