Jimmy Adar (born 1 November 1987 in Lira) is a Ugandan middle-distance runner. He has represented his country at the Commonwealth Games twice, running in the heats at the 2006 Commonwealth Games before going on to finish fifth in the final of the 800 metres at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.[1] He has also competed at the African Games in 2007 and 2015, the African Championships in Athletics in 2008 and 2010, and was a bronze medallist at the 2005 African Junior Athletics Championships.[2]

Jimmy Adar at the 2010 Josef Odložil Memorial in Prague

He holds personal bests of 1:46.36 minutes for the 800 metres and 3:40.47 minutes for the 1500 metres. He is a seven-time national champion, winning the 800 m in 2004, an 800/1500 m double in 2005 and 2006, another 800 m title in 2008, and a 1500 m title in 2014.[3][4]

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2005 African Junior Championships Tunis, Tunisia 3rd 800 m 1:48.79
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China 5th (sf) 800 m 1:49.69
11th 1500 m 3:48.16
Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 10th (h) 800 m 1:49.33
14th (h) 1500 m 3:43.20
2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 16th (sf) 800 m 1:57.95
2008 African Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 11th (sf) 800 m 1:51.13
2010 Commonwealth Games New Delhi, India 5th 800 m 1:49.57
7th (h) 1500 m 3:45.98
African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 10th (sf) 800 m 1:50.30
10th 1500 m 3:41.00
2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 16th (h) 800 m 1:52.34
8th 4 × 400 m relay 3:11.53

National titles

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References

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  1. ^ "Jimmy Adar". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  2. ^ African Junior Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  3. ^ Jimmy Adar. World Athletics. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  4. ^ Ugandan Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
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