Halimah Nakaayi

Halimah Nakaayi
	Nakaayi at the 2019 World Championships
Personal information
Nationality	Ugandan
Born	16 October 1994; Mukono, Uganda[1]
Sport
Country	Uganda
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	800 metres
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Uganda
World Championships
All-Africa Games

Halimah Nakaayi (born 16 October 1994) is a Ugandan middle-distance runner. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the women's 800 metres.[2] She was the flag bearer for Uganda in the closing ceremony.[3] Her biggest success is a gold medal in the 800m at the 2019 World Athletics Championships.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Uganda
2011	World Youth Championships	Lille, France	26th (h)	800 m	2:13.59
2011	Commonwealth Youth Games	Douglas, Isle of Man	1st	400 m	57.16
2012	World Junior Championship	Barcelona, Spain	14th (h)	800 m	2:06.38¹
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	39th (h)	400 m	57.51
2015	Universiade	Gwangju, South Korea	21st (sf)	400 m	57.13
2015	Universiade	Gwangju, South Korea	5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:45.40
2016	African Championship	Durban, South Africa	10th (h)	800 m	2:04.97
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	17th (sf)	800 m	2:00.63
2017	Islamic Solidarity Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	10th (h)	400 m	55.77
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	2nd	800 m	2:01.60
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	19th (sf)	800 m	2:01.74
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	15th (h)	800 m	2:01.69
	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	8th	4 × 400 m relay	3:35.03
	African Championships	Asaba, Nigeria	4th	800 m	1:58.90
2019	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	3rd	800 m	2:03.55
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	1st	800 m	1:58.04
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	24th (sf)	800 m	2:04.44

¹Disqualified in the final

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"Halimah Nakaayi". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
"Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony – Flag Bearers" (PDF). Retrieved 24 August 2016.
"Athletics NAKAAYI Halimah - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 17 August 2021.

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