Uganda was represented at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia by the Uganda Olympic Committee.
In total, 13 athletes including nine men and four women represented Uganda in five different sports including archery, athletics, boxing, swimming and table tennis.
Competitors
In total, 13 athletes represented Uganda at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia across five different sports.
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! width=180|Sport
! width=55|Men
! width=55|Women
! width=55|Total
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| align=left|Archery
| 0 || 1 || 1
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| align=left|Athletics
| 4 || 1 || 5
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| align=left|Boxing
| 4 || – || 4
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| align=left|Swimming
| 1 || 1 || 2
|-
| align=left|Table tennis
| 0 || 1 || 1
|-
! Total !! 9 !! 4 !! 13
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Archery
In total, one Ugandan athlete participated in the archery events – Margaret Tumusiime in the women's individual.
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!rowspan="2"|Event
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!Round of 64
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!colspan="2"|Final /
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!Score
!Seed
!Opposition<br />Score
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|-align=center
|align=left|Margaret Tumusiime
|align=left|Women's individual
|474
|64
| (1)<br />L 124–164
|colspan=5|did not advance
|64
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Athletics
In total, five Ugandan athletes participated in the athletics events – Julius Achon in the men's 1,500 m, Grace Birungi in the women's 800 m, Davis Kamoga in the men's 400 m, Alex Malinga in the men's marathon and Paskar Owor in the men's 800 m.
The heats for the women's 800 m also took place on 22 September 2000. Birungi finished fifth in her heat in a time of two minutes 3.32 seconds. She did not advance to the semi-finals.
The heats for the men's 800 m took place on 23 September 2000. Owor finished sixth in his heat in a time of one minute 49.99 seconds. He did not advance to the semi-finals.
The heats for the men's 1,500 m took place on 25 September 2000. Achon finished seventh in his heat in a time of three minutes 39.4 seconds. He qualified for the semi-finals as one of the fastest losers. The semi-finals took place on 27 September 2000. Achon finished sixth in his semi-final in a time of three minutes 40.32 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the final.
The men's marathon took place on 1 October 2000. Malinga completed the course in a time of two hours 24 minutes 53 seconds and finished 57th overall.
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!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heat
!colspan="2"|Quarterfinal
!colspan="2"|Semifinal
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Julius Achon
|align=left|Men's 1,500 m
|3:39.40
|7 q
|colspan=2
|3:40.32
|6
|colspan=6|did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Davis Kamoga
|align=left|Men's 400 m
|45.92
|3 Q
|45.74
|25
|colspan=4|did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Alex Malinga
|align=left|Men's marathon
|colspan=6
|2:24:53
|57
|-align=center
|align=left|Paskar Owor
|align=left|Men's 800 m
|1:49.99
|51
|colspan=6|did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Grace Birungi
|align=left|Women's 800 m
|2:03.32
|5
|colspan=6|did not advance
|}
Boxing
In total, four Ugandan athletes participated in the boxing events – Kassim Napa Adam in the Featherweight, Jackson Asiku in the flyweight category, Muhamed Kizito in the light Flyweight category and Abdu Tebazalwa in the bantamweight category.
The first round of the light flyweight category took place on 17 September 2000. Kizito lost his first round match to Ivanas Stapovičius of Lithuania.
The first round of the featherweight category took place on 18 September 2000. Adam lost his first round match to Tulkunbay Turgunov of Uzbekistan.
The first round of the flyweight category took place on 19 September 2000. Asiku lost his first round match to Arlan Lerio of the Philippines.
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!rowspan="2"|Event
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!colspan=2|Final
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!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
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!colspan=2|Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Muhamed Kizito
|align=left|Light flyweight
|<br />L 3–9
|colspan=6|did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Jackson Asiku
|align=left|Flyweight
|<br />L RSC-1
|colspan=6|did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Abdu Tebazalwa
|align=left|Bantamweight
|<br />L 8–13
|colspan=6|did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Kassim Napa Adam
|align=left|Featherweight
|<br />L 3–12
|colspan=6|did not advance
|}
Swimming
In total, two Ugandan athletes participated in the swimming events – Joe Atuhaire in the men's 100 m breaststroke and Supra Singhal in the women's 100 m freestyle.
The heats for the women's 100 m freestyle took place on 20 September 2000. Singhal finished sixth in her heat in a time of one minute 8.15 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the semi-finals.
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!colspan="2"|Semifinal
!colspan="2"|Final
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!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Joe Atuhaire
|align=left|Men's 100 m breaststroke
|1:22.35
|65
|colspan=6|did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Supra Singhal
|align=left|Women's 100 m freestyle
|1:08.15
|52
|colspan=6|did not advance
|}
Table tennis
In total, one Ugandan athlete participated in the table tennis events – Mary Musoke in the women's singles.
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!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Group round
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!Bronze medal
!colspan=2|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Mary Musoke
|align=left|Women's singles
|align=left|Group N<br/><br/>L 0 – 3<br/><br/>L 0 – 3
|3
|colspan=6|did not advance
|}
External links
- The Results, International Olympic Committee
- Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games, Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games
- Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games, Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games
- The Results, Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games
- International Olympic Committee Web Site