Edith Nakiyingi
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| Born | 15 October 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Uganda | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 m, 1500 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Iowa State Cyclones | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Edith Nakiyingi (born 15 October 1968) is a retired Ugandan middle-distance runner who competed primarily in the 800 metres.[2] She represented her country at the 1992 Summer Olympics[3] as well as two outdoor and one indoor World Championships.[4]
College career
Nakiyingi competed as an athlete in both cross country and track & field as Iowa State. She finished her career a two-time NCAA champion, seven-time All-American, 11-time Big Eight champion, and the 1992 Big Eight Athlete of the Year.[5][6]
She captured her first NCAA track & field title in 1989, winning the 800-meter run in a NCAA meet record of 2:05.68. That season, Nakiyingi won two Big Eight indoor titles, the 1,000-meter and distance medley relay and the 800-meter run in outdoor competition. Nakiyingi again won the NCAA 800-meter indoor title in 1991 in Indianapolis with a time of 2:04.84.[7] At the conclusion of Nakiyingi's career, she owned three of the four fastest 800-meter times in NCAA indoor meet history.[8]
In cross country she finished 15th at the 1989 NCAA Championships[9] and then lead ISU to the 1990 Big Eight Conference cross country title.[10]
In 2001 she was inducted into the Iowa State Cyclones Hall of Fame.[11][12]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Uganda
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| 1987 | All-Africa Games | Nairobi, Kenya | 2nd | 4x400 m relay | 3:34.41 |
| 1990 | African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 2nd | 800 m | 2:14.00 |
| 2nd | 1500 m | 4:25.34 | |||
| 1991 | Universiade | Sheffield, United Kingdom | 4th | 800 m | 2:02.22 |
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 29th (h) | 800 m | 2:08.72 | |
| 35th (h) | 1500 m | 4:25.43 | |||
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 27th (h) | 800 m | 2:03.55 |
| 1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 11th (h) | 800 m | 2:04.88 |
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 28th (h) | 800 m | 2:07.81 | |
Personal bests
| Surface | Event | Time | Date | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoor | 800 m | 2:00.88 | July 7, 1990 | Formia, Italy | |
| 1500 m | 4:16.58 | July 18, 1990 | Bologna, Italy | ||
| 400 m hurdles | 1:01.00 | March 12, 1985 | Kampala, Uganda | ||
| Indoor | 800 m | 2:04.88 | 1993 | Toronto, Canada | |
| Reference:[13] | |||||
References
- ^ Sports-Reference profile
- ^ Edith Nakiyingi at World Athletics
- ^ "Edith NAKIYINGI - Olympic Athletics | Uganda". International Olympic Committee. 2016-06-14. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
- ^ @Mr_B93, Mike Burvee, mike.burvee@iowastatedaily.com,. "Tom Hill reflects on Olympic experience". Iowa State Daily. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Koll Named Big 12 Athlete of the Year - Iowa State University". Iowa State University. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
- ^ "Edith Nakiyingi - Hall of Fame Class of 2001". cyclones.com. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
- ^ "IOWA STATE TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY" (PDF). Cyclones.com. 2018-01-23.
- ^ "Drake Relays Hall of Fame Class of 2012 Inducted In Evening Ceremony". Drake University. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
- ^ "NCAA DI Cross Country Championships - Womens Results". MileSplit United States. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
- ^ "Big Eight Conference Women's Cross Country Championship History". Big Eight Sports.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Koll Named Big 12 Athlete of the Year - Iowa State University". Iowa State University. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
- ^ "Edith Nakiyingi - Hall of Fame Class of 2001". cyclones.com. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
- ^ "IAAF: Edith NAKIYNGI | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
