Back ئووگاندا لە ئۆڵۆمپیادی ھاوینەی ١٩٧٢ CKB Uganda na Letních olympijských hrách 1972 Czech Olympische Sommerspiele 1972/Teilnehmer (Uganda) German Uganda en los Juegos Olímpicos de Múnich 1972 Spanish Uganda az 1972. évi nyári olimpiai játékokon Hungarian Uganda ai Giochi della XX Olimpiade Italian 1972年ミュンヘンオリンピックのウガンダ選手団 Japanese Oeganda op de Olympische Zomerspelen 1972 Dutch Uganda under Sommer-OL 1972 NB Uganda na Letnich Igrzyskach Olimpijskich 1972 Polish
| Uganda at the 1972 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | UGA |
| NOC | Uganda Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Munich, West Germany | |
| Competitors | 33 (31 men and 2 women) in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer | John Akii-Bua[1] |
| Medals Ranked 24th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Uganda competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany which were held from 26 August to 11 September 1972. The nation's delegation consisted of 33 athletes: seventeen field hockey players, eight boxers and eight track and field athletes
John Akii-Bua's gold medal in the men's 400m hurdles was the first gold won by a Ugandan athlete at an Olympic Games.[2] He also set a new world record in the final of the event. Boxer Leo Rwabwogo won a silver medal in the men's flyweight division, becoming the only Ugandan athlete to have won more than one Olympic medal.
Judith Ayaa set a new African record in the women's 400m while 16-year-old Rose Musani became the youngest Ugandan athlete ever to have competed at an Olympic Games, a record which stood until 1980. 41-year-old Elly Kitamireke of the field hockey team that competed at the event remains the oldest Ugandan athlete to have competed at an Olympic Games.
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