Kenya at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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Kenya at the Olympic Games
Flag of Kenya
IOC code:   KEN
1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
Medals Rank: 38	Gold 1	Silver 4	Bronze 3	Total 8
Summer Olympic Games appearances
1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004
Winter Olympic Games appearances
1998 • 2002 • 2006

Kenya competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

Contents 1 Medals 1.1 Gold 1.2 Silver 1.3 Bronze 2 Results and competitors by event 2.1 Archery 2.2 Athletics 2.3 Boxing 3 References

[edit] Medals

[edit] Gold

• Joseph Keter — Athletics, Men's 3,000m Steeplechase

[edit] Silver

• Paul Bitok — Athletics, Men's 5,000m

• Paul Tergat — Athletics, Men's 10,000m

• Moses Kiptanui — Athletics, Men's 3,000m Steeplechase

• Pauline Konga — Athletics, Women's 5,000m

[edit] Bronze

• Fred Onyancha — Athletics, Men's 800m

• Stephen Kipkorir — Athletics, Men's 1,500m

• Eric Wainaina — Athletics, Men's Marathon

[edit] Results and competitors by event

[edit] Archery

In its debut Olympic archery competition, Kenya was represented by one man and one woman. Both lost their first matches.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Jennifer Mbuta - Round of 64, 62nd place (0-1)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Dominic Rebelo - Round of 64, 61st place (0-1)

[edit] Athletics

Men's 400m Hurdles

• Barnabas Kinyor
  1. Heat — 49.82s (→ did not advance)

• Gideon Biwott
  1. Heat — 49.74s (→ did not advance)

• Erick Keter
  1. Heat — 49.03s (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

• Eric Wainaina — 2:12.44 (→ Bronze Medal)

• Lameck Aguta — 2:22.04 (→ 52nd place)

• Ezequiel Bitok — 2:23.03 (→ 56th place)

Women's Marathon

• Angelica Kanana — 2:34.19 (→ 15th place)

• Joyce Chepchumba — did not finish (→ no ranking)

• Salina Chirchir — did not finish (→ no ranking)

[edit] Boxing

Men's Lightweight (60 kg)

• George Maina
  1. First Round — Lost to Soo-Yung Shin (South Korea), referee stopped contest in third round

Men's Light Welterweight (63,5 kg)

• Peter Bulinga
  1. First Round — Lost to Mohamed Alalou (Algeria), 3-17

Men's Welterweight (67 kg)

• Ashira Evans
  1. First Round — Lost to Nariman Atayev (Uzbekistan), 10-15

Men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg)

• Peter Odhlembo
  1. First Round — Lost to Paul Mbongo (Cameroon), 6-15

Men's Heavyweight (91 kg)

• Ahmed Omar
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Lost to David Defiagbon (Canada), 4-15

[edit] References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database

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