John Goville (born 5 January 1962) is a retired

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n sprinter who specialized in the

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. Govile finished seventh in the

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at the

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, together with teammates

Moses Kyeswa Moses Kyeswa (born 12 April 1958) is a retired Ugandan sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. Kyeswa finished seventh in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Oly ...

, Peter Rwamuhanda and Mike Okot, in a national record time of 3:02.09 minutes. On the individual level, he participated in the 200 m at the 1984 Olympics and the 400 m at the 1988 Olympics, both times without reaching the final. At the 1988 Olympics he also participated in the

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. He won the East and Central African Championships in 1983 and 1990. In 1984 and 1986 he won the 100 m, 200 m and 400 m events at the Ugandan championships.

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* 1962 births Living people Ugandan male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Olympic athletes for Uganda Commonwealth Games competitors for Uganda 20th-century Ugandan people 21st-century Ugandan people {{Uganda-athletics-bio-stub