Malawi at the 1996 Summer Olympics
| Malawi at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
Flag bearer John Mwathiwa | | |
| Medals |
| |
| Summer Olympics appearances ( Rhodesia (1960) | ||
Background
The Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association of Malawi was recognized by the
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[7]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Athletics
Henry Moyo was 24 years old at the time of the Atlanta Olympics, and was making his only Olympic appearance.[8][9] On 31 July, he competed in the heats of the 5,000 meters, where he was drawn into heat two. He finished the heat in a time of 14 minutes and 30.53 seconds, 13th and last in his heat, and he was eliminated.[10] The podium was swept by African athletes, with the gold medal eventually won by Vénuste Niyongabo of Burundi, the silver by Paul Bitok of Kenya, and the bronze medal was won by Khalid Boulami of Morocco.[11][12]
John Mwathiwa was 29 years old at the time of these Olympics, and was making his third consecutive, and final, Olympic appearance.[13][14] On 4 August, he took part in the Marathon, a race that was held without rounds or heats. He finished in 2 hours, 24 minutes, 45 seconds, which put him in 65th place among 111 athletes who finished the race.[15] The gold medal was won in 2 hours, 12 minutes and 36 seconds by Josia Thugwane of South Africa, the silver by South Korean runner Lee Bong-ju, and the bronze was won by Kenyan Erick Wainaina.[16]
| Athletes | Events | Heat Round 1 | Semifinal | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||||
Henry Moyo
|
5000 metres | 14:30.53 | 13 | did not advance | |||||
| John Mwathiwa | Marathon | N/A | 2:24:45 | 65 | |||||
References
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- ^ "Malawi at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ Malawi at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- ^ "Henry Moyo Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "Henry MOYO – Olympic Athletics – Malawi". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's 5,000 metres Round One". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996 Athletics – Results & Videos". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's 5,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "John Mwathiwa Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "John MWATHIWA – Olympic Athletics – Malawi". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's Marathon". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
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