Uganda at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Uganda at the 1972 Summer Olympics
IOC code	UGA
NOC	Uganda Olympic Committee
Website	www.nocuganda.com
in Munich
Competitors	33 (31 men and 2 women) in 3 sports
Medals Ranked 24th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 1 0 2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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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]

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

• William Dralu

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

Men's 1500 metres

• Vitus Ashaba

• Heat — 3:45.2 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

• Fulgence Rwabu

• Final — 2:57:04 (→ 59th place)

Boxing

Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

• John Opio

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

Hockey

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)

• 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

• 15th/16th place: Defeated Mexico (4-1) → 15th place

• Team Roster

• 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

• Uganda at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

References

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

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database
• sports-reference