1964 Summer Olympics / Participant (Kenya)
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Kenya took part in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo with a delegation of 37 male athletes in 21 competitions in five sports.
The Kenyan athletes won a bronze medal, which meant Kenya's first ever medal at the Olympic Games. Athlete Wilson Kiprugut secured this over 800 meters.
Participants by sport
Boxing
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John Kamau
- Flyweight: eliminated in the 1st round
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Philip Waruinge
- Featherweight: eliminated in the second round
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Alex Oundu
- Lightweight: eliminated in the last sixteen
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John Olulu
- Light welterweight: eliminated in the 1st round
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Gichere Gakungu
- Welterweight: eliminated in the 1st round
hockey
- 6th place
athletics
- Men
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John Owiti
- 100 m: eliminated in the quarterfinals
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Seraphino Antao
- 100 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 200 m: eliminated in the quarterfinals
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Wilson Kiprugut
- 400 m: eliminated in the quarterfinals
- 800 m: bronze
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Peter Francis
- 800 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Kipchoge Keino
- 1500 m: eliminated in the semi-finals
- 5000 m: 5th place
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Naftali Temu
- 10,000 m: race not finished
- Marathon: 49th place
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Chrisantus Nyakwayo
- Marathon: 45th place
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Andrew Soi
- Marathon: race not finished
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Kimaru Songok
- 400 m hurdles: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Benjamin Kogo
- 3000 m obstacle: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Koech Kiprop
- Decathlon: 17th place
shoot
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Leonard Bull
- Rapid fire pistol 25 m: 44th place
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Alan Handford-Rice
- Rapid fire pistol 25 m: 51st place
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Michael Horner
- Free pistol 50 m: 36th place
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Nigel Vernon-Roberts
- Small bore rifle lying 50 m: 71st place
sailing
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Peter Cooke
- Finn dinghy: 24th place
Web links
- Kenyan Olympic team from 1964 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
1 = Libya participated in the opening ceremony. The only athlete, however, withdrew before the start of the marathon competition.
