| Uganda at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | |
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| CGF code | UGA |
| CGA | Uganda Olympic Committee |
| Website | nocuganda |
| in Perth, Western Australia | |
| Flag bearer | Opening: Closing: |
| Medals Ranked 11thth |
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| British Empire and Commonwealth Games appearances | |
Uganda competed at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia, from 22 November to 1 December 1962.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Benson Ishiepai | Athletics | Men's 440 yards hurdles | 26 November |
| Amos Omolo | Athletics | Men's 440 yards | 29 November |
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| James Odongo Oduka | 100 yd | 9.9 | 4 Q | 10.3 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| James Odongo Oduka | 220 yd | 22.6 | 4 Q | 22.5 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Amos Omolo | 440 yd | 47.1 | 1 Q | N/A | 46.9 | 2 Q | 46.8 | | |
| Amos Omolo | 48.5 | 3 | N/A | Did not advance | |||||
| Robert Rwakojo | 1 mile | 4:11.1 | 6 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Charles Eswau | 120 yd hurdles | 15.0 | 4 Q | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Benson Ishiepai | DNS | N/A | Did not advance | ||||||
| Benson Ishiepai | 440 yd hurdles | 52.0 | 1 Q | N/A | 52.3 | | |||
| Jerome Ochana | DNF | N/A | Did not advance | ||||||
| Ludovico Amukun | 3000 m steeplechase | N/A | 9:32.0 | 9 | |||||
| Vinancio Okwera | Marathon | N/A | DNF | ||||||
| Deogatius Rwabugwene | N/A | 2:42:28 | 11 | ||||||
| George Zebukire | N/A | DNF | |||||||
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Rank | ||
| Patrick Etolu | High jump | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 9 |
| William Kamanyi | Long jump | 23 ft 11 1⁄2 in (7.30 m) | 10 |
| Sev Obura | 23 ft 9 1⁄4 in (7.25 m) | 11 | |
| Lawrence Ogwang | Triple jump | 48 ft 9 in (14.86 m) | 9 |
| Yovan Ochola | Shot put | 50 ft 5 in (15.37 m) | 8 |
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Uganda competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Uganda competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Uganda competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
Uganda competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
Uganda competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany which were held from 26 August to 11 September 1972. The nation's delegation consisted of 33 athletes: seventeen field hockey players, eight boxers and eight track and field athletes
Uganda competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 26 competitors, 24 men and 2 women, took part in 24 events in 5 sports.
Uganda competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
Uganda competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Uganda competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics which were held in Mexico City, Mexico from 12 to 27 October. The 1968 Summer Olympics were Uganda's fourth entry into an Olympic Games. Eleven athletes attended the Games to represent Uganda, eight boxers and three in track and field events.
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Uganda competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. Uganda sent a delegation of eleven competitors, who took part in four sports.
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Uganda participated in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.
Uganda competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, which was held from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The country's participation there marked its thirteenth appearance in the Summer Olympics since its début at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The delegation consisted of eleven track and field athletes that included Moses Ndiema Kipsiro, Benjamin Kiplagat, and Stephen Kiprotich, one each in badminton and weightlifting, and two swimmers. Ekiring, Ssekyaaya, Mugula, and Lunkuse had qualified through wildcard places, while the rest of the delegation satisfied the Games' qualification standards for their respective events. Mugula was selected as the team captain. Mugula was also selected as the flag bearer for both the opening and closing ceremonies.
Uganda competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom from August 29 to September 9, 2012.
Uganda competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.
Uganda competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1956, Ugandan athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal because of its partial support of the African boycott.
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