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Paralympic Games
2016 Paralympic Games
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rio 2016 brought six Kenyan Paralympic medals. Samwel Mushai Kimani won gold in both the Men's 5000m T11 and Men's 1500m T11, while Henry Kirwa also won 5000m T13 gold.
Kenya archive
Kenya at this edition
- 9
- Squad
- 7
- Men
- 2
- Women
- 6
- Medals
- 3
- Sports
From the archive
Edition Notes
- Samwel Mushai Kimani won two gold medals
- Henry Kirwa won 5000m T13 gold
- Nancy Chelangat Koech won 1500m T11 silver
- Kenya won 6 medals.
Team Kenya
Squad Summary
Squad total: 9
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Powerlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rowing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| All sports | 7 | 2 | 9 |
Verified honours
Medallists
- Gold
- 3
- Silver
- 1
- Bronze
- 2
Henry Kiprono Kirwa
Men's 5,000m
Gold
1st, 14:17.32
Samwel Mushai Kimani
Men's 5,000m
Gold
1st, 15:16.11
Samwel Mushai Kimani
Men's 1,500m
Gold
1st, 4:03.25
Nancy Chelangat Koech
Women's 1,500m
Silver
2nd, 4:42.12
Henry Kiprono Kirwa
Men's 1,500m
Bronze
3rd, 3:49.59
Wilson Bii
Men's 5,000m
Bronze
3rd, 15:22.96