Mike Okot

Michael “Mike” Okot (born 25 December 1958) is a retired Ugandan sprinter who specialized in the 400 and 800 metres.

Not to be confused with Mike Okoth.

Okot finished seventh in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1984 Summer Olympics, together with teammates John Goville, Moses Kyeswa and Peter Rwamuhanda, in a national record time of 3:02.09 minutes.[1]

On the individual level he participated in 400 m at the 1984 Olympics and 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics without reaching the final.[2] He won a bronze medal in 400 m at the 1982 African Championships, and reached the quarterfinals at the 1983 World Championships.[3] Based in Sweden, he won the Swedish indoor championships in 1988.[4]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Uganda
1982 African Championships Cairo, Egypt 3rd 400 m 46.20s

References
  1. Commonwealth All-Time Lists (Men)
  2. Full Olympians
  3. Helsinki 1983 Athletics World Championships
  4. Swedish Indoor Championships Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine


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