Uganda at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Uganda at the
2018 Summer Youth Olympics
IOC codeUGA
NOCUganda Olympic Committee
Websitehttp://www.nocuganda.org/
in Buenos Aires, Argentina
6 – 18 October 2018
Competitors5 in 3 sports
Medals
Ranked 57th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
2
Summer Youth Olympics appearances

Uganda participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018.

Competitors

Sport Boys Girls Total
Athletics 1 2 3
Rowing 0 1 1
Weightlifting 1 0 1
Total 2 3 5

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Sarah Chelangat Athletics Girls' 3000m 15 October
 Bronze Oscar Chelimo Athletics Boys' 3000m 15 October

Athletics

  • 3 athletes
Athlete Event Stage 1 Stage 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Oscar Chelimo Boys' 3000 metres 8:08.20 1 11:28 3 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Sarah Chelangat Girls' 3000 metres 9:11.63 1 12:32 1 2 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Esther Yego Chekwemoi Girls' 2000 metre steeplechase 6:46.27 8 13:13 2 10 4

Rowing

Uganda was given a quota to compete in rowing by the tripartite committee.[1]

  • Girls' single sculls - 1 athlete
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Points Time Points Time Points Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Grace Ndagire Girls' single sculls 5:28.37 22 2:31.82 2 2:29.19 2 5:01.01 4 24 did not advance 2:24.09 24

Weightlifting

Hamdan Lutaaya Sserwanga

Uganda was given a quota by the tripartite committee to compete in weightlifting.[2]

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Hamdan Lutaaya Sserwanga −62 kg 67 14 83 14 150 14

References

  1. ^ "2018 Youth Olympic Games Rowing Places Obtained" (PDF). FISA. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Universality Places Selected (Weightlifting)" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.