Kenya at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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Kenya at the
1984 Summer Olympics
Flag of Kenya.svg
IOC code KEN
NOC National Olympic Committee of Kenya
in Los Angeles
Competitors61
Flag bearer James Omondi [1]
Medals
Ranked 23rd
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Kenya competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. After a twelve-year absence, the nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting both the 1976 and 1980 Games.

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Julius Korir Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase 10 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mike Musyoki Athletics Men's 10,000 m 6 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ibrahim Bilali Boxing Flyweight9 August

Athletics

Men's 400 metres

  • Heat 46.25
  • Quarterfinals 45.78
  • Semifinals 45.62 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat 46.12
  • Quarterfinals 45.67 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat 47.04 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5,000 metres

  • Heat 13:51.54
  • Semifinals 13:29.08
  • Final 13:14.40 (→ 5th place)
  • Heat 13:45.99
  • Heat 13:28.56
  • Final 13:18.41 (→ 6th place)
  • Heat 13:48.84
  • Semifinals 13:38.59
  • Final 13:27.34 (→ 10th place)

Men's 10,000 metres

  • Qualifying Heat 28:24.24
  • Final 28:06.46 (→ Med 3.png Bronze Medal)
  • Qualifying Heat 28:28.71
  • Final 28:32.57 (→ 14th place)
  • Qualifying Heat 28:12.17
  • Final 28:09.01 (→ 6th place)

Men's Marathon

  • Final 2:11:28 (→ 7th place)
  • Final 2:24:13 (→ 49th place)
  • Final 2:37:19 (→ 68th place)

Men's Long Jump

  • Qualification 7.51m (→ did not advance, 16th place)
  • Qualification did not start (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 20 km Walk

  • Final 1:34:53 (→ 32nd place)


Women's 1,500 metres

  • Heat 4:21.97 (→ did not advance)

Women's 3,000 metres

  • Heat 8.57.21 (→ did not advance)

Women's Marathon

  • Final 2:52:00 (→ 43rd place)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight ( 48 kg)

Men's Bantamweight ( 54 kg)

Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)

Men's Heavyweight ( 91 kg)

Field hockey

Men
Manjeet Panesar and brother Jitender at the 1984 Summer Olympics, representing the Kenya men's national field hockey team ManjeetJitender1984.jpg
Manjeet Panesar and brother Jitender at the 1984 Summer Olympics, representing the Kenya men's national field hockey team
  • Lost to Great Britain (1-2)
  • Lost to Pakistan (0-3)
  • Defeated Canada (3-2)
  • Lost to New Zealand (1-4)
  • Lost to Netherlands (0-3)
  • 9th/12th place: Defeated United States (0-0) after penalty strokes (6-5)
  • 9th/10th place: Defeated Canada (1-0) after extra time → 9th place

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References

  1. "James Omondi". olympedia.org. Retrieved 30 December 2023.