Wilson Busienei

Wilson Busienei at the 2004 Olympic Games.

Wilson Kipkemei Busienei(born 18 August 1981 inNakasongola) is aUgandanlong-distance runner. He is best known for winning three gold medals at the2005 Summer Universiade.He has represented his country at the World Championship level incross country runningandroad runningand on thetrack.He took part in the2004 Summer Olympics,finishing eleventh in the10,000 metres.Busienei has also competed at theCommonwealth Games,having taken fifth in the 10,000 m in 2006.

He ran at the 2010Giro al Sas10,000 m race in Italy in October and crossed the line afterEdwin Soito finish as runner-up.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
RepresentingUganda
2003	Universiade	Daegu,South Korea	5th	10,000 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens,Greece	11th	10,000 m
	World Half Marathon Championships	New Delhi,India	7th	Half marathon
2005	Universiade	İzmir,Turkey	1st	5000 m
			1st	10,000 m
			1st	Half marathon
	World Half Marathon Championships	Edmonton,Canada	14th	Half marathon	1:03:12
2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne,Australia	5th	10,000 m
	World Cross Country Championships	Fukuoka,Japan	17th	Short race
			7th	Team
	World Road Running Championships	Debrecen,Hungary	4th	20 km
2007	World Cross Country Championships	Mombasa,Kenya	3rd	Team

Personal bests

• 3000 metres– 7:46.62 min (2006)
• 5000 metres– 13:11.08 min (2006)
• 10,000 metres– 27:21.55 min (2006)
• Half marathon– 1:01:39 hrs (2005)

External links

• Wilson BusieneiatWorld Athletics