# Fred Musobo

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{{short description|Ugandan mountain runner}}
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'''Fred Musobo''' (born 12 August 1996) is a Ugandan [mountain runner](/source/mountain_runner).

==Career==
Musobo placed first in the 2015 [World Mountain Running Championships](/source/World_Mountain_Running_Championships).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wmra.ch/index.php/results/world-trophy-championships|title=World Trophy (1991-2008)/World Championships (2009 on)|publisher=wmra.ch|accessdate=23 October 2017}}</ref>

In 2018 Musobo represented Uganda at the [World Half Marathon Championships](/source/World_Half_Marathon_Championships) in [Valencia, Spain](/source/Valencia%2C_Spain). Fred placed 20th in a time of 1:01:38. Kenya's [Geoffrey Kamworor](/source/Geoffrey_Kamworor) won the race. Fred made his marathon debut in April at the [Milano Marathon](/source/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](/source/2019_World_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_marathon) at the [2019 World Athletics Championships](/source/2019_World_Athletics_Championships) held in [Doha, Qatar](/source/Doha%2C_Qatar).<ref name="men_marathon_results_world_championships_2019">{{cite web|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6033/AT-MAR-M-f----.RS6.pdf|title=Marathon Men − Final − Results|publisher=[IAAF](/source/International_Association_of_Athletics_Federations)|date=5 October 2019|accessdate=6 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627234043/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6033/AT-MAR-M-f----.RS6.pdf|archive-date=27 June 2020}}</ref> He finished in 13th place.<ref name="men_marathon_results_world_championships_2019"/> The race was won by Ethiopia's [Lelisa Desisa](/source/Lelisa_Desisa). In November, Musobo competed in his third marathon of the year, placing 2nd at the MTN Kampala Marathon in 2:15:23.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/uganda/fred-musobo-14693554|title=Fred MUSOBO &#124; Profile &#124; World Athletics}}</ref>

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 [Siena, Italy](/source/Siena%2C_Italy). He placed 15th in a time of 2:08:24. The race was won by Kenya's [Eric Kiptanui](/source/Eric_Kiptanui). Fred Musobo was selected to compete in the men's marathon at the [2020 Tokyo Olympic Games](/source/2020_Tokyo_Olympic_Games) alongside compatriots [Stephen Kiprotich](/source/Stephen_Kiprotich) and [Felix Chemonges](/source/Felix_Chemonges).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.ug/olympics-stephen-kiprotich-picked-for-uganda-marathon-team/|title = OLYMPICS: Kiprotich picked for Uganda marathon team|date = 3 May 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{World Athletics}}
* {{ARRS}}
* {{ITRA}}
* {{Olympics.com}}
* {{Olympedia}}

{{Footer World Mountain Running Champions Men}}

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