Hurdles athlete John Akii-Bua

John Akii-Bua

Living place: Uganda

Birthday: 3-12-1949 (75 years old)

Global rank: #84844

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Hurdles athlete John Akii-Bua profile

Who is Hurdles athlete John Akii-Bua?
The Uganda hurdle is remembered for being the first athlete of any kind to win a Uganda Olympic gold medal. He won the 400 meter hurdles at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, where he set a world record with a time of 47.82 seconds.
He is a police officer in his hometown and receives a promotion from the dictator Idi Amin after his Olympic victory.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He was coached in pitching by renowned UK sports coach Malcolm Arnold.

Family life info

He grew up in a large family consisting of 43 children. He had 11 children of his own.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Hurdles athlete John Akii-Bua?
He was as successful as US Olympic 400-meter thrower champion Edwin Moses in 1976.

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Summary of John Akii-Bua profile

When was Hurdles athlete John Akii-Bua born?
John Akii-Bua birthday 3-12-1949 (at the age of 75).
Where is Hurdles athlete John Akii-Bua's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
John Akii-Bua was born in . is a Hurdles athlete, whose Zodiac is Sagittarius, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Ox. John Akii-Bua's global rank is 84844 and whose rank is 21 in list of famous Hurdles athlete.
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Events in 1949 and 3-12

Events in the world in the birth year of John Akii-Bua

  • Twelve nations sign the North Atlantic Treaty establishing NATO (Apr. 4).
  • German Federal Republic (West Germany) established (Sept. 21).
  • Communist People's Republic of China formally proclaimed by Chairman Mao Zedong (Oct. 1).
  • South Africa institutionalizes apartheid.
  • Britain recognizes the independence of the Republic of Ireland. Northern Ireland remains a part of the United Kingdom.

Birthday John Akii-Bua (3-12) in history

  • Day 3-12 year 1818: Illinois became the 21st state in the United States.
  • Day 3-12 year 1833: Oberlin College in Ohio became the first coed institution of higher learning in the U.S.
  • Day 3-12 year 1910: Mary Baker Eddy, founder of the Christian Science movement, died.
  • Day 3-12 year 1919: French painter and sculptor Pierre A. Renoir died at age 78.
  • Day 3-12 year 1967: Dr. Christiaan N. Barnard performed the world's first successful human heart transplant.
  • Day 3-12 year 1984: A cloud of deadly poison gas leaked from the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India, killing over 4,000 people.
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