Zaire
Zaire (, ), officially the Republic of Zaire (french: République du Zaïre, link=no, ), was a Congolese state from 1971 to 1997 in Central Africa that was previously and is now again known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Zaire was, ...
(now called the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
) competed at the
1984 Summer Olympics
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in
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,
United States
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.
It had been 16 years since the previous time that the nation was represented at the Olympic Games as
Congo-Kinshasa.
Results by event
Athletics
Athletics may refer to:
Sports
* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competi ...
Men's 5,000 metres
*
Masini Situ-Kumbanga
:* Heat — 15:02.52 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
*
Masini Situ-Kumbanga — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Boxing
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Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
*
Lutuma Diabateza
:* First Round — Lost to
José Rodríguez (PUR), 0:5
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
*
Tshoza Mukuta
:* First Round — Bye
:* Second Round — Lost to
Pedro Ruben Decima (ARG), 0:5
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
*
André Kimbu
:* First Round — Bye
:* Second Round — Lost to
Gordon Carew (GUY), 0:5
Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)
*
Muenge Kafuanka
:*First Round — Lost to
Jorge Maysonet (PUR), RSC-1
Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
*
Kitenge Kitangawa
:*First Round — Bye
:*Second Round — Defeated
Lefa Tsapi (LES), RSC-1
:*Third Round — Lost to
Dwight Frazier (JAM), 2:3
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
*
Fubulune Inyama
:* First Round — Bye
:* Second Round — Lost to
Elone Lutui (TNG), 1:4
References
Official Olympic Reports
External links
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Nations at the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
1984 in Zaire
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