Kenya at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
| Kenya at the 1992 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IPC code | KEN |
| NPC | Kenya National Paralympic Committee |
| in Barcelona | |
| Competitors | 15 |
| Medals Ranked 41st |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Kenya competed at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, Spain. 15 competitors from Kenya won 2 medals, 1 gold and 1 bronze to finish 41st in the medal table. 13-year-old Mary Nakhumica made her Paralympic debut, winning Kenya's only gold in the women's javelin throw THW7 event.
Team
[edit]Kenya had a 15-member strong delegation, composed of 9 men and 6 women.[1][2][3] The team included Vincent Kimanzi, Antoney Mutuku, Barack Ochieng, Stephen Maneno, Samson Mosoti, Helen Bohe, and Mary Nakhumica.[4][5]
Medalists
[edit]Kenya won 2 medals, 1 gold and 1 bronze to finish 41st in the medal table.[1][5][6] Mary Nakhumicha won gold and Rose Atieno Olang won a bronze medal for Kenya in the women's javelin throw THW7 event.[5] This was the first time that Kenya had won medals in the same event.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Mary Nakhumicha | Athletics | Women's javelin throw THW7 |
 Bronze |
Rose Atieno Olang | Athletics | Women's javelin throw THW7 |
Athletics
[edit]The athletics team included Mary Nakhumica, Vincent Kimanzi, Antoney Mutuku, Barack Ochieng, Stephen Maneno and Helen Bohe.[4][5]
As a 13-year-old, Nakhumica made her Paralympic debut in Barcelona. She claimed Kenya's only gold medal at these Games after winning the women's javelin throw THW7 event.[5] Ochieng finished ninth in the Men's Discus B2 event, with a best throw of 28.24 m. This was well behind the gold medal world record breaking throw of Unified Team Sergei Khodakov, who threw 40.82.[4] He also competed in the Men's Shot Put B2, finishing ninth and last with a best throw of 8.53m.[4] Maneno finished fifteenth in the Men's Discus THW7 event, while Mosoti finished nineteenth in the same event. Maneno had a best distance of 24.96m to Mosoti's 22.64m. Mosoti also competed in the Men's Javelin THW7, finishing eleventh on a throw of 27.04m. Maneno finished eighteenth in that event with best throw of 20.62m.[citation needed]
Kimanzi competed in the Men's 200 m TS4 event. Competing in heat 1, he posted a time of 25.46 to finish last in his heat.[4] Mutuku was disqualified from heat 6 of the Men's 800 m TW2 event.[4] Bohe competed in the Women's Discus B1. She finished sixth in the six deep field, with a best throw of 15.94m.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Kenya - National Paralympic Committee". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
- ^ Lauff, Jackie (2007). Developing Country Participation in International Disability Sport Competition: A Historical Perspective (PDF) (Master's thesis). Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ Committee, Alexander Picolin, International Paralympic. "IPC Historical Results Archive - Country Web". db.ipc-services.org. Archived from the original on 2016-11-15. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d e f g "Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 1992. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Kenya Paralympics - Rio 2016 Medals, Athletes & News". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
- ^ "Kenya". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2016-10-27.