Uganda at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
---|---|
IOC code | UGA |
NOC | Uganda Olympic Committee |
Website |
www |
in Beijing | |
Competitors | 12 in 5 sports |
Flag bearers |
Ronald Serugo (opening) Edwin Ekiring (closing) |
Medals |
|
Summer Olympics appearances ( overview) | |
Uganda competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. Uganda sent a delegation of eleven competitors, who took part in four sports. [1]
The following athletes have secured participation in the Beijing Games. [2]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Abraham Chepkirwok | 800 m | 1:43.72 | 1 Q | 1:49.16 | 7 | Did not advance | |
Benjamin Kiplagat | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:20.22 | 4 Q | — | 8:20.27 | 9 | |
Moses Kipsiro | 5000 m | 13:46.58 | 2 Q | — | 13:10.56 | 4 | |
Geoffrey Kusuro | 13:50.50 | 11 | — | Did not advance | |||
Alex Malinga | Marathon | — | 2:18:26 | 31 | |||
Boniface Kiprop Toroitich | 10000 m | — | 27:27.28 | 10 |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Justine Bayigga | 400 m | 54.15 | 7 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | |||
Edwin Ekiring | Men's singles | Bye |
Park S-h (
KOR) L 5–21, 8–21 |
Did not advance |
Uganda qualified one boxer for the Olympic boxing tournament. Ronald Serugo earned Africa's last spot in the light flyweight class, at the second African qualifying tournament. [3]
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Ronald Serugo | Light flyweight |
Serdamba (
MGL) L 5–9 |
Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Gilbert Kaburu [4] | 50 m freestyle | 27.72 | 82 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Olivia Aya Nakitanda [2] | 50 m freestyle | 29.38 | 66 | Did not advance |
Mubarak Kivumbi was eliminated due to being overweight, at the time he was weighing 58 kg, although some reports state Kivumbi acknowledged he went to the event as a tourist and not a competitor. [5]
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Mubarak Kivumbi | Men's −56 kg | Did not start |
Uganda at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
---|---|
IOC code | UGA |
NOC | Uganda Olympic Committee |
Website |
www |
in Beijing | |
Competitors | 12 in 5 sports |
Flag bearers |
Ronald Serugo (opening) Edwin Ekiring (closing) |
Medals |
|
Summer Olympics appearances ( overview) | |
Uganda competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. Uganda sent a delegation of eleven competitors, who took part in four sports. [1]
The following athletes have secured participation in the Beijing Games. [2]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Abraham Chepkirwok | 800 m | 1:43.72 | 1 Q | 1:49.16 | 7 | Did not advance | |
Benjamin Kiplagat | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:20.22 | 4 Q | — | 8:20.27 | 9 | |
Moses Kipsiro | 5000 m | 13:46.58 | 2 Q | — | 13:10.56 | 4 | |
Geoffrey Kusuro | 13:50.50 | 11 | — | Did not advance | |||
Alex Malinga | Marathon | — | 2:18:26 | 31 | |||
Boniface Kiprop Toroitich | 10000 m | — | 27:27.28 | 10 |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Justine Bayigga | 400 m | 54.15 | 7 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | |||
Edwin Ekiring | Men's singles | Bye |
Park S-h (
KOR) L 5–21, 8–21 |
Did not advance |
Uganda qualified one boxer for the Olympic boxing tournament. Ronald Serugo earned Africa's last spot in the light flyweight class, at the second African qualifying tournament. [3]
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Ronald Serugo | Light flyweight |
Serdamba (
MGL) L 5–9 |
Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Gilbert Kaburu [4] | 50 m freestyle | 27.72 | 82 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Olivia Aya Nakitanda [2] | 50 m freestyle | 29.38 | 66 | Did not advance |
Mubarak Kivumbi was eliminated due to being overweight, at the time he was weighing 58 kg, although some reports state Kivumbi acknowledged he went to the event as a tourist and not a competitor. [5]
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Mubarak Kivumbi | Men's −56 kg | Did not start |