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.

[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).

[3] One female fencer represented Northern Rhodesia in 1964.

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