Julius Achon

Julius Achon
Personal information
Nationality	Ugandan
Born	12 December 1976 (age 47)
Years active	1994–2005
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and Field
Events	800 metres; 1500 metres;
College team	George Mason
Achievements and titles
World finals	1994 World Junior Championships: 1500m - Gold
Regional finals	1995 All-Africa Games: 1500m - Bronze
Personal best(s)	800 metres: 1:44.55 ; 1500 metres: 3:35.68 ; Mile: 3:55.38 ; 3000 metres: 8:04.44 ; 5000 metres: 13:56.89
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Uganda
World Junior Championships in Athletics
All-Africa Games
	Updated on 27 September 2012

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Julius Achon OLY^[3] (born 12 December 1976) is a Ugandan retired middle-distance runner who specialised in the 800 metres and 1500 metres. Achon once held the 800m American Collegiate in-season Record with a time of 1:44.55 set in 1996 as a student at George Mason University. He competed in both the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics.

He is also the founder of the Achon Uganda Children's Fund, based in Portland, Oregon which opened a medical center in Northern Uganda in 2012. Achon currently serves as a Member of the Ugandan Parliament, representing Otuke County in Northern Uganda.

Achon's life story is chronicled in the book The Boy Who Runs, by John Brant.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e All-Athletics. "Profile of Julius Achon". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
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^ "Olympians for Life". World Olympians Association. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

[All-Athletics-1] All-Athletics. "Profile of Julius Achon". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2014.

[DM-2] Cite error: The named reference DM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[3] "Olympians for Life". World Olympians Association. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

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