Uganda competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Since the nation's official debut in 1956, Ugandan athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for Montreal 1976 as part of the Congolese-led boycott.
Ugandan marathoner Rebecca Cheptegei was murdered by her boyfriend in Eldoret in Kenya over an argument, sustaining multiple burns before dying of multiple organ failure.
Medalists
| width="78%" align="left" valign="top"| Medal Name Sport Event Date Joshua Cheptegei Athletics Men's 10000 m Peruth Chemutai Athletics Women's 3000 m steeplechase
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Medals by genderGenderTotalMale1001Female0101Mixed0000Total1102 | width="22%" align="left" valign="top" | Medals by dateDate Total2 August10016 August0101Total1102
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 9 11 20Cycling 1 0 1Rowing 0 1 1Swimming 1 1 2Total 11 13 24
Athletics
Ugandan track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):
Joshua Cheptegei won gold in the men's 10,000 metres final, in a new Olympic record of 26:43.14. Peruth Chemutai won Uganda's second medal of the Games, taking silver in the women's 3000 metres steeplechase while setting a new national record.
Track and road events Men AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankTarsis Orogot200 m20.321 Qcolspan=2 20.646 Did not advanceTom Dradriga800 m1:46.0561:46.155Did not advanceOscar Chelimo5000 m13:52.465 Qcolspan=4 13:31.5620Jacob Kiplimo10000 mcolspan=6 26:46.39 8Joshua Cheptegei10000 mrowspan=2 colspan=6 26:43.14 OR Martin Kiprotich 28:20:72 22Leonard Chemutai3000 m steeplechase8:18.19 2 Qcolspan=4 8:20.0315Victor KiplangatMarathonrowspan=3 colspan=6 2:11:5937Stephen KissaAndrew Rotich Kwemoi 2:17:2862
Women AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankHalimah Nakaayi800 m2:00:5642:02:886Did not advanceWinnie Nanyondo1500 m4:07.06104:06.358Did not advanceEsther Chebet 5000 m15:10:3613colspan=4 Did not advanceBelinda Chemutai15:23:9012colspan=4 Did not advanceJoy Cheptoyek5000 m colspan=4Did not advance10000 mcolspan=6 WithdrewSarah Chelangat10000 mrowspan=2 colspan=6 31:02.3712Annet Chemengich Chelangat 31:50.41 21Peruth Chemutai3000 m steeplechase9:10.511 Qcolspan=4 8:53.34 Mercyline ChelangatMarathonrowspan=3 colspan=6 2:39:40 69Rebecca Cheptegei 2:32:14 44Stella Chesang 2:26:018
Cycling
Road For the first time since 1984, Uganda entered one male rider to compete in the road race events at the Olympic. The nation's secured those quota through the 2023 African Championships in Accra, Ghana.
AthleteEventTimeRankCharles KagimuMen's road race6:50:4977
Rowing
Ugandan rowers qualified one boats in the women's single sculls for the Games through the 2023 African Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia.
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKathleen NobleWomen's single sculls8:08.905 R8:15.10 3 SE/F 8:38.70 2 FE 7:56:10 26 Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Swimming
Uganda sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJesse SsengonziMen's 100 m butterfly53.7631Did not advanceGloria MuzitoWomen's 100 m freestyle55.9522Did not advance
Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.
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