NIKUZE Zaninka

Sitting Volleyball

Date of Birth: 1 Mar 1994

Age: 27

Gender: Female

Sport Class: VS1

Place of birth: RUBAVU

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

Jean Marie Vianney Nsengiyumva [national]

Position style:

Outside hitter (paralympic.org, 15 Sep 2016)

She began playing sitting volleyball in 2011 in Rubavu, Rwanda. (Athlete, 18 Sep 2016)

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

Rwandan Para powerlifter Theogene Hakizimana. (Athlete, 18 Sep 2016)

General Interest

Classification
VS1 (worldparavolley.org, 12 Dec 2020)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (Athlete, 18 Sep 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 18 Sep 2016)

Impairment Details
Her left leg was amputated as the result of cancer. (Athlete, 18 Sep 2016)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/zaninka.nikuze

Legend

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

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