Alex Malinga (born 1974) is an

Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...

marathon runner The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road running, road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also w ...

. He was born in

Kapchorwa Kapchorwa is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, commercial, and administrative center of Kapchorwa District. Initially the present day Kapchorwa was known as the Sebei Region. Location The town of Kapchorwa is loca ...

. He finished sixth at the 2005 World Championships, in a national record of 2:12:12 hours. He also competed at the

2000 Olympic Games 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 ...

, finishing in 57th place. At the 2007 World Championships he finished twelfth.

Achievements

*All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise

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* 1974 births Living people Ugandan male long-distance runners Ugandan male marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Uganda {{Uganda-athletics-bio-stub