Sam Amukun

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameErasmus Samuel A. O. "Sam"•Amukun
Used nameSam•Amukun
Born27 November 1940 in Ngora, Kumi, Eastern (UGA)
DiedMay 1998
Measurements169 cm / 64 kg
AffiliationsColgate Raiders, Hamilton (USA)
NOC Uganda

Biography

Erasmus Amukum finished sixth in the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 4×110 yards (with Ben Nduga and the non-Olympians Ignatius Okello and S. Bwowe). In the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 220 yards Amukum was eliminated in the quarter-finals and in the 100 yards he was eliminated in the heats.

Personal Bests: 100 – 10.75 (1960); 200 – 21.38 (1960).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1960 Summer Olympics Athletics UGA Sam Amukun
100 metres, Men (Olympic) 4 h3 r2/4
200 metres, Men (Olympic) 4 h1 r2/4
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) Uganda AC h2 r1/3
4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) Uganda DNS
1964 Summer Olympics Athletics UGA Sam Amukun
200 metres, Men (Olympic) 5 h2 r1/4
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) Uganda 6 h3 r1/3
4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) Uganda DNS