Dorcus Inzikuru

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Medal record
Women's athletics
World Championships
Gold 2005 Helsinki 3000 m steeplechase
Commonwealth Games
Gold 2006 Melbourne 3000 m steeplechase

Dorcus Inzikuru (born February 2, 1982 in Vurra, Arua District) is a Ugandan athlete competing in steeplechase. She won the innaugural World title in women's 3000 m steeplechase, as well as the first Commonwealth title in the event. Her coach is Renato Canova. Sometimes her name is spelt "Docus". It is was mis-spelt in her passport, and the mistake was perpetuated when she enterd international races.[1]

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[edit] Personal life

Inzikuru grew up in Vurra, in Arua District, the daughter of an Anglican priest. Her parents were both talented athletes, but did not compete internationally. She was the third of eight children, but lost her two older brothers at the ages of eight and fourteen, to typhoid and malaria.

Inzikurru is now married to a doctor, Martin Bosco Acidri, a former sprinter.

Inzikuru often lives and trains in Turin and competes for the Milan club, Camelot. She often trains with men's world record holder, Saif Saaeed Shaheen, as the two share the same coach, Renato Canova.

[edit] 2005 World Championships

In 2005, at the World Championships, in Helsinki, Finland, Inzikuru ended Uganda's 33-year wait for an athletics world title, winning the inaugural women's 3000 m steeplechase event, in a time of 9:18.24 (at the time, the sixth best performance ever). Inzikuru only became aware of the $60,000 prize after winning the final and vowed to use her money to build a house and to help young athletes.

[edit] Achievements

[edit] 3000 m Steeplechase

  • 2005 World Championships, Gold (9:18.24)
  • 2005 World Athletics Final, Gold
  • 2006 Commonwealth Games, Gold (9:19.51

[edit] 3000 m

  • 1999 World Youth Championships, 8th

[edit] 5000 m

  • 1999 African Games, 6th
  • 2000 World Junior Championships, Gold
  • 2002 Commonwealth Games, 4th
  • 2002 African Games, Silver

[edit] Cross Country

  • 2000 World Junior Championships, 10th
  • 2004 World Championships (short course), 38th
  • 2005 World Championships (short course), 18th
  • 2007 World Championships, DNF

[edit] Personal bests

  • 800 m, 2:02.00
  • One Mile, 4:36.05
  • 3000 m, 8:46.29
  • 5000 m, 15:05.30
  • 2000 m Steeplechase, 6:04.46
  • 3000 m Steeplechase, 9:15.04

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Name mistakenly spelt but maybe no longer - Dorcus Inzikuru", IAAF News, 9 August 2005

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Flag of Russia Gulnara Samitova-Galkina		 Women's 3.000m Steeplechase
Best Year Performance
2005		 Succeeded by
Flag of Poland Wioletta Janowska