| Noc: | UGA |
| Country: | Uganda |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Games: | African Games |
| Games Link: | 2019 African Games |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of Uganda |
| Nocname: | Uganda Olympic Committee |
| Location: | Rabat, Morocco |
| Competitors: | 78 |
| Competitors Men: | 38 |
| Competitors Women: | 40 |
| Sports: | 12 |
| Rank: | 28 |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 2 |
| Bronze: | 8 |
Uganda competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. Initially 77 athletes were scheduled to represent Uganda.[1] This later rose to 78 athletes. Athletes representing Uganda won two silver medals and eight bronze medals and the country finished in 28th place in the medal table.
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| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's featherweight (57 kg) | |||||
| Men's middleweight (75 kg) | |||||
| Rapid Men Individual | |||||
| Women's middleweight (75kg) | |||||
| Men's 96 kg Snatch | |||||
| Men's 96 kg Clean & Jerk | |||||
| Men's 96 kg | |||||
| Medals by sport | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Total | ||||
| Athletics | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Badminton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Boxing | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Chess | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Total | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | |
See main article: 3x3 basketball at the 2019 African Games.
Uganda competed in 3x3 basketball.[1] The women's team reached the quarterfinals in the women's tournament.[2]
See main article: Athletics at the 2019 African Games.
Uganda competed in athletics.[3]
Jacent Nyamahunge competed in the women's 100 metres event. She finished in 13th place in the semifinals. She also competed in the women's 200 metres event where she finished in 15th place in the semifinals. Emily Nanziri also competed in the women's 200 metres event; she finished in 30th place in the heats and she did not advance.
Leni Shida competed in the women's 400 metres event. She finished in 6th place in the final.
Halimah Nakaayi won the bronze medal in the women's 800 metres event.
Esther Chebet finished in 5th place in the women's 1500 metres event.
Sarah Chelangat and Stella Chesang competed in the women's 5000 metres event and they finished in 4th and 7th place respectively. Chesang was also scheduled to compete in the women's 10,000 metres event but she did not start. Rachael Zena Chebet did compete in that event and she finished in 7th place.
In the women's 4 × 400 metres relay the bronze medal was won by Stella Wonruku, Nasiba Nabirye, Emily Nanziri and Leni Shida.
One athlete represented Uganda in the women's half marathon: Linet Toroitich Chebet. She finished in 9th place.
Two athletes represented Uganda in the women's javelin throw event: Josephine Joyce Lalam and Lucy Aber. They finished in 4th and 9th place respectively.
See main article: Badminton at the 2019 African Games.
Uganda competed in badminton.[1] Six players (three men and three women) represented Uganda in this discipline: Brian Kasirye, Devis Senono, Daniel Mihigo, Aisha Nakiyemba, Gladys Mbabazi and Mable Namakoye[4]
Gladys Mbabazi and Aisha Nakiyemba won the bronze medal in the women's doubles event.
See main article: Boxing at the 2019 African Games.
Uganda competed in boxing.[1] Six men and two women were scheduled to represent Uganda in boxing: Shadir Musa Bwogi, Champion Busingye, Isaac Masembe, Joshua Tukamuhebwa, David Kavuma Ssemujju, Solomon Geko, Hellen Baleke and Jalia Nalia.[5]
In total, two silver medals and one bronze medal were won in boxing.[6]
See main article: Chess at the 2019 African Games.
Uganda competed in chess.[1] Two chess players were scheduled to compete: Arthur Ssegwanyi and Harold Wanyama. Wanyama won the country a bronze medal during the Men's rapid individual event.[7]
See main article: Cycling at the 2019 African Games.
Uganda competed in cycling.[1] No cyclists won a medal.
See main article: Handball at the 2019 African Games.
Uganda women's national handball team competed in the women's tournament and they reached the quarterfinals where they were eliminated by the Angola women's team.[8] [9] [10]
See main article: Swimming at the 2019 African Games.
Two athletes represented Uganda in swimming.[11] [12]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan=5 | Ambala Atuhaire | 50 m freestyle | 25.02 | 27 | did not advance | |
| 100 m freestyle | 54.59 | 22 | did not advance | |||
| 200 m freestyle | 2:01.19 NR | 11 | did not advance | |||
| 100 m backstroke | 1:02.90 NR | 13 | did not advance | |||
| 100 m butterfly | 59.16 NR | 23 | did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan=4 | Rebecca Ssengonzi | 50 m freestyle | 29.23 | 21 | did not advance | |
| 50 m butterfly | 29.49 NR | 11 | did not advance | |||
| 100 m butterfly | 1:05.16 NR | 9 | did not advance | |||
| 200 m butterfly | 2:34.24 NR | 7 Q | Withdrawn | |||
See main article: Table tennis at the 2019 African Games.
Amina Lukaaya, Eddy Omongole, Rita Nakhumitsa and Ludia Magandlen Natunga competed in table tennis.
See main article: Tennis at the 2019 African Games.
Uganda entered two tennis players into the African Games.[13]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | |||
| David Oringa | Men's singles | L 4–6, 4–6 | did not advance | ||||||
| Simon Ayella | Men's singles | L 5–7, 0–6 | did not advance | ||||||
| Simon Ayella David Oringa | Men's doubles | L w/o | did not advance | ||||||
See main article: Weightlifting at the 2019 African Games.
Uganda competed in weightlifting.[1] [14] Four athletes were scheduled to compete: Davis Niyoyita, Julius Ssekitoleko, Hakim Musoke Ssempereza and Zubairi Kubo.
Zubairi Kubo won the bronze medals in all three men's 96kg events.[15]