Northern Rhodesia at the 1964 Summer Olympics


Northern Rhodesia 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. These were the only Games for Northern Rhodesia. On 24 October 1964, Zambia declared independence from Northern Rhodesia, the first time a country entered an Olympic games as one country and left it as another. For that ceremony, the team celebrated by marching with a new placard with the word "Zambia" on it. They were the only team to use a placard for the closing ceremony.

Athletics

;Men
;Track & road events

Boxing

;Men

Fencing

One female fencer represented Northern Rhodesia in 1964.
;Women's foil
;Men

Wrestling

;Men's Freestyle