Kenya at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | KEN |
NOC | National Olympic Committee of Kenya |
in Beijing | |
Competitors | 48 in 5 sports |
Flag bearer | Grace Momanyi |
Medals Ranked 13th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Kenya competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. Kenya won a total of 14 medals, 6 of them gold, its best ever performance at the Olympics.
Kenya sent a total of 46 athletes, 28 men and 18 women, to the 2008 Summer Olympics. Four Kenyan men won six gold medals, while the other two were awarded to the women. The remaining medals won by Kenyans were four silver and six bronze medals. Among the nation's gold medalists was Brimin Kipruto, who brought home the nation's seventh straight medal in the steeplechase since 1984. Coming in at a close third was Richard Matelong who was unable to surpass the Frenchman Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad. Kenya also marked its Olympic debut in taekwondo by sending two athletes, one man and one woman. For the first time in Olympic history, the Kenyan athletes had participated in the women's 800 meter event final. Shortly after the 3,000 meter steeplechase, the women captured a gold medal against many odds. Along with the gold, they also took home the silver as well. Pamela Jelimo led her fellow Kenyan Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei to a one-two finish.
Marathon runner Samuel Wanjiru did not only bring home the gold medal for the Kenyans, but also broke the 24-year-old Olympic record set by Carlos Lopes.
The Kenyans finished the Olympics being the most successful African country in the Beijing Olympics, and 13th place in the overall country standings.
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Gold | Pamela Jelimo | Athletics | Women's 800 m |
Gold | Brimin Kipruto | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase |
Gold | Wilfred Bungei | Athletics | Men's 800 m |
Gold | Nancy Lagat | Athletics | Women's 1500 m |
Gold | Samuel Wanjiru | Athletics | Men's marathon |
Gold | Asbel Kiprop | Athletics | Men's 1500 m |
Silver | Janeth Jepkosgei | Athletics | Women's 800 m |
Silver | Catherine Ndereba | Athletics | Women's marathon |
Silver | Eunice Jepkorir | Athletics | Women's 3000 m steeplechase |
Silver | Eliud Kipchoge | Athletics | Men's 5000 m |
Bronze | Richard Mateelong | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase |
Bronze | Micah Kogo | Athletics | Men's 10,000 m |
Bronze | Alfred Kirwa Yego | Athletics | Men's 800 m |
Bronze | Edwin Cheruiyot Soi | Athletics | Men's 5000 m |
Bronze | Sylvia Kibet | Athletics | Women's 5000 metres |
Bronze | Linet Masai | Athletics | Women's 10000 metres |
The following athletes have been selected for the Olympics: [1]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Vincent Mumo Kiilu | 400 m | 46.79 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
Wilfred Bungei | 800 m | 1:44.90 | 1 Q | 1:46.23 | 1 Q | 1:44.65 SB | |
Boaz Kiplagat Lalang | 1:45.72 | 2 Q | 1:45.87 | 3 | Did not advance | ||
Alfred Yego | 1:46.04 | 2 Q | 1:44.73 | 1 Q | 1:44.82 | ||
Augustine Choge | 1500 m | 3:35.47 | 3 Q | 3:37.54 | 4 Q | 3:35.50 | 10 |
Asbel Kiprop | 3:41.28 | 1 Q | 3:37.04 | 1 Q | 3:33.11 | ||
Nicholas Kemboi | 3:41.56 | 11 | Did not advance | ||||
Eliud Kipchoge | 5000 m | 13:37.50 | 2 Q | — | 13:02.80 | ||
Thomas Longosiwa | 13:41.30 | 4 Q | — | 13:31.34 | 12 | ||
Edwin Soi | 13:46.41 | 1 Q | — | 13:06.22 | |||
Micah Kogo | 10000 m | — | 27:04.11 SB | ||||
Moses Ndiema Masai | — | 27:04.11 SB | 4 | ||||
Martin Mathathi | — | 27:08.25 PB | 7 | ||||
Ezekiel Kemboi | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:17.55 | 4 Q | — | 8.16.38 | 7 | |
Brimin Kipruto | 8:23.53 | 2 Q | — | 8.10.34 SB | |||
Richard Matelong | 8:19.87 | 2 Q | — | 8.11.01 | |||
Luke Kibet | Marathon | — | DNF | ||||
Martin Lel | — | 2:10:24 | 5 | ||||
Samuel Wanjiru | — | 2:06:32 OR | |||||
David Kimutai | 20 km walk | — | 1:22:21 | 19 |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Elizabeth Muthuka | 400 m | DNS | Did not advance | ||||
Pamela Jelimo | 800 m | 2:03.18 | 1 Q | 1:57.31 | 2 Q | 1:54.87 | |
Janeth Jepkosgei | 1:59.72 | 1 Q | 1:57.28 | 1 Q | 1:56.07 SB | ||
Irene Jelagat | 1500 m | 4:09.92 | 9 | — | Did not advance | ||
Viola Kibiwot | 4:15.62 | 5 | — | Did not advance | |||
Nancy Lagat | 4:03.02 SB | 1 Q | — | 4:00.23 PB | |||
Vivian Cheruiyot | 5000 m | 14:57.27 | 2 Q | — | 15:46.32 | 5 | |
Priscah Jepleting | 14:58.07 | 4 Q | — | 15:51.78 | 11 | ||
Sylvia Kibet | 15:10.37 | 2 Q | — | 15:44.96 | |||
Peninah Arusei | 10000 m | — | 31:39.87 | 18 | |||
Linet Masai | — | 30:26.50 | |||||
Lucy Wangui | — | 30:39.96 | 7 | ||||
Eunice Jepkorir | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:21.31 | 1 Q | — | 9:07.41 | ||
Ruth Bosibori Nyangau | 9:19.75 | 2 Q | — | 9:17.35 | 6 | ||
Martha Komu | Marathon | — | 2:27:23 | 5 | |||
Salina Jebet Kosgei | — | 2:29:28 | 10 | ||||
Catherine Ndereba | — | 2:27:06 |
Kenya qualified five boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Bilali was the only boxer to qualify at the first African qualifying event. [2] The other four boxers all earned spots at the second African tournament. [3] In addition, welterweight boxer Nickson Abaka qualified for the Olympics, but missed the event due to injury. [4]
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Suleiman Bilali | Light flyweight | Montero (DOM) L 3–9 | Did not advance | ||||
Bernard Ngumba | Flyweight | Doniyorov (UZB) L 1–10 | Did not advance | ||||
Nick Okoth | Featherweight | Reyes (MEX) L 2–6 | Did not advance | ||||
Aziz Ali | Light heavyweight | Muzaffer (TUR) L 3–8 | Did not advance |
A sole Kenyan rower has qualified for the Olympics: [5]
Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Matthew Lidaywa Mwange | Single sculls | 8:16.09 | 6 SE/F | Bye | 7:49.17 | 4 FF | 7:52:59 | 30 |
Kenya sent two swimmers to Beijing. [6]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
David Dunford | 50 m freestyle | 22.29 | 20 | Did not advance | |||
Jason Dunford | 100 m freestyle | 49.06 | 24 | Did not advance | |||
100 m butterfly | 51.14 | 4 Q | 51.33 | 5 Q | 51.47 | 5 |
Two Kenyan taekwondo jins will compete at the 2008 olympics: [7]
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Dickson Wamwiri | Men's −58 kg | Chu M-Y (TPE) L 0–7 | Did not advance | |||||
Mildred Alango | Women's −49 kg | Wu Jy (CHN) L 0–7 | Did not advance | Zajc (SWE) W 2–2 SUP | Contreras (VEN) L 0–1 | Did not advance | 5 |
France sent a team of 323 athletes to the 2008 Summer Olympics.
The Russian Federation competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China, represented by the Russian Olympic Committee. Russia competed in all sports except baseball, field hockey, football, softball, and taekwondo. They ranked third in the medal table by the number of gold (24) and overall (60) medals. Russia also had 14 medals stripped for doping violations, the most of any nation at the 2008 Olympics.
Greece, the previous host of the 2004 Olympics at Athens, competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. They were represented by the Hellenic Olympic Committee, which announced on July 28, 2008, the 156 Greek athletes to compete in Beijing, composed of 84 men and 72 women, the largest Greek Olympic team ever excluding the home team of the Athens 2004 Olympics. Greece took part in archery, athletics, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, diving, gymnastics, judo, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, synchronized swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, triathlon, beach volleyball, water polo, weightlifting and wrestling.
Hungary competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country sent 131 individual competitors plus the men's and women's water polo teams and the women's handball team for a total of 171 athletes taking part in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Hungary's gold medal count of 3 was the lowest in the nation's Summer Olympic history since the 1924 Paris Summer Olympics. Its total medal count of 10 was the lowest since the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.
Ukraine competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics. The country repeated its 2004 performance in terms of total medals, but its gold medal haul fell slightly from 8 to 7.
Mexico competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The country sent 85 competitors and participated in 23 sports. Mexico's flag-bearer at the opening ceremony was diver Paola Espinosa. Mexican athletes won two gold medals at the games for the first time since the 1984 Olympics.
Colombia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics. The country sent 68 athletes to compete in 15 sports, making this Colombia's largest ever delegation to the Olympics.
Egypt competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from 8 to 24 August 2008. Egyptian competitors won two bronze medals at the Beijing Olympics.
Cuba competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. As of 8 August 2008, 165 Cuban athletes had qualified to compete in 16 sports. The country's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was wrestler Mijaín López.
Algeria competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from 8 to 24 August 2008.
The Dominican Republic competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.
Ghana competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.
Mongolia competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. 29 athletes represented the country and competed in seven events. The Beijing Olympics has been Mongolia's most successful games ever, winning two gold and two silver medals, exceeding the 1980 Moscow Olympics where the nation won two silver and two bronze medals.
Zambia competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, the People's Republic of China, sending eight athletes to the competition. The use of Simplified Chinese stroke count placed it last before the host nation in the Parade of Nations as it takes sixteen strokes to write the first character and four to write the second.
Kenya competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Olympics, they did not participate in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the African and United States boycott.
Afghanistan competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. Six Afghan athletes were selected for the Games, competing in four different sporting events. Rohullah Nikpai, who won Afghanistan's first ever Olympic medal at the 2008 Games, managed to repeat his bronze medal in the men's 68 kg taekwondo event for the second time.
Morocco competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Kenya competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Jordan competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Kenya competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1956, having boycotted the 1976 Montreal and 1980 Moscow Games.