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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colspan="6"|Representing {{UGA}}
2013

|World Championships

|Moscow, Russia

|14th (sf)

|800 m

|1:45.87

rowspan=2|2014

|rowspan=2|Commonwealth Games

|rowspan=2|Glasgow, United Kingdom

|8th

|800 m

|1:47.19

11th

|1500 m

|3:42.42

2015

|World Championships

|Beijing, China

|22nd (h)

|1500 m

|3:42.12

2016

|Olympic Games

|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

|11th

|1500 m

|3:51.68

2017

|World Championships

|London, United Kingdom

|21st (sf)

|1500 m

|3:42.01

rowspan=2|2018

|Commonwealth Games

|Gold Coast, Australia

|14th (h)

|1500 m

|3:48.62

African Championships

|Asaba, Nigeria

|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd

|1500 m

|3:36.41

2019

|World Championships

|Doha, Qatar

|16th (sf)

|1500 m

|3:37.19

2021

|Olympic Games

|Tokyo, Japan

| –

|1500 m

|DNF

2022

|World Championships

|Eugene, United States

|37th (h)

|1500 m

|3:40.87

rowspan=2|2024

|African Games

|Accra, Ghana

|7th

|1500 m

|3:41.67

African Championships

|Douala, Cameroon

|15th (h)

|1500 m

|3:49.34

Personal bests

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References

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