Lawrence Ogwang
Ugandan athlete
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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.[2]
Career
He won a gold medal in the long jump at the 1953 Central African Games.[3] 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+1⁄2 in)[4] and was eliminated in the heats of 4×110 yards relay[5] (with Ben Nduga, John Agoro and Yekoyasi Kasango).[1]
