Joshua Tibatemwa-Ekirikubinza (born 10 September 1996)[1] is a Ugandan Olympic swimmer. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he ranked 64th with a time of 25.98 seconds. He did not advance to the semifinals. He was the flagbearer for Uganda during the opening ceremony.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Born | 10 September 1996 Kampala, Uganda |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Uganda |
| Sport | Swimming |
Major Results edit
Individual edit
Long course edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Uganda
| |||||
| 2013 | World Championships |  Barcelona, Spain
|
70th (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 33.85 |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games |  Glasgow, Great Britain
|
47th (h) | 50 m freestyle | 25.78 |
| 34th (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 33.72 | |||
| 31st (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:16.49 | |||
| 2015 | World Championships |  Kazan, Russia
|
80th (h) | 50 m freestyle | 25.54 |
| 64th (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 33.00 | |||
| 2016 | Olympic Games |  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
64th (h) | 50 m freestyle | 25.98 |
| 2017 | World Championships |  Budapest, Hungary
|
104th (h) | 100 m freestyle | 58.79 |
| 71st (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 32.77 | |||
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games |  Gold Coast, Australia
|
47th (h) | 50 m freestyle | 24.93 |
| 43rd (h) | 50 m butterfly | 27.17 | |||
Short course edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Uganda
| |||||
| 2012 | World Championships |  Istanbul, Turkey
|
122nd (h) | 50 m freestyle | 26.14 |
| 83rd (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 32.48 | |||
| 2016 | World Championships |  Windsor, Canada
|
- | 50 m breaststroke | DNS |
| - | 100 m breaststroke | DNS | |||
References edit
- ^ "Joshua Tibatemwa". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
External links edit
- Joshua Tibatemwa at World Aquatics
- Joshua Tibatemwa at SwimRankings.net
- Joshua Tibatemwa at Olympics.com
- Joshua Tibatemwa at Olympedia
- Joshua Tibatemwa at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Joshua Tibatemwa at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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