Francis Ogola (born 1 July 1973 in

Lira Lira is the name of several currency units. It is the current currency of Turkey and also the local name of the currencies of Lebanon and of Syria. It is also the name of several former currencies, including those of Italy, Malta and Israe ...

) is a retired

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n sprinter who specialized in the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

. His personal bests were 21.03 seconds over

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

(from 1995) and 45.47 s over

(from 1993).

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* 1973 births Living people People from Lira District Ugandan male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Uganda Commonwealth Games competitors for Uganda African Games bronze medalists for Uganda African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 All-Africa Games Sportspeople from Northern Region, Uganda {{Uganda-athletics-bio-stub