Uganda at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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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 |
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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]
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Medals
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Gold | John Akii-Bua | Athletics | Men's 400m hurdles | September 2 |
Silver | Leo Rwabdogo | Boxing | Flyweight |
Results by event
Athletics
Men's 100 metres
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- First Heat — 10.92s (→ did not advance)
Men's 1500 metres
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- Heat — 3:45.2 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
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- Final — 2:57:04 (→ 59th place)
Boxing
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
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- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Nayden Stanchev (BUL), 2:3
Hockey
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
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- 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)
- Classification Match
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- 15th/16th place: Defeated Mexico (4-1) → 15th place
- Team Roster
See also
References
- ↑ The John Akii-Bua Story: an African Tragedy, documentary by Dan Gordon, BBC2 10 August 2008