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Encyclopedia > John Stephen Akhwari

John Stephen Akhwari (b. 1938?, Mbulu, Tanganyika) was an Olympic athlete at the 1968 Summer Olympics. He representated Tanzania in the marathon but he fell during the race badly cutting his knee and dislocating the joint. Rather than quitting, he continued running. He finished last among the 74 competitors. When asked why he ran he said simply, "My country did not send me 7000 miles away to start the race. They sent me 7000 miles to finish it." Motto: Uhuru na Umoja (Swahili: Freedom and Unity) Anthem: Mungu ibariki Afrika (God Bless Africa) Capital Dodoma (Dar es Salaam) Largest city Dar es Salaam Official language(s) Swahili (de facto) Government President Prime Minister Republic Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete Edward Lowassa Independence  -Tanganyika  -Zanzibar  -Merge From the United Kingdom December... The Games of the XIX Olympiad were held in Mexico City in 1968. ...


Akhwari has lent his name to the John Stephen Akhwari Athletic Foundation which supports Tanzanian athletes training for the Olympic Games. For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ...


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Reference.com/Encyclopedia/John Stephen Akhwari (117 words)
John Stephen Akhwari was an Olympic athlete at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
He representated Tanzania in the marathon but he fell during the race badly cutting his knee and dislocating the joint.
Akhwari has lent his name to the John Stephen Akhwari Athletic Foundation which supports Tanzanian athletes training for the Olympic Games.
1968 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (384 words)
In the medal award ceremony, two African-American athletes Tommie Smith (gold) and John Carlos (bronze) raised their fl-gloved fists as a symbol of Black Power.
The introduction of doping tests resulted in the first disqualification because of doping: Swedish pentathlete Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall was disqualified for alcohol use.
John Stephen Akhwari of Tanzania became internationally famous after finishing the marathon in last place despite a dislocated knee.
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