Uganda at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Uganda at the 1960 Summer Olympics
IOC code	UGA
NOC	Uganda Olympic Committee
in Rome
Competitors	10 in 2 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Uganda competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy.This was the first time Uganda made its Olympics debut, marking the start of its Olympic journey but it represented as a British protectorate though it didn't win any medals. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Men

• • Benjamin Nguda: Ran in the 100m (reaching the second round) and 200m (first round).
  • Patrick Etolu: Finished 12th in the high jump, clearing 1.96m.
  • Lawrence Ogwang: Competed in the triple jump (20th place).
  • Jean Baptiste Okello: Competed in the 110m hurdles, reaching the semi-finals.

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Gadi Ado	400 m	49.0	4	did not advance
Sam Amukun	100 m	10.6	3 Q	10.6	4	did not advance
	200 m	21.3	2 Q	21.3	4	did not advance
Aggrey Awori	100 m	10.9	5	did not advance
	110 m hurdles	15.36	4 Q	14.94	4	did not advance
Jean Baptiste Okello	110 m hurdles	14.59	2 Q	14.48	2 Q	14.59	5	did not advance
Aggrey Awori Gadi Ado Sam Amukun Jean Baptiste Okello	4 × 100 m relay	DQ [41.90]		did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

• George Oywello: Competed in the light-heavyweight division.
• Other boxers included Frank Nyangweso, Peter Odhiambo, John Ssentongo, Frank Kisekka, and Grace Sseruwagi.

Athlete	Event	1 Round	2 Round	3 Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Frank Kisekka	Flyweight	Paolo Curcetti  (ITA) L 1-4	did not advance
John Sentongo	Bantamweight	BYE	Brunon Bendig  (POL) L 0-5	did not advance
Grace Sseruwagi	Light Welterweight	BYE	Khalid Al-Karkhi (IRQ) L 1-4	did not advance
Frank Nyangweso	Light Middleweight	—N/a	BYE	Wilbert McClure  (USA) L 0-5	did not advance
Peter Odhiambo	Middleweight	—N/a	BYE	Edward Crook  (USA) L 1-4	did not advance
George Oywello	Light Heavyweight	—N/a	BYE	Gheorghe Negrea  (ROU) L 0-5	did not advance

See also

• Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics

References

1. "1960 Olympics boxing coach Kawere honoured". Monitor. 2021-02-03. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
2. "Olympedia – Uganda at the 1960 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
3. Committee, Uganda Olympic (1960). Uganda's team : the Olympic Games Rome 1960 / publ. by the Department of Information for the Uganda Olympic Committee. Uganda Olympic Committee.

• Official Olympic Reports Archived 2007-06-12 at the Wayback Machine