John Goville

Who is John Goville?

John Goville is a retired Ugandan sprinter who specialized in the 200 and 400 metres.

Govile finished seventh in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1984 Summer Olympics, together with teammates Moses Kyeswa, Peter Rwamuhanda and Mike Okot, in a national record time of 3:02.09 minutes.

On the individual level he participated in 200 m at the 1984 Olympics and 400 m at the 1988 Olympics, both times without reaching the final. At the 1988 Olympics he also participated in 4 x 100 metres relay. He won the East and Central African Championships in 1983 and 1990. In 1984 and 1986 he won both 100 m, 200 m and 400 m at the Ugandan championships.