| Uganda at the Commonwealth Games | |
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| CGF code | UGA |
| CGA | Commonwealth Games Association Uganda |
| Website | nocuganda |
| Medals Ranked 18th |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
Uganda has competed in fifteen Commonwealth Games, from 1954.
| Uganda at the Commonwealth Games | |
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| CGF code | UGA |
| CGA | Commonwealth Games Association Uganda |
| Website | nocuganda |
| Medals Ranked 18th |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
Uganda has competed in fifteen Commonwealth Games, from 1954.
With 39 medals, Uganda ranked eighteenth as of 2008 in the all-time tally of medals. [2]
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 Vancouver | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1958 Cardiff | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1962 Perth | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 1966 Kingston | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1970 Edinburgh | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 1974 Christchurch | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 1982 Brisbane | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1990 Auckland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1994 Victoria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 Kuala Lumpur | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 Manchester | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 Melbourne | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 Delhi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 Glasgow | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 2018 Gold Coast | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2022 Birmingham | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Totals (16 entries) | 19 | 16 | 23 | 58 |
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