The Tanzania Olympic Committee ( sw, Kamati ya Olimpiki Tanzania; IOC code: TAN) is the
National Olympic Committee
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, NOCs are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games ...
representing
Tanzania. It was created and recognised by the
IOC in 1968
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Tanzania made its debut at the ]1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...
in Tokyo where it was represented by four athletes.[
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Presidents of Committee
* 2002 – Gulam Abdulla Rashid
Gulam (circa 1860-1901) was an Indian practitioner of pehlwani. Gulam participated in early catch wrestling tournaments in Europe. At 5 feet 9 inches and 280 pounds, Gulam wrestled in Paris in 1900 at the time of 1900 World's Fair.
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See also
*Tanzania at the Olympics
Tanzania first participated at the Olympic Games in 1964, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games except for the boycotted 1976 Games and has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games.
Tanzanian athletes have won a to ...
*Tanzania at the Commonwealth Games
Tanzania has competed in thirteen of the fourteen Commonwealth Games since 1966, following the formation of the country in 1964, missing only the 1986 Commonwealth Games. One of its predecessor states, Tanganyika, competed in the 1962 British Empi ...
References
Tanzania
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Sports governing bodies in Tanzania
Sports organizations established in 1968
1968 establishments in Tanzania
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