Tarsis Gracious Orogot (born 24 November 2002 in Aukot Gweri Soroti district) is an Olympic Ugandan sprinter.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Born | 24 November 2002 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sprinting |
| Event(s) | 100 and 200 metres |
Orogot gained his first experience at international championships in 2021, when he finished fourth in the 200 meter dash at the U20 World Championships in Nairobi in 20.57 s and set a Ugandan national record in the semifinals with 20.37 s. He also reached the semifinals in the 100m, where he was eliminated with a time of 10.37s. He represented Uganda at the 2022 World Athletics Championships.[2]
Orogot is the first Male Ugandan Sprinter in history to compete in the 200m at any World Athletics Championships.
In 2023, running for the University of Alabama, he ran 20.17 for 200m indoors to set a world-leading mark in Albuquerque. This mark is a Ugandan record.[3] And he later became the first East African in history to break the 20 second barrier in the 200m in a time of 19.94 (+0.4) at the 2023 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS.
He set a new national record running 19.75 s for the 200 m at the SEC Championship in Gainesville, FL on 11 May 2024.[4] Qualifying for his first Olympic Games in Paris 2024
The previous year on 14 April 2023 he had set a track record for Gainesville by running 19.60 sec with a following wind of 2.9 m/s.
Personal bests
edit- 100 m: 10.06sec (+0.8 m/s), 11 May 2024 in Percy Beard Track, Gainesville, FL (USA)(Ugandan record)
- 200 m: 19.75 sec (+1.0 m/s), 11 May 2024 at the SEC Championship in Gainesville, FL (Ugandan record) [4]
References
edit- ^ "Tarsis Orogot - Track & Field, Cross Country".
- ^ "Uganda's Tarsis Orogot storms 200m semifinals| World Athletics Championships, Oregon ATHLETICS". 19 July 2022.
- ^ Isabirye, David (11 February 2023). "Sprinter Orogot sets new 200M national record in Albuquerque, Boston". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ Hutchison, Katelyn (13 May 2024). "SEC Track And Field Championships Produce World Leading Times And Olympic Performances". Forbes.com. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
External links
edit- Tarsis Orogot at World Athletics
- Tarsis Orogot at TFRRS.org
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