Kennedy Ochieng

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Kennedy Ochieng (born 30 December 1971) is a retired Kenyan sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. He was the flagbearer for Kenya at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
1990 World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 11th (sf)400m 46.88
8th4 × 400 m relay 3:07.86
1992 African Championships Belle Vue Maurel, Mauritius 2nd400 m46.23
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 8th400 m45.68
2nd4 × 400 m relay 2:59.82
African Championships Durban, South Africa 1st400 m45.29
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 5th (h)4 × 400 m relay 3:02.52
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 8th400 m 45.56
1999 All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa 1st400 m44.77
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Sydney 2000
Succeeded by


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