Tanzania at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Tanzania at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
Tanzania at the; 2022 Commonwealth Games
	Flag of Tanzania
CGF code	TAN
CGA	Tanzania Olympic Committee
Website	tanzaniaolympics.org
in Birmingham, England; 28 July 2022 – 8 August 2022
Competitors	17 (13 men and 4 women) in 5 sports
Medals; Ranked 32nd	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 2 Total 3
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
	1962; 1966; 1970; 1974; 1978; 1982; 1986; 1990; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022;

Tanzania competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England between 28 July and 8 August 2022.^[1] It was Tanzania's fourteenth appearance at the Games.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Alphonce Simbu	Athletics	Men's marathon	30 July
Bronze	Kassim Mbundwike	Boxing	Men's light middleweight	6 August
Bronze	Yusuf Changalawe	Boxing	Men's light heavyweight	6 August

It is expected that Tanzania will send a contingent of 17 competitors to the Games.^[2]

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	6	3	9
Boxing	3	0	3
Judo	2	0	2
Para powerlifting	1	0	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Total	13	4	17

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Andrew Rhobi	1500 m	4:07.85	11	did not advance
Faraja Damasi	5000 m	—		13:59.16	15
Josephat Gisemo	5000 m	—		14:05.82	16
Joseph Panga	10,000 m	—		28:13.87	8
Hamisi Misai	Marathon	—		2:15:59	8
Alphonce Simbu	Marathon	—		2:12:29

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Winifrida Makenji	100 m	DSQ		did not advance
Winifrida Makenji	200 m	24.74	26	did not advance
Failuna Matanga	Marathon	—				2:31:29	6
Jackline Sakilu	Marathon	—				3:02:33	16

As of 26 May 2022, a squad of three boxers will take part in the competition.^[3]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Alex Isendi	Light welterweight	Ryan (ANT) L 0 - 5	did not advance
Kassim Mbundwike	Light middleweight	Bye	Pafios (CYP) W 3 - 2	Ah Tong (SAM) W RSC	Muxanga (MOZ) L 0 - 5	Did not advance
Yusuf Changalawe	Light heavyweight	Bye	Richardson (AIA) W 5 - 0	Langelier (LCA) W RSC	Lazzerini (SCO) L 1 - 4	Did not advance

As of 26 May 2022, a squad of two judoka will take part in the competition.^[3]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final/BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Thomas Mwenda	Men's -60 kg	Bennett (WAL) L 00 - 10	did not advance					17
Abdulrabi Abdulla	Men's -66 kg	—	Mungandu (ZAM) L 00 - 10	did not advance				9

Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Yohana Mwila	Men's lightweight	100.7	9

As of 26 May 2022, a squad of two swimmers will take part in the competition.^[3]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Collins Saliboko	50 m freestyle	24.44	40	did not advance
	100 m freestyle	52.54	33	did not advance
	200 m freestyle	1:57.76	29	—		did not advance
	50 m butterfly	25.52	29	did not advance
	100 m butterfly	56.85	31	did not advance

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kayla Temba	50 m freestyle	33.08	67	did not advance
Kayla Temba	50 m backstroke	39.76	37	did not advance

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