| Edith Nakiyingi | |
| Birth Date: | 15 October 1968 |
| Height: | 1.68m (05.51feet)[1] |
| Weight: | 51kg (112lb) |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | 800 m, 1500 m |
| Collegeteam: | Iowa State Cyclones |
Edith Nakiyingi (born 15 October 1968) is a retired Ugandan middle-distance runner who competed primarily in the 800 metres. She represented her country at the 1992 Summer Olympics[2] as well as two outdoor and one indoor World Championships.[3]
Nakiyingi competed as an athlete in both cross country and track & field as Iowa State. She finished her career a two-time NCAA champion, seven-time All-American, 11-time Big Eight champion, and the 1992 Big Eight Athlete of the Year.[4] [5]
She captured her first NCAA track & field title in 1989, winning the 800-meter run in an NCAA meet record of 2:05.68. That season, Nakiyingi won two Big Eight indoor titles, the 1,000-meter and distance medley relay and the 800-meter run in outdoor competition. Nakiyingi again won the NCAA 800-meter indoor title in 1991 in Indianapolis with a time of 2:04.84.[6] At the conclusion of Nakiyingi's career, she owned three of the four fastest 800-meter times in NCAA indoor meet history.[7]
In cross country she finished 15th at the 1989 NCAA Championships[8] and then lead ISU to the 1990 Big Eight Conference cross country title.[9]
In 2001 she was inducted into the Iowa State Cyclones Hall of Fame.[10] [11]
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | All-Africa Games | Nairobi, Kenya | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4x400 m relay | 3:34.41 |
| 1990 | African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 800 m | 2:14.00 |
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:25.34 | |||
| 1991 | Universiade | Sheffield, United Kingdom | 4th | 800 m | 2:02.22 | |
| 13th (h) | 1500 m | 4:17.31 | ||||
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 29th (h) | 800 m | 2:08.72 | ||
| 35th (h) | 1500 m | 4:25.43 | ||||
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 27th (h) | 800 m | 2:03.55 | |
| 1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 11th (h) | 800 m | 2:04.88 | |
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 28th (h) | 800 m | 2:07.81 | ||
| Surface | Event | Time | Date | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoor | 2:00.88 | July 7, 1990 | Formia, Italy | ||
| 4:16.58 | July 18, 1990 | Bologna, Italy | |||
| 1:01.00 | March 12, 1985 | Kampala, Uganda | |||
| Indoor | 800 m | 2:04.88 | 1993 | Toronto, Canada | |
| Reference:[12] | |||||