Fred Musobo (born 12 August 1996) is a Ugandan

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Career

Musobo placed first in the 2015

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. In 2018 Musobo represented Uganda at the

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. Fred placed 20th in a time of 1:01:38. Kenya's

Geoffrey Kamworor Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor (born 22 November 1992) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner. He won the silver medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics. Kamworor claimed victories at the World Half Marathon Ch ...

won the race. Fred made his marathon debut in April at the Milano Marathon, where he ran a time of 2:13:50, finishing 4th place. Musobo's next marathon was at the Seoul JoongAn Marathon, where he finished 5th in a time of 2:09:04. In 2019 Musobo ran the International Marathon, Daegu, where he placed 3rd in a new personal best time of 2:06:56. In 2019, he represented Uganda in the men's marathon at the

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held in

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. He finished in 13th place. The race was won by Ethiopia's

Lelisa Desisa Lelisa Desisa Benti (born 14 January 1990) is an Ethiopian former Long-distance running, long-distance runner who specialised in road running competitions. Desisa gained his first international medal at the 2009 African Junior Athletics Champion ...

. In November, Musobo competed in his third marathon of the year, placing 2nd at the MTN Kampala Marathon in 2:15:23. On 7 March 2021, Fred Musobo won the Source of the Nile Half Marathon in 1:03:14. On 11 April 2021, Musobo competed in the Xiamen Marathon and Tuscany Camp Global Elite Race in

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. He placed 15th in a time of 2:08:24. The race was won by Kenya's Eric Kiptanui. Fred Musobo was selected to compete in the men's marathon at the

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alongside compatriots

Stephen Kiprotich Stephen Kiprotich ("KIP-roh-tich", born 27 February 1989) is a Ugandan long-distance runner. He is an Olympic marathon champion, having won the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics. Kiprotich also won a gold at the 2013 World Championships in ...

and Felix Chemonges.

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* * * * * 1996 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Ugandan mountain runners Ugandan male long-distance runners World Mountain Running Championships winners Ugandan male marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Uganda 21st-century Ugandan sportsmen {{Uganda-athletics-bio-stub