Edith Nakiyingi

Edith Nakiyingi

Personal information
Born	(1968-10-15) 15 October 1968 (age 56)
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) [1]
Weight	51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
Country	Uganda
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	800 m, 1500 m
College team	Iowa State Cyclones
Medal record Women's athletics Representing   Uganda All-Africa Games 1987 Nairobi 4x400 m relay African Championships 1990 Cairo 800 m 1990 Cairo 1500 m

Edith Nakiyingi (born 15 October 1968) is a retired Ugandan middle-distance runner who competed primarily in the 800 metres. ^[2] She represented her country at the 1992 Summer Olympics ^[3] as well as two outdoor and one indoor World Championships. ^[4]

College career

Nakiyingi competed as an athlete in both cross country and track & field as Iowa State. She finished her career a two-time NCAA champion, seven-time All-American, 11-time Big Eight champion, and the 1992 Big Eight Athlete of the Year. ^{[5] [6]}

She captured her first NCAA track & field title in 1989, winning the 800-meter run in an NCAA meet record of 2:05.68. That season, Nakiyingi won two Big Eight indoor titles, the 1,000-meter and distance medley relay and the 800-meter run in outdoor competition. Nakiyingi again won the NCAA 800-meter indoor title in 1991 in Indianapolis with a time of 2:04.84. ^[7] At the conclusion of Nakiyingi's career, she owned three of the four fastest 800-meter times in NCAA indoor meet history. ^[8]

In cross country she finished 15th at the 1989 NCAA Championships ^[9] and then lead ISU to the 1990 Big Eight Conference cross country title. ^[10]

In 2001 she was inducted into the Iowa State Cyclones Hall of Fame. ^{[11] [12]}

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Uganda
1987	All-Africa Games	Nairobi, Kenya	2nd	4x400 m relay	3:34.41
1990	African Championships	Cairo, Egypt	2nd	800 m	2:14.00
			2nd	1500 m	4:25.34
1991	Universiade	Sheffield, United Kingdom	4th	800 m	2:02.22
			13th (h)	1500 m	4:17.31
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	29th (h)	800 m	2:08.72
			35th (h)	1500 m	4:25.43
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	27th (h)	800 m	2:03.55
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	11th (h)	800 m	2:04.88
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	28th (h)	800 m	2:07.81

Personal bests

Surface	Event	Time	Date	Place
Outdoor	800 m	2:00.88	July 7, 1990	Formia, Italy
	1500 m	4:16.58	July 18, 1990	Bologna, Italy
	400 m hurdles	1:01.00	March 12, 1985	Kampala, Uganda
Indoor	800 m	2:04.88	1993	Toronto, Canada
Reference: [13]

References

1. Sports-Reference profile
2. Edith Nakiyingi at World Athletics
3. "Edith NAKIYINGI - Olympic Athletics | Uganda". International Olympic Committee. 2016-06-14. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
4. @Mr_B93, Mike Burvee, [e-mail]. "Tom Hill reflects on Olympic experience". Iowa State Daily. Archived from the original on 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
5. "Koll Named Big 12 Athlete of the Year - Iowa State University". Iowa State University. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
6. "Edith Nakiyingi - Hall of Fame Class of 2001". cyclones.com. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
7. "IOWA STATE TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY" (PDF). Cyclones.com. 2018-01-23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-24. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
8. "Drake Relays Hall of Fame Class of 2012 Inducted In Evening Ceremony". Drake University. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
9. "NCAA DI Cross Country Championships - Womens Results". MileSplit United States. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
10. "Big Eight Conference Women's Cross Country Championship History". Big Eight Sports.
11. "Koll Named Big 12 Athlete of the Year - Iowa State University". Iowa State University. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
12. "Edith Nakiyingi - Hall of Fame Class of 2001". cyclones.com. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
13. "IAAF: Edith NAKIYNGI | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2018-01-23.