Zambia at the 2003 All-Africa Games

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Zambia at the
2003 All-Africa Games
IOC codeZAM
NOCNational Olympic Committee of Zambia
in Abuja
5 October 2003 (2003-10-05) – 17 October 2003 (2003-10-17)
Medals
Ranked 23rd
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
5
Total
6
All-Africa Games appearances (overview)

Zambia competed in the 2003 All-Africa Games held at the National Stadium in the city of Abuja, Nigeria. The country sent a substantial team which won six medals and came joint twenty-third in the medal table. Amon Simutowe won a silver medal in chess. The team also received five bronze medals, including two in boxing and the team medals in chess and squash.

Competitors[edit]

Zambia entered forty events, thirty eight for men and two for women.[1] Competitors included a chess team that contained two strong players, Stanley Chumfwa and Amon Simutowe.[2] Squash, which appeared for the first time at the Games, was well represented, with athletes O'Neal Chilambwe, Lazarus Chilufa and Richard Twali entering both as individuals and a team. Chilufa reached the quarter-finals, until he was beaten by Egypt’s Mohamed Abbas, while the team reached the semi-finals, until being beaten by Abbas’ team which then went on to win gold.[3] In football, the team qualified in Group A, coming second to Nigeria, but losing to Ghana in the bronze medal play-off.[4] Prince Mumba ran in the 800 metres, reaching the semi-finals.[5]

Medal summary[edit]

Zambia won six medals, a silver and five bronze medals, and was ranked joint twenty third in the final medal table alongside Congo and Mali.[6]

Medal table[edit]

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Boxing 0 0 2 2
Chess 0 1 1 2
Squah 0 0 1 1
Total 0 1 5 6

List of Medalists[edit]

Silver Medal[edit]

Medal Name Sport Event Date Ref
 Silver Amon Simutowe Chess Men’s 1st Table 15 October 2003 [2][7]

Bronze Medal[edit]

Medal Name Sport Event Date Ref
 Bronze Davis Mwale Boxing Light Welterweight 64 kg 9 October 2003 [8][9]
 Bronze Ellis Chibuye Boxing Welterweight 69 kg 9 October 2003 [8][9]
 Bronze Zambia Chess Team 10 October 2003 [2][7]
 Bronze O'Neal Chilambwe
Lazarus Chilufa
Richard Twali
Squash Men’s Team 14 October 2003 [3][10]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Number of Entries by Country". 8allafricagames.org. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 October 2003. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "8th All Africa Games". The Chess Drum. 2003. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b Omoogin, Wole (2003). "Egypt Sweep The Board In All Africa Games". squashplayer.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  4. ^ "All Africa Games - Men's Football Tables". BBC. 2003. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  5. ^ Fuchs, Carole. "All Africa Games Abuja (Nigeria) 11-16 October 2003". africathle. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  6. ^ "All Africa Games > Abuja 2003 > Medal Table". bestsports. 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  7. ^ a b "8th All-Africa Games Schedule: Chess". 8allafricagames.org. 2004. Archived from the original on 6 April 2004. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  8. ^ a b Krastev, Todor (2011). "Boxing All Africa Games Abuja (NGR) 2003". todor66. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  9. ^ a b "8th All-Africa Games Schedule: Boxing". 8allafricagames.org. 2004. Archived from the original on 10 June 2004. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  10. ^ "8th All-Africa Games Schedule: Squash". 8allafricagames.org. 2004. Archived from the original on 10 June 2004. Retrieved 9 June 2020.