Rosette Luyina Kiese
{{Short description|Congolese athlete (born 1989)}}
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| birth_place = Goma,Democratic Republic of the Congo
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| sport = Shot put
| disability = Partial right led amputation
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Rosette Luyina Kiese (born 3 December 1989) is a Congolese athlete who competes in the shot put.{{Cite web |title=Athletics: LUYINA KIESE, Rosette |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1543453-luyina-kiese-rosette.htm |work=Tokyo 2020 Paralympics |publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |date=24 August 2021 |accessdate=14 September 2021 |archive-date=14 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914051234/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1543453-luyina-kiese-rosette.htm |url-status=dead }} After having a partial amputation of her right leg due to a landmine explosion, Luyina took up sport and competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Career
Rosette Luyina Kiese had a partial amputation of her right leg in 2010 after stepping on a landmine in the Rutshuru Territory of the Democratic Republic of Congo. She underwent rehabilitation in the care of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), who also gave her a prosthesis. Luyina was introduced to sport, which she credited for helping her get on with her life.{{cite web |title=Democratic Republic of the Congo: On track for the Rio Paralympics |url=https://www.icrc.org/en/document/democratic-republic-congo-track-rio-paralympics |publisher=International Committee of the Red Cross |accessdate=4 November 2017 |date=5 September 2016}}
Luyina was named to the Democratic Republic the Congo team for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The ICRC also aided with a grant to help the athletes attend the competition. Coached by Claude Weshanga, Luyina trained prior to the Paralympics at the Stade des Martyrs in Kinshasa. She was named as the flag bearer for her nation in the Parade of Nations during the 2016 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony.{{cite web |title=Full list of flag bearers for opening ceremony of Rio 2016 Paralympic Games |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/news/full-list-of-flag-bearers-for-opening-ceremony-of-rio-2016-paralympic-games |work=Rio 2016 Paralympics |publisher=Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games |accessdate=4 November 2017 |date=7 September 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915144043/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/news/full-list-of-flag-bearers-for-opening-ceremony-of-rio-2016-paralympic-games |archivedate=15 September 2016}} She competed in the women's shot put in the F57 class. Luyina finished in 10th position out of the 12 athletes, registering a distance of {{convert|4.97|m|in}}.{{cite web |title=Athletics – Schedule & Results |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athletics-women-s-shot-put-f57-final |work=Rio 2016 Paralympics |publisher=Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games |accessdate=4 November 2017 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922202349/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athletics-women-s-shot-put-f57-final |archivedate=22 September 2016}}
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Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Category:Shot putters with limb difference
Category:Paralympic athletes for the Democratic Republic of the Congo