Kenya at the Olympics

Kenya at the Olympic Games
Flag of Kenya IOC code  KEN NOC National Olympic Committee Kenya
Olympic history
Summer Games
1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Winter Games
1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Kenya first participated at the Olympic Games in 1956, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for the boycotted 1976 and 1980 Games. Kenya participated in the Winter Olympic Games in 1998, 2002 and 2006. However, their only competitor at these games, Philip Boit, failed to qualify for the 2010 events, and retired in 2011; this left Kenya's future participation for the Winter Olympics in doubt. Kenyan athletes have won 86 medals in total, all from boxing and athletic events. Of those, 56 medals come from the long-distance running events. In terms of total medals won, the two most recent Summer Olympics (2008 and 2012) have been Kenya's most successful, producing 25 medals between them.

The National Olympic Committee for Kenya is the National Olympic Committee Kenya, and was founded in 1955.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1956 Melbourne	0	0	0	0
1960 Rome	1	0	0	1
1964 Tokyo	0	0	1	1
1968 Mexico City	3	4	2	9
1972 Munich	2	3	4	9
1976 Montreal	did not participate
1980 Moscow	did not participate
1984 Los Angeles	1	0	2	3
1988 Seoul	5	2	2	9
1992 Barcelona	2	4	2	8
1996 Atlanta	1	4	3	8
2000 Sydney	2	3	2	7
2004 Athens	1	4	2	7
2008 Beijing	6	4	4	14
2012 London	2	4	5	11
Total	25	32	29	86

Medals by sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	24	31	24	79
Boxing	1	1	5	7
Total	25	32	29	86

List of medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
Bronze	Kiprugut, WilsonWilson Kiprugut	1964 Tokyo	Athletics	Men's 800 m
Gold	Temu, NaftaliNaftali Temu	1968 Mexico City	Athletics	Men's 10000 m
Gold	Keino, KipchogeKipchoge Keino	1968 Mexico City	Athletics	Men's 1500 m
Gold	Biwott, AmosAmos Biwott	1968 Mexico City	Athletics	Men's 3000 m steeplechase
Silver	Kogo, BenjaminBenjamin Kogo	1968 Mexico City	Athletics	Men's 3000 m steeplechase
Silver	Rudisha, DanielDaniel Rudisha Munyoro Nyamau Naftali Bon Charles Asati	1968 Mexico City	Athletics	Men's 4×400 m relay
Silver	Keino, KipchogeKipchoge Keino	1968 Mexico City	Athletics	Men's 5000 m
Bronze	Temu, NaftaliNaftali Temu	1968 Mexico City	Athletics	Men's 5000 m
Silver	Kiprugut, WilsonWilson Kiprugut	1968 Mexico City	Athletics	Men's 800 m
Bronze	Waruinge, PhilipPhilip Waruinge	1968 Mexico City	Boxing	Men's featherweight
Gold	Keino, KipchogeKipchoge Keino	1972 Munich	Athletics	Men's 3000 m steeplechase
Gold	Asati, CharlesCharles Asati Munyoro Nyamau Robert Ouko Julius Sang	1972 Munich	Athletics	Men's 4×400 m relay
Silver	Keino, KipchogeKipchoge Keino	1972 Munich	Athletics	Men's 1500 m
Silver	Jipcho, BenBen Jipcho	1972 Munich	Athletics	Men's 3000 m steeplechase
Silver	Waruinge, PhilipPhilip Waruinge	1972 Munich	Boxing	Men's featherweight
Bronze	Sang, JuliusJulius Sang	1972 Munich	Athletics	Men's 400 m
Bronze	Boit, MikeMike Boit	1972 Munich	Athletics	Men's 800 m
Bronze	Mbugua, SamuelSamuel Mbugua	1972 Munich	Boxing	Men's lightweight
Bronze	Murunga, DickDick Murunga	1972 Munich	Boxing	Men's welterweight
Gold	Korir, JuliusJulius Korir	1984 Los Angeles	Athletics	Men's 3000 m steeplechase
Bronze	Musyoki, MichaelMichael Musyoki	1984 Los Angeles	Athletics	Men's 10000 m
Bronze	Bilali, IbrahimIbrahim Bilali	1984 Los Angeles	Boxing	Men's flyweight
Gold	Kariuki, JuliusJulius Kariuki	1988 Seoul	Athletics	Men's 3000 m steeplechase
Gold	Ngugi, JohnJohn Ngugi	1988 Seoul	Athletics	Men's 5000 m
Gold	Ereng, PaulPaul Ereng	1988 Seoul	Athletics	Men's 800 m
Gold	Rono, PeterPeter Rono	1988 Seoul	Athletics	Men's 1500 m
Gold	Wangila, RobertRobert Wangila	1988 Seoul	Boxing	Men's welterweight
Silver	Koech, PeterPeter Koech	1988 Seoul	Athletics	Men's 3000 m steeplechase
Silver	Wakiihuri, DouglasDouglas Wakiihuri	1988 Seoul	Athletics	Men's Marathon
Bronze	Kimeli, KipkemboiKipkemboi Kimeli	1988 Seoul	Athletics	Men's 10000 m
Bronze	Sande, ChrisChris Sande	1988 Seoul	Boxing	Men's middleweight
Gold	Birir, MatthewMatthew Birir	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Men's 3000 m steeplechase
Gold	Tanui, WilliamWilliam Tanui	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Men's 800 m
Silver	Chelimo, RichardRichard Chelimo	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Men's 10000 m
Silver	Sang, PatrickPatrick Sang	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Men's 3000 m steeplechase
Silver	Bitok, PaulPaul Bitok	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Men's 5000 m
Silver	Kiprotich, NixonNixon Kiprotich	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Men's 800 m
Bronze	Mutwol, WilliamWilliam Mutwol	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Men's 3000 m steeplechase
Bronze	Kitur, SamsonSamson Kitur	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Men's 400 m
Gold	Keter, JosephJoseph Keter	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Men's 3000 m steeplechase
Silver	Tergat, PaulPaul Tergat	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Men's 10000 m
Silver	Kiptanui, MosesMoses Kiptanui	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Men's 3000 m steeplechase
Silver	Bitok, PaulPaul Bitok	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Men's 5000 m
Silver	Konga, PaulinePauline Konga	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Women's 5000 m
Bronze	Kipkorir, StephenStephen Kipkorir	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Men's 1500 m
Bronze	Onyancha, FredFred Onyancha	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Men's 800 m
Bronze	Wainaina, ErickErick Wainaina	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Men's Marathon
Gold	Ngeny, NoahNoah Ngeny	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 1500 m
Gold	Kosgei, ReubenReuben Kosgei	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 3000 m steeplechase
Silver	Tergat, PaulPaul Tergat	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 10000 m
Silver	Kipketer, Wilson BoitWilson Boit Kipketer	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 3000 m steeplechase
Silver	Wainaina, ErickErick Wainaina	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's Marathon
Bronze	Lagat, BernardBernard Lagat	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 1500 m
Bronze	Chepchumba, JoyceJoyce Chepchumba	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Women's Marathon
Gold	Kemboi, EzekielEzekiel Kemboi	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's 3000 m steeplechase
Silver	Lagat, BernardBernard Lagat	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's 1500 m
Silver	Kipruto, BriminBrimin Kipruto	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's 3000 m steeplechase
Silver	Ochichi, IsabellaIsabella Ochichi	2004 Athens	Athletics	Women's 5000 m
Silver	Ndereba, CatherineCatherine Ndereba	2004 Athens	Athletics	Women's Marathon
Bronze	Koech, Paul KipsielePaul Kipsiele Koech	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's 3000 m steeplechase
Bronze	Kipchoge, EliudEliud Kipchoge	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's 5000 m
Gold	Kiprop, Asbel KiprutoAsbel Kipruto Kiprop	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's 1500 m
Gold	Kipruto, Brimin KipropBrimin Kiprop Kipruto	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's 3000 m steeplechase
Gold	Bungei, WilfredWilfred Bungei	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's 800 m
Gold	Wanjiru, SamuelSamuel Wanjiru	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's Marathon
Gold	Jelimo, PamelaPamela Jelimo	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Women's 800 m
Gold	Lagat, NancyNancy Lagat	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Women's 1500 m
Silver	Busienei, Janeth JepkosgeiJaneth Jepkosgei Busienei	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Women's 800 m
Silver	Ndereba, CatherineCatherine Ndereba	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Women's Marathon
Silver	Jepkorir, EuniceEunice Jepkorir	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Women's 3000 m steeplechase
Silver	Kipchoge, EliudEliud Kipchoge	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's 5000 m
Bronze	Mateelong, Richard KipkemboiRichard Kipkemboi Mateelong	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's 3000 m steeplechase
Bronze	Kogo, MicahMicah Kogo	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's 10000 m
Bronze	Soi, Edwin CheruiyotEdwin Cheruiyot Soi	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's 5000 m
Bronze	Yego, Alfred KirwaAlfred Kirwa Yego	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's 800 m
Silver	Kipyego, SallySally Kipyego	2012 London	Athletics	Women's 10000 m
Bronze	Cheruiyot, VivianVivian Cheruiyot	2012 London	Athletics	Women's 10000 m
Silver	Jeptoo, PriscahPriscah Jeptoo	2012 London	Athletics	Women's Marathon
Gold	Kemboi, EzekielEzekiel Kemboi	2012 London	Athletics	Men's 3000 m steeplechase
Bronze	Mutai, AbelAbel Mutai	2012 London	Athletics	Men's 3000 m steeplechase
Gold	Rudisha, DavidDavid Rudisha	2012 London	Athletics	Men's 800 m
Bronze	Kitum, TimothyTimothy Kitum	2012 London	Athletics	Men's 800 m
Silver	Cheruiyot, VivianVivian Cheruiyot	2012 London	Athletics	Women's 5000 m
Bronze	Longosiwa, ThomasThomas Longosiwa	2012 London	Athletics	Men's 5000 m
Silver	Kirui, AbelAbel Kirui	2012 London	Athletics	Men's Marathon
Bronze	Kipsang Kiprotich, WilsonWilson Kipsang Kiprotich	2012 London	Athletics	Men's Marathon

See also

• Kenya national athletics team
• Category:Olympic competitors for Kenya
• Kenya at the Paralympics
• Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics

External links

• "Kenya". International Olympic Committee.
• "Results and Medalists". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee.
• "Kenya". Sports-Reference.com.