Mary Nakhumicha Zakayo

Mary Nakhumicha Zakayo
Personal information
Born (1979-04-19) April 19, 1979
Kenya
Sport
Country Kenya
SportPara athletics
Eventvarious
Medal record
Women's para athletics
Representing  Kenya
Paralympic Games
1992 BarcelonaJavelin throw THW7
1996 AtlantaJavelin throw F55–57
2000 SydneyJavelin throw F58
2008 BeijingJavelin throw F57/58
2000 SydneyShot put F57
World Championships
2002 LilleJavelin throw F57/58
1994 BerlinShot put F57
2011 ChristchurchJavelin throw F57/58

Mary Nakhumicha Zakayo (born 19 April 1979) is a Kenyan Paralympic track athlete. She competes in the T57 class for javelin, shot put and discus throw. Her first Paralympics was 1992.

In 2008 she received the Kenyan Sports Personality of the Year Award. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, she won the Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award. On accepting the award, she said, "The Paralympic Movement is spreading in my country and opens opportunities for people with disabilities and help change the perceptions towards people with disabilities in a positive way."

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