Sport in Zimbabwe

Sport in Zimbabwe

Cricket is the most popular sport in Zimbabwe, although rugby union and field hockey also have a following, traditionally among the white minority. Football (soccer) is also played

Cricket

Olympics and other games

Zimbabwe has won eight Olympic medals, one in field hockey at the (boycotted) 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, and the other seven by swimmer Kirsty Coventry—three at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and four at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Zimbabwe has also done well in the Commonwealth Games and All-Africa Games in swimming, with Coventry winning 11 gold medals in the different competitions. [cite web|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2004/schedules/117BySport.html |title=2004 Olympic Games swimming results|accessdate=2007-07-22 ] [ cite web|url=http://www.fina.org/events/WC/Montreal_2005/results/sw.php |title=Montreal 2005 Results|accessdate=2007-06-09 ] [cite web|url=http://www.fina.org/events/WC/Melbourne_2007/results/swimming.php|title=12th FINA World Championships|accessdate=2007-06-09] [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/bsp/statistics/results.stm |title=BBC Sport Commonwealth Games 2002 Statistics|accessdate=2007-08-29]

Tennis

Zimbabwe has also competed at Wimbledon and the Davis Cup in tennis, most notably with the Black Family, which comprises Wayne Black, Byron Black and Cara Black.

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