Sarah Nambawa

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Sarah Nambawa (born 23 September 1985 in Kampala) is a Ugandan athlete specialising in the triple jump. [1] [2] She is a two-time African Champion.

Her personal best in the event is 14.06 m (46 ft 1+12 in) from 2011.

International competition

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
2009 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 11thLong jump 6.06 m
6thTriple jump 13.58 m
2010 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 1stTriple jump 13.95 m
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 33rd (q)Triple jump 13.22 m
2012 African Championships Porto Novo, Benin 1stTriple jump 13.90 m (w)
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 20th (q)Triple jump 13.31 m

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References

  1. "Sarah Nambawa". www.athleticsuganda.org. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  2. Sarah Nambawa at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "Sarah Nambawa leaps to Africa gold". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 1 June 2019.