Ismail Katamba (born 19 January 1987) is a Ugandan male weightlifter who has represented Uganda in several international competitions, competing in the 62 kg and 56 kg categories. He competed at world championships most recently at the 2005 World Weightlifting Championships.[2] Ismail Katamba won four medals (gold, two silver, and a bronze) in the 56 kg category in 2004 in Tunisia in the African Championships, which helped Uganda secure Olympic tickets. Other appearances include Kampala in 2005, 2009, and 2014, and Nairobi in 2012.

Ismail Katamba
Personal information
Full nameIsmail Katamba
Born (1987-01-19) 19 January 1987 (age 39)
Weight60.57 kg (133.5 lb)
Sport
Country Uganda
SportWeightlifting
Weight class62 kg
TeamNational team
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  Uganda
African Championships
Silver medal – second place2005 Kampala56 kg[1]
Bronze medal – third place2009 Kampala56 kg
ISSF Championships
Silver medal – second place2014 Kampala69 kg

Major results

edit
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
123ResultsRank123ResultsRank
Representing  Uganda
World Championships
2005Qatar Doha, Qatar62 kg90959590141201301311201521014
African Championships
2012Kenya Nairobi, Kenya62 kg95102102102612713313713352356
2009Uganda Kampala, Uganda56 kgN/aN/aN/a908N/aN/aN/a1272nd place, silver medalist(s)2173rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2008South Africa Strand, South Africa62 kg9710210297913514014013542328
2005Uganda Kampala, Uganda56 kgN/aN/aN/aN/aN/aN/aN/aN/aN/aN/aN/a2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Commonwealth Games
2010India Delhi, India56 kg9095959012120------
2006Australia Melbourne, Australia56 kg90959590131201251251201021012

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. "Uganda: Lifter Katamba Joins Nakiganda On Medals Podium". allafrica.com. 27 July 2005. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  2. "2005 Weightlifting World Championships - Ismail Katamba". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.