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The first African nation to participate at the Olympics was the Republic of South Africa at the 1904 Games in St. Louis. The first competitors were marathoners Len Taunyane and Jan Mashiani, two members of the Tswana tribe. Taunyane finished 9th and Mashiani 12th.
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