Samwel Kwaangu Shauri (born December 30, 1985) is a Tanzanian long-distance runner. Shauri represented
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands ...
at the
2008 Summer Olympics in
Beijing
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, where he competed for the
men's 10,000 metres, along with his compatriots
Dickson Marwa
Dickson Marwa Mkami (born 9 March 1982 in Tarime District, Mara Region) is a Tanzanian long-distance runner. He competes in both track and road running. He represented Tanzania at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and the 2008 Olympic Games. He is the ...
and
Fabiano Joseph Naasi
Fabiano Joseph Naasi (born December 24, 1985, in Babati, Manyara
Manyara Region (''Mkoa wa Manyara'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the town of Babati. According to the 2012 national census, ...
. He finished the race in twenty-first place by nearly eight seconds behind Qatar's
Essa Ismail Rashed
Essa Ismail Rashed (Arabic: عيسى اسماعيل راشد ; born Daniel Kipkosgei on 14 December 1986) is a long-distance runner now representing Qatar after his switch from Kenya in 2004. He represented his adopted country at the 2008 Summer ...
, with a time of 28:06.26.
References
External links
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NBC 2008 Olympics profile
Tanzanian male long-distance runners
Living people
Olympic athletes for Tanzania
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
1985 births
Place of birth missing (living people)
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