Kenya at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Kenya at the 2016 Summer Olympics
IOC code	KEN
NOC	National Olympic Committee of Kenya
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors	89 in 7 sports
Flag bearers	Shehzana Anwar (opening) [1] Mercy Cherono (closing)
Medals Ranked 15th	Gold 6 Silver 6 Bronze 1 Total 13
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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.

The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) sent its largest ever delegation to the Games, with 89 athletes, 47 men and 42 women, competing across seven sports. ^[2] Among the sports represented by the nation's athletes, Kenya marked its Olympic debut in rugby sevens (new to the 2016 Games), as well as its return to archery after 16 years and judo after 24 years. As usual, athletics had the largest team by sport with 48 athletes, roughly more than half of the nation's full roster size.

The Kenyan roster was highlighted by five past Olympic medalists, including world record holder David Rudisha in the men's 800 metres, middle-distance runner Asbel Kiprop, steeplechasers Brimin Kipruto and Ezekiel Kemboi, and four-time Olympian Vivian Cheruiyot, who previously won two medals in long-distance running at London 2012. Other notable Kenyan athletes featured Africa's top javelin thrower and 2015 world champion Julius Yego, and archer Shehzana Anwar, who was eventually chosen as the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. ^{[1] [3]}

Due to Kenya's national anti-doping organisation having been declared non-compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code, the International Olympic Committee decided on 21 June 2016 that the eligibility of Kenyan athletes should be decided on an individual basis by the International Federation, governing each sport. ^[4]

Despite the controversies, Kenya left Rio de Janeiro with 13 medals (6 golds, 6 silver, and 1 bronze), marking its most successful outcome in Olympic history based on the medal position. ^{[5] [6]} All of these medals were awarded to the track and field athletes, with Rudisha successfully retaining his men's 800 m title. ^[7] For the first time in history, Kenya obtained medals in the field events and hurdles through Yego and Boniface Mucheru, respectively, as well as the women's marathon title from Jemima Sumgong. Tantalizing results in women's distance running saw Cheruiyot and Faith Kipyegon upstage the race favorites from Ethiopia to take the gold medals. Meanwhile, Conseslus Kipruto surpassed the defending champion Kemboi to earn Kenya's eleventh overall title in the men's 3000 m steeplechase. Kemboi, who initially won bronze to become the first steeplechaser with three Olympic medals, was eventually disqualified for stepping off the track at the water jump phase. ^{[8] [9]}

Medalists

Further information: 2016 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2016 Summer Olympics medal winners

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Jemima Sumgong	Athletics	Women's marathon	14 August
Gold	David Rudisha	Athletics	Men's 800 m	15 August
Gold	Faith Kipyegon	Athletics	Women's 1500 m	16 August
Gold	Conseslus Kipruto	Athletics	Men's 3000 m steeplechase	17 August
Gold	Vivian Cheruiyot	Athletics	Women's 5000 m	20 August
Gold	Eliud Kipchoge	Athletics	Men's marathon	21 August
Silver	Vivian Cheruiyot	Athletics	Women's 10,000 m	12 August
Silver	Paul Tanui	Athletics	Men's 10,000 m	13 August
Silver	Hyvin Jepkemoi	Athletics	Women's 3000 m steeplechase	15 August
Silver	Boniface Mucheru	Athletics	Men's 400 m hurdles	18 August
Silver	Hellen Obiri	Athletics	Women's 5000 m	20 August
Silver	Julius Yego	Athletics	Men's javelin throw	20 August
Bronze	Margaret Wambui	Athletics	Women's 800 m	20 August

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2016 Summer Olympics

One Kenyan archer qualified for the women's individual recurve by obtaining one of the three Olympic places available from the 2016 African Archery Championships in Windhoek, Namibia, anticipating the nation's Olympic return to the sport for the first time since 2000. ^[10]

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
Shehzana Anwar	Women's individual	579	62	Ki B-b  (KOR) L 1–7	Did not advance

Athletics (track and field)

Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Kenyan athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): ^{[11] [12]}

Six marathon runners (three per gender) were named to the Kenyan team on May 10, 2016, with 42 more athletes (29 men and 13 women) joining them and being added to the roster on July 2, 2016, based on their performances achieved throughout the qualifying period. Among them were reigning Olympic men's 800 metres champion David Rudisha, two-time steeplechase gold medalist Ezekiel Kemboi, 2015 Worlds champions Julius Yego (javelin throw) and Nicholas Bett (400 m hurdles), and double Olympic medalist Vivian Cheruiyot in long-distance running. ^[13]

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track & road events

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Mike Mokamba	200 m	DNS		Did not advance
Carvin Nkanata		21.43	8	Did not advance
Raymond Kibet	400 m	46.15	5	Did not advance
Alphas Kishoyian		46.74	6	Did not advance
Alex Sampao		46.62	7	Did not advance
Alfred Kipketer	800 m	1:46.61	1 Q	1:44.38	1 Q	1:46.02	7
Ferguson Rotich		1:46.00	2 Q	1:44.65	4 q	1:43.55	5
David Rudisha		1:45.09	1 Q	1:43.88	1 Q	1:42.15
Asbel Kiprop	1500 m	3:38.97	1 Q	3:39.73	1 Q	3:50.87	6
Ronald Kwemoi		3:38.33	2 Q	3:39.42	1 Q	3:56.76	13
Elijah Manangoi		3:46.83	2 Q	DNS		Did not advance
Isiah Koech	5000 m	13:25.15	12	—		Did not advance
Charles Muneria		13:30.95	12	—		Did not advance
Caleb Ndiku		13:26.63	6	—		Did not advance
Geoffrey Kamworor	10000 m	—				27:31.94	11
Bedan Karoki Muchiri		—				27:22.93	5
Paul Tanui		—				27:05.64
Nicholas Bett	400 m hurdles	DSQ		Did not advance
Aron Koech		48.77	1 Q	48.49	1 Q	49.09	7
Boniface Mucheru		48.91	2 Q	48.85	2 Q	47.78 NR
Ezekiel Kemboi	3000 m steeplechase	8:25.51	3 Q	—		DSQ
Brimin Kipruto		8:26.25	2 Q	—		8:18.79	7
Conseslus Kipruto		8:21.40	1 Q	—		8:03.28 OR
Stanley Biwott	Marathon	—				DNF
Eliud Kipchoge		—				2:08:44
Wesley Korir		—				DNF
Samuel Gathimba	20 km walk	—				DNF
Simon Wachira		—				DNF

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Winnie Chebet	800 m	2:01.65	2 Q	2:01.90	6	Did not advance
Eunice Sum		1:59.83	1 Q	2:00.88	7	Did not advance
Margaret Wambui		1:59.66	2 Q	1:59.21	1 Q	1:56.89
Nancy Chepkwemoi	1500 m	4:15.41	11	Did not advance
Faith Kipyegon		4:06.65	2 Q	4:03.95	1 Q	4:08.92
Viola Cheptoo Lagat		4:08.09	8 q	4:06.83	6	Did not advance
Mercy Cherono	5000 m	15:19.56	3 Q	—		14:42.89	4
Vivian Cheruiyot		15:17.74	3 Q	—		14:26.17 OR
Hellen Obiri		15:19.38	1 Q	—		14:29.77
Alice Aprot	10000 m	—				29:53.51	4
Vivian Cheruiyot		—				29:32.53 NR
Betsy Saina		—				30:07.78	5
Maureen Jelagat	400 m hurdles	57.97	8	Did not advance
Beatrice Chepkoech	3000 m steeplechase	9:17.55	1 Q	—		9:16.05	4
Hyvin Jepkemoi		9:24.61	1 Q	—		9:07.12
Lydia Rotich		9:30.21	5 q	—		9:29.90	13
Visiline Jepkesho	Marathon	—				2:46:05	86
Helah Kiprop		—				DNF
Jemima Sumgong		—				2:24:04
Grace Wanjiru	20 km walk	—				1:37:49	42

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Julius Yego	Men's javelin throw	83.55	5 Q	88.24

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Kenya has entered three boxers to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Rayton Okwiri had claimed his Olympic spot with a semifinal victory at the 2016 African Qualification Tournament in Yaoundé, Cameroon. ^[14] Meanwhile, light flyweight boxer Peter Mungai Warui had received a spare Olympic berth as the next highest-ranked boxer, not yet qualified, in the same meet, due to South Africa's decision not to accept spots through the continental qualifier.

Bantamweight boxer and London 2012 Olympian Benson Gicharu rounded out the Kenyan roster with his semifinal triumph at the 2016 APB and WSB Olympic Qualifier in Vargas, Venezuela. ^[15]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Peter Mungai Warui	Men's light flyweight	Bye	Lü B  (CHN) W 2–1	Argilagos  (CUB) L 0–3	Did not advance
Benson Gicharu	Men's bantamweight	Erdenebat  (MGL) L 0–3	Did not advance
Rayton Okwiri	Men's welterweight	Zamkovoy  (RUS) W 2–1	Rabii  (MAR) L 0–3	Did not advance

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Kenya has qualified one judoka for the men's middleweight category (90 kg) at the Games, signifying the nation's Olympic comeback to the sport for the first time since 1992. Kiplangat Sang earned a continental quota spot from the African region, as the highest-ranked Kenyan judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016. ^[16]

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Kiplangat Sang	Men's −90 kg	Bye	Tóth  (HUN) L 000–100	Did not advance

Rugby sevens

Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament

Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Kenyan men's rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2015 Africa Cup Sevens in Johannesburg, South Africa. ^[17]

Team roster

The following is the Kenya roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics - age represents each players age when the Olympics took place. ^[18]

Head coach: Benjamin Ayimba

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Events	Points	Union
1	BK	Oscar Ayodi	(1989-09-21)21 September 1989 (aged 26)	26	180	Homeboyz
2	FW	Bush Mwale	(1993-11-14)14 November 1993 (aged 22)	13	75	Homeboyz
3	FW	Oscar Ouma Achieng	(1989-05-03)3 May 1989 (aged 27)	32	320	Nakuru
4	BK	Lugonzo Ligamy	(1992-07-29)29 July 1992 (aged 24)	10	51	Homeboyz
5	BK	Billy Odhiambo	(1993-11-07)7 November 1993 (aged 22)	27	250	Strathmore University
6	FW	Humphrey Kayange	(1982-07-20)20 July 1982 (aged 34)	67	799	Mwamba
7	BK	Biko Adema	(1987-09-01)1 September 1987 (aged 28)	53	702	Nondescripts
8	FW	Andrew Amonde (c)	(1983-12-25)25 December 1983 (aged 32)	48	170	Kenya Commercial Bank
9	FW	Dennis Ombachi	(1991-12-14)14 December 1991 (aged 24)	22	130	Mwamba
10	BK	Samuel Oliech	(1993-12-15)15 December 1993 (aged 22)	6	99	Impala Saracens
11	BK	Collins Injera	(1986-10-18)18 October 1986 (aged 29)	66	1,211	Mwamba
12	FW	Willy Ambaka	(1990-05-14)14 May 1990 (aged 26)	29	325	Kenya Harlequin

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Great Britain	3	3	0	0	73	45	+28	9	Quarter-finals
2	Japan	3	2	0	1	64	40	+24	7
3	New Zealand	3	1	0	2	59	40	+19	5
4	Kenya	3	0	0	3	19	90	−71	3

Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.

9 August 2016 12:00

Great Britain	31–7	Kenya
Try: Norton 2' m Burgess 4' c Bibby (2) 6' m, 12' c Bennett 7' c Con: Mitchell (3/4) Bibby (0/1)	Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby)	Try: Odhiambo 8' c Con: Adema (1/1)

Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)

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9 August 2016 17:30

New Zealand	28–5	Kenya
Try: Penalty try 3' c Ioane 4' c Pulu 11' c Ormond 14' c Con: Pulu (3/3) Kaka (1/1)	Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby)	Try: Injera 1' m Con: Adema (0/1)

Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina)

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10 August 2016 12:00

Kenya	7–31	Japan
Try: Injera 4' c Con: Oliech (1/1)	Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby)	Try: Hano 1' c Lemeki (2) 7' c, 13' m Goya 9' m Penalty try 11' c Con: Goya (3/5)

Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Matthew O'Brien (Australia)

Classification semifinal (9–12)

10 August 2016 16:30

Spain	14–12	Kenya
Try: Poggi (2) 7' c, 8' c Con: Hernández (2/2)	Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby)	Try: Amonde 4' m Odhiambo 12' c Con: Adema (0/1) Oliech (1/1) 12'

Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Taku Otsuki (Japan)

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Eleventh place match

11 August 2016 12:30

Brazil	0–24	Kenya
	Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby)	Try: Odhiambo (3) 1' m, 6' c, 10 c Ambaka 8' m Con: Oliech (1/2) Injera (0/1) Adema (1/1)

Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)

Women's tournament

Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Kenyan women's rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by attaining a runner-up finish at the 2015 Women's Africa Cup Sevens in Johannesburg, as the qualifying winners South Africa decided not to accept their Olympic berth. ^[19]

Team roster

The following is the Kenya roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. ^[20]

Head coach: Michael Mulima

Backs		Forwards
4	Rachael Mbogo	1	Stacy Otieno
5	Linet Arasa	2	Janet Awino
7	Doreen Nziwa	3	Sheila Chajira
8	Janet Okelo	6	Camilyne Oyuayo
9	Irene Otieno	12	Philadelphia Olando
10	Catherine Abilla (c)
11	Celestine Masinde

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	3	3	0	0	109	12	+97	9	Quarter-finals
2	France	3	2	0	1	71	40	+31	7
3	Spain	3	1	0	2	31	65	−34	5
4	Kenya	3	0	0	3	17	111	−94	3

Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.

6 August 2016 11:30

New Zealand	52–0	Kenya
Try: Woodman (3) 1' c, 8' c, 13' m McAlister (2) 3' c, 14' m Manuel 6' c Broughton 10' c Williams 14' c Con: Nathan-Wong (5/6) Brazier (1/2)	Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby)

Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Sara Cox (Great Britain)

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6 August 2016 16:00

France	40–7	Kenya
Try: Ladagnous (2) 4' c, 14' m Le Pesq 7' c Horta 8' c Guérin 11' c Amiel 14' c Con: Le Pesq (4/5) Biscarat (1/1)	Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby)	Try: Masinde 7' c Con: Awino (1/1)

Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Spain)

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7 August 2016 11:00

Spain	19–10	Kenya
Try: Plà 1' m Bravo (2) 9' c, 12' c Con: P. García (2/3)	Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby)	Try: Nziwa 6' m Okelo 14' m Con: Awino (0/2)

Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: James Bolabiu (Fiji)

Classification semifinal (9–12)

7 August 2016 16:30

Kenya	0–24	Japan
	Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby)	Try: Yamaguchi (2) 2' m, 6' c Kuwai 8' m Kanematsu 13' c Con: Okuroda (1/2) Yamanaka (1/2)

Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Aimee Barrett (South Africa)

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Eleventh place match

8 August 2016 12:30

Colombia	10–22	Kenya
Try: S. Acevedo 1' m Medina 7' m Con: Lopera (0/2)	Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby)	Try: Okelo (2) 4' m, 11' c I. Otieno 9' m Masinde 14' m Con: Awino (1/3) Nziwa (0/1)

Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Rose Labreche (Canada)

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Kenya has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics. ^{[21] [22] [23]}

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Hamdan Bayusuf	Men's 100 m backstroke	1:00.28	38	Did not advance
Talisa Lanoe	Women's 100 m backstroke	1:10.02	33	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Kenya has received an unused quota place from IWF to send a male weightlifter to the Olympics. ^{[24] [25]}

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
James Adede	Men's −94 kg	116	17	140	17	256	17

See also

• Kenya at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

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