Zaire at the 1988 Summer Olympics - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Zaire
Zaire
The Republic of Zaire was the name of the present Democratic Republic of the Congo between 27 October 1971 and 17 May 1997. The name of Zaire derives from the , itself an adaptation of the Kongo word nzere or nzadi, or "the river that swallows all rivers".-Self-proclaimed Father of the Nation:In...

(now called the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...

) competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...

in Seoul

Seoul

Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

, Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

Athletics
Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.-Men's events:...

Men's 10000 metres

Kamana Koji

First Round — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's Marathon

Kamana Koji — 2:38:34 (→ 73rd place)
Kaleka Mutoke — 2:55:21 (→ 89th place)

Boxing
Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place in the Chamshil Students' Gymnasium in Seoul. The boxing schedule began on September 17 and ended on October 2. Twelve boxing events were contested, with the participation of 441 athletes and 159 officials from 106 countries...

Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

Vaban Banko
First Round — Bye
Second Round — Lost to Segundo Mercado
Segundo Mercado
Laurensio Segundo Mercado is a retired male boxer from Ecuador.Mercado represented Ecuador at the 1988 Summer Olympics, losing on points in the boxing competition to Martin Kitel of Sweden...

(ECU), 0:5

Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)

Serge Kabongo
First Round — Defeated James Iahuat (VAN), RSC-1
Second Round — Lost to Hussain Shah Syed
Hussain Shah Syed
Syed Hussain Shah is a boxer from Pakistan, who won the bronze medal in the Middleweight division at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. He shared the podium with Kenya's Chris Sande. He was Pakistan's first boxer to win any medal in olympic boxing. In 1989, Lyari born boxer received...

(PAK), 0:5

Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)

Tsibalabala Kadima
First Round — Lost to Andreas Schnieders (GDR), RSC-2

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AthleticsAthletics at the 1988 Summer OlympicsAt the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.-Men's events:...

Athletics
Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.-Men's events:...