Uganda competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15 to 23 August. A team of 11 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Selected athletes have achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards. The team of middle and long-distance running specialists features Moses Kipsiro, a 2007 World Championship bronze medallist.[1]
Team selection
| Event | Athletes | |
|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | |
| 800 metres | Abraham Chepkiwrok | |
| 5000 metres | Moses Kipsiro Geoffrey Kusuro |
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| 10,000 metres | Moses Kibet Boniface Kiprop Martin Toroitich |
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| Marathon | Nicholas Kiprono Amos Masai Simon Rugut |
Jane Suuto |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Simon Ayeko Benjamin Kiplagat |
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Results
Men
| Event | Athletes | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 800 m | Abraham Chepkiwrok | 1:48,57 | 40 | Did not advance | |||
| 5000 m | Moses Kipsiro | 13:52,38 | 29 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Geoffrey Kusuro | 13:28.48 | 18 | — | Did not advance | |||
| 10,000 m | Moses Kibet | — | DNS | ||||
| Boniface Kiprop | — | DNS | |||||
| Martin Toroitich | — | 28:49,49 | 22 | ||||
| 3000 m steeplechase | Simon Ayeko | 8:37.86 | 26 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Benjamin Kiplagat | 8:18.55 | 8 Q | — | 8:17.82 | 11 | ||
| Marathon | Nicholas Kiprono | — | DNF | ||||
| Amos Masai | — | DNF | |||||
| Daniel Kipkorir Chepyegon | — | 2:17:47 | 31 | ||||
Women
| Event | Athletes | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Marathon | Jane Suuto | — | 2:52:44 | 57 | |||||
References
- ^ Kipsiro the standout in Uganda's Berlin line-up of 11 athletes Archived 2009-10-10 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF (2009-08-06). Retrieved on 2009-08-06.
External links
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