Tanzania at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Competitors

In total, eight athletes represented Tanzania at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece in one sport.<ref name="tanzania">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	6	2	8
Total	6	2	8

Athletics

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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.<ref name="tanzania"/>

Most of the athletics events took place at the Athens Olympic Stadium in Marousi, Athens from 18 to 29 August 2004.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The men's and women's marathons took place at the Panathenaic Stadium in Pangrati, Athens.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Zebedayo Bayo	Marathon	colspan=4 Template:N/a	Template:Abbr
Samwel Mwera	800 m	1:45.30 NR	3 q	Template:Abbr		Did not advance
	1,500 m	Template:Abbr		Did not advance
John Yuda Msuri	10,000 m	colspan=4 Template:N/a	Template:Abbr
Fabiano Joseph Naasi	5,000 m	13:31.89	11	colspan=2 Template:N/a	Did not advance
	10,000 m	colspan=4 Template:N/a	28:01.94	10
Samson Ramadhani	Marathon	colspan=4 Template:N/a	2:20:38	40
John Nada Saya		colspan=4 Template:N/a	Template:Abbr

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Restituta Joseph	5,000 m	15:45.11	14	Did not advance
Banuelia Mrashani	Marathon	colspan=2 Template:N/a	Template:Abbr

See also

• Tanzania at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
• Tanzania at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

External links

• Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad Template:Webarchive

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