| Noc: | TAN |
| Nocname: | Tanzania Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 1980 |
| Location: | Moscow |
| Competitors: | 41 (36 men and 5 women) |
| Sports: | 3 |
| Rank: | 28 |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 2 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
Tanzania competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The nation won its first ever Olympic medals at these Games.
See main article: Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Mwalimu Ali | 100 m | 10.86 | 6 | did not advance | |||||
| 200 m | 21.83 | 5 | did not advance | |||||||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Zakariah Barie | 5000 m | 13:49.4 | 9 Q | 13:44.9 | 7 | did not advance | |||
| 10000 m | DNF | did not advance | ||||||||
| Filbert Bayi | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:21.4 | 1 Q | 8:16.2 | 1 Q | 8:12.4 | ||||
| align=left rowspan=2 | David Lukuba | 100 m | 10.74 | 5 | did not advance | |||||
| 200 m | 21.76 | 4 | did not advance | |||||||
| Musa Luliga | 800 m | 1:49.6 | 5 Q | 1:51.5 | 7 | did not advance | ||||
| align=left rowspan=2 | 10000 m | 30:33.4 | 11 | did not advance | ||||||
| Marathon | 2:18:21 | 23 | ||||||||
| Peter Mwita | 100 m | 11.07 | 6 | did not advance | ||||||
| Emmanuel Ndiemandoi | Marathon | 2:16:47 | 14 | |||||||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Suleiman Nyambui | 5000 m | 13:45.4 | 2 Q | 13:30.2 | 5 Q | 13:21.6 | |||
| 10000 m | DNS | did not advance | ||||||||
| Gidamis Shahanga | Marathon | 2:16:47 | 15 | |||||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Mosi Alli | 100 m | 12.19 | 7 | did not advance | |||||
| 200 m | 24.99 | 27 | did not advance | |||||||
| Marcellina Emmanuel | 1500 m | 4:26.78 | 11 | did not advance | ||||||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Nzaeli Kyomo | 100 m | 11.77 | 6 | did not advance | |||||
| 200 m | 24.22 | 23 q | 24.59 | 8 | did not advance | |||||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Mwinga Mwanjala | 800 m | 2:05.2 | 5 | did not advance | |||||
| 1500 m | 4:20.84 | 10 | did not advance | |||||||
| Lilian Nyiti | 800 m | 2:11.1 | 5 | did not advance | ||||||
See main article: Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | 1 Round | 2 Round | 3 Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Emmanuel Mlundwa | Flyweight | W TKO-2 | L 0-5 | did not advance | ||||
| Geraldi Issaick | Bantamweight | W 3-2 | W TKO-2 | L TKO-1 | did not advance | 5 | ||
| Issack Mabushi | Featherweight | L TKO-3 | did not advance | |||||
| Omari Golaya | Lightweight | W 5-0 | L 0-5 | did not advance | ||||
| William Lyimo | Light Welterweight | W 5-0 | L TKO-3 | did not advance | 5 | |||
| Lucas Msomba | Welterweight | W 4-1 | L 0-5 | did not advance | ||||
| Leonidas Njunwa | Light Middleweight | W TKO-3 | L 0-5 | did not advance | 5 | |||
| Michael Nassoro | Light Heavyweight | L TKO-2 | did not advance | |||||
| William Isangura | Heavyweight | L KO-1 | did not advance | |||||
See main article: Field hockey at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
| width=175 | Team | width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=20 | GF | width=20 | GA | width=20 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||
| align=left | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||
| align=left | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 6 | ||||||||
| align=left | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 5 | ||||||||
| align=left | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 2 | ||||||||
| align=left | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 0 |
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