Uganda at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Uganda at the 2004 Summer Olympics
IOC code	UGA
NOC	Uganda Olympic Committee
Website	www.nocuganda.com
in Athens
Competitors	11 in 4 sports
Flag bearer	Joseph Lubega
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Uganda competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's twelfth appearance at the Olympics, except the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, because of the African boycott. The Ugandan Olympic Committee sent a total of eleven athletes to the Games, nine men and two women, to compete in four different sports. Half of these athletes had been participating in boxing, including Joseph Lubega, who later became the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. ^[1] There was only a single competitor in swimming and weightlifting.

Uganda left Athens without a single Olympic medal, since the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where John Akii-Bua won the gold in the men's 400 m hurdles. The nation's best result came with a fourth-place finish from Boniface Kiprop in the men's 10,000 metres. ^[2]

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Ugandan athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard). ^{[3] [4]}

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Wilson Busienei	10000 m	—				28:10.75	11
Boniface Kiprop		—				27:25.48	4
Paskar Owor	800 m	1:47.87	5	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Dorcus Inzikuru	5000 m	15:38.59	12	Did not advance

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Uganda sent five boxers to Athens.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Jolly Katongole	Light flyweight	Yalçınkaya  (TUR) L 7–22	Did not advance
Brian Mayanja	Featherweight	Jafarov  (KAZ) LRSC	Did not advance
Sam Rukundo	Lightweight	Tamsamani  (MAR) W 30–22	de Jesús  (PUR) W 24–22	Khrachev  (RUS) L 18–31	Did not advance
Sadat Tebazaalwa	Welterweight	Silamu  (CHN) L 17–29	Did not advance
Joseph Lubega	Middleweight	Prasathinphimai  (THA) L 21–30	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Edgar Luberenga	50 m freestyle	27.77	75	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Uganda has qualified a single female weightlifter.

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Irene Ajambo	Women's −69 kg	60	10	90	=8	150	9

See also

• Uganda at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

References

1. "2004 Athens: Flag Bearers for the Opening Ceremony". Olympics. 13 August 2004. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
2. "Brilliant Bekele takes gold". BBC Sport. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
3. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
4. "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards". IAAF . Retrieved 4 June 2011.

External links

• Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad Archived 2008-06-11 at the Wayback Machine