Jamila Lunkuse Explained

Jamila Lunkuse
Birth Date:1 January 1997
Nationality:Ugandan
Sport:Swimming

Jamila Lunkuse (born 1 January 1997[1]) is a Ugandan swimmer. She competed in the women's 50m freestyle at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, finishing with a time of 28.44 seconds in 52nd place in the heats.[2] She also represented Uganda at the Rio 2016 Olympics.[3]

Education and Background

Jamila Lunkuse is one of 4 children born to Yusuf and Janat Nansubuga Nsibambi.[4] She joined Plymouth College in 2013[5] on a sports scholarship before attending the University of Brighton to study Business and Marketing.[6] [7]

Notable Achievements

In 2013, Jamila Lunkuse won eight medals at the CANA Zone 3 and 4 Swimming Championships that were held in Lusaka, Zambia.[8] Jamila won 7 golds in the 50m breaststroke (competition record), 100m breaststroke, 200m breaststroke, 100m freestyle, 200m freestyle, 50m butterfly and 200m. Her silver medal was in the 50m freestyle.[9]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lunkuse dad hails USPA, calls for more support. Kyeyune. Darren Allan. 2013-06-01. Kawowo Sports. en-US. 2019-04-05.
  2. Web site: Jamila Lunkuse . Sports Reference LLC . 3 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121218053908/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lu/jamila-lunkuse-1.html . 18 December 2012 .
  3. Web site: Uganda's team to the Rio 2016 Olympics. www.newvision.co.ug. 2019-04-13.
  4. Web site: Yusuf Nsibambi: the lawyer, lecturer, businessman defined by hard work. Kiggundu. Edris. The Observer - Uganda. en-gb. 2019-04-05.
  5. Web site: StackPath. www.plymouthcollege.com. 2019-04-05.
  6. Web site: StackPath. www.plymouthcollege.com. 2019-04-05.
  7. Web site: Lunkuse hopes to get back into Rio groove. App. Daily Monitor. mobile.monitor.co.ug. en. 2019-04-05. 5 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190405212512/https://mobile.monitor.co.ug/Sports/Lunkuse-hopes-to-get-back-into-Rio-groove/691256-3319068-format-xhtml-o7c41i/index.html. dead.
  8. Web site: Uganda to Host Cana 2014 . Lusaka Voice. en-US. 2019-04-13.
  9. Web site: StackPath. www.plymouthcollege.com. 2019-04-13.
  10. Web site: Jamila Lunkuse is the toast of April. www.newvision.co.ug. 2019-04-13.

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