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.
Medalists
Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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Template:Sortname | Template:Country data JPN 1964 Tokyo | Athletics | Men's 800 m | |
Template:Sortname | Template:Country data MEX 1968 Mexico City | Athletics | Men's 10000 m | |
Template:Sortname | Template:Country data MEX 1968 Mexico City | Athletics | Men's 1500 m | |
Template:Sortname | 1968 Mexico City | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | |
Template:Sortname | 1968 Mexico City | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | |
Template:Sortname Munyoro Nyamau Naftali Bon Charles Asati |
1968 Mexico City | Athletics | Men's 4×400 m relay | |
Template:Sortname | Template:Country data MEX 1968 Mexico City | Athletics | Men's 5000 m | |
Template:Sortname | 1968 Mexico City | Athletics | Men's 5000 m | |
Template:Sortname | 1968 Mexico City | Athletics | Men's 800 m | |
Template:Sortname | Template:Country data MEX 1968 Mexico City | Boxing | Men's featherweight | |
Template:Sortname | 1972 Munich | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | |
Template:Sortname Munyoro Nyamau Robert Ouko Julius Sang |
1972 Munich | Athletics | Men's 4×400 m relay | |
Template:Sortname | 1972 Munich | Athletics | Men's 1500 m | |
Template:Sortname | 1972 Munich | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | |
Template:Sortname | 1972 Munich | Boxing | Men's featherweight | |
Template:Sortname | 1972 Munich | Athletics | Men's 400 m | |
Template:Sortname | 1972 Munich | Athletics | Men's 800 m | |
Template:Sortname | 1972 Munich | Boxing | Men's lightweight | |
Template:Sortname | 1972 Munich | Boxing | Men's welterweight | |
Template:Sortname | 1984 Los Angeles | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | |
Template:Sortname | 1984 Los Angeles | Athletics | Men's 10000 m | |
Template:Sortname | 1984 Los Angeles | Boxing | Men's flyweight | |
Template:Sortname | 1988 Seoul | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | |
Template:Sortname | 1988 Seoul | Athletics | Men's 5000 m | |
Template:Sortname | 1988 Seoul | Athletics | Men's 800 m | |
Template:Sortname | 1988 Seoul | Athletics | Men's 1500 m | |
Template:Sortname | 1988 Seoul | Boxing | Men's welterweight | |
Template:Sortname | 1988 Seoul | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | |
Template:Sortname | 1988 Seoul | Athletics | Men's Marathon | |
Template:Sortname | 1988 Seoul | Athletics | Men's 10000 m | |
Template:Sortname | 1988 Seoul | Boxing | Men's middleweight | |
Template:Sortname | 1992 Barcelona | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | |
Template:Sortname | 1992 Barcelona | Athletics | Men's 800 m | |
Template:Sortname | 1992 Barcelona | Athletics | Men's 10000 m | |
Template:Sortname | 1992 Barcelona | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | |
Template:Sortname | 1992 Barcelona | Athletics | Men's 5000 m | |
Template:Sortname | 1992 Barcelona | Athletics | Men's 800 m | |
Template:Sortname | 1992 Barcelona | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | |
Template:Sortname | 1992 Barcelona | Athletics | Men's 400 m | |
Template:Sortname | 1996 Atlanta | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | |
Template:Sortname | 1996 Atlanta | Athletics | Men's 10000 m | |
Template:Sortname | 1996 Atlanta | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | |
Template:Sortname | 1996 Atlanta | Athletics | Men's 5000 m | |
Template:Sortname | 1996 Atlanta | Athletics | Women's 5000 m | |
Template:Sortname | 1996 Atlanta | Athletics | Men's 1500 m | |
Template:Sortname | 1996 Atlanta | Athletics | Men's 800 m | |
Template:Sortname | 1996 Atlanta | Athletics | Men's Marathon | |
Template:Sortname | 2000 Sydney | Athletics | Men's 1500 m | |
Template:Sortname | 2000 Sydney | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | |
Template:Sortname | 2000 Sydney | Athletics | Men's 10000 m | |
Template:Sortname | 2000 Sydney | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | |
Template:Sortname | 2000 Sydney | Athletics | Men's Marathon | |
Template:Sortname | 2000 Sydney | Athletics | Men's 1500 m | |
Template:Sortname | 2000 Sydney | Athletics | Women's Marathon | |
Template:Sortname | 2004 Athens | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | |
Template:Sortname | 2004 Athens | Athletics | Men's 1500 m | |
Template:Sortname | 2004 Athens | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | |
Template:Sortname | 2004 Athens | Athletics | Women's 5000 m | |
Template:Sortname | 2004 Athens | Athletics | Women's Marathon | |
Template:Sortname | 2004 Athens | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | |
Template:Sortname | 2004 Athens | Athletics | Men's 5000 m | |
Template:Sortname | 2008 Beijing | Athletics | Men's 1500 m | |
Template:Sortname | 2008 Beijing | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | |
Template:Sortname | 2008 Beijing | Athletics | Men's 800 m | |
Template:Sortname | 2008 Beijing | Athletics | Men's Marathon | |
Template:Sortname | 2008 Beijing | Athletics | Women's 800 m | |
Template:Sortname | 2008 Beijing | Athletics | Women's 1500 m | |
Template:Sortname | 2008 Beijing | Athletics | Women's 800 m | |
Template:Sortname | 2008 Beijing | Athletics | Women's Marathon | |
Template:Sortname | 2008 Beijing | Athletics | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | |
Template:Sortname | 2008 Beijing | Athletics | Men's 5000 m | |
Template:Sortname | 2008 Beijing | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | |
Template:Sortname | 2008 Beijing | Athletics | Men's 10000 m | |
Template:Sortname | 2008 Beijing | Athletics | Men's 5000 m | |
Template:Sortname | 2008 Beijing | Athletics | Men's 800 m | |
Template:Sortname | 2012 London | Athletics | Women's 10000 m | |
Template:Sortname | 2012 London | Athletics | Women's 10000 m | |
Template:Sortname | 2012 London | Athletics | Women's Marathon | |
Template:Sortname | 2012 London | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | |
Template:Sortname | 2012 London | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | |
Template:Sortname | 2012 London | Athletics | Men's 800 m | |
Template:Sortname | 2012 London | Athletics | Men's 800 m | |
Template:Sortname | 2012 London | Athletics | Women's 5000 m | |
Template:Sortname | 2012 London | Athletics | Men's 5000 m | |
Template:Sortname | 2012 London | Athletics | Men's Marathon | |
Template:Sortname | 2012 London | Athletics | Men's Marathon |
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
- See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1956 Melbourne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1960 Rome | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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Athletics | 24 | 31 | 24 | 79 |
Boxing | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
Total | 25 | 32 | 29 | 86 |
References
- Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
- National Olympic Committee Kenya. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2011-06-13.