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Nationality | Ugandan |
Born | Kampala, Uganda | 10 September 1996
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Country | Uganda |
Sport | Swimming |
Joshua Tibatemwa-Ekirikubinza (born 10 September 1996) [1] is a Ugandan Olympic swimmer. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he ranked 64th with a time of 25.98 seconds. He did not advance to the semifinals. He was the flagbearer for Uganda during the opening ceremony. [2]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Uganda | |||||
2013 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 70th (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 33.85 |
2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, Great Britain | 47th (h) | 50 m freestyle | 25.78 |
34th (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 33.72 | |||
31st (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:16.49 | |||
2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia | 80th (h) | 50 m freestyle | 25.54 |
64th (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 33.00 | |||
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 64th (h) | 50 m freestyle | 25.98 |
2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 104th (h) | 100 m freestyle | 58.79 |
71st (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 32.77 | |||
2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 47th (h) | 50 m freestyle | 24.93 |
43rd (h) | 50 m butterfly | 27.17 |
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Uganda | |||||
2012 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 122nd (h) | 50 m freestyle | 26.14 |
83rd (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 32.48 | |||
2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | - | 50 m breaststroke | DNS |
- | 100 m breaststroke | DNS |
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