Sheilla Wanyoyi
Kenyan para athlete (born 1998)
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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.
Wanyoyi at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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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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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]