Wilson Busienei
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
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Uganda | |||||
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
- 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
External links
- Wilson Busienei at World Athletics
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- 1959: Kevin Gilligan (GBR)
- 1961: János Pintér (HUN)
- 1963: Leonid Ivanov (URS)
- 1965–1967: Keisuke Sawaki (JPN)
- 1970: Nikolay Puklakov (URS)
- 1973: Mikhail Zhelobovskiy (URS)
- 1975: Franco Fava (ITA)
- 1977: Enn Sellik (URS)
- 1979: Ilie Floroiu (ROM)
- 1981: Doug Padilla (USA)
- 1983: Steve Harris (GBR)
- 1985: Stefano Mei (ITA)
- 1987: Anacleto Jiménez (ESP)
- 1989: Stefano Mei (ITA)
- 1991: John Mayock (GBR)
- 1993: Khalid Khannouchi (MAR)
- 1995: Katsuhiro Kawauchi (JPN)
- 1997: Simone Zanon (ITA)
- 1999–2003: Serhiy Lebid (UKR)
- 2005: Wilson Busienei (UGA)
- 2007: Halil Akkaş (TUR)
- 2009: Halil Akkaş (TUR)
- 2011: Andy Vernon (GBR)
- 2013–2015: Hayle Ibrahimov (AZE)
- 2017: François Barrer (FRA)
- 2019: Jonas Raess (SUI)
- 2021: Simon Bédard (FRA)
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