| Tanzania at the 1988 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | TAN |
| NOC | Tanzania Olympic Committee |
| in Seoul | |
| Competitors | 10 (10 men and 0 women) in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Ikaji Salum |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Tanzania competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Boxing | 4 | – | 4 |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Boay Akonay | 10000 m | 29:19.06 | 29 | did not advance | |||||
| John Burra | Marathon | — | 2:24:17 | 43 | |||||
| Juma Ikangaa | — | 2:13:06 | 7 | ||||||
| Juma Mnyampanda | 5000 m | 14:05.09 | 15 | did not advance | |||||
| Ikaji Salum | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:10.36 | 9 | did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Zakayo Malekwa | Javelin throw | 67.56 | 34 | did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | 1 Round | 2 Round | 3 Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Benjamin Mwangata | Flyweight | BYE |  Peter Ayesu (MAW)W 5-0 |  Alfred Kotey (GHA)L 0-5 | did not advance | |||
| Haji Ally | Bantamweight |  Ibibongo Nduita (ZAI)L 2-3 | did not advance | |||||
| Rashi Ali Hadj Matumla | Light Welterweight |  Dieudonne Kouassi (CIV)W RSC-1 |  Vyacheslav Yanovski (URS)L RSC-3 | did not advance | ||||
| Joseph Marwa | Welterweight |  Kenneth Gould (USA)L 1-4 | did not advance | |||||
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