Lawrence Ogwang

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameLawrence•Ogwang
Used nameLawrence•Ogwang
Other namesBen Ogwang
Born17 December 1932
Died9 September 1977 (aged 44 years 8 months 23 days) in Kampala, Central (UGA)
NOC Uganda

Biography

Lawrence Ogwang finished sixth in the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games triple jump and was eliminated in the heats of 4×110 yards relay (with Ben Nduga and the non-Olympians John Agoro and Yekoyasi Kasango). In the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Ogwang finished seventh in the triple jump and 13th in the long jump. In the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games he finished ninth in the triple jump. He was murdered by the Idi Amin regime in 1977.

Personal Bests: LJ – 7.36 (1959); TJ – 15.64 (1962).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1956 Summer Olympics Athletics UGA Lawrence Ogwang
Long Jump, Men (Olympic) 27 r1/2
Triple Jump, Men (Olympic) 20

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