| 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 (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.
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]
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 |
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]
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