Zimbabwe competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK from 27 July to 12 August 2012.

The Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (ZOC) sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games.

Because of her repeated successes in swimming, Coventry became the nation's first female flag bearer at the opening ceremony.

[1] Zimbabwe, however, failed to win a single Olympic medal for the first time since 2000, following Coventry's sixth-place finishes in two of her sporting events.

Meanwhile, long-distance runner Cuthbert Nyasango also missed out of the medal standings, after finishing seventh in the men's marathon.