Uganda at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Uganda at the Olympic Games

Flag of Uganda
IOC code  UGA
NOC Uganda Olympic Committee
Websitewww.nocuganda.com
At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich
Competitors 33 (31 men and 2 women) in 3 sports
Medals
Rank: 24		 Gold
1		 Silver
1		 Bronze
0		 Total
2
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games

Uganda is one of the nations that competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.

John Akii-Bua's gold medal and world record in the men's 400m hurdles attracted international attention.[1]

Medals

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Akii-Bua, JohnJohn Akii-Bua Athletics Men's 400m hurdles September 2
 Silver Rwabdogo, LeoLeo Rwabdogo Boxing Flyweight

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

  • First Heat — 10.92s (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres

  • Heat — 3:45.2 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

  • Final — 2:57:04 (→ 59th place)

Boxing

Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Lost to Nayden Stanchev (BUL), 2:3

Hockey

Men's Team Competition

  • Lost to Malaysia (1-3)
  • Lost to France (1-3)
  • Lost to Pakistan (1-3)
  • Drew with Argentina (0-0)
  • Drew with West Germany (1-1)
  • Lost to Belgium (0-2)
  • Drew with Spain (2-2)
  • 15th/16th place: Defeated Mexico (4-1) → 15th place
  • Ajaip Singh Matharu
  • Ajit Singh
  • Amarjits Sandhu
  • Avtar Singh
  • Elly Kitamireke
  • George Moraes
  • Herbert Kajumba
  • Isaac Chirwa
  • Jagdish Singh Kapoor
  • Joseph Kagimu
  • Kuldip Singh
  • Malkit Singh
  • Paul Adiga
  • Polycarp Pereira
  • Rajinder Sandhu
  • Upkar Singh Kapoor
  • Willie Lobo

See also

References

  1. ↑ The John Akii-Bua Story: an African Tragedy, documentary by Dan Gordon, BBC2 10 August 2008