Rwanda at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Rwanda competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012.[1]

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)

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
1Dominique Bizimana20 July 1976Rwanda Intwari Handisport Club
2James Rutikanga13 December 1990Rwanda Intwari Handisport Club
3Vincent Tuyisenge8 April 1983Rwanda THT Nyarugenge
4Jean Rukundo1 January 1964Rwanda HVP Gatagara
6Jean Baptiste Murema2 June 1982Rwanda Intwari Handisport Club
7Callixte Twagirayezu28 August 1975Rwanda Intwari Handisport Club
8Jean Bosco Ngizwenimana1 January 1983Rwanda Intwari Handisport Club
9Jean Baptiste Gahamanyi20 October 1987Rwanda HVP Gatagara
10Fulgence Hagenimana5 May 1990Rwanda HVP Gatagara
11Eric Ngirinshuti1 September 1988Rwanda THT Nyarugenge
15Emile Vuningabo9 October 1986Rwanda 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:
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. "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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