Mwinga Mwanjala

Mwinga Mwanjala
Personal information
Nationality	Tanzanian
Born	13 January 1960 (age 65)
Sport
Sport	Middle-distance running
Event	800 metres

Last updated October 18, 2025

Mwinga Mwanjala (born 13 January 1960) is a Tanzanian middle-distance runner. She competed in the women's 800 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics.^[1] She was the first woman to represent Tanzania at the Olympics.^[2]

References

↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mwinga Mwanjala Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
↑ "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 June 2020.

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[SportsRef-1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mwinga Mwanjala Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2017.

[2] "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 June 2020.

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