Lawrence Ogwang’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Ugandian long and triple jumper
Is Athlete 
Triple jumper 
Long jumper 
Runner 
Sprinter 
From Uganda 
Type Sports 
Gender male
Birth 17 December 1932, Uganda, Uganda
Age: 87 years
Star sign Sagittarius

Lawrence Ogwang (17 December 1932 – 1970s) was a Ugandan long and triple jumper. He was the brother of the Olympic athlete John Akii-Bua and was murdered during the reign of Idi Amin.

Career

He won a gold medal in the long jump at the 1953 Central African Games. Ogwang competed internationally at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada where he finished in sixth place in the triple jump with a jump of 14.13 m (46 ft 4 ⁄2 in) and was eliminated in the heats of 4×110 yards relay (with Ben Nduga, John Agoro and Yekoyasi Kasango).

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