Ronald Musagala
{{Short description|Ugandan runner (born 1992)}}
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| caption = Musagala (right) at the 2018 Meeting Stanislas
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1992|12|16}}
| birth_place = Iganga, Uganda
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| sport = Athletics
| event = 800 metres, 1500 m
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Ronald Musagala (born 16 December 1992 in Iganga) is a Ugandan middle-distance and long-distance runner.
At the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, he bowed out in the semi-finals of the 800 metres.{{cite web|url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/645968-musagala-bows-out-with-pride.html|title=Musagala bows out with pride}} He finished eighth in the 800 metres at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.{{cite web|url=https://www.kawowo.com/2014/10/23/four-ugandan-athletes-sign-deals-with-adidas-nike/|title=Four Ugandan Athletes Sign Kit and Endorsement Deals with Adidas, Nike|first=Edgar|last=Kazibwe|date=23 October 2014}} He competed in the 1500 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing but without advancing from the first round.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}
He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web|title=Athletics MUSAGALA Ronald|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1450693-musagala-ronald.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-08-17|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|language=en-us|archive-date=17 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817023606/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1450693-musagala-ronald.htm}}
Musagala holds the national record in the 1500 metres.{{cite web | url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/hassan-breaks-mile-world-record-in-monaco | title=Hassan breaks world mile record in Monaco with 4:12.33 - IAAF Diamond League | publisher=IAAF | date=12 July 2019 | accessdate=6 August 2019}}
International competitions
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2013
|14th (sf) |800 m |
rowspan=2|2014
|rowspan=2|Commonwealth Games |rowspan=2|Glasgow, United Kingdom |8th |800 m |
11th
|1500 m |
2015
|22nd (h) |1500 m |
2016
|11th |1500 m |
2017
|21st (sf) |1500 m |
rowspan=2|2018
|14th (h) |1500 m |
African Championships
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |1500 m |
2019
|16th (sf) |1500 m |
2021
| – |1500 m |DNF |
2022
|37th (h) |1500 m |
rowspan=2|2024
|7th |1500 m |
African Championships
|15th (h) |1500 m |
Personal bests
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- 800 metres – 1:45.27 (Hengelo 2014)
- 1000 metres – 2:17.11 (Brussels 2014)
- 1500 metres – 3:30.58 (Monaco 2019)
- Mile – 3:53.04 (Oslo 2021)
- 3000 metres - 7:44.78 (Ostrava 2018)
- 5000 metres – 13:24.41 (Nijmegen 2015)
References
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External links
- {{World Athletics}}
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Category:People from Iganga District
Category:Ugandan male middle-distance runners
Category:Ugandan male long-distance runners
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games athletes for Uganda
Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Uganda
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic athletes for Uganda
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:21st-century Ugandan sportsmen
Category:Athletes from Eastern Region, Uganda
Category:African Games competitors for Uganda
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 African Games