Uganda at the Olympics

Uganda at the Olympic Games
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Olympic history
Summer Games
1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

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 seven 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

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count

Medals by Games

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1956 Melbourne	0	0	0	0
1960 Rome	0	0	0	0
1964 Tokyo	0	0	0	0
1968 Mexico City	0	1	1	2
1972 Munich	1	1	0	2
1976 Montreal	did not participate
1980 Moscow	0	1	0	1
1984 Los Angeles	0	0	0	0
1988 Seoul	0	0	0	0
1992 Barcelona	0	0	0	0
1996 Atlanta	0	0	1	1
2000 Sydney	0	0	0	0
2004 Athens	0	0	0	0
2008 Beijing	0	0	0	0
2012 London	1	0	0	1
Total	2	3	2	7

Medals by sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	2	0	1	3
Boxing	0	3	1	4
Total	2	3	2	7

List of medalists

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

See also

• Category:Olympic competitors for Uganda
• Uganda at the Paralympics