UGA Africa
Uganda
- international medals
- 679
- of them gold
- 218
- national titles
- 1,033
About
UAF
Uganda Athletics Federation
Affiliation
World Athletics (1954)
African Athletics Confederation
Foundation: 1925
National CH start: ?
Olympics debut: 1956
Official Web site
www.athleticsuganda.org/
Medals
27 championships · senior, age-group, multi-sport and roadInternational · all levels
G 218
S 195
B 266
By level Bar length is total medals (square-root scale). Pick a level to filter the table.
National titles 1,033
ChampionshipGSBTotal
Global 34 · 27 · 58
Olympic Games 5 2 2 9World Championships 7 2 4 13World Indoor Championships – – 1 1World Cross Country Champs 7 9 28 44World U20 CH 5 5 10 20World U18 CH – – 1 1Universiade 6 5 3 14Youth Olympics 1 1 2 4Gymnasiade 2 3 4 9World Half Marathon CH 1 – 3 4Continental 170 · 154 · 189
African Games 12 12 21 45African Championships 8 14 20 42African Cross Country Championships – 5 9 14East African Championships 136 112 119 367African Youth Games – 3 4 7African U20 CH 14 6 14 34African U18 CH – 2 2 4Regional & multi-sport 12 · 10 · 16
Commonwealth Games 11 6 10 27Islamic Solidarity Games 1 4 6 11Road races 2 · 4 · 3
Tokyo Marathon – 1 1 2London Marathon – 1 1 2Sydney Marathon – 1 – 1Chicago Marathon 1 – – 1Valencia Marathon – 1 – 1Istanbul Marathon 1 – 1 2National 1,033 · 2 · 0
AAA Championships 1 2 – 3Ugandan Athletics Championships 1,032 – – 1,032Most decorated
International medals- 1 Ruth Kyalisima Women · 100m, 200m +5 Gold 20 Silver 10 Bronze 7
- 2
Joshua Cheptegei Men · 5000m, 10,000m +3 Gold 11 Silver 3 Bronze 4 - 3
Justin Arop Men · Shot put, Javelin throw Gold 10 Silver 1 Bronze 3 - 4
Jacob Kiplimo Men · 5000m, 10,000m +5 Gold 9 Silver 5 Bronze 6 - 5
Judith Ayaa Women · 100m, 200m +2 Gold 7 Silver 3 Bronze 1 - 6 Christine Kabanda (1953) Women · 100m, High jump +2 Gold 7 Silver 1 Bronze 2
- 7 Moses Ndiema Kipsiro Men · 5000m, 10,000m +3 Gold 6 Silver 3 Bronze 6
- 8 Helen Alyek Women · Discus throw Gold 6 Silver 3 Bronze 1
- 9
John Akii-Bua Men · 110m hurdles, 400m hurdles +1 Gold 5 Silver 6 Bronze 3 - 10 Boniface Kiprop Men · 5000m, 10,000m +3 Gold 5 Silver 3 Bronze 8
- 11 Teddy Kunihira Women · 100m, 200m +1 Gold 5 Silver 0 Bronze 0
- 12 Gabriel Luzira Men · Discus throw, Hammer throw Gold 4 Silver 1 Bronze 1
Hosted in Uganda
2031 No results yet African Games Kampala2017 Results World Cross Country Champs Kampala · 26 Mar2014 Results African Cross Country Championships Kampala · 16 Mar2007 Results East African Championships Kampala · 30–31 May1990 Results East African Championships Jinja · 14–15 Sep1983 Results East African Championships Jinja · 17–18 OctStories
10 Jan 2026 Hat-trick hero Kiplimo Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo retains his World Cross Country title in Tallahassee.
13 May 2025 Analysis: One lap renaissance The depth of African 400 metres runners is at an all-time high.
3 Aug 2024 Day 2: Cheptegei storms to gold Three-time world champion Ugandan secured 10,000 gold in Paris.