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Uganda At The 2000 Summer Olympics
Uganda competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Archery Uganda's first appearance in Olympic archery resulted in a first round loss for its only archer. Athletics ;Men ;Track & road events ;Women ;Track & road events Boxing ;Men Swimming ;Men ;Women Table tennis ;Singles References *Wallechinsky, David (2004). ''The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition)''. Toronto, Canada. . *International Olympic Committee (2001)The Results Retrieved 12 November 2005. *Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001)Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games Retrieved 20 November 2005. *Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001)Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games Retrieved 20 November 2005. *Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001)The Results Retrieved 20 November 2005.International Olympic Committee Web Site {{NOCin2000SummerOlympics N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uganda Olympic Committee
The Uganda Olympic Committee (IOC code: UGA) is the National Olympic Committee representing Uganda. It was created in 1950 and officially recognised by the International Olympic Committee in 1956. Presidents of Committee * 1950–1958 – Richard Posnett * 1971–2009 – Francis Nyangweso * 2009–2012 – Roger Hans Ddungu * 2013–present – William Frederick Blick See also *Uganda at the Olympics *Uganda at the Commonwealth Games References Uganda Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The sou ... Sports governing bodies in Uganda {{Uganda-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grace Birungi
Grace Birungi (born 10 October 1973) is an Ugandan runner who specialized in the 800 metres and to a lesser extent 400 metres. She won a silver medal in 400 m at the 1996 African Championships in Yaoundé and a bronze medal in 800 m at the 1999 All-Africa Games in Johannesburg. Participating in the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ..., she achieved fifth place in her 800 m heat, thus failing to make it through to the second round. External links * 1973 births Living people Ugandan female middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Uganda Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 Metre Freestyle
The women's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place on 20–21 September at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Sydney, Australia. Dutch rising star Inge de Bruijn stormed home on the final lap to claim her second gold at these Games. She powered past her rivals in a star-studded field to touch the wall first in 53.83. Earlier in the semifinals, she delivered a time of 53.77 to erase her own world record by 0.03 of a second. Almost stealing the race from lane one, Therese Alshammar took home the silver in a Swedish record of 54.33. Meanwhile, top favorites Dara Torres and Jenny Thompson gave the Americans a further reason to celebrate, as they shared bronze medals in a matching time of 54.63. This was also Thompson's ninth career medal at these Games, making her the most decorated female swimmer in Olympic history. Slovakia's Martina Moravcová, who captured two silver medals in swimming, finished outside the podium in fifth place at 54.72. South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supra Singhal
Supra Singhal, now known as Supra Agarwal (born 2 March 1982, in Kampala) is a retired Ugandan-Indian swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. Singhal competed for Uganda in the Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle, women's 100 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She received a ticket from FINA, under a Universality program, in an entry time of 59.20. She challenged seven other swimmers in heat one, including 15-year-olds Maria Awori of Kenya Nathalie Lee Baw of Mauritius. Entering the race with the fastest-seeded time, she faded down the stretch to pick up a sixth seed in a poor time of 1:08.15. Singhal's swim had also been overshadowed by fever and arm sprain that shortened her time for proper training and concentration. Singhal failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed fifty-second overall in the prelims. In her early career, Supra was the Uganda national champion for 4 years running from 1996 to 2000. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 Metre Breaststroke
The men's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place on 16–17 September at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Sydney, Australia. Domenico Fioravanti made an Olympic milestone to become Italy's first ever gold medalist in swimming. He stormed home on the final lap to establish a new Olympic standard of 1:00.46, cutting off Frédérik Deburghgraeve's 1996 record by 0.14 seconds. U.S. swimmer Ed Moses (swimmer), Ed Moses enjoyed a strong lead on the first length of the pool, but ended up only with a silver in 1:00.73. Meanwhile, Russia's world record holder Roman Sloudnov took the bronze in 1:00.91. Japan's Kosuke Kitajima, who later emerged as the world's top breaststroke swimmer of the decade, pulled off a fourth-place finish in 1:01.34. Czech Republic's Daniel Málek earned a fifth spot in a national record of 1:01.50, and was followed in sixth by Canada's Morgan Knabe with a time of 1:01.58. South Africa's Brett Petersen (1:01.63) and Switzerl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Atuhaire
Joe Atuhaire (born May 15, 1978) is a Ugandan former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events. He represented Uganda at the 2000 Summer Olympics, finishing sixty-fifth in the 100 m breaststroke. Shortly after the Games, Atuhaire's swimming career had been overshadowed with criminal charges when he was arrested and charged with rape, and held for a month before the charges were dropped. Career Atuhaire competed for Uganda in the men's 100 m breaststroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He received a Universality place from FINA, in an entry time of 1:10.00. He participated in heat one against two other swimmers Antonio Leon of Paraguay and Kieran Chan of Papua New Guinea. He rounded out a small field of three to last place in a time of 1:22.35, the slowest to be recorded in the heats by over seven seconds. Facinet Bangoura recorded an even slower time in the following heat, but was disqualified. Atuhaire failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed sixty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tulkunbay Turgunov
Tulkunbay Turgunov (born February 6, 1977) is a boxer from Uzbekistan. He participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics for his native Central Asian country. There he was stopped in the second round of the Featherweight (57 kg) division by Thailand's Somluck Kamsing, the reigning Olympic champion. Turgunov won the silver medal in the same division one year earlier, at the 1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Houston, Texas Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in .... References Profile 1977 births Featherweight boxers Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Uzbekistan Living people People from Andijan Region Asian Games medalists in boxing Boxers at the 1998 Asian Games Uzbekistani male boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Asian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kassim Napa Adam
Kassim Napa Adam (born 25 May 1976) is a Ugandan boxer. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 .... References External links * 1976 births Living people Ugandan male boxers Olympic boxers for Uganda Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) African Games medalists in boxing Featherweight boxers African Games silver medalists for Uganda Competitors at the 1999 All-Africa Games {{Uganda-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
César Morales (boxer)
César Morales Velazquez (born March 4, 1978 in Ecatepec de Morelos) is a bantamweight boxer from Mexico, who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Pro career He made his debut as a pro in 2001, and captured the Vacant WBO Inter-Continental Bantamweight Title three years later by defeating Clarence Vinson of the United States. On July 28, 2006 he lost to Al Seeger in the fight for the IBA Super Bantamweight in Savannah, Georgia Savannah ( ) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and is the county seat of Chatham County, Georgia, Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the Kingdom of Great Br .... External links * 1978 births Living people Boxers from the State of Mexico People from Ecatepec de Morelos Bantamweight boxers Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Mexico Mexican male boxers {{Mexico-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdu Tebazalwa
Abdul Tebazalwa (born 30 September 1979) is a Ugandan former professional boxer who competed from 2003 to 2014, winning the African super bantamweight title in 2006. As an amateur, he competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 .... Professional boxing record References External links * 1979 births Living people Ugandan male boxers Olympic boxers for Uganda Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) African Games medalists in boxing Bantamweight boxers African Boxing Union champions Featherweight boxers Super-bantamweight boxers Ugandan emigrants to Sweden Boxers from Stockholm African Games gold medalists for Uganda Competitors at the 1999 All-Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arlan Lerio
Arlan Lerio (born 22 November 1976) is a Filipino boxing, boxer. He competed in the Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Flyweight, men's flyweight event at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He was part of the national training pool of the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines as early as 1997 and won gold medals in international tournaments in England, Estonia, and Finland. Following his achievement of winning a gold medal in the Liverpool International Festival of Amateur Boxing in 1991, he was taken in as part of a boxing team by then-North Cotabato Governor Manny Piñol where his father Danilo Lerio Sr. served as coach of the team. In 2001, he reportedly had plans on turning pro with then North Cotabato Governor Piñol as his manager. Lerio has an younger brother named Danilo Lerio, Danilo who also competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1976 births Living people Filipino male boxers Olympic boxers of the Philippines Boxers at the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson Asiku
Jackson "Action" Asiku (*21 October 1978) is a Ugandan-Australian amateur flyweight and professional feather/super featherweight boxer. Career As an amateur, Asiku represented Uganda at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and won a bronze medal, losing to eventual gold medal winner Richard Sunee of Mauritius. In 1999, he won a bronze medal at flyweight in Boxing at the All-Africa Games in Johannesburg, South Africa, losing to eventual silver medal winner Nacer Keddam of Algeria. In 2000, he took part, in the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, losing to Arlan Lerio of the Philippines. During his amateur time, Asiku boxed in flyweight. As a professional, Asiku won the Australian featherweight title, World Boxing Organization (WBO) Asia Pacific featherweight title, African Boxing Union (ABU) featherweight title, International Boxing Federation (IBF) Australasian featherweight title, International Boxing Organization (IBO) featherweight title, and Commonwea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |