Kenya at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
Kenya at the 1992 Summer Paralympics | |||||||||
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IPC code | KEN | ||||||||
NPC | Kenya National Paralympic Committee | ||||||||
in Barcelona | |||||||||
Competitors | 15 | ||||||||
Medals Ranked 41st |
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Summer Paralympics appearances | |||||||||
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
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]
Medals
Kenya won 2 medals, 1 gold and 1 bronze to finish 41st in the medal table.[1][5][6] Nakhumica won gold for Kenya in the women's javelin throw THW7 event.[5]
Athletics
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.
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
References
- 1 2 "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). Masters Thesis.
- ↑ Committee, Alexander Picolin, International Paralympic. "IPC Historical Results Archive - Country Web". db.ipc-services.org. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 1992. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Kenya Paralympics - Rio 2016 Medals, Athletes & News". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
- ↑ "Kenya". Rio 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-27.