Julius Achon, Date of Birth
TweetJulius Achon
Ugandan track and field athlete
Date of Birth: 12-Dec-1976
Profession: athletics competitor
Nationality: Uganda
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
achonuganda
julius.achon
About Julius Achon
- Julius Achon (born 12 December 1976) is a Ugandan retired middle distance runner who specialised in the 800 metres and 1500 metres.
- Achon once held the 800m American Collegiate in-season Record with a time of 1:44.55 set in 1996 as a student at George Mason University.
- He competed in both the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics.
- He is also the founder of the Achon Uganda Children's Fund, based in Portland, Oregon which opened a medical center in Northern Uganda in 2012.
- Achon currently serves as a Member of the Ugandan Parliament, representing Otuke County in Northern Uganda. Achon's life story is chronicled in the book The Boy Who Runs, by John Brant.
Read more at Wikipedia