title: Uganda at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
text: # Uganda at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
  
  Uganda competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.
  
  ## Team selection
  
  A team of 14 athletes was announced to represent the country in the event. The team is led by Moses Kipsiro, a 2007 World Championships 5000m bronze medallist.
  
  The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List, but not on the Official Start List of the specific event, resulting in a total number of 12 competitors:
  
  | KEY: | Did not participate | Competed in another event |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Event | Athlete |
  | Men | 1500 metres | Jacob Araptany |
  | Men | 5000 metres | Moses Ndiema Kipsiro |
  | Men | 10,000 metres | Moses Ndiema Kipsiro |
  | Men | Marathon | Richard Kiprotich Soibei |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank |
  | Julius Mutekanga | 800 metres | | | 1:47.54 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Abraham Kiplimo | 5000 metres | | | 13:44.09 | 16 | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Geoffrey Kusuro | 5000 metres | | | 13:54.58 | 25 | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Moses Kibet | 5000 metres | | | 14:05.15 | 30 | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Stephen Kiprotich | Marathon | | | | | | | 2:12:57 | 9 |
  | Daniel Kipkorir Chepyegon | Marathon | | | | | | | DNF | |
  | Nicholas Kiprono | Marathon | | | | | | | DNF | |
  | Jacob Araptany | 3000 metres steeplechase | | | 8:18.57 | 6 | | | 8:18.67 | 6 |
  | Benjamin Kiplagat | 3000 metres steeplechase | | | 8:19.96 | 7 | | | 8:22.21 | 10 |
  | Simon Ayeko | 3000 metres steeplechase | | | 8:29.02 SB | 18 | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank |
  | Annet Negesa | 800 metres | | | 2:02.75 | 21 | 2:01.51 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Sarah Nambawa | Triple jump | 13.22 | 33 | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  