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{{Infobox Olympics Tanzania
| NOC = TAN
|games=1968 Summer
| NOCname = [[Tanzania Olympic Committee]]
|competitors=
| games = Summer Olympics
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| year = 1968
|flagbearer=
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| website =
| location = [[Mexico City]]
| competitors = 4 (4 men)
| sports = 2
| flagbearer = [[Norman Chihota]]
| rank =
| gold = 0
| silver = 0
| bronze = 0
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'''[[Tanzania]]''' competed at the '''[[1968 Summer Olympics]]''' in [[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]].
[[Tanzania]] competed at the [[1968 Summer Olympics]] in [[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]]. Previously, the nation had competed as [[Tanganyika (1961–1964)|Tanganyika]].


==Athletics==
==Athletics==
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;Men
;Men
;Track and road events
;Track and road events
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
|-
!rowspan=2|Athletes
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Events
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan=2|Final
!colspan="2"|Heat
!colspan="2"|Quarterfinal
|-
!colspan="2"|Semifinal
!Time
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Result
!Rank
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|[[John Stephen Akhwari]]
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon|Marathon]]
|colspan=6 {{n/a}}
|3:25:17
|57
|-align=center
|align=left rowspan=2|[[Norman Chihota]]
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|100 m]]
|10.57
|5
|colspan=6|did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres|200 m]]
|21:28
|6
|colspan=6|did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Claver Kamanya]]
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres|400 m]]
|45.74
|2 '''Q'''
|46.03
|3 '''Q'''
|46.22
|7
|colspan=2|did not advance
|}

==Boxing==
{{main|Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics}}
;Men
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
|[[John Stephen Akhwari]]
!rowspan="2"|Event
|[[Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon|Marathon]]
!1 Round
|align=center|3:25:17
!2 Round
|align=center|57
!3 Round
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!colspan=2|Final
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|- align=center
|align=left|[[Titus Simba]]
|align=left|[[Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics|Middleweight]]
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Chris Finnegan]]|GBR|1968 Summer}}<br />'''L''' 0-5
|colspan=6|did not advance
|}
|}


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*[http://www.la84foundation.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports]
*[http://www.la84foundation.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports]


{{Nations at the 1968 Summer Olympics}}
{{NOCin1968SummerOlympics}}


[[Category:Nations at the 1968 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Nations at the 1968 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Tanzania at the Summer Olympics by year|1968]]
[[Category:Tanzania at the Summer Olympics by year|1968]]
[[Category:1968 in Tanzanian sport|Oly]]




Latest revision as of 11:53, 20 October 2024

Tanzania at the
1968 Summer Olympics
IOC codeTAN
NOCTanzania Olympic Committee
in Mexico City
Competitors4 (4 men) in 2 sports
Flag bearerNorman Chihota
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Tanzania competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Previously, the nation had competed as Tanganyika.

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Men
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
John Stephen Akhwari Marathon — 3:25:17 57
Norman Chihota 100 m 10.57 5 did not advance
200 m 21:28 6 did not advance
Claver Kamanya 400 m 45.74 2 Q 46.03 3 Q 46.22 7 did not advance

Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Titus Simba Middleweight  Chris Finnegan (GBR)
L 0-5 		did not advance

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