{{short description|Ugandan long-distance runner}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = | name = | nickname = | fullname = Geofrey Kusuro | image = 2017-04-23 GuentherZ Wien Marathonlauf M20 Geoffrey Kusuro 1143 (cropped).jpg | imagesize = | caption = | nationality = Ugandan | sport = | event = | club = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1989|2|12}} | birth_place = | residence = | coach= | death_date = | death_place= | height = | weight = | pb = | country = | medaltemplates= }} '''Geofrey Kusuro''' (born 12 February 1989) is a Ugandan long-distance runner.{{refn|name=OlympicBotGeneratedRef|{{cite web|title=Geofrey Kusuro|url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/kusuro-geofrey-1043739/|work=London 2012|publisher=The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited|accessdate=11 September 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730151721/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/kusuro-geofrey-1043739/|archivedate=30 July 2012}}}} He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the men's 5000 m, not reaching the final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/geoffrey-kusuro-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418082209/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/geoffrey-kusuro-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Geoffrey Kusuro Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2017-11-26}}</ref> At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 5000 metres, finishing 37th overall in Round 1, failing to qualify for the final. He also represented Uganda at the 2009 and 2011 World Championships.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/uganda/geofrey-kusuro-205669|title=IAAF: Geofrey Kusuro {{!}} Profile|website=iaaf.org|access-date=2017-11-26}}</ref>
He was born in Mutishet.<ref>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/geoffrey-kusuro-1.html Geoffrey Kusuro] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121181811/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/geoffrey-kusuro-1.html |date=November 21, 2015 }}. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-04-26.</ref>
He won the 2009 World Mountain Running Championships, thus becoming the first Ugandan to win the title.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/uganda/geofrey-kusuro-205669|title=IAAF: Geofrey Kusuro {{!}} Profile|website=iaaf.org|access-date=2017-11-26}}</ref>
In 2023, he won the Madrid Marathon with a time of 2:10:29.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MYLAPS Sporthive Event Results |url=https://results.sporthive.com/events/7053750963571596288/races/485530 |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=results.sporthive.com}}</ref>
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