| Kenya at the 2000 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | KEN |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Kenya |
| in Sydney | |
| Competitors | 56 in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Kennedy Ochieng |
| Medals Ranked 29th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Kenya competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Reuben Kosgei | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 29 September |
| Gold | Noah Ngeny | Athletics | Men's 1500 m | 29 September |
 Silver | Paul Tergat | Athletics | Men's 10,000 m | 25 September |
| Silver | Wilson Boit Kipketer | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 29 September |
| Silver | Erick Wainaina | Athletics | Men's marathon | 1 October |
 Bronze | Joyce Chepchumba | Athletics | Women's marathon | 24 September |
| Bronze | Bernard Lagat | Athletics | Men's 1500 m | 29 September |
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Dominic Rebelo | Men's individual | 500 | 63 |  Oh (KOR)L 132–168 | Did not advance | |||||
| Athletes | Events | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||||
| Ezra Sambu | 200 metres | 21.23 | 52 | Did not advance | |||||||
| David Kirui | 400 metres | 45.69 | 18 Q | 46.00 | 29 | Did not advance | |||||
| Kennedy Ochieng | Did not finish | Did not advance | |||||||||
| Japheth Kimutai | 800 metres | 1:45.60 | 3 Q | — | 1:45.64 | 12 | Did not advance | ||||
| Joseph Mutua | 1:47.86 | 32 | — | Did not advance | |||||||
| William Yiampoy | 1:47.35 | 17 q | — | 1:45.88 | 13 | Did not advance | |||||
| Bernard Lagat | 1500 metres | 3:40.42 | 20 Q | — | 3:37.84 | 2 Q | 3:32.44 | | |||
| Noah Ngeny | 3:38.03 | 1 Q | — | 3:39.29 | 8 Q | 3:32.07 OR | | ||||
| William Chirchir | 3:40.22 | 25 | — | Did not advance | |||||||
| David Chelule | 5000 metres | 13:29.98 | 13 Q | — | 13:37.13 | 5 | |||||
| Julius Gitahi | 13:23.12 | 5 Q | — | 13:39.11 | 9 | ||||||
| Richard Limo | 13:23.17 | 6 Q | — | 13:39.43 | 10 | ||||||
| Patrick Ivuti | 10,000 metres | 27:50.10 | 10 Q | — | 27:20.44 | 4 | |||||
| John Korir | 27:50.19 | 11 Q | — | 27:24.75 | 5 | ||||||
| Paul Tergat | 27:44.07 | 2 Q | — | 27:18.29 | | ||||||
| Kenneth Cheruiyot | Marathon | — | Did not finish | ||||||||
| Elijah Lagat | — | Did not finish | |||||||||
| Eric Wainaina | — | 2:10:31 | | ||||||||
| Erick Keter | 400 metres hurdles | 50.06 | 18 q | — | 51.25 | 24 | Did not advance | ||||
| Hillary Maritim | 51.04 | 39 | — | Did not advance | |||||||
| Bernard Barmasai | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:23.08 | 4 Q | — | 8:22.23 | 4 | |||||
| Wilson Boit Kipketer | 8:22.07 | 2 Q | — | 8:21.77 | | ||||||
| Reuben Kosgei | 8:23.17 | 5 Q | — | 8:21.43 | | ||||||
| Ezra Sambu Samson Yego Joseph Mutua Julius Chepkwony | 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:06.77 | 16 Q | — | Disqualified | Did not advance | |||||
| David Kimutai | 20 kilometres walk | — | 1:28:45 | 39 | |||||||
| Julius Sawe | — | 1:30:55 | 42 | ||||||||
| Athletes | Events | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Naomi Mugo | 1500 metres | 4:13.18 | 31 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Lydia Cheromei | 5000 metres | 15:09.32 | 6 Q | — | 14:47.35 | 6 | |||
| Rose Cheruiyot | 15:13.18 | 12 Q | — | 14:58.07 | 11 | ||||
| Vivian Cheruiyot | 15:11.11 | 10 q | — | 15:33.66 | 14 | ||||
| Sally Barsosio | 10,000 metres | 32:34.07 | 9 Q | — | 31:57.41 | 17 | |||
| Tegla Loroupe | 32:06.41 | 2 Q | — | 30:37.26 | 5 | ||||
| Alice Timbilil | 32:34.15 | 10 Q | — | 31:50.22 | 14 | ||||
| Joyce Chepchumba | Marathon | — | 2:24:45 | | |||||
| Tegla Loroupe | — | 2:29:45 | 13 | ||||||
| Esther Wanjiru | — | 2:26:17 | 4 | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Suleiman Bilali | Light flyweight | Bye |  Matyhila (RSA)W RSC–R1 |  Lozano (ESP)L 10–11 | Did not advance | ||
| Fred Kinuthia | Light welterweight |  Neequaye (GHA)L 2–14 | Did not advance | ||||
| Peter Ngumi | Middleweight |  Alakbarov (AZE)L 3–12 | Did not advance | ||||
| George Odindo | Light heavyweight |  Katulevsky (KGZ)L 2–11 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Muhindi | Men's cross-country | –4 laps | 39 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kim Jin-woo | 100m butterfly | 59.55 | 60 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Maria Awori | 100m freestyle | 1:06.23 | 49 | Did not advance | |||
| Team | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Kenya women | Women's tournament |  Brazil L 0–3 |  United States L 0–3 |  Australia L 1–3 |  China L 0–3 |  Croatia L 1–3 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| # | Name | Date of Birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Mary Ayuma | 23.10.1966 | 168 | 71 | ||
| — | Violet Barasa | 21.06.1975 | 178 | 65 | ||
| — | Ednah Chepngeno | 15.07.1977 | 178 | 72 | ||
| — | Margaret Indakala | 24.08.1962 | 178 | 75 | ||
| — | Jackline Makokha | 15.11.1974 | 175 | 63 | ||
| — | Roselidah Mangala | 23.12.1973 | 180 | 70 | ||
| — | Gladys Nasikanda | 25.07.1978 | 181 | 75 | ||
| — | Dorcas Ndasaba | 31.03.1971 | 174 | 72 | ||
| — | Judith Serenge | 21.01.1971 | 162 | 62 | ||
| — | Nancy Waswa | 28.12.1971 | 174 | 60 | ||
| — | Doris Wefwafwa | 24.12.1966 | 170 | 72 | ||
| — | Emily Wesutila | 08.03.1973 | 153 | 60 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 15.000 | 395 | 272 | 1.452 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | United States | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3.250 | 392 | 306 | 1.281 | |
| 3 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1.000 | 411 | 389 | 1.057 | |
| 4 | China | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0.889 | 371 | 365 | 1.016 | |
| 5 | Australia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 0.308 | 303 | 408 | 0.743 | |
| 6 |  Kenya | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 0.133 | 280 | 412 | 0.680 |
| Date | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep | 12:30 | Brazil | 3–0 | Kenya | 25–8 | 25–11 | 25–13 | 75–32 | Report | ||
| 18 Sep | 14:30 | United States | 3–0 | Kenya | 25–16 | 25–6 | 25–16 | 75–38 | Report | ||
| 20 Sep | 14:30 | Kenya | 1–3 | Australia | 25–16 | 20–25 | 15–25 | 26–28 | 86–94 | Report | |
| 22 Sep | 10:00 | China | 3–0 | Kenya | 25–15 | 25–14 | 25–18 | 75–47 | Report | ||
| 24 Sep | 10:00 | Kenya | 1–3 | Croatia | 25–18 | 16–25 | 18–25 | 18–25 | 77–93 | Report |
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