Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

made its Paralympic Games

Paralympic Games

The Paralympic Games are a major international multi-sport event where athletes with a physical disability compete; this includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and Cerebral Palsy. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which are held immediately following their...

début at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

1972 Summer Paralympics

The 1972 Summer Paralympics, the fourth edition of the Paralympic Games, were held in Heidelberg, West Germany, from August 2 to 11, 1972.- Sports :As with previous Paralympics, the 1972 games were intended for wheelchair athletes only...

. It was absent in 1976, but returned to the 1980 Summer Games and has competed in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since then. It has never competed at the Winter Paralympics.

Kenyans have won a total of thirty-six Paralympic medals: fourteen gold, thirteen silver and nine bronze. All but one of these medals have been in track and field

Track and field

Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

. This puts Kenya in 49th place on the all-time Paralympic Games medal table

All-time Paralympic Games medal table

An all-time medal table for all Paralympic Games from 1960 to 2008 Summer Paralympic Games and 1976 to 2010 Winter Paralympic Games is tabulated below....

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Kenya's gold medallists are Britton (full name not recorded) (men's 25m freestyle swimming, 1972); Lucy Wanjiru (women's javelin, 1980); Japheth Musyoki (men's shot put, 1984); Mary Nakhumicha (women's javelin, 1992); Christopher Moori (men's javelin, 1996); Henry Wanyoike

Henry Wanyoike

Henry Wanyoike is a Kenyan athlete. He is blind and competes in the Paralympics and in marathon racing.-Early career:Wanyoike is one of the world’s fastest runners...

 (men's 5,000m, 2000; 5,000 & 10,000m, 2004 (T11)); Joseph L. Ngorialuk (men's 5,000m, 2004 (T13)); Henry Kiprono Kirwa

Henry Kiprono Kirwa

Henry Kiprono Kirwa is a Paralympian athlete from Kenya competing mainly in category T13 middle distance events.He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a gold medal in the men's 1500 metres - T13 event, a gold medal in the men's 5000 metres - T13 event and a gold...

 (men's 1,500m, 5,000m & 10,000m, 2008 (T13)); and Abraham Cheruiyot Tarbei

Abraham Cheruiyot Tarbei

Abraham Cheruiyot Tarbei is a Paralympian athlete from Kenya competing mainly in category T46 middle distance events.He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a gold medal in the men's 1500 metres - T46 event and a gold medal in the men's 5000 metres - T46...

 (men's 1,500m & 5,000m, 2008 (T46)).

Medals by Summer Games

Rank
1972 Heidelberg 1972 Summer Paralympics The 1972 Summer Paralympics, the fourth edition of the Paralympic Games, were held in Heidelberg, West Germany, from August 2 to 11, 1972.- Sports :As with previous Paralympics, the 1972 games were intended for wheelchair athletes only...	1	0	0	1	25
1976 Toronto 1976 Summer Paralympics The 1976 Summer Paralympics were the fifth Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Toronto, in the province of Ontario, Canada from August 3 to 11, 1976...	did not compete
1980 Arnhem 1980 Summer Paralympics The 1980 Summer Paralympics were the sixth Paralympic Games. They were held in Papendal, close to the host city of Arnhem, Netherlands, from June 21 to 30, 1980.- Sports :...	1	2	0	3	30
1984 Stoke Mandeville 1984 Summer Paralympics The 1984 Summer Paralympics were the seventh Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in two separate locations, Stoke Mandeville, United Kingdom and in the Mitchel Athletic Complex and Hofstra University in Long Island, New York, United States of America The 1984 Summer Paralympics were the...	1	1	1	3	34
1988 Seoul 1988 Summer Paralympics The 1988 Summer Paralympics were the first Paralympics in 24 years that take place in the same city as the Olympic Games. They took place in Seoul, South Korea. This was the first time the term "Paralympic" came into official use.- Sports :...	0	4	1	5	41
1992 Barcelona 1992 Summer Paralympics The 1992 Summer Paralympics were the ninth Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Sports :The games consisted of 487 events spread over fifteen sports. Powerlifting and weightlifting were considered to be a single sport...	1	0	1	2	41
1996 Atlanta 1996 Summer Paralympics The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, USA were held from 16 August to 25 August. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million....	1	1	0	2	48
2000 Sydney 2000 Summer Paralympics The 2000 Paralympic Games were held in Sydney, Australia, from 18 October to 29 October. The eleventh Summer Paralympic Games, an estimated 3800 athletes took part in the Sydney programme. They commenced with the opening ceremony on 18 October 2000...	1	1	2	4	46
2004 Athens 2004 Summer Paralympics The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. The twelfth Paralympic Games, an estimated 4,000 athletes took part in the Athens programme, with ages ranging from 11 to 66. Paralympic events had already taken place during the 2004 Summer Olympics as...	3	1	3	7	37
2008 Beijing 2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....	5	3	1	9	27
Total	14	13	9	36	49