Sheilla Wanyoyi
Wanyoyi at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Kenyan | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 January 1998[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Disability | Visual impairment | ||||||||||||||
| Disability class | F13 | ||||||||||||||
Event | javelin throw | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sheilla Wanyoyi (born 6 January 1998) is a visually impaired Kenyan para-athlete who specializes in javelin throw. She represented Kenya at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Career
Wanyoyi represented Kenya at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and finished in ninth place in the javelin throw F13 event.[1][2] She competed at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships and won a silver medal in the javelin throw F13 event with an African record throw of 38.63 metres.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b "Sheilla Wanyoyi". paralympic.org. Retrieved 28 September 2025. (alternate link, alternate link 2)
- ^ "Kenyan Paralympic athletes lament after disappointing Saturday morning results". mozzartsport.co.ke. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ "Sheila Wanyonyi win silver at World Para Athletics Championships in India". dailysport.co.ke. 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ "Shela Wanyonyi sets African record in javelin at World Para-Athletics Championships". Daily Nation. 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
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