Jamila Lunkuse

Jamila Lunkuse (born 1 January 1997[1]) is a Ugandan swimmer. She competed in the women's 50m freestyle at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, finishing with a time of 28.44 seconds in 52nd place in the heats.[2] She also represented Uganda at the Rio 2016 Olympics.[3]

Jamila Lunkuse
In lane 4 (right on photo) in Kazan 2015
Personal information
NationalityUgandan
Born (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997
Sport
SportSwimming

Education and Background

Jamila Lunkuse is one of 4 children born to Yusuf and Janat Nansubuga Nsibambi.[4] She joined Plymouth College in 2013[5] on a sports scholarship before attending the University of Brighton to study Business and Marketing.[6][7]

Notable Achievements

In 2013, Jamila Lunkuse won eight medals at the CANA Zone 3 and 4 Swimming Championships that were held in Lusaka, Zambia.[8] Jamila won 7 golds in the 50m breaststroke (competition record), 100m breaststroke, 200m breaststroke, 100m freestyle, 200m freestyle, 50m butterfly and 200m. Her silver medal was in the 50m freestyle.[9]

Awards
  • 2013 - Rwenzori Uganda Sports Press Association Sportsman of the Month (April) [10]

References
  1. Kyeyune, Darren Allan (1 June 2013). "Lunkuse dad hails USPA, calls for more support". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  2. "Jamila Lunkuse". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  3. "Uganda's team to the Rio 2016 Olympics". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  4. Kiggundu, Edris. "Yusuf Nsibambi: the lawyer, lecturer, businessman defined by hard work". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  5. "StackPath". www.plymouthcollege.com. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  6. "StackPath". www.plymouthcollege.com. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  7. App, Daily Monitor. "Lunkuse hopes to get back into Rio groove". mobile.monitor.co.ug. Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  8. "Uganda to Host Cana 2014". Lusaka Voice. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  9. "StackPath". www.plymouthcollege.com. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  10. "Jamila Lunkuse is the toast of April". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 13 April 2019.


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