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Eli Mambwe (born July 18, 1982, in Kalulushi) is a Zambian badminton player. He won a silver medal for the men's singles at the
2007 All-Africa Games The 9th All-Africa Games took place between 11 and 23 July 2007 in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria. Algiers is the first city to hold All-Africa Games for a second time. The 1978 All-Africa Games were held there. Besides Algeria, only Nige ...
in Algiers, Algeria, losing out to the host nation's Nabil Lasmari. At the
2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006 (Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm 2006'' or ''Naarm 2006''), was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth held ...
in Melbourne, Mambwe competed in the men's singles, as well as the mixed doubles event. In the singles, he was defeated in the first round by New Zealand's John Moody, with a score of 10–21 and 14–21. Playing with Olga Siamupangila, he lost in the first round of the mixed doubles, against New Zealand pair, Craig Cooper and Lianne Shirley, with a score of 11–21 and 18–21. Mambwe competed at the
2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
in Beijing, China, after accepting a tripartite commission invitation into the men's singles by the International Badminton Federation. He was also the first badminton player to represent
Zambia at the Olympics Zambia participated for the first time at the Olympic Games under the current name in 1968, and has since taken part in every Summer Olympic Games with the exception of 1976. Previously, it competed as Northern Rhodesia at the 1964 Summer Olympics, ...
. He received a bye into the second round of the competition, before losing out to France's
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, with a score of 15–21, 17–21. At the
2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...
in Delhi, Mambwe competed in three different badminton events. In the men's singles, he was not able to redeem himself and improve his performance from the previous games, as he lost once again in the first round to
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of Wales, with a two-set score of 19–21 and 16–21. By the following day, Mambwe paired up with Juma Muwowo in the men's doubles, where his pair was strongly defeated by the English pair, Anthony Clark and
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, with a unanimous score of 8–21 and 12–21. Few hours later, he played again with Olga Siamupangila in the mixed doubles, where they beat the Jamaican pair, Garron Palmer and Alya Lewis, with a three-set score of 14–21, 21–17, and 21–17. He and his partner fought against the Singaporean pair Chayut Triyachart and Yao Lei in the second round, with a score of 21–11, but they eventually retired before the second set, when Mambwe had a pulled hamstring muscle during the game.


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NBC Olympics Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mambwe, Eli Zambian male badminton players Olympic badminton players for Zambia Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics 1982 births Living people People from Kalulushi District African Games silver medalists for Zambia African Games medalists in badminton Commonwealth Games competitors for Zambia Badminton players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games African Games bronze medalists for Zambia Competitors at the 2007 All-Africa Games