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| Born | 15 October 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Uganda | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 m, 1500 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Iowa State Cyclones | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
| 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 | |
| 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] | |||||
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