Rwanda at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Rwanda at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | RWA |
NPC | National Paralympic Committee of Rwanda |
in London | |
Competitors | 14 in 3 sports |
Medals |
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Summer Paralympics appearances | |
Rwanda competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012.[1]
Team
Dominique Bizimana served as the President of the National Paralympic Committee of Rwanda in 2012, along with being a member of the men's national sitting volleyball team.[2] The delegation stayed at Cavesson House in the Paralympic Village.[3]
Athletics
- Men's track and road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Hermas Muvunyi | 400 m T46 | 49.75 | 1 Q | 49.59 AF | 5 |
800 m T46 | 1:58.18 | 2 Q | DSQ | ||
Theoneste Nsengimana | 1500 m T46 | 4:08.83 | 8 | Did not advance |
Powerlifting
- Men
Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
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Theogene Hakizimana | 82.5 kg | 175 | 10 |
Volleyball
Men's tournament
The team was the first from Sub-Saharan Africa to participate at the Paralympic Games.[4] Many members of the team went to London having survived or having had family who survived the Rwandan genocide. Two member of the national squad lost limbs fighting against those who committed the 1992 genocide. One of those team members who lost a leg was Dominique Bizimana.[2]
- Roster
The following is the Rwandan roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[5]
- Group play
Pts | Matches | Sets | Points | |||||||
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Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 12.000 | 322 | 207 | 1.556 | |
2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3.333 | 309 | 240 | 1.288 | |
3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 257 | 230 | 1.117 | |
4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 243 | 266 | 0.914 | |
5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.000 | 115 | 300 | 0.383 |
30 August 2012 21:00 |
Iran |
3 – 0 | ExCeL London, London Referee(s): Janko Plešnik (SLO), Dee Wauchope (GBR) Report(s): Report | |
25 25 25 75 |
Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Total |
11 6 8 25 | ||
31 August 2012 14:00 |
Brazil |
3 – 0 | ExCeL London, London Referee(s): Stephen Giugni (AUS), Glynn Archibald (GBR) Report(s): Report | |
25 25 25 75 |
Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Total |
5 5 13 23 | ||
2 September 2012 9:00 |
China |
3 – 0 | ExCeL London, London Referee(s): Dee Wauchope (GBR), Ute Fischer (GER) Report(s): Report | |
25 25 25 75 |
Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Total |
10 13 17 40 | ||
3 September 2012 21:00 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3 – 0 | ExCeL London, London Referee(s): Benno Meijer (NED), Glynn Archibald (GBR) Report(s): Report | |
25 25 25 75 |
Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Total |
7 12 8 27 | ||
- 9th/10th place classification
7 September 2012 14:00 |
Morocco |
1 – 3 | ExCeL London, London Referee(s): Dee Wauchope (GBR) Report(s): Report | |
25 25 22 23 95 |
Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Total |
20 27 25 25 97 | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "Rwanda - 2012 Paralympic News, Athletes, Medals". LOCOG. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- 1 2 "Rwandan volleyball team to compete at Paralympics". BBC News. 2012-08-30. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ↑ "Olympics/Paralympics, who stayed where?" (PDF). Get Living London. 2012.
- ↑ Rwandan sitting volleyball team's Paralympic dreams, BBC, 2012-07-06, retrieved 2016-10-25
- ↑ Men's Sitting Volleyball – Teams – Rwanda, london2012.com. Retrieved 10 October 2012.