Uganda at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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Uganda
competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens
, Greece
.
Uganda's best achievement was Boniface Kiprop Toroitich's fourth place in the men's 10000 metres.
Athletics
The 10000 metres was Uganda's most successful event in the Athens Games, with Boniface Kiprop Toroitich setting a season best and finishing less than three seconds behind Eritrea
's Zersenay Tadese in the battle for bronze. Kiprop led the race at the 8000 metre mark, along with three Ethiopians, two Kenyans and Tadesse. When the top two Ethiopians raised the pace, Kiprop was left with Tadesse and double Olympic champion Haile Gebrselassie
. He held off Gebrselassie, but couldn't match Tadesse's speed in the final stretch.
Men's 800 metres
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Men's 10000 metres:
Women's 5000 metres:
Boxing
Light Flyweight (– 48kg)
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Featherweight (– 57kg)
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Lightweight (– 60kg)
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Welterweight (– 69kg)
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Middleweight (– 75kg)
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Swimming
Men's 50 m Freestyle
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Weightlifting
Uganda's only weightlifter in Athens seemed to be in a different competition than the other competitors. The winner, Liu Chunhong
lifted more than double the weight that Irene Ajambo did in the Snatch, and Ajambo's total would have finished second in the Clean & Jerk portion. Ajambo had the lowest total across the entire sport, regardless of weight class, but should still be commended, as she did, manage to surpass her listed entry total of 140.0 kg.
Women's 69 kg
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Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
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Uganda's best achievement was Boniface Kiprop Toroitich's fourth place in the men's 10000 metres.
AthleticsAthletics at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...
The 10000 metres was Uganda's most successful event in the Athens Games, with Boniface Kiprop Toroitich setting a season best and finishing less than three seconds behind EritreaEritrea at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Eritrea competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The nation won its first Olympic medal ever at these Games, in its second appearance.-Medalists:-Athletics:Men's 5000 metres:* Zersenay Tadese - Final, 13:24.31...
's Zersenay Tadese in the battle for bronze. Kiprop led the race at the 8000 metre mark, along with three Ethiopians, two Kenyans and Tadesse. When the top two Ethiopians raised the pace, Kiprop was left with Tadesse and double Olympic champion Haile Gebrselassie
Haile Gebrselassie
Haile Gebrselassie is an Ethiopian long-distance track and road running athlete. He won two Olympic gold medals over 10,000 metres and four World Championship titles in the event. He won the Berlin Marathon four times consecutively and also had three straight wins at the Dubai Marathon...
. He held off Gebrselassie, but couldn't match Tadesse's speed in the final stretch.
Men's 800 metres
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 metres
-Qualifying:From the initial nine heats the first two in each plus six fastest losers progressed through to the semi-finals.The final was made up of the first two finishers from each of the semi-finals plus two fastest losers.-Heats:...
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- Paskar Owor
- Round 1: 1:47.87 (5th in heat 5, did not advance, 47th overall)
Men's 10000 metres:
- Wilson BusieneiWilson BusieneiWilson Kipkemei Busienei is an Ugandan long-distance runner. He is best known for winning three gold medals at the 2005 Summer Universiade. He has represented his country at the World Championship level in cross country running and road running and on the track. He took part in the 2004 Summer...
- 28:10.75 (11th overall)
- Boniface Kiprop Toroitich
- 27:25.48 (4th overall) (season best)
Women's 5000 metres:
- Dorcus InzikuruDorcus InzikuruDorcus Inzikuru is a Ugandan athlete competing in steeplechase. She won the inaugural 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"...
- Round 1: 15:38.59 (12th in heat 1, did not advance, 24th overall)
BoxingBoxing at the 2004 Summer OlympicsBoxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. The event was only open to men and bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each...
Light Flyweight (– 48kg)Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Light Flyweight
The Light Flyweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the lightest class. Light flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 48 kilograms.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Results:-Notes:...
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- Jolly KatongoleJolly KatongoleJolly Katongole is a boxer from Uganda, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native African country. There he was stopped in the first round of the light flyweight division by Turkey's eventual runner-up Atagün Yalçınkaya.He won the bronze medal in the same division one year...
- Round of 32: Lost to Atagun YalcinkayaAtagün YalçinkayaAtagün Yalçınkaya is a Turkish boxer in the bantamweight division best known for winning the silver medal in the light-flyweight category at the 2004 Olympics.- Amateur :...
of TurkeyTurkey at the 2004 Summer Olympics-Medalists:-Archery:The Turkish had three women archers in the top 85 in the world, and two in the top 50, so it was well within reason to suggest that they could at least advance a round in the Olympic tournament. After the ranking round , Turkey were tied with Germany for sixth, but lost out on a...
(7 - 22)
- Round of 32: Lost to Atagun Yalcinkaya
Featherweight (– 57kg)
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Featherweight
The Featherweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the fourth-lightest class. Featherweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 57 kilograms.-Participants:...
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- Brian MayanjaBrian MayanjaBrian Mayanja is a boxer from Uganda, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native African country. There he was outscored in the first round of the Featherweight division by Kazakhstan's Galib Jafarov...
- Round of 32: Lost to Galib JafarovGalib JafarovGalib Musayevich Jafarov is a boxer from Kazakhstan best known to win the gold medal at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships in the Featherweight division.-Career:...
of KazakhstanKazakhstan at the 2004 Summer OlympicsKazakhstan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Archery:Men's individual:* Stanislav Zabrodskiy - 18th placeWomen's individual:* Viktoriya Beloslydtseva - 23rd place* Olga Pilipova - 57th place-Athletics:...
(outscored; Round 3, 0:26)
- Round of 32: Lost to Galib Jafarov
Lightweight (– 60kg)
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Lightweight
The Lightweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the fifth-lightest class. Lightweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 60 kilograms.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Results:-References:*...
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- Sam RukundoSam RukundoSam Rukundo is a boxer from Uganda, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native African country...
- Round of 32: Defeated Tahar TamsamaniTahar TamsamaniTahar Tamsamani is a Moroccan boxer who participated in three Olympic tournaments. He was born in Marrakech.-Olympic Games performances:...
of MoroccoMorocco at the 2004 Summer Olympics-Gold:*Hicham El Guerrouj — Athletics, Men's 1500 metres*Hicham El Guerrouj — Athletics, Men's 5000 metres-Silver:*Hasna Benhassi — Athletics, Women's 800 metres-Athletics:...
(30 - 22) - Round of 16: Defeated Alexander de Jesus of Puerto RicoPuerto Rico at the 2004 Summer OlympicsPuerto Rico, represented by the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee, competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.The Puerto Ricans' best performance was with the Puerto Rican national basketball team that defeated the Dream Team of the United States 92-73 in the opening game.Basketball player...
(24 - 22) - Quarterfinal: Lost to Murat KhrachevMurat KhrachevMurat Pyotrovich Khrachev is a Russian boxer who competed in the men's lightweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal....
of RussiaRussia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRussia at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by the Russian Olympic Committee . The team won 92 total medals , including 27 gold medals .-Medalists:-Archery:MenWomen-Athletics:...
(18 - 31)
- Round of 32: Defeated Tahar Tamsamani
Welterweight (– 69kg)
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Welterweight
The Welterweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the fifth-heaviest class. Welterweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 69 kilograms.-Participants:...
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- Sadat TebazaalwaSadat TebazaalwaSadat Tebazaalwa is a boxer from Uganda, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his country. There he was defeated in the first round of the welterweight division by China's Hanati Silamu....
- Round of 32: Lost to Hanati SilamuHanati SilamuKanat Islam ; born September 13, 1984 in Altay, Xinjiang) is a Chinese amateur boxer of Kazakh ancestry best known for winning bronze at welterweight at the 2008 Summer Olympics, the 2007 World Championships and the 2006 Asian Games.-Career:...
of ChinaChina at the 2004 Summer OlympicsChina competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.The team won 32 gold medals and 63 medals in total ....
(17 - 29)
- Round of 32: Lost to Hanati Silamu
Middleweight (– 75kg)
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Middleweight
The Middleweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the fourth-heaviest class. Middleweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 75 kilograms.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Results: -References:*...
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- Joseph LubegaJoseph LubegaJoseph Lubega is a boxer from Uganda, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his country. There he was stopped in the first round of the middleweight division by Thailand's eventual bronze medal winner Prasathinphimai Suriya.Two years earlier Lubega won the silver medal at the 2002...
- Round of 32: Lost to Prasathinphimai Suriya of ThailandThailand at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThailand competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. With three gold and eight medals altogether, it was the best ever performance of Thai athletes at any Olympic Games.-Gold:...
(21 - 30)
- Round of 32: Lost to Prasathinphimai Suriya of Thailand
SwimmingSwimming at the 2004 Summer OlympicsSwimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. There was a total of 937 participants from 152 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:...
Men's 50 m FreestyleSwimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre freestyle
The men's 50 metre freestyle swimming event at the 2004 Summer Olympics was contested at the Olympic Aquatic Centre of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex in Athens, Greece on August 19 and 20. The event was won by American Gary Hall Jr., the defending co-champion of this event from the 2000 Summer...
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- Edgar Luberenga
- Heat — 27.77 (→ did not advance, 75th overall)
WeightliftingWeightlifting at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, fifteen events in weightlifting were contested, in eight classes for men and seven for women. Competition was held in the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall.-Doping:...
Uganda's only weightlifter in Athens seemed to be in a different competition than the other competitors. The winner, Liu ChunhongLiu Chunhong
Liu Chunhong is a Chinese weightlifter.At the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships she won in the 69 kg category with a total of ten new world records and junior world records....
lifted more than double the weight that Irene Ajambo did in the Snatch, and Ajambo's total would have finished second in the Clean & Jerk portion. Ajambo had the lowest total across the entire sport, regardless of weight class, but should still be commended, as she did, manage to surpass her listed entry total of 140.0 kg.
Women's 69 kg
Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 69 kg
These are the results of the women's 69 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 11 women competed in this event, limited to weightlifters whose body weight was less than 69 kilograms.-Medalists:...
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- Irene Ajambo
- 150.0 kg (60.0 kg Snatch, 90.0 kg Clean & Jerk) (9th overall)