Wilson Busienei
Appearance
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Wilson Kipkemei Busienei (born 18 August 1981 in Nakasongola) is a Ugandan long-distance runner. He is best known for winning three gold medals at the 2005 Summer Universiade. He has represented his country at the World Championship level in cross country running and road running and on the track. He took part in the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing eleventh in the 10,000 metres. Busienei has also competed at the Commonwealth Games, having taken fifth in the 10,000 m in 2006.
He ran at the 2010 Giro al Sas 10,000 m race in Italy in October and crossed the line after Edwin Soi to finish as runner-up.[1]
International competitions
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | |||||
2003 | Universiade | Daegu, South Korea | 5th | 10,000 m | |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 11th | 10,000 m | |
World Half Marathon Championships | New Delhi, India | 7th | Half marathon | ||
2005 | Universiade | İzmir, Turkey | 1st | 5000 m | |
1st | 10,000 m | ||||
1st | Half marathon | ||||
World Half Marathon Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 14th | Half marathon | 1:03:12 | |
2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 5th | 10,000 m | |
World Cross Country Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 17th | Short race | ||
7th | Team | ||||
World Road Running Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 4th | 20 km | ||
2007 | World Cross Country Championships | Mombasa, Kenya | 3rd | Team |
Personal bests
[edit]- 3000 metres – 7:46.62 min (2006)
- 5000 metres – 13:11.08 min (2006)
- 10,000 metres – 27:21.55 min (2006)
- Half marathon – 1:01:39 hrs (2005)
References
[edit]- ^ Soi defends title at Giro Al Sas. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-10-10.
External links
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Categories:
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Ugandan male long-distance runners
- Olympic athletes for Uganda
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Uganda
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Uganda
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade medalists for Uganda
- Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade
- 20th-century Ugandan people
- 21st-century Ugandan people
- Ugandan athletics biography stubs