Northern Rhodesia at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 12 competitors, 11 men and 1 woman, took part in 13 events in 5 sports.^[1] These were the only Games for Northern Rhodesia. On 24 October 1964 (the same day as the closing ceremony), the country became independent from the UK and changed its name from Northern Rhodesia to Zambia, the first time a country entered an Olympic games as one country and left it as another.^[2] For that ceremony, the team celebrated by marching with a new placard with the word "Zambia" on it (as opposed to the "Northern Rhodesia" placard used in the opening ceremony). They were the only team to use a placard for the closing ceremony.^[3]

IOC codeNRH

NOCNational Olympic Committee of Northern Rhodesia

Competitors12 in 5 sports

Flagbearer Trev Haynes

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Northern Rhodesia at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Flag of Northern Rhodesia
IOC code	NRH
NOC	National Olympic Committee of Northern Rhodesia
in Tokyo, Japan 10–24 October 1964
Competitors	12 in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Trev Haynes
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

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