Moses Kyeswa (born 12 April 1958) is a retired

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n sprinter who specialized in the

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. Kyeswa finished seventh in the

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at the

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, together with teammates John Goville, Peter Rwamuhanda and Mike Okot, in a national record time of 3:02.09 minutes

On the individual level, he participated in the 400 m at the 1984 Olympics without reaching the final

He reached the semifinals at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics, 1983 World Championships

Based in Sweden, he won the Swedish championships in 1986, 1987 and 1988

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