- César Rwagasana
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César Rwagasana is a Rwandan competitive swimmer.
He was the first person to represent Rwanda at the Paralympics, when he was the country's sole representative at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney. He had trained in Lake Tanganyika.[1] He competed in the 50m freestyle (S10 category), and swam the length of the pool in 42.39s, finishing last, 13.7s behind the second slowest swimmer.[2] It was his only participation in the Paralympic Games.[3]
Although Kyodo News International incorrectly reported that he had lost his left leg during the Rwandan genocide,[4] he was actually missing his right leg, and Rwagasana himself told the Daily Telegraph that he had been born without it.[5]
References
- ^ "Australian cheetah hunts down rivals", The Telegraph, October 24, 2000
- ^ "Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games: Swimming: Men's 50 m Freestyle S10", International Paralympic Committee
- ^ "Rwanda at the Paralympics", International Paralympic Committee
- ^ "Japanese prosthesis maker finds calling in Rwanda", Kyodo News International, August 6, 2001
- ^ "Australian cheetah hunts down rivals", The Telegraph, October 24, 2000
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- Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic swimmers of Rwanda
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