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competed at the

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by a nine-member strong contingent, collecting a total number of three medals (one silver, two bronze).

Medals

Silver

Haji Ally Haji Ally Matumla (born May 25, 1968) is a retired male boxer from Tanzania, who represented his native East African country as a bantamweight at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He also competed at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, ...

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, Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

Bronze

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, Men's Marathon :

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, Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

Competitors by event

Men's Marathon *

Alfredo Shahanga Alfredo Shahanga (born 14 April 1965) is a retired long-distance runner from Tanzania, who won the 1989 edition of the Vienna Marathon. In the same year he triumphed at the 16th Berlin Marathon on 1 October in a time of 2:10:11. Shahanga represen ...

Juma Ikangaa Juma Ikangaa (born 19 July 1957 in Dodoma) is a marathon runner from Tanzania, who won the 1989 New York City Marathon in a course-record time of 2:08:01. Ikangaa was also a sentimental favorite in Boston Marathon after finishing second three y ...

Women's Javelin * Matilda Kasava

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Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) * Anthony Mwang'onda :*Lost to

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(CAN), 1-4 Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) *

Benjamin Mwangata Benjamin Mwangata (born March 11, 1966) is a retired male boxer from Tanzania, who represented his native East African country as a flyweight in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 (Seoul). He also competed at two Commonwealth Games: ...

:*Defeated Teboho Mafatle (LES), RSC-3 :*Lost to Wayne McCullough (IRL), 0-5 Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg) *

:*Defeated

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(WAL), 5-0 :*Defeated

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(KEN), 4-1 :*Lost to John Irwin (ENG), 0-5 Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg) *

:*Defeated John Mkangala (MLW), 5-0 :*Lost to

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(AUS), 1-4 Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg) *

Joseph Marwa Joseph Marwa may refer to: * Joseph Marwa (boxer) Joseph Marwa (born 15 July 1964 in Musoma) is a retired male boxing, boxer from Tanzania, who represented his native East African country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 (Seoul ...

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(AUS), 1-4

References

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Tanzania at the Commonwealth Games Nations at the 1990 Commonwealth Games

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