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'''Paskar Owor''' (born 22 December 1980 in [[Nagongera]]<ref name=SR>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ow/paskar-owor-1.html Sports-Reference profile]</ref>) is a [[Uganda]]n retired [[Middle-distance running|middle-distance runner]] who specialised in the [[800 metres]].<ref>{{iaaf name|135223}}</ref> He represented his country at the [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000]] and [[2004 Summer Olympics]] without qualifying for the semifinals. He won the bronze medal in the event at the [[1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics|1998 World Junior Championships]].
'''Paskar Owor''' (born 22 December 1980, in [[Nagongera]]<ref name=SR>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418122601/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ow/paskar-owor-1.html Sports-Reference profile]</ref>) is a [[Uganda]]n retired [[Middle-distance running|middle-distance runner]] who specialised in the [[800 metres]].<ref>{{World Athletics}}</ref> He represented his country at the [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000]] and [[2004 Summer Olympics]] without qualifying for the semifinals. He won the bronze medal in the event at the [[1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics|1998 World Junior Championships]].


==Competition record==
==Competition record==
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*800 metres – 1:46.37 (Strasbourg 2004)
*800 metres – 1:46.37 (Strasbourg 2004)
*1500 metres – 3:40.60 (2006)
*1500 metres – 3:40.60 (2006)

===Indoor===
===Indoor===
*800 metres – 1:47.58 (Saarbrücken 2002)
*800 metres – 1:47.58 (Saarbrücken 2002)
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==References==
==References==
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Paskar Owor
Personal information
NationalityUgandan
Born (1980-12-22) 22 December 1980 (age 43)
Nagongera, Uganda
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event800 metres

Paskar Owor (born 22 December 1980, in Nagongera[1]) is a Ugandan retired middle-distance runner who specialised in the 800 metres.[2] He represented his country at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics without qualifying for the semifinals. He won the bronze medal in the event at the 1998 World Junior Championships.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Uganda
1998 World Junior Championships Annecy, France 3rd 800 m 1:48.20
Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 10th (sf) 800 m 1:47.90
1999 All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa 12th (sf) 800 m 1:49.23
11th 1500 m 3:53.33
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 51st (h) 800 m 1:49.99
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 7th 800 m 1:48.96
2003 All-Africa Games Abuja, Nigeria 8th (h) 800 m 1:50.25
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 25th (h) 800 m 1:51.41
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 47th (h) 800 m 1:47.87
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 44th (h) 800 m 1:51.72

Personal bests

Outdoor

  • 800 metres – 1:46.37 (Strasbourg 2004)
  • 1500 metres – 3:40.60 (2006)

Indoor

  • 800 metres – 1:47.58 (Saarbrücken 2002)

References