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. 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 Peruth Chemutai AthleticsWomen's 3000 m steeplechase Joshua Cheptegei AthleticsMen's 5000 m Joshua Cheptegei AthleticsMen's 10000 m Jacob Kiplimo AthleticsMen's 10000 m
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 9 10 19Boxing 2 1 3Rowing 0 1 1Swimming 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):
Track & road events Men AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankRonald Musagala1500 mDid not advanceOscar Chelimo5000 m13:39.074 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=3 13:44.4516Joshua Cheptegei13:30.615 Q12:58.15Jacob Kiplimo13:30.404 Q13:02.405Joshua Cheptegei10000 mcolspan=4 rowspan=3 27:43.63 SBJacob Kiplimo27:43.88Stephen KissaAlbert Chemutai3000 m steeplechase8:29.819colspan=2 Did not advanceFelix ChemongesMarathoncolspan=4 rowspan=3 2:20:5351Stephen KiprotichFred Musobo2:18:3944
Women AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankLeni Shida400 m52.486Did not advanceHalimah Nakaayi800 m2:00.924 q2:04.448Did not advanceWinnie Nanyondo800 m2:02.022 Q1:59.84 SB5Did not advance1500 m4:02.242 Q4:01.644 Q3:59.80 SB7Esther Chebet5000 m15:11.4712colspan=2 rowspan=3 Did not advanceSarah Chelangat15:59.40 SB19Did not advancePrisca Chesang15:25.7215Did not advanceMercyline Chelangat10000 mcolspan=4 33:10.9024Peruth Chemutai3000 m steeplechase9:12.72 SB2 Qcolspan=2 9:01.45 NRJuliet ChekwelMarathoncolspan=4 rowspan=2 2:53:4069Immaculate Chemutai2:32:2316
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. 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.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankShadiri BwogiMen's welterweightL 1–3Did not advanceKavuma David SsemujjuMen's middleweightL 0–5Did not advanceCatherine NanziriWomen's flyweightL 0–5Did 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.
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKathleen Grace NobleWomen's single sculls8:21.855 R8:36.013 SE/Fcolspan=2 8:31.672 FE8:07.0026 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.
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAtuhaire AmbalaMen's 100 m freestyle54.2363Did not advanceKirabo NamutebiWomen's 50 m freestyle26.6347Did not advance
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