Uganda at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Uganda at the
1956 Summer Olympics

IOC code| UGA
NOC| Uganda Olympic Committee
Website| www.nocuganda.com
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors| 3 in 1 sport
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

* 1956
* 1960
* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
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Uganda competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. They had three competitors, all in the men's track and field athletics.

## Competitors

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* Benjamin Nguda competed in the 100 metres, where he won his first round heat but was knocked out in the second round; and in the 200 metres, where he failed to progress beyond the first round.
* Patrick Etolu competed in the high jump, where he came equal 12th with a height of 1.96m.
* Lawrence Ogwang competed in the long jump, where he failed to qualify for the final; and in the triple jump, where he came 20th with a distance of 14.72m.

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Men
Track & road events
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Benjamin Nguda | 100 m | 10.7  | 1 Q | 12.8  | 6  | did not advance
200 m | 22.89  | 7  | did not advance

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Distance  | Position  | Distance  | Position
Patrick Etolu | High Jump | 1.92  | 7 Q | 1.96  | 12
Lawrence Ogwang | Long Jump | 6.62  | 27  | did not advance
Triple Jump | 14.95  | 14 Q | 14.72  | 20

## References

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* Official Olympic Report (PDF)

## External links

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* sports-reference

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Nations at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden

Africa|

* (Egypt)*
* Ethiopia
* Kenya
* Liberia
* Nigeria
* South Africa
* Uganda

America|

* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Bermuda
* Brazil
* British Guiana
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Cuba
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* Trinidad
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Afghanistan
* Burma
* (Cambodia)*
* Ceylon
* Republic of China
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Israel
* Japan
* South Korea
* Malaya
* North Borneo
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Thailand
* Vietnam

Europe|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Czechoslovakia
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* (Netherlands)*
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Soviet Union
* (Spain)*
* Sweden
* (Switzerland)*
* Turkey
* Yugoslavia

Oceania|

* Australia
* Fiji
* New Zealand

Nations in bullet brackets indicating competed at the Equestrian events (Stockholm only)

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* 1956
* 1960
* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

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