Uganda at the 1956 Summer Olympics
| Uganda at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | |||||||||
| IOC code | UGA | ||||||||
| NOC | Uganda Olympic Committee | ||||||||
| Website |
www | ||||||||
| in Melbourne/Stockholm | |||||||||
| Competitors | 3 in 1 sport | ||||||||
| Medals |
| ||||||||
| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
Uganda competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. They had three competitors, all in the men's track and field athletics.
Competitors
- Benjamin Nguda competed in the 100 metres, where he won his first round heat but was knocked out in the second round; and in the 200 metres, where he failed to progress beyond the first round.
- Patrick Etolu competed in the high jump, where he came equal 12th with a height of 1.96m.
- Lawrence Ogwang competed in the long jump, where he failed to qualify for the final; and in the triple jump, where he came 20th with a distance of 14.72m.
Results
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarter-final | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Benjamin Nguda | 100 m | 10.7 Q | 1 | 12.8 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m | Time not taken | 7 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Patrick Etolu | High Jump | 1.92 Q | 7 | N/A | 1.96 | 12 | |||
| Lawrence Ogwang | Long Jump | 6.62 | 27 | Did not advance | |||||
| Triple Jump | 14.95 Q | 14 | 14.72 | 20 | |||||
References
- Official Olympic Report (PDF)
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/29/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.