Julius Mutekanga (born 1 December 1987 in Fort Portal, Uganda) is a

Ugandan }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The sou ...

middle-distance running athlete specializing in the

800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since t ...

event. Mutekanga was born in Bulera, Uganda. He lives in New York City, where he is completing his studies and serving as a coach at St. Bernard's School, an all boys elementary & middle school on the

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of Manhattan. On January 21, 2012 Julius qualified for the IAAF World Indoor Championship in the 800 metres. He currently competes for the Central Park Track Club New Balance. His qualifying time at the New Balance Games at the Armory was 1:48.00. For times in the year 2012, his time is in the top ten. He qualified for the World Indoor Championships, which took place on March 9, 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey. He currently is a track and field coach at St. Bernard's School He represented his country at the

2012 London Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

and the

2011 World Championships in Athletics The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics () was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011. The United States topped the medal standings in th ...

. He started up a not for profit charity Organisation in Uganda to help the youth through sports and education. This was a way of giving back to the community and thanking God for his great achievements. The name of his Charity is Empower Youth Corp. (EYC) www.eycug.org.

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Profile at All-Athletics
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at Sports Reference 1987 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Uganda Ugandan male middle-distance runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Uganda {{Uganda-athletics-bio-stub