- Uganda at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Infobox Olympics Uganda
games=1956 Summer
competitors=3
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officials=Uganda competed in theSummer Olympic Games for the first time at the1956 Summer Olympics inMelbourne ,Australia . They had three competitors, all in the men'strack and field athletics.Competitors
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Benjamin Nguda competed in the100 metres , where he won his first round heat but was knocked out in the second round; and in the200 metres , where he failed to progress beyond the first round.
*Patrick Etolu competed in thehigh jump , where he came equal 12th with a height of 1.96m.
*Lawrence Ogwang competed in thelong jump , where he failed to qualify for the final; and in thetriple jump , where he came 20th with a distance of 14.72m.References
* [http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1956/OR1956.pdf Official Olympic Report] (PDF)
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