Uganda at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Uganda at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Flag of Uganda
IOC code	UGA
NOC	Uganda Olympic Committee
Website	www.nocuganda.com
in Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors	25 in 4 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Kirabo Namutebi Shadiri Bwogi
Flag bearer (closing)	Peruth Chemutai
Medals Ranked 36th	Gold 2 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Uganda competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1] Since the nation's official debut in 1956, Ugandan athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal because of its partial support of the African boycott.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Peruth Chemutai	Athletics	Women's 3000 m steeplechase	August 4
Gold	Joshua Cheptegei	Athletics	Men's 5000 m	August 6
Silver	Joshua Cheptegei	Athletics	Men's 10000 m	July 30
Bronze	Jacob Kiplimo	Athletics	Men's 10000 m	July 30

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	9	10	19
Boxing	2	1	3
Rowing	0	1	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Total	12	13	25

Athletics

Ugandan athletes achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):^[2]^[3]

Key

Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track & road events
Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ronald Musagala	1500 m	DNF		Did not advance
Oscar Chelimo	5000 m	13:39.07	4 Q	—		13:44.45	16
Joshua Cheptegei		13:30.61	5 Q			12:58.15
Jacob Kiplimo		13:30.40	4 Q			13:02.40	5
Joshua Cheptegei	10000 m	—				27:43.63 SB
Jacob Kiplimo						27:43.88
Stephen Kissa						DNF
Albert Chemutai	3000 m steeplechase	8:29.81	9	—		Did not advance
Felix Chemonges	Marathon	—				2:20:53	51
Stephen Kiprotich						DNF
Fred Musobo						2:18:39	44

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Leni Shida	400 m	52.48	6	Did not advance
Halimah Nakaayi	800 m	2:00.92	4 q	2:04.44	8	Did not advance
Winnie Nanyondo	800 m	2:02.02	2 Q	1:59.84 SB	5	Did not advance
Winnie Nanyondo	1500 m	4:02.24	2 Q	4:01.64	4 Q	3:59.80 SB	7
Esther Chebet	5000 m	15:11.47	12	—		Did not advance
Sarah Chelangat		15:59.40 SB	19			Did not advance
Prisca Chesang		15:25.72	15			Did not advance
Mercyline Chelangat	10000 m	—				33:10.90	24
Peruth Chemutai	3000 m steeplechase	9:12.72 SB	2 Q	—		9:01.45 NR
Juliet Chekwel	Marathon	—				2:53:40	69
Immaculate Chemutai	Marathon	—				2:32:23	16

Boxing

Uganda entered three boxers into the Olympic tournament. Shadiri Bwogi scored a box-off victory to secure a spot in the men's welterweight division at the 2020 African Qualification Tournament in Diamniadio, Senegal.^[4] Kavuma David Ssemujju (men's middleweight) and Catherine Nanziri (women's flyweight) completed the nation's boxing lineup by topping the list of eligible boxers from Asia and Oceania in their respective weight divisions of the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Shadiri Bwogi	Men's welterweight	Bye	Madiev (GEO) L 1–3	Did not advance
Kavuma David Ssemujju	Men's middleweight	Nemouchi (ALG) L 0–5	Did not advance
Catherine Nanziri	Women's flyweight	Namiki (JPN) L 0–5	Did not advance

Rowing

Uganda qualified one boat in the women's single sculls for the Games by topping the field in the B-final and securing the third of five berths available at the 2019 FISA African Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia, marking the country's debut in the sport.^[5]

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kathleen Grace Noble	Women's single sculls	8:21.85	5 R	8:36.01	3 SE/F	Bye		8:31.67	2 FE	8:07.00	26

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Swimming

Uganda received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.^[6]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Atuhaire Ambala	Men's 100 m freestyle	54.23	63	Did not advance
Kirabo Namutebi	Women's 50 m freestyle	26.63	47	Did not advance

References

^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
^ "IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
^ "Boxing Olympic Qualification – Dakar: Day 9 As It Happened". Olympic Channel. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
^ "Africa goes for Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic qualification". International Rowing Federation. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
^ "Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

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