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Uganda at the Olympics

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Uganda at the
Olympics
IOC codeUGA
NOCUganda Olympic Committee
Websitewww.nocuganda.com
Medals
Ranked 73rd
Gold
5
Silver
5
Bronze
3
Total
13
Summer appearances

Uganda first participated at the Olympic Games in 1956, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for the boycotted 1976 Summer Olympics. Uganda has never competed at the Winter Olympic Games.

Ugandan athletes have won a total of thirteen medals, all in athletics and boxing.

The National Olympic Committee for Uganda was created in 1950 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1956.

Medal tables

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Medals by Summer Games

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Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1956 Melbourne 3 0 0 0 0 -
1960 Rome 10 0 0 0 0 -
1964 Tokyo 13 0 0 0 0 -
1968 Mexico City 11 0 1 1 2 38
1972 Munich 33 1 1 0 2 24
1976 Montreal did not participate
1980 Moscow 13 0 1 0 1 32
1984 Los Angeles 26 0 0 0 0 -
1988 Seoul 24 0 0 0 0 -
1992 Barcelona 8 0 0 0 0 -
1996 Atlanta 10 0 0 1 1 71
2000 Sydney 13 0 0 0 0 -
2004 Athens 11 0 0 0 0 -
2008 Beijing 12 0 0 0 0 -
2012 London 15 1 0 0 1 50
2016 Rio de Janeiro 21 0 0 0 0 -
2020 Tokyo 25 2 1 1 4 36
2024 Paris 24 1 1 0 2 55
2028 Los Angeles future event
2032 Brisbane
Total 5 5 3 13 72

Medals by sport

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SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Athletics5229
 Boxing0314
Totals (2 entries)55313

List of medalists

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Medal Name Games Sport Event
 Silver Eridadi Mukwanga 1968 Mexico City Boxing Men's bantamweight
 Bronze Leo Rwabwogo 1968 Mexico City Boxing Men's flyweight
 Gold John Akii-Bua 1972 Munich Athletics Men's 400 metre hurdles
 Silver Leo Rwabwogo 1972 Munich Boxing Men's flyweight
 Silver John Mugabi 1980 Moscow Boxing Men's welterweight
 Bronze Davis Kamoga 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 400 metres
 Gold Stephen Kiprotich 2012 London Athletics Men's marathon
 Gold Peruth Chemutai 2020 Tokyo Athletics Women's 3000 metres steeplechase
 Gold Joshua Cheptegei 2020 Tokyo Athletics Men's 5,000 metres
 Silver Joshua Cheptegei 2020 Tokyo Athletics Men's 10,000 metres
 Bronze Jacob Kiplimo 2020 Tokyo Athletics Men's 10,000 metres
 Gold Joshua Cheptegei 2024 Paris Athletics Men's 10,000 metres
 Silver Peruth Chemutai 2024 Paris Athletics Women's 3000 metres steeplechase

See also

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  • "Uganda". International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2021.
  • "Uganda". Olympedia.com.
  • "Olympic Analytics/UGA". olympanalyt.com.