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Uganda at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Uganda competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1956, Ugandan athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal because of its partial support of the African boycott.

Athletics
Ugandan athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): A total of 17 athletes (11 men and 6 women), highlighted by defending Olympic marathon champion Kiprotich, were named as part of Uganda's official team announcement for the Games on 15 July 2016. ;Track & road events ;Men ;Women ==Boxing==
Boxing
Uganda entered two boxers to compete in each of the following weight classes in the Olympic boxing tournament. 2008 Olympians Ronald Serugo and Kennedy Katende, who previously competed for Sweden, had claimed Olympic spots as a result of their box-off triumphs at the 2016 African Qualification Tournament in Yaoundé, Cameroon. ==Swimming==
Swimming
Uganda received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics. ==References==
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