Claver Kamanya Explained

Birth Name:Claver Kamanya
Birth Date:25 March 1947
Birth Place:Bukoba, Kagera, Tanganyika
Sport:Athletics

Claver Kamanya (born 25 March 1947) is a Tanzanian former athlete who specialised in sprinting events. Born in Bukoba, he represented Tanzania at two Olympic Games and won a bronze medal in the 400 metres at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games.[1]

At the 1968 Summer Olympics he competed in the 400 metres and set his personal best time, 45.74, in the opening heats of the competition, which remains a national record. He was eliminated in the semi-finals stage after placing seventh.[2]

Kamanya was Tanzania's flag bearer at the 1972 Summer Olympics where in addition to the 400 metres he competed in relays events. A quarter-finalist in the individual 400 metres, he raced in the heats for Tanzania in the 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 relays.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Games detail . . 28 January 1974 . 5 October 2016 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
  2. Web site: Athletics at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's 400 metres. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417171623/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/ATH/mens-400-metres.html. dead. 17 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 5 October 2016.
  3. Web site: Tanzania at the 1972 München Summer Games. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417092321/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/TAN/summer/1972/. dead. 17 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 5 October 2016.