# Kenya at the 1980 Summer Paralympics

Kenya competed at the 1980 Summer Paralympics in Arnhem, Netherlands. The seventeen member team competed in athletics, weightlifting, lawn bowls and table tennis, claiming a gold medal and two silver medals. Lucy Wanjiru 's gold in the Women's Javelin 3 event was the first gold earned by a Kenyan woman at the Paralympic Games.

## Team

Kenya made their second Paralympic Games appearance in Arnhem, Netherlands. They were returning to the Games, having boycotted the 1976 Summer Paralympics as a result of a broader boycott by the Kenyan Olympic Committee for the 1976 Summer Olympics. The team was seventeen strong, and included thirteen men and four women. They competed in athletics, weightlifting, lawn bowls and table tennis.

## Medals

17 competitors from Kenya won 3 medals, 1 gold and 2 silver, and finished 30th in the medal table. Lucy Wanjiru won the first gold medal by a Kenyan woman after winning the Women's Javelin 3 event.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Lucy Wanjiru | Athletics | Women's javelin throw 3 |
| Silver | Japheth Musyoki | Athletics | Men's discus throw 3 |
| Silver | Japheth Musyoki | Athletics | Men's shot put 3 |

## Athletics

Sixteen of the country's seventeen Paralympians competed in athletics in Germany. It was the only sport where Kenya medaled at these Games. Japheth Musyoki won a pair of silver medals for Kenya, one Men's Discus Throw 3 and another in the Men's Shot Put 3. Lucy Wanjiru won the first gold medal by a Kenyan woman after winning the Women's Javelin 3 event.
| Athlete | | Event | Medal |
| Godfrey Ithongo | Athletics | Men's Discus Throw 2 | - |
| Godfrey Ithongo | Athletics | Men's Javelin 2 | - |
| Godfrey Ithongo | Athletics | Men's Shot Put 2 | - |
| Ruth Kagonya | Athletics | Women's 200 m 3 | |
| Ruth Kagonya | Athletics | Women's 400 m 3 | |
| Ruth Kagonya | Athletics | Women's 60 m 3 | |
| Ruth Kagonya | Athletics | Women's Discus Throw 3 | |
| Ruth Kagonya | Athletics | Women's Javelin 3 | |
| Ruth Kagonya | Athletics | Women's Shot Put 3 | |
| Ruth Kagonya | Athletics | Women's Slalom 3 | |
| Maurice Kamia | Athletics | Men's Discus Throw 3 | - |
| Maurice Kamia | Athletics | Men's Javelin 3 | - |
| Maurice Kamia | Athletics | Men's Shot Put 3 | - |
| S. Kariuki | Athletics | Men's 100 m 2 | - |
| S. Kariuki | Athletics | Men's 200 m 2 | - |
| S. Kariuki | Athletics | Men's 400 m 2 | - |
| Christopher Kipkemboi | Athletics | Men's 100 m 4 | - |
| Christopher Kipkemboi | Athletics | Men's 800 m 4 | - |
| Christopher Kipkemboi | Athletics | Men's 1500 m 4 | - |
| Christopher Kipkemboi | Athletics | Men's Discus Throw 4 | - |
| Christopher Kipkemboi | Athletics | Men's Javelin 4 | - |
| Christopher Kipkemboi | Athletics | Men's Shot Put 4 | - |
| Christopher Kipkemboi | Athletics | Men's Slalom 4 | - |
| Jason Sichhangi | Athletics | Men's 100 m 4 | |
| Jason Sichhangi | Athletics | Men's Discus Throw 4 | |
| Jason Sichhangi | Athletics | Men's Javelin 4 | |
| Jason Sichhangi | Athletics | Men's Shot Put 4 | |
| Jason Sichhangi | Athletics | Men's Slalom 4 | |
| Francis Kyania | Athletics | Men's 100 m 2 | - |
| Francis Kyania | Athletics | Men's 200 m 2 | - |
| Francis Kyania | Athletics | Men's 400 m 2 | - |
| Francis Kyania | Athletics | Men's Javelin 2 | - |
| Francis Kyania | Athletics | Men's Shot Put 2 | - |
| Francis Kyania | Athletics | Men's Slalom 2 | - |
| Philomena Lugale | Athletics | Women's 200 m 3 | - |
| Philomena Lugale | Athletics | Women's 400 m 3 | - |
| Philomena Lugale | Athletics | Women's 60 m 3 | - |
| Philomena Lugale | Athletics | Women's Discus Throw 3 | - |
| Philomena Lugale | Athletics | Women's Javelin 3 | - |
| Philomena Lugale | Athletics | Women's Shot Put 3 | - |
| Philomena Lugale | Athletics | Women's Slalom 3 | - |
| Aggrey Makaya | Athletics | Men's 100 m 3 | - |
| Aggrey Makaya | Athletics | Men's 200 m 3 | - |
| Aggrey Makaya | Athletics | Men's 400 m 3 | - |
| Aggrey Makaya | Athletics | Men's Discus Throw 3 | - |
| Aggrey Makaya | Athletics | Men's Javelin 3 | - |
| Aggrey Makaya | Athletics | Men's Shot Put 3 | - |
| Aggrey Makaya | Athletics | Men's Slalom 3 | - |
| Japheth Musyoki | Athletics | Men's 100 m 3 | - |
| Japheth Musyoki | Athletics | Men's Discus Throw 3 | Silver |
| Japheth Musyoki | Athletics | Men's Javelin 3 | - |
| Japheth Musyoki | Athletics | Men's Shot Put 3 | |
| Japheth Musyoki | Athletics | Men's Slalom 3 | - |
| Faith W. Mwaniki | Athletics | Women's 200 m 2 | - |
| Faith W. Mwaniki | Athletics | Women's 400 m 2 | - |
| Faith W. Mwaniki | Athletics | Women's 60 m 2 | - |
| Faith W. Mwaniki | Athletics | Women's Discus Throw 2 | - |
| Faith W. Mwaniki | Athletics | Women's Javelin 2 | - |
| Faith W. Mwaniki | Athletics | Women's Shot Put 2 | - |
| Faith W. Mwaniki | Athletics | Women's Slalom 2 | - |
| Timothy Ngumba | Athletics | Men's 60 m 1B | - |
| Timothy Ngumba | Athletics | Men's Club Throw 1B | - |
| Timothy Ngumba | Athletics | Men's Discus Throw 1B | - |
| Timothy Ngumba | Athletics | Men's Shot Put 1B | - |
| Timothy Ngumba | Athletics | Men's Slalom 1B | - |
| Oaga Nyamoti | Athletics | Men's 100 m 5 | - |
| Oaga Nyamoti | Athletics | Men's 800 m 5 | - |
| Oaga Nyamoti | Athletics | Men's 1500 m 5 | - |
| Oaga Nyamoti | Athletics | Men's Discus Throw 5 | - |
| Oaga Nyamoti | Athletics | Men's Javelin 5 | - |
| Oaga Nyamoti | Athletics | Men's Shot Put 5 | - |
| Oaga Nyamoti | Athletics | Men's Slalom 5 | - |
| George Opiyo | Athletics | Men's 100 m 5 | - |
| George Opiyo | Athletics | Men's 800 m 5 | - |
| George Opiyo | Athletics | Men's 1500 m 5 | - |
| George Opiyo | Athletics | Men's Discus Throw 5 | - |
| George Opiyo | Athletics | Men's Javelin 5 | - |
| George Opiyo | Athletics | Men's Shot Put 5 | - |
| George Opiyo | Athletics | Men's Slalom 5 | - |
| B. Owabucheli | Athletics | Men's 60 m 1A | - |
| B. Owabucheli | Athletics | Men's Club Throw 1A | - |
| B. Owabucheli | Athletics | Men's Discus Throw 1A | - |
| B. Owabucheli | Athletics | Men's Shot Put 1A | - |
| B. Owabucheli | Athletics | Men's Slalom 1A | - |
| Lucy Wanjiru | Athletics | Women's 200 m 3 | - |
| Lucy Wanjiru | Athletics | Women's 60 m 3 | - |
| Lucy Wanjiru | Athletics | Women's Discus Throw 3 | - |
| Lucy Wanjiru | Athletics | Women's Javelin 3 | |
| Lucy Wanjiru | Athletics | Women's Shot Put 3 | - |

## Lawn bowls

Two Kenyan athletes, Godfrey Ithongo and Maurice Kamia, competed in lawn bowls in Germany. Neither medaled. Maurice Kamia was the only member of the team that had participated at Kenya's Paralympic debut in 1972. He had only participated in athletics at those Games.
| Athlete | | Event | Medal |
| Godfrey Ithongo | Lawn Bowls | Men's Pairs 2-5 | - |
| Maurice Kamia | Lawn Bowls | Men's Pairs 2-5 | - |
| Maurice Kamia | Lawn Bowls | Men's Singles 2-5 | - |

## Table tennis

Kenya was represented by two table tennis players in Germany, Timothy Ngumba and B. Owabucheli.
| Athlete | | Event | Medal |
| Timothy Ngumba | Table Tennis | Men's Singles 1A | - |
| Timothy Ngumba | Table Tennis | Men's Teams 1B | - |
| B. Owabucheli | Table Tennis | Men's Singles 1A | |
| B. Owabucheli | Table Tennis | Men's Teams 1B | |

## Weightlifting

Kenya was represented by two weightlifters in Germany, Christopher Kipkemboi and Christopher Kipkemboi.
| Athlete | | Event | Medal | Ref |
| Christopher Kipkemboi | Weightlifting | Men's Featherweight -57 kg Paraplegic | - | |
| Jason Sichhangi | Weightlifting | Men's Featherweight -57 kg Paraplegic | - | |