Zimbabwe at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Zimbabwe at the Paralympic Games
Flag of Zimbabwe IPC code  ZIM NPC Zimbabwe National Paralympic Committee
At the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing
Competitors	2 in 1 sport
Flag bearer	Elliot Mujaji (opening & closing)
Medals Rank: -	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
Paralympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012
Other related appearances
Rhodesia (1960, 1964, 1968, and 1972)

Zimbabwe competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. The country's delegation consisted of two track and field athletes, Elliot Mujaji and Molene Muza. Mujaji is a two-time Paralympic gold medalist, having won the 100 metre T46 event in 2000 and 2004, while Muza competed in the Paralympic Games for the first time. In the days leading up to the games, the pair trained at the National University of Science and Technology in Bulawayo under coach Remigio Mumbire, however a lack of money threatened to cut the training camp short. The group planned to leave for Beijing on 28 August and arrive two days later.

Mujaji competed in the men's 100 and 200 metre races, and Muza in the women's javelin and shot put.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Points	Rank
Elliot Mujaji	T46	100 m	12.01	6	Did not advance
		200 m	23.23	2 Q	N/A		50.75	-	8

Mujaji was hit by hamstring problems during the 200 m final. He had to stop and went on to hobble across the finish line.

Women

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Points	Rank
Molene Muza	F57-58 (F58)	Shot put	N/A				6.74	693	13
		Javelin throw	N/A				23.09	783	10

See also

• Zimbabwe at the 2008 Summer Olympics