Kenya at the Olympics
| Kenya at the Olympics | |
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| IOC code | KEN |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Kenya |
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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, 2006 and 2018. Kenyan athletes have won 103 medals in total, all from boxing and track and field events. In terms of total medals won, the most recent Summer Olympics (2008, 2012, and 2016) have been Kenya's most successful, producing 42 medals between them.[1]
The number of Kenyan women winning Olympic medals has risen dramatically, from their first in 1996 to more than half the Kenyan medals in 2016 (seven).
Increasingly, Kenya-born athletes are immigrating to compete in the Olympics for other countries, most notably Bahrain. In the 2016 Olympics, there were ~20 such athletes, including multiple medal winners.
The National Olympic Committee for Kenya is the National Olympic Committee Kenya, founded in 1955.
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Melbourne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960 Rome | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1964 Tokyo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
| 1968 Mexico City | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| 1972 Munich | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 1976 Montreal | Did not participate | ||||
| 1980 Moscow | |||||
| 1984 Los Angeles | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 23 |
| 1988 Seoul | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 38 |
| 2000 Sydney | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 29 |
| 2004 Athens | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 41 |
| 2008 Beijing | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 13 |
| 2012 London | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 28 |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 15 |
| 2020 Tokyo | Future event | ||||
| 2024 Paris | |||||
| 2028 Los Angeles | |||||
| Total | 31 | 38 | 34 | 103 | 34 |
Medals by Winter Games
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Nagano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2006 Turin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2010 Vancouver | Did not participate | ||||
| 2014 Sochi | |||||
| 2018 Pyeongchang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2022 Beijing | Future event | ||||
| 2026 Milan–Cortina |
Medals by sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Athletics | 30 | 37 | 29 | 96 |
 Boxing | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Totals (2 entries) | 31 | 38 | 34 | 103 |
List of medalists
See also
- List of flag bearers for Kenya at the Olympics
- Kenya national athletics team
- Category:Olympic competitors for Kenya
- Kenya at the Paralympics
- Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics
References
- ^ "Kenyan athletics manager recalled after doping bribe report". OmRiyadat English.
External links
- "Kenya". International Olympic Committee.
- Template:IOC medals
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee.
- "Kenya". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
