Uganda at the
Olympics
IOC codeUGA
NOCUganda Olympic Committee
Websitewww.nocuganda.com
Medals
Ranked 73rd
Gold
4
Silver
4
Bronze
3
Total
11
Summer appearances

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 eleven 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

Medals by Summer Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1956 Melbourne30000-
1960 Rome100000-
1964 Tokyo130000-
1968 Mexico City11011238
1972 Munich33110224
1976 Montrealdid not participate
1980 Moscow13010132
1984 Los Angeles260000-
1988 Seoul240000-
1992 Barcelona80000-
1996 Atlanta10001171
2000 Sydney130000-
2004 Athens110000-
2008 Beijing120000-
2012 London15100150
2016 Rio de Janeiro210000-
2020 Tokyo25211436
2024 Parisfuture event
2028 Los Angeles
2032 Brisbane
Total4431173

Medals by sport

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Athletics4127
Boxing0314
Totals (2 entries)44311

List of medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 SilverEridadi Mukwanga1968 Mexico City BoxingMen's bantamweight
 BronzeLeo Rwabwogo1968 Mexico City BoxingMen's flyweight
 GoldJohn Akii-Bua1972 Munich AthleticsMen's 400 metre hurdles
 SilverLeo Rwabwogo1972 Munich BoxingMen's flyweight
 SilverJohn Mugabi1980 Moscow BoxingMen's welterweight
 BronzeDavis Kamoga1996 Atlanta AthleticsMen's 400 metres
 GoldStephen Kiprotich2012 London AthleticsMen's marathon
 GoldPeruth Chemutai2020 Tokyo AthleticsWomen's 3000 metres steeplechase
 GoldJoshua Cheptegei2020 Tokyo AthleticsMen's 5,000 metres
 SilverJoshua Cheptegei2020 Tokyo AthleticsMen's 10,000 metres
 BronzeJacob Kiplimo2020 Tokyo AthleticsMen's 10,000 metres

See also

  • "Uganda". International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2021.
  • "Uganda". Olympedia.com.
  • "Olympic Analytics/UGA". olympanalyt.com.
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