Knight Aciru

Knight Aciru
Personal information
Born (1998-09-03) 3 September 1998
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Middle-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal bests800m: 2:01.79 (Kampala, 2025)
1500m: 4:08.09 (Douala, 2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Uganda
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place2021 Chengdu800 m

Knight Aciru (born 3 September 1998) is a Ugandan middle-distance and cross country runner.[1]

Biography

Whilst a third-year accounting student at Ndejje University in Uganda, she was a silver medalist in the 800 metres at the delayed 2021 Summer World University Games held in Chengdu in August 2023 with a time of 2:04.34. In doing so, she became just the third Ugandan women to win a medal at the Games.[2][3][4] That year, she won the Ugandan national championships over 1500 metres.[5]

She placed fifth in the mixed relay with the Ugandan team at the 2024 World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade.[6][7]

She placed sixth in the final of the 1500 metres at the delayed 2023 African Games held in Accra, Ghana in March 2024.[8] She qualified for the final and placed fourth overall in the 1500 metres at the 2024 African Championships in Douala, Cameroon, running 4:15.39 in her heat and 4:08.09 in the final.[9][10]

She competed at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan having qualified for a place via her world ranking with a season's best time of 4:09.69, but did not advance to the semi-finals.[11][12][13]

In July 2026, she was selected for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Knight Aciru". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "FISU World University Games". World Athletics. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "Ugandan medallist Aciru still riding Chengdu high". Inside the Games. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Opponents surprised me says Ugandan silver medalist Aciru Knight". Newvision.co.ug. 4 August 2023. Archived from the original on 23 July 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Ugandan Championships". World Athletics. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Kiplimo and Cheptegei lead Uganda's team for WXC Belgrade 24". World Athletics. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "45th World Athletics Cross Country Championships". World Athletics. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "African Games". World Athletics. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "African Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "Chebet, Aciru and Chemutai qualify for Women's 1500M final". Kawowo.com. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  11. ↑ "Team Uganda confident without Chep, Kiplimo". Monitor.co.ug. 7 September 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  12. ↑ "Chemutai, Aciru start off Tokyo mission". Monitor.co.ug. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  13. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  14. ↑ Kemigisa, Grace (19 July 2026). "Team Uganda set for packed Commonwealth Games campaign". Kawowo. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
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