Lawrence Ogwang (17 December 1932 – 1970s) was a Ugandan long and triple jumper. He was the brother of the Olympic athlete John Akii-Bua and was murdered during the reign of Idi Amin.Mention of Lawrence Ogwang's death
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Career

He won a gold medal in the long jump at the

1953 Central African Games Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Yugosla ...

. Ogwang competed internationally at the

1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fi ...

in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada where he finished in sixth place in the triple jump with a jump of and was eliminated in the heats of 4×110 yards relay (with

Ben Nduga Benjamin Kiyini Nduga (born 1930) is a Ugandan sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres and men's 200 metres at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an internat ...

, John Agoro and Yekoyasi Kasango).

References

1932 births 1970s deaths Ugandan male long jumpers Ugandan male triple jumpers Olympic athletes for Uganda Commonwealth Games competitors for Uganda Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Ugandan murder victims Male murder victims People murdered in Uganda {{Uganda-athletics-bio-stub