Halimah Nakaayi
.jpg) Nakaayi at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Ugandan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 October 1994 Mukono, Uganda[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Uganda | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 800 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Halimah Nakaayi (born 16 October 1994) is a Ugandan middle-distance runner. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the women's 800 metres.[2] She was the flag bearer for Uganda in the closing ceremony.[3] Her biggest success is a gold medal in the 800m at the 2019 World Athletics Championships.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes | |
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Representing  Uganda
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| 2011 | World Youth Championships | Lille, France | 26th (h) | 800 m | 2:13.59 | |
| Commonwealth Youth Games | Douglas, Isle of Man | 1st | 400 m | 57.16 | ||
| 2012 | World Junior Championship | Barcelona, Spain | 14th (h) | 800 m | 2:06.381 | |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 39th (h) | 400 m | 57.51 | |
| 2015 | Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 21st (sf) | 400 m | 57.13 | |
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:45.40 | ||||
| 2016 | African Championship | Durban, South Africa | 10th (h) | 800 m | 2:04.97 | |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 17th (sf) | 800 m | 2:00.63 | ||
| 2017 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 10th (h) | 400 m | 55.77 | |
| 2nd | 800 m | 2:01.60 | ||||
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 19th (sf) | 800 m | 2:01.74 | ||
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 15th (h) | 800 m | 2:01.69 | |
| 8th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:35.03 | ||||
| African Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | 4th | 800 m | 1:58.90 | ||
| 2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 3rd | 800 m | 2:03.55 | |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 1st | 800 m | 1:58.04 | ||
1Disqualified in the final
References
- ^ 2014 CWG bio
- ^ "Halimah Nakaayi". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ "Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony – Flag Bearers" (PDF). Retrieved 24 August 2016.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Halimah Nakaayi.
- Halimah Nakaayi at World Athletics
- Halimah Nakaayi at Diamond League
- Halimah Nakaayi at Olympics.com
- Halimah Nakaayi at Olympedia
- Halimah Nakaayi at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Halimah Nakaayi at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- People from Mukono District
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games
- African Games bronze medalists for Uganda
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