Rwanda

Rwanda

Rwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

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 2000 Summer Paralympics

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...

 in Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

. It was represented by a single competitor, male swimmer Cesar Rwagasana

César Rwagasana

César Rwagasana is a Rwandan competitive swimmer.He was the first person to represent Rwanda at the Paralympics, when he was the country's sole representative at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney. He had trained in Lake Tanganyika. He competed in the 50m freestyle , and swam the length of the...

. In 2004

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...

, Rwanda sent two runners: Olive Akobasenga and Jean de Dieu Nkundabera

Jean de Dieu Nkundabera

Jean de Dieu Nkundabera is a Rwandan athlete. He competes in wheelchair racing.Nkundabera represented Rwanda at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, and won his country's first ever Paralympic or Olympic medal in any sport, by taking bronze in the T46 men's 800 metre race, with a time of 1:58.95...

. Nkundabera won bronze in men's 800m race (T46 category). He was the country's sole representative in 2008

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....

, entering the same event, but this time failed to advance past the heats.

Rwanda has never participated in the Winter Paralympics.

Full results for Rwanda at the Paralympics

Name	Games	Sport	Event	Time	Rank
Cesar Rwagasana César Rwagasana César Rwagasana is a Rwandan competitive swimmer.He was the first person to represent Rwanda at the Paralympics, when he was the country's sole representative at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney. He had trained in Lake Tanganyika. He competed in the 50m freestyle , and swam the length of the...	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...	Swimming Swimming at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Swimming at the 2000 Summer Paralympics comprised a total of 169 events, 91 for men and 78 for women. Swimmers were classified according to the extent and type of their disability.- Men's events :- Women's events :...	Men's 50 m Freestyle S10	42.39	7th (last) in heat 2; did not advance
Olive Akobasenga	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...	Athletics Athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics included 17 events for men and 15 events for women, in 5 disciplines. Athletes competed in one of four disability categories:*Blind or visually impaired athletes - Sport classes 11 to 13....	Women's 200 m T46	31.81	6th (last) in heat 2; did not advance
Jean de Dieu Nkundabera Jean de Dieu Nkundabera Jean de Dieu Nkundabera is a Rwandan athlete. He competes in wheelchair racing.Nkundabera represented Rwanda at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, and won his country's first ever Paralympic or Olympic medal in any sport, by taking bronze in the T46 men's 800 metre race, with a time of 1:58.95...	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's 800 m T46	heats: 1:59.30 (5th in heat 1) final: 1:58.95
Jean de Dieu Nkundabera Jean de Dieu Nkundabera Jean de Dieu Nkundabera is a Rwandan athlete. He competes in wheelchair racing.Nkundabera represented Rwanda at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, and won his country's first ever Paralympic or Olympic medal in any sport, by taking bronze in the T46 men's 800 metre race, with a time of 1:58.95...	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....	Athletics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	Men's 800 m T46	2:02.12	5th in heat 2; did not advance