Kennedy Ochieng

Kennedy Ochieng

Personal information
Nationality	Kenyan
Born	31 December 1971
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400m

Kennedy Ochieng (born 31 December 1971) is a retired Kenyan sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres and competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

Biography

Ochieng won the British AAA Championships title in the 400 metres event at the 1993 AAA Championships. ^{[2] [3]}

He was the flagbearer for Kenya at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. ^[4]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Kenya
1990	World Junior Championships	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	11th (sf)	400m	46.88
			8th	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.86
1992	African Championships	Belle Vue Maurel, Mauritius	2nd	400 m	46.23
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	8th	400 m	45.68
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	2:59.82
	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	1st	400 m	45.29
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	5th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:02.52
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	8th	400 m	45.56
1999	All-Africa Games	Johannesburg, South Africa	1st	400 m	44.77

References

1. "Kennedy Ochieng". Sports-Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
2. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
3. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
4. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 July 2025.

• Kennedy Ochieng at World Athletics

Olympic Games
Preceded by Philip Boit	Flagbearer for   Kenya Sydney 2000	Succeeded by Philip Boit