Jean de Dieu Nkundabera
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Athletics | ||
Representing  Rwanda | ||
| Paralympic Games | ||
 | 2004 Athens | T46 800m |
Jean de Dieu Nkundabera is a Rwandan athlete who competes in paralympic athletics.[1]
Nkundabera represented Rwanda at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, and won his country's first ever Paralympic or Olympic medal in any sport, by taking bronze in the T46 men's 800 metre race, with a time of 1:58.95.[2] He represented Rwanda again at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing.[3][4]
As of 2016, Nkundabera remains Rwanda's sole Olympic or Paralympic medalist of any kind, despite Rwanda having a population of over 300,000 people with some sort of disability.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "The Greek gods would be pleased--the 2004 Summer Paralympics revisited", Palaestra, September 22, 2004
- ^ "Paralympic results for 25 September", BBC, September 25, 2004
- ^ "Olympic team urged to fight for medals", The New Times, June 26, 2008
- ^ "Nyirabarame qualifies for Beijing Olympics", The New Times, June 11, 2008
- ^ Disability in Rwanda
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