Zambia competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation won its first ever Olympic medal at these Games.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze |
Keith Mwila | Boxing | Men's light-flyweight | 9 August |
Athletics
- Men
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Davison Lishebo | 400 m | 46.20 | 1 Q | 45.57 | 4 Q | 45.97 | 8 | Did not advance | |
| Archfell Musango | 800 m | 1:48.84 | 39 | Did not advance | |||||
| 1500 m | 3:46.99 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Henry Ngolwe | 100 m | 10.94 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
| 200 m | 21.58 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Mutale Mulenga | High jump | 2.05 | 28 | Did not advance | |
Boxing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | 1 Round | 2 Round | 3 Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | |||
| Keith Mwila | Light Flyweight | — | BYE |  Pao-Ming Chung (TPE)W TKO-2 |
 Mamoru Kuroiwa (JPN)W 5-0 |
 Salvatore Todisco (ITA)L 0-5 |
Did not advance | 
| |
| Patrick Mwamba | Flyweight | — |  Ibrahim Bilali (KEN)L 2-3 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Star Zulu | Bantamweight | BYE |  Gustavo Cruz (NCA)W 5-0 |
Maurizio Stecca (ITA) L 0-5 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Chris Mwamba | Featherweight | BYE |  Abraham Mieses (DOM)L 1-4 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Jaineck Chinyanta | Lightweight | BYE |  Errol Phillip (GRN)W RSC-2 |
 Fahri Sumer (TUR)L 0-5 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Dimus Chisala | Light Welterweight |  Charles Nwokolo (NGR)L 0-5 |
Did not advance | ||||||
| Henry Kalunga | Welterweight | BYE |  Kamel Abboud (ALG)L 0-5 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Christopher Kapopo | Light Middleweight | BYE |  Richard Finch (AUS)W 4-1 |
 Abdellah Tibazi (MAR)W 3-2 |
 Frank Tate (USA)L RSC-1 |
Did not advance | 5 | ||
| Moses Mwaba | Middleweight | — | BYE |  Vincent Sarnelli (FRA)W TKO-1 |
Mohamed Zaoui (ALG) L 1-4 |
Did not advance | 5 | ||
Judo
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | |||
| James Mafuta | −60kg | — | Gino Ciampa (AUS) L 0000-1000 |
Did not advance | |||||||
| Alick Kalwihzi | −71kg | — |  Juan Vargas (ESA)L 0000-1000 |
Did not advance | |||||||
| Asafu Tembo | −78kg | BYE |  Seppo Myllyla (FIN)L 0000-1000 |
Did not advance | |||||||
References