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| Kenya at the African Games | |
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| IOC code | KEN |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Kenya |
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Kenya (KEN) has competed at every edition of the African Games . Since its inauguration in 1965, Kenyan athletes have won a total of 33 medals. Kenya has hosted the games once in 1987, [1] with the events taking place in the Moi International Sports Centre in Nairobi.
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Below is a table representing all Kenyan medals around the Games.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 23 |
| 1973 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 36 |
| 1978 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 27 |
| 1987* | 22 | 25 | 16 | 63 |
| 1991 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 48 |
| 1995 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 40 |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 2007 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 38 |
| 2011 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 50 |
| 2015 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 43 |
| 2019 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 31 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 135 | 154 | 164 | 453 |
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