Kenya at the 1992 Summer Paralympics

Kenya at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	KEN
NPC	Kenya National Paralympic Committee
in Barcelona,Madrid
Competitors	15
Medals Ranked 35th	Gold 3 Silver 1 Bronze 3 Total 7
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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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.

In Madrid paralympics games Kenya has 2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze and total 5 medals is from best all from participated best medal table results in Paralympics games

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]}

Medalists

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.

In the Madrid games Kenya has 2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze had medals

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Mary Nakhumicha	Athletics	Women's javelin throw THW7
Bronze	Rose Atieno Olang	Athletics	Women's javelin throw THW7

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1992 Summer Paralympics

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

• Kenya at the Paralympics
• Kenya at the 1992 Summer Olympics

References

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4. "Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 1992. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
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