Kennedy Ochieng

Kennedy Ochieng ( born December 30, 1971) is a former Kenyan sprinter who specialized in the 400 -meter run.

In athletics Africa Championships, he won the silver medal in Mauritius in 1992 and 1993 in Durban the gold medal in the 400 m. The most significant success of his career, he scored in the 4 x 400 meters relay at the IAAF World Championships in Stuttgart in 1993. Together with Simon Kemboi, and Abednego Matilu Samson Kitur he brought in 2:59,82 min the silver medal behind the season of the United States, which in this race a world record ( 2:54,29 min). In the 400 -meter run Ochieng was eighth in Stuttgart. In his next three World Cup participations him no more finals succeeded.

At the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996, he reached the semifinals in the 400m quarter- finals and the relay. His last major success came with the title win in the 400 - meter sprint at the Pan-African Games in 1999 in Johannesburg. About the same distance, he retired at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, injured in the first round.

Kennedy Ochieng was four Kenyan champion in the 400 -meter run (1993, 1997-1999). He is 1.83 m tall and had a competition weight of 73 kg.