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Sporting event delegation
Tanzania at the
2024 Summer Olympics
IOC codeTAN
NOCTanzania Olympic Committee
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors7 in 3 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Andrew Thomas Mlugu & Sophia Latiff
Flag bearer (closing)Alphonce Simbu & Jackline Sakilu
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Tanzania competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Since the nation's official debut in 1964 under the name Tanganyika, Tanzanian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for Montreal 1976 as part of the Congolese-led boycott.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 2 2 4
Judo 1 0 1
Swimming 1 1 2
Total 4 3 7

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Tanzanian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track and road events
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Gabriel Geay Men's marathon DNF
Alphonce Simbu 2:10:03 17
Jackline Sakilu Women's marathon DNF
Magdalena Shauri 2:31:58 SB 40

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

For the first time since 2016, Tanzania qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Andrew Thomas Mlugu (men's 73 kg) qualified for the games through the allocations of universality places.

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Andrew Thomas Mlugu Men's –73 kg  Tin (SAM)
W 10–01
 Gaba (FRA)
L 00–10
Did not advance

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

For the first time since 2016, Tanzania sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Collins Saliboko Men's 100 m freestyle 53.38 71 Did not advance
Sophia Latiff Women's 50 m freestyle 28.42 49 Did not advance

References

  1. "Road to Paris 2024". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  2. "OLYMPIC GAMES PARIS 2024 (NATIONS)". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
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