Uganda competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1] Since the nation's official debut in 1956, Ugandan athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal because of its partial support of the African boycott.

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Ugandan athletes achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):^[2][3]

Track & road events

Men

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Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ronald Musagala	1500 m	DNF		Did not advance
Oscar Chelimo	5000 m	13:39.07	4 Q	—		13:44.45	16
Joshua Cheptegei		13:30.61	5 Q			12:58.15
Jacob Kiplimo		13:30.40	4 Q			13:02.40	5
Joshua Cheptegei	10000 m	—				27:43.63 SB
Jacob Kiplimo						27:43.88
Stephen Kissa						DNF
Albert Chemutai	3000 m steeplechase	8:29.81	9	—		Did not advance
Felix Chemonges	Marathon	—				2:20:53	51
Stephen Kiprotich						DNF
Fred Musobo						2:18:39	44

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Women

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Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Leni Shida	400 m	52.48	6	Did not advance
Halimah Nakaayi	800 m	2:00.92	4 q	2:04.44	8	Did not advance
Winnie Nanyondo	800 m	2:02.02	2 Q	1:59.84 SB	5	Did not advance
	1500 m	4:02.24	2 Q	4:01.64	4 Q	3:59.80 SB	7
Esther Chebet	5000 m	15:11.47	12	—		Did not advance
Sarah Chelangat		15:59.40 SB	19			Did not advance
Prisca Chesang		15:25.72	15			Did not advance
Mercyline Chelangat	10000 m	—				33:10.90	24
Peruth Chemutai	3000 m steeplechase	9:12.72 SB	2 Q	—		9:01.45 NR
Juliet Chekwel	Marathon	—				2:53:40	69
Immaculate Chemutai						2:32:23	16

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Uganda entered three boxers into the Olympic tournament. Shadiri Bwogi scored a box-off victory to secure a spot in the men's welterweight division at the 2020 African Qualification Tournament in Diamniadio, Senegal.^[4] Kavuma David Ssemujju (men's middleweight) and Catherine Nanziri (women's flyweight) completed the nation's boxing lineup by topping the list of eligible boxers from Asia and Oceania in their respective weight divisions of the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings.

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Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Shadiri Bwogi	Men's welterweight	Bye	Madiev (GEO) L 1–3	Did not advance
Kavuma David Ssemujju	Men's middleweight	Nemouchi (ALG) L 0–5	Did not advance
Catherine Nanziri	Women's flyweight	Namiki (JPN) L 0–5	Did not advance

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Uganda qualified one boat in the women's single sculls for the Games by topping the field in the B-final and securing the third of five berths available at the 2019 FISA African Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia, marking the country's debut in the sport.^[5]

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Uganda received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.^[6]