Justine Bayigga (born 15 January 1979 in

Kayunga Kayunga is a town in the Central Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Kayunga District. Location Kayunga is approximately northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city, on an all-weath ...

) is a Ugandan sprinter, who specialized in the

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. Bayigga represented

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at the

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, where she competed in the women's 400 metres. She ran in the second heat, against six other athletes, including Italy's

Libania Grenot Libania Grenot Martinez (born 12 July 1983) is a Cuban-born Italian former athlete specialising in the 400 metres. Two times European champion (2014, 2016), she holds the Italian records in the 200 and 400 metres. Biography Born in Santiago d ...

, and future world-record holder

Amantle Montsho Amantle Montsho (born July 4, 1983) is a female sprinter from Botswana who specializes in the 400 metres. She represented her country at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the final at the latter edition. She was the first woman to ...

of Botswana. She completed the sprint race in last place, with a time of 54.15 seconds, failing to advance into the semi-finals.

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NBC 2008 Olympics profile
Ugandan female sprinters Living people Olympic athletes for Uganda Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics 1979 births People from Kayunga District Commonwealth Games competitors for Uganda Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Olympic female sprinters Sportspeople from Central Region, Uganda {{Uganda-athletics-bio-stub