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Kenya at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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Kenya at the
2024 Summer Olympics
IOC codeKEN
NOCNational Olympic Committee of Kenya
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors51 in 2 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Kenya is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Since the nation's official debut in 1956, Kenyan athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for two consecutive occasions: Montreal 1976 as part of the Congolese-led boycott and Moscow 1980 as part of the United States-led boycott.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 21 18 39
Volleyball 0 12 12
Total 21 30 51

Athletics

Kenyan track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[1]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track and road events
Men
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
  100 m
  800 m
 
 
  1500 m
 
 
  5000 m
 
 
  10000 m
 
 
  3000 m steeplechase
 
 
  Marathon
 
 
  20 km walk
Women
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
  400 m
  800 m
 
  1500 m
 
 
  5000 m
 
 
  10000 m
 
 
  3000 m steeplechase
 
 
  Marathon
 
 

Volleyball

Indoor

Summary
Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Kenya women's Women's tournament

Women's tournament

Kenya women's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by finishing as the top-ranked African nation in the June 2024 edition of the FIVB World Rankings [2]

Team roster

References

  1. ^ "Athletics at Paris 2024: The entry standards". International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Malkia Strikers reclaim African title to qualify for 2024 Olympics". People Daily. 24 August 2023. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.