Silver Ayoo

Silver Ayoo (born 26 November 1950) is a Ugandan former athlete who competed as a sprinter in 400 metre events. He represented Uganda at the 1972 Summer Olympics and 1980 Summer Olympics.

Silver Ayoo
Personal information
Birth nameSilver Ayoo
NationalityUgandan
Born (1950-11-26) 26 November 1950
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Country Uganda
SportAthletics
Medal record
Men's Athletics
All-Africa Games
1973 Lagos400m hurdles
Commonwealth Games
1974 Christchurch400 metres
1974 Christchurch4 x 400m relay

Ayoo took part in the 400 metres race at the 1972 Summer Olympics and was eliminated in the opening heats.[1]

At the 1973 All-Africa Games in Lagos, Ayoo was a bronze medallist in the 400 metres hurdles.[2]

Ayoo won a silver and bronze medal at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games, in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay respectively.[3]

He missed the 1976 Summer Olympics as Uganda were one of the countries that boycotted.[4]

Back at the Olympics in 1980 he improved on his previous performance in the 400 metres by progressing to the quarter-finals. He was also a member of Uganda's 4 × 400 metres relay team at those games.[5]

References
  1. "Results of Olympics". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. 4 September 1972. p. 25. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  2. Zziwa, Hassan Badru. "Kiprotich glory and how forces transformed Ugandan sport". The Observer. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  3. Lumu, David (10 October 2010). "Finally, a defining moment for Kipsiro". The Observer. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  4. "Pembroke signs 4". Star-News. 8 September 1976. pp. 3–C. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  5. Kyeyune, Darren Allan (21 July 2012). "Sixteen years later, Olympic Games jinx still hovers over Uganda". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
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