Rwanda at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeRWA
NPCNational Paralympic Committee of Rwanda
in London
Competitors14 in 3 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

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

Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Men's track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Final
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

Main article: Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Men
Athlete Event Result Rank
Theogene Hakizimana 82.5 kg 175 10

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

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]

№ Name Date of birth Position 2012 club
1 Dominique Bizimana 20 July 1976 Rwanda Intwari Handisport Club
2 James Rutikanga 13 December 1990 Rwanda Intwari Handisport Club
3 Vincent Tuyisenge 8 April 1983 Rwanda THT Nyarugenge
4 Jean Rukundo 1 January 1964 Rwanda HVP Gatagara
6 Jean Baptiste Murema 2 June 1982 Rwanda Intwari Handisport Club
7 Callixte Twagirayezu 28 August 1975 Rwanda Intwari Handisport Club
8 Jean Bosco Ngizwenimana 1 January 1983 Rwanda Intwari Handisport Club
9 Jean Baptiste Gahamanyi 20 October 1987 Rwanda HVP Gatagara
10 Fulgence Hagenimana 5 May 1990 Rwanda HVP Gatagara
11 Eric Ngirinshuti 1 September 1988 Rwanda THT Nyarugenge
15 Emile Vuningabo 9 October 1986 Rwanda Intwari Handisport Club
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1  Iran 4 4 0 8 12 1 12.000 322 207 1.556
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 3 1 7 10 3 3.333 309 240 1.288
3  Brazil 4 2 2 6 6 6 1.000 257 230 1.117
4  China 4 1 3 5 3 9 0.333 243 266 0.914
5  Rwanda 4 0 4 4 0 12 0.000 115 300 0.383
Source:[citation needed]
30 August 2012
21:00 		Iran  3–0  Rwanda ExCeL London, London
Referees: Janko Plešnik (SLO), Dee Wauchope (GBR)
(25–11, 25–6, 25–8)
Report
31 August 2012
14:00 		Brazil  3–0  Rwanda ExCeL London, London
Referees: Stephen Giugni (AUS), Glynn Archibald (GBR)
(25–5, 25–5, 25–13)
Report
2 September 2012
9:00 		China  3–0  Rwanda ExCeL London, London
Referees: Dee Wauchope (GBR), Ute Fischer (GER)
(25–10, 25–13, 25–17)
Report
3 September 2012
21:00 		Bosnia and Herzegovina  3–0  Rwanda ExCeL London, London
Referees: Benno Meijer (NED), Glynn Archibald (GBR)
(25–7, 25–12, 25–8)
Report
9th/10th place classification
7 September 2012
14:00 		Morocco  1–3  Rwanda ExCeL London, London
Referees: Dee Wauchope (GBR)
(25–20, 25–27, 22–25, 23–25)
Report

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rwanda - 2012 Paralympic News, Athletes, Medals". LOCOG. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Rwandan volleyball team to compete at Paralympics". BBC News. 2012-08-30. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  3. ^ "Olympics/Paralympics, who stayed where?" (PDF). Get Living London. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  4. ^ Rwandan sitting volleyball team's Paralympic dreams, BBC, 2012-07-06, retrieved 2016-10-25
  5. ^ Men's Sitting Volleyball – Teams – Rwanda, london2012.com. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
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