Uganda at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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Uganda at the
2024 Summer Olympics
Flag of Uganda.svg
IOC code UGA
NOC Uganda Olympic Committee
Website www.nocuganda.org
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors24 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Charles Kagimu & Gloria Muzito
Medals
Ranked 55th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Uganda competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Since the nation's official debut in 1956, Ugandan athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for Montreal 1976 as part of the Congolese-led boycott.

Contents

Ugandan marathoner Rebecca Cheptegei was murdered by her boyfriend in Eldoret in Kenya over an argument, sustaining multiple burns before dying of multiple organ failure.

Medalists

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 91120
Cycling 101
Rowing 011
Swimming 112
Total111324

Athletics

Ugandan track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each): [1] [2]

Joshua Cheptegei won gold in the men's 10,000 metres final, in a new Olympic record of 26:43.14. [3] Peruth Chemutai won Uganda's second medal of the Games, taking silver in the women's 3000 metres steeplechase while setting a new national record. [4]

Key
Track and road events
Men
AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Tarsis Orogot 200 m 20.321 Q20.646Did not advance
Tom Dradriga 800 m 1:46.0561:46.155Did not advance
Oscar Chelimo 5000 m 13:52.465 Q13:31.5620
Jacob Kiplimo 10000 m 26:46.398
Joshua Cheptegei 10000 m 26:43.14 OR Gold medal icon.svg
Martin Kiprotich 28:20:7222
Leonard Chemutai 3000 m steeplechase 8:18.19 SB 2 Q8:20.0315
Victor Kiplangat Marathon 2:11:5937
Stephen Kissa DNF
Andrew Rotich Kwemoi 2:17:2862
Women
AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Halimah Nakaayi 800 m 2:00:5642:02:886Did not advance
Winnie Nanyondo 1500 m 4:07.06104:06.358Did not advance
Esther Chebet 5000 m 15:10:3613Did not advance
Belinda Chemutai 15:23:9012Did not advance
Joy Cheptoyek 5000 m DNS Did not advance
10000 m Withdrew [5]
Sarah Chelangat 10000 m 31:02.3712
Annet Chemengich Chelangat 31:50.41 PB 21
Peruth Chemutai 3000 m steeplechase 9:10.511 Q8:53.34 NR Silver medal icon.svg
Mercyline Chelangat Marathon 2:39:40 SB 69
Rebecca Cheptegei 2:32:14 SB 44
Stella Chesang 2:26:018

Cycling

Road

For the first time since 1984, Uganda entered one male rider to compete in the road race events at the Olympic. The nation's secured those quota through the 2023 African Championships in Accra, Ghana. [6]

AthleteEventTimeRank
Charles Kagimu Men's road race 6:50:4977

Rowing

Ugandan rowers qualified one boats in the women's single sculls for the Games through the 2023 African Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia. [7]

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Kathleen Noble Women's single sculls 8:08.905 R8:15.103 SE/F8:38.702 FE7:56:1026

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Swimming

Uganda sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Jesse Ssengonzi Men's 100 m butterfly 53.7631Did not advance
Gloria Muzito Women's 100 m freestyle 55.9522Did not advance

Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.

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