Kenya at the Olympics

Kenya, the NOK, the National Olympic Committee Kenya, was founded in 1955, took part in the first 1956 Summer Olympics. With the exception of the boycotted games of 1976 and 1980, the NOC sent athletes to every following summer games. Philip Boit also took in 1998, 2002 and 2006 respectively as the only Kenyan starter at Winter Games part.

A total of 453 participants were sent, of which 89 are women. A total of Kenyan athletes won 86 medals at the Summer Games. 79 medals were won in athletics, seven in boxing. In Winter Games Kenya has to date been empty.

The first medal won in 1964 Kenya's Wilson Kiprugut over 800 meters of Lords. First Olympic champion was Naftali Temu, who was over 10000 meters victorious on 13 October 1968. The most successful athlete with two gold and silver medals Kipchoge Keino was in 1968 and 1972.

In 2004, with the 14 -year-old swimmer Eva Donde the youngest athlete in part of Kenya. The oldest participant was 45 years in 1996 with the marksman Anuj Desai.

Overview of participants

Summer Games

Winter Games

List of medalists

Weblink

  • Kenya in the database by Sports - Reference.com (English)
  • Kenya Olympic.org - The Official website of the Olympic movement (English)

Egypt • Algeria • Angola • Equatorial Guinea • Ethiopia • Benin • Botswana • Burkina Faso • Burundi • Democratic Republic of the Congo • Djibouti • Ivory Coast • Eritrea • Gabon • Gambia • Ghana • Guinea • Guinea- Bissau • Cameroon • Cape Verde • Kenya • Comoros • Lesotho • Liberia • Libya • Madagascar • Malawi • Mali • Mauritania • Mauritius • Morocco • Mozambique • Namibia • Niger • Nigeria • Republic of the Congo • Rwanda • Zambia • São Tomé and Príncipe • Senegal • Seychelles • Sierra Leone • Somalia • South Africa • Zimbabwe • Sudan • Swaziland • Tanzania • Togo • Tunisia • Uganda • Chad • Central African Republic

U.S. Virgin Islands • Antigua and Barbuda • Argentina • Aruba • Bahamas • Barbados • Belize • Bermuda • Bolivia • Brazil • British Virgin Islands • Cayman Islands • Chile • Costa Rica • Dominica • Dominican Republic • Ecuador • El Salvador • Grenada • Guatemala • Guyana • Haiti • Honduras • Jamaica • Canada • Colombia • Cuba • Mexico • Nicaragua • Panama • Paraguay • Peru • Puerto Rico • Saint Kitts and Nevis • Saint Lucia • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines • Suriname • Trinidad and Tobago • United States • Uruguay • Venezuela • United States

Afghanistan • Bahrain • Bangladesh • Bhutan • Brunei • China • Chinese Taipei • Hong Kong • India • Indonesia • Iran • Iraq • Japan • Jordan • Yemen • Cambodia • Kazakhstan • Kyrgyzstan • Qatar • Kuwait • Laos • Lebanon • Malaysia • Maldives • Mongolia • Myanmar • Nepal • North Korea • Oman • Pakistan • Palestine • East Timor • Philippines • Saudi Arabia • Singapore • Sri Lanka • South Korea • Syria • Tajikistan • Thailand • Turkmenistan • Uzbekistan • United Arab Emirates • Vietnam

Albania • Andorra • Armenia • Azerbaijan • Belgium • Bosnia and Herzegovina • Bulgaria • Denmark • Germany • Estonia • Finland • France • Georgia • Greece • Ireland • Iceland • Israel • Italy • Latvia • Liechtenstein • Croatia • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Malta • Macedonia • Moldova • Monaco • Montenegro • Netherlands • Norway • Austria • Poland • Portugal • Romania • Russia • San Marino • Sweden • Switzerland • Serbia • Slovakia • Slovenia • Spain • Czech Republic • Turkey • Ukraine • Hungary • United Kingdom • Belarus • Cyprus

American Samoa • Australia • Cook Islands • Fiji • Guam • Kiribati • Marshall Islands • Micronesia • Nauru • New Zealand • Palau • Papua New Guinea • Samoa • Solomon Islands • Tonga • Tuvalu • Vanuatu

Mixed teams • Independent Olympic Participants

Australasia • Bohemia and Moravia • CIS • Yugoslavia • Malaya • Newfoundland • Netherlands Antilles • North Borneo North Yemen • • Rhodesia • Saar • Serbia and Montenegro • Soviet Union • South Yemen • • Czechoslovakia • South Vietnam West Indies Federation

  • Olympic history
  • Olympic Games ( Kenya)
1960 Summer Olympics 1964 Summer Olympics 1988 Summer Olympics Patrick Sang Paul Tergat Kennedy Ochieng Grace Momanyi Amos Biwott Benjamin Kogo Naftali Bon Daniel Rudisha Philip Waruinge Robert Ouko Julius Sang Mike Boit Julius Korir Michael Musyoki Julius Kariuki John Ngugi Peter Rono Robert Wangila Peter Koech Douglas Wakiihuri Kipkemboi Kimeli Matthew Birir Paul Bitok Richard Chelimo Nixon Kiprotich Joseph Keter Moses Kiptanui Pauline Konga Erick Wainaina Reuben Kosgei Noah Ngeny Wilson Boit Kipketer Bernard Lagat Joyce Chepchumba Ezekiel Kemboi Catherine Ndereba Isabella Ochichi Eliud Kipchoge Paul Kipsiele Koech Wilfred Bungei Asbel Kiprop Brimin Kipruto Eunice Jepkorir Edwin Soi Alfred Kirwa Yego Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics Abel Kirui Vivian Cheruiyot Priscah Jeptoo Algeria at the Olympics Angola at the Olympics Benin at the Olympics Botswana at the Olympics Burkina Faso at the Olympics Burundi at the Olympics DR Congo at the Olympics Eritrea at the Olympics Gabon at the Olympics The Gambia at the Olympics Ghana at the Olympics Guinea at the Olympics Guinea-Bissau at the Olympics Cameroon at the Olympics Cape Verde at the Olympics Comoros at the Olympics Lesotho at the Olympics Liberia at the Olympics Libya at the Olympics Madagascar at the Olympics Malawi at the Olympics Mali at the Olympics Morocco at the Olympics Mauritania at the Olympics Mauritius at the Olympics Mozambique at the Olympics Namibia at the Olympics Niger at the Olympics Nigeria at the Olympics Congo at the Olympics Rwanda at the Olympics Zambia at the Olympics Senegal at the Olympics Seychelles at the Olympics Sierra Leone at the Olympics Zimbabwe at the Olympics Somalia at the Olympics Sudan at the Olympics Swaziland at the Olympics Tanzania at the Olympics Togo at the Olympics Tunisia at the Olympics Uganda at the Olympics Central African Republic at the Olympics Virgin Islands at the Olympics Antigua and Barbuda at the Olympics Argentina at the Olympics Aruba at the Olympics Bahamas at the Olympics Barbados at the Olympics Belize at the Olympics Bermuda at the Olympics Bolivia at the Olympics Brazil at the Olympics British Virgin Islands at the Olympics Cayman Islands at the Olympics Chile at the Olympics Costa Rica at the Olympics Dominica at the Olympics Dominican Republic at the Olympics Ecuador at the Olympics El Salvador at the Olympics Grenada at the Olympics Guatemala at the Olympics Guyana at the Olympics Haiti at the Olympics Honduras at the Olympics Jamaica at the Olympics Colombia at the Olympics Mexico at the Olympics Nicaragua at the Olympics Panama at the Olympics Paraguay at the Olympics Peru at the Olympics Puerto Rico at the Olympics Saint Kitts and Nevis at the Olympics Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the Olympics Suriname at the Olympics Trinidad and Tobago at the Olympics Uruguay at the Olympics Venezuela at the Olympics Bahrain at the Olympics Bangladesh at the Olympics Bhutan at the Olympics Brunei at the Olympics Hong Kong at the Olympics India at the Olympics Indonesia at the Olympics Iraq at the Olympics Iran at the Olympics Yemen at the Olympics Jordan at the Olympics Cambodia at the Olympics Qatar at the Olympics Kyrgyzstan at the Olympics Kuwait at the Olympics Laos at the Olympics Lebanon at the Olympics Malaysia at the Olympics Maldives at the Olympics Mongolia at the Olympics Myanmar at the Olympics Oman at the Olympics Timor-Leste at the Olympics Pakistan at the Olympics Philippines at the Olympics Saudi Arabia at the Olympics Singapore at the Olympics Sri Lanka at the Olympics Syria at the Olympics Tajikistan at the Olympics Thailand at the Olympics Turkmenistan at the Olympics Uzbekistan at the Olympics United Arab Emirates at the Olympics Vietnam at the Olympics Albania at the Olympics Andorra at the Olympics Armenia at the Olympics Azerbaijan at the Olympics Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Olympics Germany at the Olympics Estonia at the Olympics Finland at the Olympics Macedonia at the Olympics Iceland at the Olympics Latvia at the Olympics Liechtenstein at the Olympics Malta at the Olympics Monaco at the Olympics Portugal at the Olympics San Marino at the Olympics Switzerland at the Olympics Spain at the Olympics Cyprus at the Olympics American Samoa at the Olympics Australia at the Olympics Cook Islands at the Olympics Fiji at the Olympics Guam at the Olympics Kiribati at the Olympics Marshall Islands at the Olympics Nauru at the Olympics New Zealand at the Olympics Palau at the Olympics Papua New Guinea at the Olympics Samoa at the Olympics Solomon Islands at the Olympics Tonga at the Olympics Tuvalu at the Olympics Vanuatu at the Olympics Mixed team at the Olympics Rhodesia at the Olympics Soviet Union at the Olympics
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