Kenya at the 1980 Summer Paralympics
Kenya at the 1980 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | KEN |
NPC | Kenya National Paralympic Committee |
in Arnhem | |
Competitors | 17 |
Medals Ranked 30th |
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Kenya competed at the 1980 Summer Paralympics in Arnhem, Netherlands. The seventeen member team competed in athletics, weightlifting, lawn bowls and table tennis, claiming a gold medal and two silver medals. Lucy Wanjiru 's gold in the Women's Javelin 3 event was the first gold earned by a Kenyan woman at the Paralympic Games.
Team
Kenya made their second Paralympic Games appearance in Arnhem, Netherlands.[1][2] They were returning to the Games, having boycotted the 1976 Summer Paralympics as a result of a broader boycott by the Kenyan Olympic Committee for the 1976 Summer Olympics.[3][4][5] The team was seventeen strong, and included thirteen men and four women.[2] They competed in athletics, weightlifting, lawn bowls and table tennis.[6]
Medals
17 competitors from Kenya won 3 medals, 1 gold and 2 silver, and finished 30th in the medal table.[7][1][8] Lucy Wanjiru won the first gold medal by a Kenyan woman after winning the Women's Javelin 3 event.[6]
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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![]() | Lucy Wanjiru | Athletics | Women's javelin throw 3 |
![]() | Japheth Musyoki | Athletics | Men's discus throw 3 |
![]() | Japheth Musyoki | Athletics | Men's shot put 3 |
Athletics
Sixteen of the country's seventeen Paralympians competed in athletics in Germany. It was the only sport where Kenya medaled at these Games. Japheth Musyoki won a pair of silver medals for Kenya, one Men's Discus Throw 3 and another in the Men's Shot Put 3.[6] Lucy Wanjiru won the first gold medal by a Kenyan woman after winning the Women's Javelin 3 event.[6]
Athlete | Event | Medal | Ref | |
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Godfrey Ithongo | Athletics | Men's Discus Throw 2 | - | [6] |
Godfrey Ithongo | Athletics | Men's Javelin 2 | - | [6] |
Godfrey Ithongo | Athletics | Men's Shot Put 2 | - | [6] |
Ruth Kagonya | Athletics | Women's 200 m 3 | [6] | |
Ruth Kagonya | Athletics | Women's 400 m 3 | [6] | |
Ruth Kagonya | Athletics | Women's 60 m 3 | [6] | |
Ruth Kagonya | Athletics | Women's Discus Throw 3 | [6] | |
Ruth Kagonya | Athletics | Women's Javelin 3 | [6] | |
Ruth Kagonya | Athletics | Women's Shot Put 3 | [6] | |
Ruth Kagonya | Athletics | Women's Slalom 3 | [6] | |
Maurice Kamia | Athletics | Men's Discus Throw 3 | - | [6] |
Maurice Kamia | Athletics | Men's Javelin 3 | - | [6] |
Maurice Kamia | Athletics | Men's Shot Put 3 | - | [6] |
S. Kariuki | Athletics | Men's 100 m 2 | - | [6] |
S. Kariuki | Athletics | Men's 200 m 2 | - | [6] |
S. Kariuki | Athletics | Men's 400 m 2 | - | [6] |
Christopher Kipkemboi | Athletics | Men's 100 m 4 | - | [6] |
Christopher Kipkemboi | Athletics | Men's 800 m 4 | - | [6] |
Christopher Kipkemboi | Athletics | Men's 1500 m 4 | - | [6] |
Christopher Kipkemboi | Athletics | Men's Discus Throw 4 | - | [6] |
Christopher Kipkemboi | Athletics | Men's Javelin 4 | - | [6] |
Christopher Kipkemboi | Athletics | Men's Shot Put 4 | - | [6] |
Christopher Kipkemboi | Athletics | Men's Slalom 4 | - | [6] |
Jason Sichhangi | Athletics | Men's 100 m 4 | [6] | |
Jason Sichhangi | Athletics | Men's Discus Throw 4 | [6] | |
Jason Sichhangi | Athletics | Men's Javelin 4 | [6] | |
Jason Sichhangi | Athletics | Men's Shot Put 4 | [6] | |
Jason Sichhangi | Athletics | Men's Slalom 4 | [6] | |
Francis Kyania | Athletics | Men's 100 m 2 | - | [6] |
Francis Kyania | Athletics | Men's 200 m 2 | - | [6] |
Francis Kyania | Athletics | Men's 400 m 2 | - | [6] |
Francis Kyania | Athletics | Men's Javelin 2 | - | [6] |
Francis Kyania | Athletics | Men's Shot Put 2 | - | [6] |
Francis Kyania | Athletics | Men's Slalom 2 | - | [6] |
Philomena Lugale | Athletics | Women's 200 m 3 | - | [6] |
Philomena Lugale | Athletics | Women's 400 m 3 | - | [6] |
Philomena Lugale | Athletics | Women's 60 m 3 | - | [6] |
Philomena Lugale | Athletics | Women's Discus Throw 3 | - | [6] |
Philomena Lugale | Athletics | Women's Javelin 3 | - | [6] |
Philomena Lugale | Athletics | Women's Shot Put 3 | - | [6] |
Philomena Lugale | Athletics | Women's Slalom 3 | - | [6] |
Aggrey Makaya | Athletics | Men's 100 m 3 | - | [6] |
Aggrey Makaya | Athletics | Men's 200 m 3 | - | [6] |
Aggrey Makaya | Athletics | Men's 400 m 3 | - | [6] |
Aggrey Makaya | Athletics | Men's Discus Throw 3 | - | [6] |
Aggrey Makaya | Athletics | Men's Javelin 3 | - | [6] |
Aggrey Makaya | Athletics | Men's Shot Put 3 | - | [6] |
Aggrey Makaya | Athletics | Men's Slalom 3 | - | [6] |
Japheth Musyoki | Athletics | Men's 100 m 3 | - | [6] |
Japheth Musyoki | Athletics | Men's Discus Throw 3 | Silver | [6] |
Japheth Musyoki | Athletics | Men's Javelin 3 | - | [6] |
Japheth Musyoki | Athletics | Men's Shot Put 3 | [6] | |
Japheth Musyoki | Athletics | Men's Slalom 3 | - | [6] |
Faith W. Mwaniki | Athletics | Women's 200 m 2 | - | [6] |
Faith W. Mwaniki | Athletics | Women's 400 m 2 | - | [6] |
Faith W. Mwaniki | Athletics | Women's 60 m 2 | - | [6] |
Faith W. Mwaniki | Athletics | Women's Discus Throw 2 | - | [6] |
Faith W. Mwaniki | Athletics | Women's Javelin 2 | - | [6] |
Faith W. Mwaniki | Athletics | Women's Shot Put 2 | - | [6] |
Faith W. Mwaniki | Athletics | Women's Slalom 2 | - | [6] |
Timothy Ngumba | Athletics | Men's 60 m 1B | - | [6] |
Timothy Ngumba | Athletics | Men's Club Throw 1B | - | [6] |
Timothy Ngumba | Athletics | Men's Discus Throw 1B | - | [6] |
Timothy Ngumba | Athletics | Men's Shot Put 1B | - | [6] |
Timothy Ngumba | Athletics | Men's Slalom 1B | - | [6] |
Oaga Nyamoti | Athletics | Men's 100 m 5 | - | [6] |
Oaga Nyamoti | Athletics | Men's 800 m 5 | - | [6] |
Oaga Nyamoti | Athletics | Men's 1500 m 5 | - | [6] |
Oaga Nyamoti | Athletics | Men's Discus Throw 5 | - | [6] |
Oaga Nyamoti | Athletics | Men's Javelin 5 | - | [6] |
Oaga Nyamoti | Athletics | Men's Shot Put 5 | - | [6] |
Oaga Nyamoti | Athletics | Men's Slalom 5 | - | [6] |
George Opiyo | Athletics | Men's 100 m 5 | - | [6] |
George Opiyo | Athletics | Men's 800 m 5 | - | [6] |
George Opiyo | Athletics | Men's 1500 m 5 | - | [6] |
George Opiyo | Athletics | Men's Discus Throw 5 | - | [6] |
George Opiyo | Athletics | Men's Javelin 5 | - | [6] |
George Opiyo | Athletics | Men's Shot Put 5 | - | [6] |
George Opiyo | Athletics | Men's Slalom 5 | - | [6] |
B. Owabucheli | Athletics | Men's 60 m 1A | - | [6] |
B. Owabucheli | Athletics | Men's Club Throw 1A | - | [6] |
B. Owabucheli | Athletics | Men's Discus Throw 1A | - | [6] |
B. Owabucheli | Athletics | Men's Shot Put 1A | - | [6] |
B. Owabucheli | Athletics | Men's Slalom 1A | - | [6] |
Lucy Wanjiru | Athletics | Women's 200 m 3 | - | [6] |
Lucy Wanjiru | Athletics | Women's 60 m 3 | - | [6] |
Lucy Wanjiru | Athletics | Women's Discus Throw 3 | - | [6] |
Lucy Wanjiru | Athletics | Women's Javelin 3 | [6] | |
Lucy Wanjiru | Athletics | Women's Shot Put 3 | - | [6] |
Lawn bowls
Two Kenyan athletes, Godfrey Ithongo and Maurice Kamia, competed in lawn bowls in Germany. Neither medaled.[6] Maurice Kamia was the only member of the team that had participated at Kenya's Paralympic debut in 1972. He had only participated in athletics at those Games.[6]
Athlete | Event | Medal | Ref | |
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Godfrey Ithongo | Lawn Bowls | Men's Pairs 2-5 | - | [6] |
Maurice Kamia | Lawn Bowls | Men's Pairs 2-5 | - | [6] |
Maurice Kamia | Lawn Bowls | Men's Singles 2-5 | - | [6] |
Table tennis
Kenya was represented by two table tennis players in Germany, Timothy Ngumba and B. Owabucheli.[6]
Athlete | Event | Medal | Ref | |
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Timothy Ngumba | Table Tennis | Men's Singles 1A | - | [6] |
Timothy Ngumba | Table Tennis | Men's Teams 1B | - | [6] |
B. Owabucheli | Table Tennis | Men's Singles 1A | [6] | |
B. Owabucheli | Table Tennis | Men's Teams 1B | [6] |
Weightlifting
Kenya was represented by two weightlifters in Germany, Christopher Kipkemboi and Christopher Kipkemboi.[6]
Athlete | Event | Medal | Ref | |
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Christopher Kipkemboi | Weightlifting | Men's Featherweight -57 kg Paraplegic | - | [6] |
Jason Sichhangi | Weightlifting | Men's Featherweight -57 kg Paraplegic | - | [6] |
See also
References
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