{{short description|Ugandan long-distance runner}} {{MedalTableTop|sport= Men's athletics|country_code=UGA|medals= {{Medal|Competition|World Cross Country Championships}} {{Medal|Bronze |2011 Punta Umbría|Team race}} }} '''Dickson Huru''' (born 10 September 1990) is a Ugandan long-distance runner who competes in cross country running competitions. He has represented his country in the discipline four times at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, sharing the team bronze medal in 2011.

Huru made his international debut in the junior race at the 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, where he came 23rd and placed fourth in the team race with Uganda.<ref>[http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/WXC/WXC2007.html 2007 World Junior Cross Country] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502160510/http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/WXC/WXC2007.html |date=2012-05-02 }}. World Junior Athletics History (2013-01-13). Retrieved on 2013-11-28.</ref> His first international medal followed the year after at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games as he finished in second place to compatriot Moses Kibet in the 5000 metres.<ref>[http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/COYG/COYG2008.html 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121205051641/http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/COYG/COYG2008.html |date=2012-12-05 }}. WJAH (2013-01-19). Retrieved on 2013-11-28.</ref> At the 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships he improved in the junior race to 17th place, but again the Ugandan team was one place off the medals.<ref>[http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/WXC/WXC2009.html 2009 World Junior Cross Country]. WJAH (2013-01-19). Retrieved on 2013-11-28.</ref> He set a series of personal bests on the track in Europe that year, running 3:53.57 minutes for the 1500 metres, 7:53.71 minutes for the 3000 metres and 13:32.28 minutes for the 5000 metres.<ref>[http://www.tilastopaja.org/db/atm.php?ID=91661&Season=2009&Odd=0 Dickson Huru]. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2013-11-28.</ref>

Huru made his senior debut at the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and he came 27th and took was fourth in the team race for a third consecutive time.<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/38th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-4393/results/men/senior-race/final/result Results - 38th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Bydgoszcz, POLAND 28 MAR 2010 - Senior Race - men]. IAAF (2010-03-28). Retrieved on 2013-11-28.</ref> A 19th place finish at the 2011 senior race brought him his first team medal as he, Stephen Kiprotich, Moses Ndiema Kipsiro and Geofrey Kusuro were the bronze medallists.<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/39th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-4527/results/men/senior-race/final/team Results - 39th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Punta Umbría, SPAIN 20 MAR 2011 - Senior Race - men - Final - Team]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-11-28.</ref> In July that year he represented Uganda on the track at the 2011 Military World Games, but did not get past the heats of the 5000&nbsp;m. He was absent all of 2012 and most of the next year, but made a successful return in November 2013 by winning the Cross Internacional de Soria race in Spain.<ref>Valiente, Emeterio (2013-11-10). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/huru-tigabea-iaaf-cross-country-permit-soria Huru and Tigabea win opening IAAF Cross Country Permit meeting in Soria]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-11-28.</ref>

==Personal bests== *1500 metres – 3:53.57 min (2009) *3000 metres – 7:53.71 min (2009) *5000 metres – 13:32.28 min (2009)

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==External links== *{{World Athletics}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Huru, Dickson}} Category:Living people Category:1990 births Category:Ugandan men long-distance runners Category:21st-century Ugandan sportsmen