Samson Opiyo
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| Nationality | Kenyan | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 April 1996[1] Nairobi, Kenya | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para-athletics | ||||||||||||||
| T37 | |||||||||||||||
Event | long jump | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Samson Opiyo (born 13 April 1996) is a Kenyan para-athlete specializing in long jump. He represented Kenya at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Career
He represented Kenya at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal in the long jump T37 event, Kenya's first medal of the 2024 Paralympics.[1][2] [3]
References
- 1 2 "Samson Opiyo". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 3 September 2024. (alternate link, alternate link 2)
- ↑ Ajwala, George (3 September 2024). "Kenya keeps medal hopes alive in Paris Paralympics games". The Star. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ↑ Jura, Samson (4 September 2024). "KU's Samson Opiyo earns Kenya her first medal at the Paris Paralympics". TV47 Kenya. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
External links
Categories:
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Paralympic athletes for Kenya
- Sportspeople from Nairobi
- Kenyan men long jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Paralympic silver medalists for Kenya
- 21st-century Kenyan sportsmen
- Kenyan athletics biography stubs
- African Paralympic medalist stubs