Kenya at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Kenya at the Olympic Games
Flag of Kenya IOC code  KEN NOC National Olympic Committee Kenya
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul
Competitors	74 (70 men and 4 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearer	Patrick Waweru
Medals Rank: 13	Gold 5	Silver 2	Bronze 2	Total 9
Olympic history (summary)
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Kenya participated in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Medalists

Gold

• Paul Ereng — Athletics, Men's 800 metres
• Peter Rono — Athletics, Men's 1500 metres
• John Ngugi — Athletics, Men's 5000 metres
• Julius Kariuki — Athletics, Men's 3000 metre steeplechase
• Robert Wangila — Boxing, Men's Welterweight

Silver

• Douglas Wakiihuri — Athletics, Men's marathon
• Peter Koech — Athletics, Men's 3000 metre steeplechase

Bronze

• Kipkemboi Kimeli — Athletics, Men's 10000 metres
• Chris Sande — Boxing, Men's Middleweight

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 5.000 metres

• John Ngugi

1. First Round — 13:47.93
2. Semi Final — 13:24.43
3. Final — 13:11.70 (→ Gold Medal)

• Yobes Ondieki

1. First Round — 13:58.24
2. Semi Final — 13:22.85
3. Final — 13:52.01 (→ 12th place)

• Charles Cheruiyot

1. First Round — 13:43.11
2. Semi Final — 13:38.44 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10.000 metres

• Kipkemboi Kimeli

1. First Round — 28:00.39
2. Final — 27:25.16 (→ Bronze Medal)

• Moses Tanui

1. First Round — 28:20.98
2. Final — 27:47.23 (→ 8th place)

• Boniface Merande

1. First Round — 28:21.84
2. Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's 4 × 100 m Relay

• Elkana Nyang'au, Kennedy Ondiek, Simeon Kipkemboi, and Peter Wekesa

1. Heat — 40.30
2. Semi Final — 39.47 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 400 m Relay

• Tito Sawe, Lucas Sang, Paul Ereng, and Simeon Kipkemboi

1. Heat — 3:05.21
2. Semi Final — 3:03.24
3. Final — 3:04.69 (→ 8th place)

Men's Marathon

• Douglas Wakiihuri

• Final — 2"10:47 (→ Silver Medal)

Men's 3.000m Steeplechase

• Julius Kariuki

1. Heat — 8:33.42
2. Semi Final — 8:18.53
3. Final — 8:05.51 (→ Gold Medal)

• Peter Koech

1. Heat — 8:31.66
2. Semi Final — 8:15.68
3. Final — 8:06.79 (→ Silver Medal)

• Patrick Sang

1. Heat — 8:36.11
2. Semi Final — 8:16.70
3. Final — 8:15.22 (→ 7th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

• William Sawe

• Final — 4'25:24 (→ 35th place)

Women's 100 metres

• Joyce Odhiambo

Women's 200 metres

• Joyce Odhiambo

Women's 1,500 metres

• Susan Sirma

Women's 3,000 metres

• Susan Sirma

Women's Marathon

• Pascaline Wangui

• Final — 2"47.42 (→ 49th place)

Women's 400 metres Hurdles

• Rose Tata-Muya

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Maurice Maina

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Defeated Mohamed Haddad (Syria), 4:1
• Third Round — Lost to Chatchai Sasakul (Thailand), 0:5

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

• Anthony Ikegu

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Lost to Philippe Desavoye (France), RSC

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

• Steve Mwema

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Defeated Rambahadur Giri (Nepal), RSC
• Third Round — Defeated Alberto Machaze (Mozambique), 5:0
• Quarterfinals — Lost to Kennedy McKinney (USA), 0:5

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

• John Wanjau

• First Round — Defeated Laszlo Szöke (Hungary) on points
• Second Round — Lost to Regilio Tuur (Netherlands) on points

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

• Patrick Waweru

• First Round — Lost to Andreas Zülow (East Germany), 0:5

Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)

• David Kamau

• First Round — Defeated Abidnasir Shahab (Jordan), RSC
• Second Round — Defeated Martin Ndongo-Ebanga (Cameroon), 5:0
• Third Round — Lost to Sodnom Altansukh (Mongolia), 0:5

Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)

• Robert Wangila → Gold Medal

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Defeated Đorđe Petronijević (Yugoslavia), RSC-2
• Third Round — Defeated Khaidan Gantulga (Mongolia), AB-2
• Quarterfinals — Defeated Khristo Furnigov (Bulgaria), 5:0
• Semifinals — Defeated Jan Dydak (Poland), walk-over
• Final — Defeated Laurent Boudouani (France), KO-2

Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

• Mohamad Orungi

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Lost to Apolinario Silveira (Angola), RSC-2

Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)

• Chris Sande → Bronze Medal

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Defeated Juan Montiel (Uruguay), KO-3
• Third Round — Defeated Paul Kamela (Cameroon), 5:0
• Quarterfinals — Defeated Francis Wanyama (Uganda), 5:0
• Semifinals — Lost to Henry Maske (East Germany), 0:5

Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)

• Joseph Akhasamba

• First Round — Defeated Jeffrey Nedd (Aruba), RSC-2
• Second Round — Defeated Sione Vaveni Talia'uli (Tonga), 5:0
• Quarterfinals — Lost to Damir Škaro (Yugoslavia), 0:5

Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)

• Harold Obunga

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Defeated Tualau Fale (Tonga), RSC-1
• Quarterfinals — Lost to Andrzej Golota (Poland), 0:5

Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)

• Chris Odera

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Lost to Lennox Lewis (Canada), referee stopped contest

Hockey

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)

• Kenya — Australia 1-7
• Kenya — Pakistan 0-8
• Kenya — Spain 2-4
• Kenya — Netherlands 1-2
• Kenya — Argentina 1-5

• Classification Matches

• 9th-12th place: Kenya — South Korea 2-5
• 11th-12th place: Kenya — Canada 1-3 (→ 12th place)

• Team Roster

• ( 1.) Paul Sewe Omany
• ( 2.) Parminder Saini
• ( 3.) Roy Odhier
• ( 4.) Charles Oguk
• ( 5.) John Eliud Okoth
• ( 6.) Michael Omondi
• ( 7.) Sam Ngoyo
• ( 8.) Peter Akatsa
• ( 9.) Sanjiwan Goyal
• (10.) Christopher Otambo
• (11.) Lucas Alubaha
• (12.) Victor Owino
• (13.) Samson Oriso
• (14.) Inderjit Matharu
• (15.) Samson Muange
• (16.) Julius Mutua

• Head Coach: Gursharam Singh Lall

Wrestling

4 wrestlers from Kenya participated for the first time in country's history in Olympics Wrestling event.

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database
• sports-reference