BAZUBAGIRA Claudine

Sitting Volleyball

Date of Birth: 16 Aug 1980

Age: 41

Gender: Female

Sport Class: VS1

Place of birth: NYARUGENGE

Birth Country:

Rwanda

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Sitting Volleyball	Women RWA Rwanda	7

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Makuhari Messe Hall A	Women's Preliminaries Pool B #03 USA United States 3 RWA Rwanda 0	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall A	Women's Preliminaries Pool B #07 RWA Rwanda 0 RPC RPC 3	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall A	Women's Preliminaries Pool B #10 CHN China 3 RWA Rwanda 0	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall A	Women's 7-8 Classification #13 JPN Japan 0 RWA Rwanda 3	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
8	Women	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
11	Women	2018	Netherlands

Languages spoken:

French, Swahili

Jean Marie Vianney Nsengiyumva [national]

Position style:

Setter (paralympic.org, 15 Sep 2016)

She suffered from an arm injury for six months in 2013. (Athlete, 18 Sep 2016)

She began playing sitting volleyball in 2005 in Kigali, Rwanda. (imvahonshya.co.rw, 18 Aug 2019; Athlete, 18 Sep 2016)

She wanted to learn about the sport and decided to join some training sessions. She initially had to train with a men's team as there was not a team for women when she started. (imvahonshya.co.rw, 18 Aug 2019)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (newtimes.co.rw, 13 Jan 2020)

General Interest

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (Athlete, 18 Sep 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 18 Sep 2016)

Impairment Details
The impairment to her left leg is the result of the effects of an injection she was given at age six after falling ill. (imvahonshya.co.rw, 18 Aug 2019; Athlete, 18 Sep 2016)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/bazubagira.claudine.5

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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