1972 Summer Olympics / Participant (Kenya)

KEN

2	3	4th

Kenya took part in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich with a delegation of 57 athletes (55 men and two women) in 29 competitions in four sports. The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the runner Kipchoge Keino .

Participants by sport

Boxing

Men

• Felix Maina

  Flyweight: 2nd round

• John Nderu

  Bantamweight: quarter finals

• Philip Waruinge

  Featherweight: silver

• Samuel Mbugua

  Lightweight: bronze

• Dick Murunga

  Welterweight: bronze

• David Attan

  Light middleweight: 2nd round

• Peter Dula

  Middleweight: 2nd round

• Steven Thega

  Light Heavyweight: 1st round

hockey

Men

• 13th place

• Squad

  New Year Ashioya

  Philip D'Souza

  Leo Fernandes

  Mohamed Ajmal Malik

  Renny Pereira

  Resham Singh Baines

  Tarlochan Singh Chana

  Brajinder Singh Daved

  Davinder Singh Deegan

  Jagjeet Singh Kular

  Amarjeet Singh Marwa

  Harvinder Singh Marwa

  Surjeet Singh Panesar

  Surjeet Singh Rihal

  Jagmel Singh Rooprai

  Ranjit Singh Sehmi

  Harvinder Pal Singh Sibia

  Avtar Singh Sohal

athletics

Men Dan Amuke 100 meters: heats 200 meters: heats John Mwebi 100 meters: heats Julius Sang 400 meters: bronze 4 × 400 meters: gold Charles Asati 400 meters: 4th place 4 × 400 meters: gold Munyoro Nyamau 400 meters: quarter-finals 4 × 400 meters: gold Mike Boit 800 meters: bronze 1500 meters: 4th place Robert Ouko 800 meters: 5th place 4 × 400 meters: gold Thomas Saisi 800 meters: heats Kip Keino 1500 meters: silver 3000 meter obstacle: gold Cosmas Silei 1500 meters: heats Ben Jipcho 5000 meters: heats 3000 meter obstacle: silver Evans Mogaka 5000 meters: heats Paul Mose 5000 meters: heats 10,000 meters: 13th place Richard Juma 10,000 meters: heats Marathon: DNF Naftali Temu 10,000 meters: heats Fatwell Kimaiyo 400 meter hurdles: prelims William Koskei 400 meter hurdles: prelims Mike Murei 400 meter hurdles: prelims Amos Biwott 3000 meter obstacle: 6th place Patrick Onyango Triple jump: 30th place in qualification

Women Tekla Chemabwai 400 meters: quarter-finals Chereno Maiyo 800 meters: heats 1500 meters: heats

shoot

• Leonard Bull

  Rapid fire pistol: 55th place

• Peter Laurence

  Rapid Fire Pistol: 58th place

• John Harun

  Free pistol: 54th place

• Abdul Rahman Omar

  Free pistol: 58th place

• Dism Onyiego

  Small caliber, three-position fight: 60th place

  Small caliber, lying: 56th place

• John Muhato

  Small caliber, three-position fight: 64th place

• Simon Ekeno

  Small bore, lying: 79th place

• Michael Carr-Hartley

  Trap: 39th place

• Brian Carr-Hartley

  Trap: 51st place

Web links

• Kenyan Olympic team from 1972 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )