Kenya at the 1992 Summer Olympics

{{infobox country at games | NOC = KEN | NOCname = National Olympic Committee of Kenya | games = Summer Olympics | year = 1992 | flagcaption = | oldcode = | website = {{url|https://teamkenya.or.ke}} | location = Barcelona | competitors = 49 (40 men and 9 women) | sports = 5 | flagbearer = Patrick Sang<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/72843 |title=Patrick Sang |website=Olympedia |access-date=30 December 2023}}</ref> | rank = 21 | gold = 2 | silver = 4 | bronze = 2 | officials = | appearances = auto | app_begin_year = | app_end_year = | summerappearances = | winterappearances = | seealso = }}

Kenya competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

==Medalists== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- ! Medal ! Name ! Sport ! Event ! Date |- | {{gold medal}} || {{sortname|William|Tanui}} || Athletics || Men's 800 m || {{dts|5 August}} |- | {{gold medal}} || {{sortname|Matthew|Birir}} || Athletics || Men's 3000 m steeplechase || {{dts|7 August}} |- | {{silver medal}} || {{sortname|Richard|Chelimo}} || Athletics || Men's 10,000 m || {{dts|3 August}} |- | {{silver medal}} || {{sortname|Nixon|Kiprotich}} || Athletics || Men's 800 m || {{dts|5 August}} |- | {{silver medal}} || {{sortname|Patrick|Sang}} || Athletics || Men's 3000 m steeplechase || {{dts|7 August}} |- | {{silver medal}} || {{sortname|Paul|Bitok}} || Athletics || Men's 5000 m || {{dts|8 August}} |- | {{bronze medal}} || {{sortname|Samson|Kitur}} || Athletics || Men's 400 m || {{dts|5 August}} |- | {{bronze medal}} || {{sortname|William|Mutwol}} || Athletics || Men's 3000 m steeplechase || {{dts|7 August}} |- |}

==Competitors== The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.<ref>[https://www.olympedia.org/countries/KEN/editions/23 Kenya at the 1992 Summer Olympics]</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! width=180|Sport ! width=55|Men ! width=55|Women ! width=55|Total |- | align=left|Athletics | 29 || 9 || 38 |- | align=left|Boxing | 5 || – || 5 |- | align=left|Judo | 3 || 0 || 3 |- | align=left|Shooting | 2 || 0 || 2 |- | align=left|Weightlifting | 1 || – || 1 |- ! Total || 40 || 9 || 49 |}

==Athletics== {{main|Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics}}

;Men ;Track and road events

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |- !rowspan="2"|Athlete !rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Heats !colspan="2"|Quarterfinal !colspan="2"|Semifinal !colspan="2"|Final |-style="font-size:95%" !Result !Rank !Result !Rank !Result !Rank !Result !Rank |-align=center |align=left|Kennedy Ondiek |align=left|100 metres |10.60 |35 |colspan=6|Did not advance |-align=center |align=left|Simeon Kipkemboi |align=left rowspan=2|200 metres |21.57 |46 |colspan=6|Did not advance |-align=center |align=left|Kennedy Ondiek |21.04 |22 '''Q''' |20.86 |24 |colspan=4|Did not advance |-align=center |align=left|Simon Kemboi |align=left rowspan=3|400 metres |45.84 |14 '''Q''' |45.40 |14 '''Q''' |45.93 |14 |colspan=2|Did not advance |-align=center |align=left|David Kitur |46.22 |28 '''Q''' |46.15 |23 |colspan=4|Did not advance |-align=center |align=left|'''Samson Kitur''' |45.41 |7 '''Q''' |44.66 |2 '''Q''' |44.18 |2 '''Q''' |44.24 |{{bronze03}} |-align=center |align=left|Paul Ereng |align=left rowspan=3|800 metres |1:46.65 |7 '''q''' |colspan=2{{n/a}} |1:49.90 |21 |colspan=2|Did not advance |-align=center |align=left|'''Nixon Kiprotich''' |1:47.45 |16 '''Q''' |colspan=2{{n/a}} |1:46.02 |5 '''q''' |1:43.70 |{{silver02}} |-align=center |align=left|'''William Tanui''' |1:47.02 |12 '''Q''' |colspan=2{{n/a}} |1:46.59 |7 '''Q''' |1:43.66 |{{gold01}} |-align=center |align=left|Jonah Birir |align=left rowspan=3|1500 metres |3:38.29 |12 '''Q''' |colspan=2{{n/a}} |3:35.41 |3 '''Q''' |3:41.27 |5 |-align=center |align=left|Joseph Chesire |3:44.06 |20 '''Q''' |colspan=2{{n/a}} |3:39.43 |10 '''Q''' |3:41.12 |4 |-align=center |align=left|David Kibet |3:36.32 |1 '''Q''' |colspan=2{{n/a}} |3:35.82 |5 '''Q''' |3:42.62 |10 |-align=center |align=left|'''Paul Bitok''' |align=left rowspan=3|5000 metres |13:36.81 |14 '''Q''' |colspan=4{{n/a}} |13:12.71 |{{silver02}} |-align=center |align=left|Dominic Kirui |13:24.21 |4 '''q''' |colspan=4{{n/a}} |13:45.16 |14 |-align=center |align=left|Yobes Ondieki |13:31.88 |9 '''q''' |colspan=4{{n/a}} |13:17.50 |5 |-align=center |align=left|'''Richard Chelimo''' |align=left rowspan=3|10,000 metres |28:16.39 |5 '''Q''' |colspan=4{{n/a}} |27:47.72 |{{silver02}} |-align=center |align=left|William Koech |28:06.86 |1 '''Q''' |colspan=4{{n/a}} |28:25.18 |7 |-align=center |align=left|Moses Tanui |28:24.07 |12 '''Q''' |colspan=4{{n/a}} |28:27.11 |8 |-align=center |align=left|Ibrahim Hussein |align=left rowspan=3|Marathon |colspan=6{{n/a}} |2:19:49 |37 |-align=center |align=left|Boniface Merande |colspan=6{{n/a}} |2:15:46 |14 |-align=center |align=left|Douglas Wakiihuri |colspan=6{{n/a}} |2:19:38 |36 |-align=center |align=left|Erick Keter |align=left rowspan=3|400 metres hurdles |48.28 |1 '''Q''' |colspan=2{{n/a}} |49.01 |10 |colspan=2|Did not advance |-align=center |align=left|Barnabas Kinyor |48.90 |7 '''q''' |colspan=2{{n/a}} |49.52 |12 |colspan=2|Did not advance |-align=center |align=left|Gideon Yego |49.23 |20 |colspan=2{{n/a}} |colspan=4|Did not advance |-align=center |align=left|'''Matthew Birir''' |align=left rowspan=3|3000 metres steeplechase |8:23.22 |1 '''Q''' |colspan=2{{n/a}} |8:25.55 |5 '''Q''' |8:08.84 |{{gold01}} |-align=center |align=left|'''William Mutwol''' |8:26.23 |2 '''Q''' |colspan=2{{n/a}} |8:19.83 |1 '''Q''' |8:10.74 |{{bronze03}} |-align=center |align=left|'''Patrick Sang''' |8:27.01 |4 '''Q''' |colspan=2{{n/a}} |8:26.46 |8 '''Q''' |8:09.55 |{{silver02}} |-align=center |align=left|Samson Kitur Abednego Matilu Simeon Kipkemboi Simon Kemboi David Kitur (heats) |align=left|4 × 400 metres relay |2:59.63 |3 '''q''' |colspan=4{{n/a}} |colspan=2|{{AthAbbr|DNF}} |}

;Field events {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |- !rowspan="2"|Athlete !rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Qualification !colspan="2"|Final |-style="font-size:95%" !Distance !Position !Distance !Position |-align=center |align=left|Benjamin Koech |align=left rowspan=2|Long jump |7.44 |36 |colspan=2|Did not advance |-align=center |align=left|James Sabulei |7.50 |33 |colspan=2|Did not advance |}

;Women ;Track and road events

==Boxing== {{main|Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics}}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |- !rowspan="2"|Athlete !rowspan="2"|Event !Round of 32 !Round of 16 !Quarterfinals !Semifinals !colspan=2|Final |-style="font-size:95%" !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Rank |-align=center |align=left|James Wanene |align=left|Light flyweight |{{flagIOCathlete|Velasco|PHI|1992 Summer}} '''L''' 1–16 |colspan=5|Did not advance |-align=center |align=left|Benjamin Ngaruiya |align=left|Bantamweight |{{flagIOCathlete|Calderón|MEX|1992 Summer}} '''L''' 4–16 |colspan=5|Did not advance |-align=center |align=left|Nick Odore |align=left|Welterweight |{{flagIOCathlete|Guzmán|VEN|1992 Summer}} '''W''' RSC R2 |{{flagIOCathlete|Chenglai|THA|1992 Summer}} '''L''' 10–13 |colspan=4|Did not advance |-align=center |align=left|Joseph Akhasamba |align=left|Heavyweight |{{bye}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Johnson|CAN|1992 Summer}} '''L''' RSC R2 |colspan=4|Did not advance |-align=center |align=left|David Anyim |align=left|Super heavyweight |{{bye}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Juškevičius|LTU|1992 Summer}} '''L''' RSC R2 |colspan=4|Did not advance |}

==Judo== {{main|Judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics}}

;Men {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |- !rowspan="3"|Athlete !rowspan="3"|Event !rowspan="2"|Round of 64 !rowspan="2"|Round of 32 !rowspan="2"|Round of 16 !rowspan="2"|Quarterfinals !rowspan="2"|Semifinals !colspan=3|Repechage !rowspan="2" colspan=2|Final |-style="font-size:95%" !Round 1 !Round 2 !Round 3 |-style="font-size:95%" !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Rank |-align=center |align=left|Joseph Momanyi |align=left|65 kg |{{flagIOCathlete|Jean|HAI|1992 Summer}} '''L''' |colspan=9|Did not advance |-align=center |align=left|Michael Oduor |align=left|86 kg |{{bye}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Legień|POL|1992 Summer}} '''L''' |colspan=3|Did not advance |{{flagIOCathlete|Filipov|BUL|1992 Summer}} '''L''' |colspan=4|Did not advance |-align=center |align=left|Donald Obwoge |align=left|+95 kg |{{n/a}} |{{bye}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Ogawa|JPN|1992 Summer}} '''L''' |colspan=2|Did not advance |{{bye}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Van Barneveld|BEL|1992 Summer}} '''L''' |colspan=3|Did not advance |}

==Shooting== {{main|Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics}}

;Men {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" !rowspan="2"|Athlete !rowspan="2"|Event !colspan=2|Qualification !colspan=2|Final |-style="font-size:95%" !Points !Rank !Points !Rank |-align=center |align=left rowspan=2|Shuaib Adam |align=left|10 metre air pistol |531 |45 |colspan=2|Did not advance |-align=center |align=left|50 metre pistol |484 |44 |colspan=2|Did not advance |-align=center |align=left|Satiender Sehmi |align=left|50 metre rifle prone |579 |52 |colspan=2|Did not advance |}

==Weightlifting== {{main|Weightlifting at the 1992 Summer Olympics}}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |- !rowspan="2"|Athlete !rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Snatch !colspan="2"|Clean & jerk !rowspan="2"|Total !rowspan="2"|Rank |- style="font-size:95%" !Result !Rank !Result !Rank |-align=center |align=left|Abdallah Juma |align=left|60 kg |100.0 |29 |115.0 |28 |215.0 |28 |}

==References== {{Reflist}} {{refbegin}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080522105330/http://www.la84foundation.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports] *[http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417043821/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/KEN/summer/1992/ sports-reference] {{refend}}

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