| Kenya at the 1988 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | KEN |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Kenya |
| in Seoul | |
| Competitors | 74 (70 men and 4 women) in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Patrick Waweru |
| Medals Ranked 13th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Kenya participated in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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 Gold | Paul Ereng | Athletics | Men's 800 m | 26 September |
| Gold | Julius Kariuki | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 30 September |
| Gold | John Ngugi | Athletics | Men's 5000 m | 1 October |
| Gold | Peter Rono | Athletics | Men's 1500 m | 1 October |
| Gold | Robert Wangila | Boxing | Men's welterweight (–67 kg) | 1 October |
 Silver | Peter Koech | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 30 September |
| Silver | Douglas Wakiihuri | Athletics | Men's marathon | 2 October |
 Bronze | Kipkemboi Kimeli | Athletics | Men's 10,000 m | 26 September |
| Bronze | Chris Sande | Boxing | Men's middleweight (–75 kg) | 29 September |
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 29 | 4 | 33 |
| Boxing | 12 | – | 12 |
| Field hockey | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Judo | 4 | – | 4 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 4 | – | 4 |
| Wrestling | 4 | – | 4 |
| Total | 70 | 4 | 74 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kennedy Ondiek | 100 metres | 10.51 | 33 q | 10.57 | 40 | Did not advance | |||
| Peter Wekesa | 10.50 | 32 Q | 10.43 | 28 | Did not advance | ||||
| Kennedy Ondiek | 200 metres | 20.79 | 9 Q | 20.79 | 17 | Did not advance | |||
| Simeon Kipkemboi | 400 metres | 46.15 | 15 Q | 45.44 | 19 | Did not advance | |||
| Elkana Nyangau | 46.25 | 18 q | 46.09 | 27 | Did not advance | ||||
| Lucas Sang | 46.85 | 26 Q | 45.72 | 21 | Did not advance | ||||
| Paul Ereng | 800 metres | 1:46.14 | 1 Q | 1:46.38 | 9 Q | 1:44.55 | 1 Q | 1:43.45 | |
| Nixon Kiprotich | 1:48.68 | 22 Q | 1:45.68 | 4 Q | 1:44.71 | 2 Q | 1:49.55 | 8 | |
| Juma Ndiwa | 1:47.11 | 7 Q | 1:47.27 | 23 | Did not advance | ||||
| Kip Cheruiyot | 1500 metres | 3:39.98 | 7 Q | — | 3:38.09 | 1 Q | 3:37.94 | 7 | |
| Joseph Chesire | 3:41.72 | 17 Q | — | 3:39.17 | 12 q | 3:40.82 | 11 | ||
| Peter Rono | 3:37.65 | 1 Q | — | 3:38.25 | 3 Q | 3:35.96 | | ||
| Charles Cheruiyot | 5000 metres | 13:43.11 | 2 Q | — | 13:38.44 | 21 | Did not advance | ||
| John Ngugi | 13:47.93 | 19 Q | — | 13:24.43 | 9 Q | 13:11.70 | | ||
| Yobes Ondieki | 13:58.24 | 27 Q | — | 13:22.85 | 5 Q | 13:52.01 | 12 | ||
| Kipkemboi Kimeli | 10,000 metres | 28:00.39 | 1 Q | — | 27:25.16 | | |||
| Boniface Merande | 28:21.84 | 12 q | — | DNF | |||||
| Moses Tanui | 28:20.98 | 11 Q | — | 27:47.23 | 8 | ||||
| Ibrahim Hussein | Marathon | — | DNF | ||||||
| Joseph Kipsang | — | DNF | |||||||
| Douglas Wakiihuri | — | 2:10:47 | | ||||||
| Simon Kitur | 400 metres hurdles | 49.88 | 11 Q | — | 49.74 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
| Joseph Maritim | 49.64 | 7 Q | — | 49.50 | 10 | Did not advance | |||
| Gideon Yego | 49.80 | 10 Q | — | DQ | Did not advance | ||||
| Julius Kariuki | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:33.42 | 7 Q | — | 8:18.53 | 10 Q | 8:05.51 OR | | |
| Peter Koech | 8:31.66 | 4 Q | — | 8:15.68 | 2 Q | 8:06.79 | | ||
| Patrick Sang | 8:36.11 | 11 Q | — | 8:16.70 | 5 Q | 8:15.22 | 7 | ||
| Elkana Nyangau Kennedy Ondiek Simeon Kipkemboi Peter Wekesa | 4 × 100 metres relay | 40.30 | 16 q | — | 39.47 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
| Tito Sawe Lucas Sang Paul Ereng Simeon Kipkemboi | 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:05.21 | 5 Q | — | 3:03.24 | 6 Q | 3:04.69 | 8 | |
| William Sawe | 50 kilometres walk | — | 4:25:24 | 35 | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| David Lamai | Long jump | NM | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Joyce Odhiambo | 100 metres | 11.90 | 46 | Did not advance | |||||
| 200 metres | 24.26 | 38 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Susan Sirma | 1500 metres | 4:10.13 | 19 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| 3000 metres | 9:06.90 | 27 | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Pascaline Wangui | Marathon | — | 2:47:42 | 49 | |||||
| Rose Tata-Muya | 400 metres hurdles | 56.18 | 20 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Maurice Maina | Light flyweight | Bye |  Haddad (SYR)W 4–1 |  Sasakul (THA)L 0–5 | Did not advance | |||
| Anthony Ikegu | Flyweight | Bye |  Desavoye (FRA)L RSC R2 | Did not advance | ||||
| Steve Mwema | Bantamweight | Bye |  Giri (NEP)W RSC R2 |  Machaze (MOZ)W 5–0 |  McKinney (USA)L 0–5 | Did not advance | ||
| John Wanjau | Featherweight |  Szőke (HUN)W 3–2 |  Tuur (NED)L 1–4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Patrick Waweru | Lightweight |  Zülow (GDR)L 0–5 | Did not advance | |||||
| David Kamau | Light welterweight |  Shabab (JOR)W RSC R1 |  N'Dongo Ebanga (CMR)W 5–0 |  Altansükh (MGL)L 0–5 | Did not advance | |||
| Robert Wangila | Welterweight | Bye |  Petronijević (YUG)W RSC R2 | Gantulga (MGL) W Retired |  Furnigov (BUL)W 5–0 |  Dydak (POL)W Walkover | Boudouani (FRA) W KO | |
| Mohamad Orungi | Light middleweight | Bye |  de Silveira (ANG)L RSC R2 | Did not advance | ||||
| Chris Sande | Middleweight | Bye |  Montiel (URU)W KO | Kamela (CMR) W 5–0 |  Wanyama (UGA)W 5–0 | Maske (GDR) L 0–5 | Did not advance | |
| Joseph Akhasamba | Light heavyweight | — |  Nedd (ARU)W RSC R2 |  Talia'uli (TGA)W 5–0 | Škaro (YUG) L 0–5 | Did not advance | ||
| Harold Obunga | Heavyweight | — | Bye | Fale (TGA) W RSC R1 | Gołota (POL) L 0–5 | Did not advance | ||
| Crispine Odera | Super heavyweight | — | Bye |  Lewis (CAN)L RSC R2 | Did not advance | |||
Key:
| Team | Event | Group stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||||
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| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Kenya men's | Men's tournament |  Australia L 1–7 |  Pakistan L 0–8 |  Spain L 2–4 |  Netherlands L 1–2 |  Argentina L 1–5 | 6 |  South Korea L 2–5 |  Canada L 1–3 | 12 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Australia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 7 | |
| 3 | Pakistan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 6 | 5–8th place semi-finals |
| 4 | Argentina | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 | |
| 5 | Spain | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | 9–12th place semi-finals |
| 6 |  Kenya | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 26 | −21 | 0 |
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| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final | |||
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| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |||||||||
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| John Bogie | 65 kg |  Céspedes (PAR)L Hansoku-goshi | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Nelson Ombito | 71 kg | Bye | Swain (USA) L Ippon | Did not advance | |||||||
| James Kihara | 78 kg |  González (ESP)L Ippon | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Tiberius Nyachwaya | 86 kg | Bye |  Kim (KOR)L Ippon | Did not advance | |||||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Shuaib Adam | 10 m air pistol | 556 | 44 | Did not advance | |
| 50 m pistol | 532 | 42 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Juma Abudu | 60 kg | 90.0 | 14 | 110.0 | 11 | 200.0 | 11 |
| David Maina | 75 kg | 105.0 | 22 | NM | DNF | ||
| Suleman Juma | 90 kg | 120.0 | 23 | 145.0 | 22 | 265.0 | 22 |
| Pius Ochieng | 110 kg | 125.0 | 17 | 170.0 | 14 | 295.0 | 15 |
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Final | ||||||||
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| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Lamachi Elimu | 52 kg |  Hu (CHN)L 2–18 | Vadász (HUN) L Fall | Did not advance | — | 9 | Did not advance | ||||
| Kiptoo Salbei | 68 kg | Karamanliev (BUL) L 0–15 |  Julfalakyan (URS)L 0–16 | Did not advance | — | 12 | Did not advance | ||||
| Maisiba Obwoge | 100 kg |  Sy (MTN)L Fall | Bye | Yu (KOR) L Fall | Did not advance | — | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Final | ||||||||
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| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Lamachi Elimu | 52 kg |  Muñoz (COL)L Fall | Enkhbayar (MGL) L Fall | Did not advance | 12 | Did not advance | |||||
| Waruingi Kimani | 57 kg |  Zelfani (TUN)L 0–18 |  Mohammadian (IRI)L 0–15 | Did not advance | — | 12 | Did not advance | ||||
| Kiptoo Salbei | 68 kg |  Hidalgo (PAN)L 3–19 |  Athanasiadis (GRE)L Fall | Did not advance | 12 | Did not advance | |||||
| Maisiba Obwoge | 100 kg |  Pușcașu (ROU)L Fall | Sar (MTN) L Fall | Did not advance | — | 9 | Did not advance | ||||
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