Leni Shida Explained
Shida Leni (born 22 May 1994) is a Ugandan sprinter.
Early life
Shida was born in Arua in 1994[2] as the daughter of Abdulatif Tiyua,[3] a retired military officer and former deputy commander the West Nile Bank Front rebel group.[4]
Career
After Kevin and Sue O'Connor began coaching Shida in August 2013, she represented Uganda at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow reaching the semifinals. This was her first competition outside of Uganda. In February 2018, in Kampala, she ran 52.47 to break the 12-year-old 400m National Record. She has now broken this record on 7 occasions, most recently at the 2019 National Championships (51.47), where she also broke the 12-year-old 200m National Record with a time of 23.43. Shida's most notable international achievement was 400m Silver Medal (51.64) at the 2019 World University Games held in Naples, Italy.
She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]
International competitions
Representing |
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2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 21st (sf) | 400 m | 54.30 |
2015 | Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 11th (sf) | 400 m | 53.40 |
5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:45.40 |
African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 19th (sf) | 200 m | 24.56 |
6th | 400 m | 52.86 |
2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 8th | 400 m | 53.91 |
2017 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 5th | 400 m | 54.57 |
Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 34th (h) | 200 m | 25.29 |
11th (sf) | 400 m | 53.44 |
15th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 47.05 |
6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:43.38 |
2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 22nd (sf) | 400 m | 54.50 |
8th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:35.03 |
African Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | 10th (sf) | 200 m | 24.36 |
6th | 400 m | 52.78 |
2019 | World Relays | Yokohama, Japan | 19th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:35.02 |
Universiade | Naples, Italy | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 400 m | 51.64 |
African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 6th | 400 m | 52.47 |
3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:32.25 |
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 31st (h) | 400 m | 52.22 |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 31st (h) | 400 m | 52.48 |
2022 | African Championships | Port Louis, Mauritius | 4th | 400 m | 52.91 |
2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | 11th (sf) | 400 m | 53.23 |
African Championships | Douala, Cameroon | 7th | 400 m | 53.50 | |
Personal bests
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Outdoor
Notes and References
- https://data.2017.gov.taipei/atos/prod/eng/zb/engzb_athletics-athlete-profile-n157587-shida-leni.htm 2017 Universiade bio
- Web site: 2018 CWG bio. 30 April 2018.
- Web site: Leni sets new 400m national record at Namboole Stadium . 13 July 2018 . James Bakama . New Vision . 28 April 2019.
- Web site: Government agrees to pay veterans . 3 March 2018 . Robert Elema . West Nile Web . 28 April 2019.
- Web site: Athletics SHIDA Leni. dead. 2021-08-17. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. en-us. 2021-08-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20210817024959/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1449990-shida-leni.htm.
- Web site: All-Athletics profile. All-Athletics.com. 18 September 2017.