Noc: | TAN |
Nocname: | Tanzania Olympic Committee |
Games: | Summer Olympics |
Year: | 2020 |
Location: | Tokyo, Japan |
Competitors: | 3 |
Sports: | 1 |
Flagbearer Open: | TOCOG volunteer |
Flagbearer Close: | Alphonce Felix Simbu |
Gold: | 0 |
Silver: | 0 |
Bronze: | 0 |
Appearances: | auto |
Tanzania competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place during the summer of 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] It was the nation's thirteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
The following is a list of the number of competitors in the Games.
width=180 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
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Athletics | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
Total | 2 | 1 | 3 |
See main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Tanzanian athletes achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[2] [3]
Athlete | Event | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | |||
Gabriel Gerald Geay | align=left rowspan=2 | Men's marathon | ||
Alphonce Felix Simbu | 2:11:35 | 7 | ||
Failuna Matanga | Women's marathon | 2:33:58 | 24 |