Michael “Mike” Okot (born 25 December 1958) is a retired

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n sprinter who specialized in the

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and

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. Okot finished seventh in

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at the

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, together with teammates

John Goville John Goville (born 5 January 1962) is a retired Ugandan sprinter who specialized in the 200 and 400 metres. Govile finished seventh in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1984 Summer Olympics, together with teammates Moses Kyeswa, Peter Rwamuhanda a ...

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 ...

and

Peter Rwamuhanda Peter Keneth Rwamuhanda (11 December 1953 – 9 June 2008) was a Ugandan athlete who competed in the 400 metres hurdles. In the same event, he won silver medals at the 1982 Commonwealth Games, the 1982 African Championships and a bronze at the 197 ...

, in a national record time of 3:02.09 minutes. On the individual level he participated in 400 m at the 1984 Olympics and

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at the

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without reaching the final. He won a bronze medal in 400 m at the 1982 African Championships, and reached the quarterfinals at the 1983 World Championships. Based in

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, he won the Swedish indoor championships in 1988.Swedish Indoor Championships

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* 1958 births Living people Ugandan male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Uganda Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Uganda World Athletics Championships athletes for Uganda 20th-century Ugandan people 21st-century Ugandan people {{Uganda-athletics-bio-stub