Tanzania was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece by the Tanzania Olympic Committee.
In total, eight athletes including six men and two women represented Tanzania in one sport: athletics.
Background
Tanganyika was represented at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan by what would become the Tanzania Olympic Committee. After the unification of Tanganyika and Zanzibar to form the United Republic of Tanzania, the country made its debut at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. They have appeared at every games since except the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada after they took part in the African boycott. The 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece marked Tanzania's ninth appearance at the Summer Olympics. Prior to 2004, they had only won two medals – both silver – at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union.
Competitors
In total, eight athletes represented Tanzania at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece in one sport.
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Athletics
In total, eight Tanzanian athletes participated in the athletics events – Samwel Mwera in the 800 m and the 1,500 m, Fabiano Joseph Naasi in the men's 5,000 m and the men's 10,000 m, Restituta Joseph in the women's 5,000 m, John Yuda Msuri in the men's 10,000 m, Zebedayo Bayo, Samson Ramadhani and John Nada Saya in the men's marathon and Banuelia Mrashani in the women's marathon. The men's and women's marathons took place at the Panathenaic Stadium in Pangrati, Athens.
;Men
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!rowspan="2"|Event
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!colspan="2"|Final
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!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Zebedayo Bayo
|align=left|Marathon
|colspan=4
|colspan=2|
|-align=center
|align=left rowspan=2|Samwel Mwera
|align=left|800 m
|1:45.30 NR
|3 q
|colspan=2|
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|1,500 m
|colspan=2|
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|John Yuda Msuri
|align=left|10,000 m
|colspan=4
|colspan=2|
|-align=center
|align=left rowspan=2|Fabiano Joseph Naasi
|align=left|5,000 m
|13:31.89
|11
|colspan=2
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|10,000 m
|colspan=4
|28:01.94
|10
|-align=center
|align=left|Samson Ramadhani
|align=left rowspan=2|Marathon
|colspan=4
|2:20:38
|40
|-align=center
|align=left|John Nada Saya
|colspan=4
|colspan=2|
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;Women
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!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heat
!colspan="2"|Final
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!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Restituta Joseph
|align=left|5,000 m
|15:45.11
|14
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Banuelia Mrashani
|align=left|Marathon
|colspan=2
|colspan=2|
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See also
- Tanzania at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Tanzania at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
References
External links
- Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad